Airbags deployed for no reason. I was doing 70 mph on the freeway and out of nowhere both airbags deployed didn't hit any bumps just smooth driving. Could of killed me.
- NHTSA ID
- 11435148
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2021
Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Ford E-250. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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Airbags deployed for no reason. I was doing 70 mph on the freeway and out of nowhere both airbags deployed didn't hit any bumps just smooth driving. Could of killed me.
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER BROKE OFF COIL.
ENGINE REVS UP WHILE POWER BRAKE PETAL IS DEPRESSED AND TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED. IT REVS UP ENOUGH TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKE AND PROPEL THE VEHICLE FORWARD ( OR BACKWARD IF IN REVERSE). *TR
FORD E250 VAN 9000#GVW. NO REAR SEATS, OWNERS MANUAL STATES A ON/OFF SWITCH FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FOR SMALL CHILD USE, THIS VAN HAS NO SUCH SWITCH, I AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT MY GRAND CHILD SAFELY. FORD WAS INFORMED OF THIS AND STATED IT WAS A MISS PRINT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THEY SAY IT WAS DISCONTINUED BUT NOT REMOVED FROM THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT HAD BEEN REVISED TWICE. I HAVE A VAN THAT I CAN NOT TRANSPORT A SMALL CHILD IN. THE VAN WAS JUST BOUGHT NEW FROM FORD THIS MONTH. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD E-250. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IGNITED IN FLAMES WHILE PARKED. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEN CALLED FORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP, WHERE IT HAS REMAINED FOR EIGHT DAYS. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT SUSPECTED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000. *AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 56 MPH, THERE WAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION THAT WAS PHYSICALLY FELT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - *NM
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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