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2001 Ford Windstar air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 52 complaints for the 2001 Ford Windstar, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
52 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
24 and 1
Injuries and deaths
30 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2001 Ford Windstar Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 33 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 24 crashes, 1 fire, 30 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving on a snow/ice covered road on my way home from work. The road was not plowed. I lost my brakes and started to slide sideways down a hill. I tried to steer the 2001 ford windstar to the side of the road. I was not going very fast. I was petrified. I finally came to a stop my bumper hit a drain pipe. All axles were bent. Smoke was coming from the hood. The windstar was totaled. I received 18 stitches in my mouth. My top teeth bit through my bottom lip. I have a scar. The airbags did not deploy.

December 2005 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford windstar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a guard rail and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to a impound lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileage was 146,000. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 146,000 miles, October 2013 Crash

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