2011 Ford Explorer air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 44 complaints for the 2011 Ford Explorer, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I pulled into my driveway at a slow rate of speed, as I was braking the car was not stopping, as I pressed on the brake pedal it collapsed all the way to the floor but the brakes did not engage, just before the car hit the garage door which was directly in front of me the right front brake engaged, fully, stopping the right front tire only, the car pulled to the right and instead of hitting the garage door it struck a concrete column to the immediate right of the garage door.
I began experiencing problems with the steering wheel mounted controls while driving, which were intermittent. First, the volume button failed and then cruise control functions failed. The cruise control would sometimes cancel on its own, causing a sudden unexplained loss of speed while I thought it was engaged. The "resume" and "cancel" button functions also swapped. "resume" would cancel the cruise control and "cancel" would resume cruise.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Explorer
- Steering 748 complaints
- Body & structure 111 complaints
- Engine 104 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 63 complaints
- Fuel system 40 complaints
- Brakes 29 complaints
- Stability control 28 complaints