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2000 Ford Focus air bags problems

193 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Ford Focus, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
193 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
129 and 7
Injuries and deaths
92 and 5

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2000 Ford Focus Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 45 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 129 crashes, 7 fires, 92 injuries, 5 deaths.

What owners wrote

This complaint is concerning clarification of our previous complaints to NHTSA regarding the 2000 ford focus : #10104088 and #10107840. I am extremely concerned about the misinterpretation of data collected by your agency and posted for public review. Deaths are not posted, nor are they included as injuries. This misrepresents the seriousness of the vehicle and equipment failures reported.

December 2004 CrashFireInjuryDeath

The vehicle was involved in a head on collision. The dual airbags deployed, however due to impact with the air bags the driver died. Please provide additional information. *nlm consumer state that the driver of the vehicle which was his mother in law had a heart condition which may have caused the driver to pass out and hunch over the steering wheel while driving. The driver was not wearing a seat belt. The driver veered into the opposite lane and ran into a parked car.

Reported at 12,700 miles, October 2003 CrashDeath

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