2001 Ford Mustang Airbags Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES, THE CONTACT MADE A SHARP TURN AND STRUCK A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN LEG , PELVIS, AND HEAD INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

NHTSA ID

10230031

Incident

May 29, 2008

Mileage

81,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, A TRAILER HIT THE VEHICLE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARD RAIL WITH THE FRONT END. THERE WAS BRAKING PRIOR TO THE IMPACT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA ID

10172296

Incident

Oct 31, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH WITH PRIOR BRAKING, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT HEAD ON, ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO INSPECTION TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

10155686

Incident

Mar 4, 2006

Mileage

61,000 mi

2001 FORD COBRA AIR BAGS ACTIVATED WITH OUT MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER UPON COLLISION. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 2 MPH WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AND REQUESTED THAT FORD AUTHORIZES REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AT NO COST. FORD DENIED THE CONSUMER REQUEST. *NM

NHTSA ID

10145339

Incident

Mar 28, 2005

Mileage

33,290 mi

2001 FORD MUSTANG COBRA FRONT BUMPER MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SPEED WAS ONLY 1 TO 2 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD PREVIOUS REAR END DAMAGE AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PREVIOUS DEALER MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY SET THE SENSORS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN TOLD HIM THAT THE COMPUTER RESETS THE SENSORS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS HAD NO RELEVANCE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10120374

Incident

Mar 28, 2005

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON 2001 FORD MUSTANG FROM A VERY LOW SPEED IMPACT THAT CAUSED NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED AT IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 5 M.P.H. AND ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AT THIS LOW OF SPEED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10107804

Incident

Jan 21, 2005

Mileage

21,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

10097041

Incident

Oct 16, 2004

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25-30 MPH AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10091778

Incident

Aug 27, 2004

Mileage

39,000 mi

MY SON AND A PASSENGER WERE TRAVELLING SOUTH IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN HE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY A DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CROSSED THE MEDIAM AND THE TWO NORTH BOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR CONTINUED UP THE EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE. THE CAR IS A 1991 FORD MUSTANG. NEITHER THE PASSENGER OR THE DRIVERS AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082506

Incident

Jul 22, 2004

Mileage

61,000 mi

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION AT 40 MPH A VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRIED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN AND COLLIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10071846

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

Mileage

27,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME DETACHED. HOWEVER, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10065372

Incident

Mar 31, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR SCARS AND BRUISES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059269

Incident

Feb 13, 2004

Mileage

54,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER MOTORIST. DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TS. CONSUMER AND OCCUPANT SUFFERED NECK, BACK, SHOULDER AND KNEE INJURIES.*JB

NHTSA ID

8023921

Incident

Dec 6, 2002

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES FROM THIS ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM

NHTSA ID

568346

Incident

Aug 26, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH AND WITH NO WARNING AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TOE CONSUMER. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017191

Incident

Aug 15, 2002

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH ONE VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELLING 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THAT WITH THE IMPACT OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED, 7000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT, FORD STATED THAT THE RIGHT SPOT ON THE BUMPER WAS NOT CONTACTED WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *SCC

NHTSA ID

8015183

Incident

Jul 12, 2002

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 40 MPH AND PUSHED CONSUMER INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED WHEN THEY HIT THE WINDSHIELD.*AKJLG

NHTSA ID

8014281

Incident

Jul 17, 2002

FRONT CRASH AT UNKNOWN SPEED, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS 4500.00 DOLLARS.*AK *JG

NHTSA ID

8013154

Incident

Jun 24, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH A TRUCK BROADSIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8006944

Incident

Feb 23, 2002

DRIVING HOME, RAINY EVENING, SMALL ANIMAL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF CAR, HIT BRAKES, LOCKED UP, CAR PROCEEDED STRAIGHT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. HAVE WITNESS TO EVENT. DEALER AND FORD INDICATE THAT THIS IS TYPICAL AND THE AIR BAG DID AS IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. UPON DEALER CHECKING FOR DAMAGE, SMALL DENT FOUND IN UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR. NO ENTRANCE OR EXIT WOUNDS, JUST A DENT - OTHER PARTS OF CAR ARE LOWER.. DEALER PUT CAR UP ON JACK TO SHOW US, PLACED JACK IN WRONG PLACE, COVERING DAMAGE, HAD TO TAKE IT BACK DOWN. DAMAGE LINES UP PERFECTLY WITH JACK. DEALER DAMAGED W/ JACK AND FORD (WHO WOULDN'T EVEN COME IN TO LOOK AT CAR) AGREED W/ DEALER THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED, DEALER MADE DAMAGE - IT'S A COVER-UP.

NHTSA ID

759066

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FOURTY MILE PER HOUR FRONT END COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002360

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A 40MPH FRONT END COLLISON. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTATCED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8002285

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH IN WET ROAD CONDITION CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID AND HIT GUARDRAIL/ FRONT IMPACT. CONSUMER HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ABOUT $ 11000.00. *AK

NHTSA ID

8001670

Incident

Nov 15, 2001

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON RIGHT REAR SIDE. *AK

NHTSA ID

899120

Incident

Nov 12, 2001

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN FOR NO REASON AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE THEN BUMPED INTO WOODEN FENCE. DRIVER SUFFERED BURNS ON ARMS.*AK CONSUMER WROTE IN STATING "THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT ROLLED FORWARD BUMPING A WOOD FENCE POST AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED". *SLC

NHTSA ID

894065

Incident

Jul 6, 2001