2001 Ford Focus air bags problems
150 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Ford Focus, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 150 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 104 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 93 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 104 crashes, 8 fires, 93 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Ford focus sped up for no reason and then veered to left crossing left lane and went into ditch which had a culvert and the car then bounced into a cornfield. Airbags deployed for both driver and passenger. Driver had broken ribs and other bruises. Passenger had chest injuries from which he died couple hours later. The inspecting officer said witnesses insisted they did not see brake lights, and if there was anything wrong with the car the driver would have hit the brakes.
While driving over ice at 25 MPH the consumer was unable to stop the vehicle, consequently the vehicle rear ended another vehicle. The front air bags deployed, however the force of the passenger side air bag caused the windshield to shatter. Please provide any additional information. *nlm
Other problems reported for the 2001 Ford Focus
- Electrical system 521 complaints
- Fuel system 337 complaints
- Engine 267 complaints
- Brakes 228 complaints
- Suspension 154 complaints
- Steering 86 complaints
- Tires 75 complaints
- Cruise control 67 complaints