2007 Ford Focus Air Bags

WARNING LIGHT ON DASH FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG POPS ON AT TIMES. THE INDICATOR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONSOLE WILL ALSO LIGHT UP AS IF SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL STAY LITE FOR DAYS AND AT TIMES WEEKS AND THEN JUST GO OFF. I'VE ATTEMPTED TO RESET AS THE OWNER MANUAL EXPLAINS TO , BUT IT HASN'T WORKED. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC (FIRESTONE) TO INQUIRE OF ISSUE. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE ELECTRICAL. I'VE EVEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP'S AUTO REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. 99% OF TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE NO ONE HAS RIDDEN IN MY PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. SO THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WHAT IF THE AIRBAG, WHICH SEEMS TO BE FAULTY, DOESN'T DEPLOY. *TR

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I WAS STRUCK FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO FAILED TO STOP IN TIME. THE VEHICLE THAT IMPACTED HIT MY CAR WAS GOING A SPEED OF 50MPH. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY 2007 FORD WAS PUSHED A FEW FEET. 3 WKS OF REPAIR WORK WAS REQUIRED TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I UNDERWENT FOUR MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR NECK AND BACK PROBLEMS THAT I STILL DEAL WITH TODAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME REALIZED THE LIGHT WAS RED AND I STOPPED, HE WAS ABLE TO TURN HIS VEHICLE A BIT TO USE THE IMPACT OTHERWISE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING AND CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 12/02/14 *BF UPDATED 01/07/15*JB

IS MY AIR BAG FOR MY CAR ON THE RECALL LIST?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

JUST AS A PREFACE, I SENT THIS SAME DESCRIPTION OF MY AIRBAG PROBLEM TO FORD AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I PURCHASED MY USED 2007 FORD FOCUS FROM A BEASLEY FORD DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2010. NOT EVEN ONE YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2011, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. SHORTLY AFTER, IT JUST STAYED ON. I NOTICED THAT THE CENTER DASH PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, THE ONE THAT SENSES A SITTING PASSENGER, WAS ALSO FLICKERING FROM TIME TO TIME AND WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON OR OFF. IN MAY 2010, I CALLED BEASLEY FORD AND THE WOMAN SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $88.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY FOR THIS MATTER. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND DECIDED TO SPEND THE $88 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT DIAGNOSED. I WAITED FOR AN HOUR AND FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. I WAS CALLED TO THE SERVICE CENTER. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT HE NEEDED ANOTHER TWO HOURS WITH MY CAR TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE HAD ALREADY SPENT ONE HOUR TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND HE WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT DOWN TO 3-4 POSSIBLE CAUSES. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE ANOTHER $88.00 PER HOUR, TOTALING $167.00, JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG. I TOLD THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT I CALLED AND THE WOMAN SAID IT WAS $88 DOLLARS AND NEVER TOLD ME IT WAS $88 DOLLARS PER HOUR. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS, WHICH COULD BE UPWARDS OF $617.00 IF THE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, PLUS LABOR. FRUSTRATED AND COMPLETELY SHOCKED, I CAME HOME AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THE AIRBAG WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OTHER FORD FOCUS OWNERS. I READ ABOUT HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITHIN THE YEARS 2005-2007. ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE IF THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN LOOKED INTO, I THINK IT SHOULD BE. *TR

IN THE NEWS REPORTS SHOW OF HOW AT HIGH TEMPERATURES THESE AIRBAGS IMPLODE FOR NO REASON. AT 90F TRAVELING 30 MPH UP THE HILL THE SIDE AIRBAGS EXPLODED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE HITTING ANYTHING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD CALLED FORD CORP. FORD MOTOR CO DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THIS SHOULD BE AT LEAST COVERED UNDER LEMON REGULATION OR AT MOST $100 DEDUCTIBLE FROM MY FORD ESP EXTENDED PLAN. THEY MADE A LOT OF EXCUSES&NEGLECTED TO FIX IT. THEY REMAINED INDIFFERENT. I TRIED TO CALL FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE WEST TERRITORY. THE PERSON WOULD NOT FIX THE CONCERN NOR GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. I LEFT SEVERAL VOICE MAILS AT [XXX] WITH NO RESPONSES. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. HERE'S ONE EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.WPTV.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/BMW-CHRYSLER-FORD-HONDA-MAZDA-NISSAN-AND-TOYOTA-AIRBAG-RECALL-EXPANDS-TO-SEVEN-CAR-COMPANIES. OTHER EXAMPLES WERE ARTICLES OF HOW CAR COMPANIES DON'T WANT TO RECALL THESE AIRBAG ISSUES BECAUSE IT HAS COSTLY REPAIRS. THE 2008 FORD FOCUS HAD AIRBAG PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE LOOKED AT. IT SEEMS LIKE FORD HAS GIVEN THE LOCAL DEALER A HARD TIME&DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY WITH WHAT THEY HAD SOLD. FOR PRIVACY REASONS AS THIS MAY BECOME PUBLISHED I'M WITHHOLDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY NHTSA WE CAN REVIEW THIS...UPDATED 09-15-14 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY APPEARS AND FAILS TO EXTINGUISH AT STARTUP. VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM BELL FORD IN PHOENIX AZ. HAD BATTERY & ALTERNATOR FAIL ON FREEWAY IN PHOENIX PRIOR TO 2012 YET AFTER 2010. SAME VEHICLE REQUIRED NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AT PEP BOYS PASADENA TEXAS APPROX. 2011-2012 AND MULTIPLE BATTERY CHANGES IN 2014. LATEST NEWS IS THAT NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE SHOWS CORROSION NEAR TERMINAL. SEE ALSO DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 05/27/2014 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DATE OF INCIDENT: 08/24/2013 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10594425 REF. HEAVIER GAUGE CABLE ON 2008 THAN 2007, P/N 14300A,14300B (MFR.) *TR

I WAS HIT IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION BY ANOTHER CAR ON FEB. 28, 2013. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FORD AND AFTER REQUESTING THAT I SEND THEM PICTURES OF THE CAR, THEY CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY INJURIES. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED SEVERAL FORD VEHICLES, AND CONVINCED MY DAUGHTER THAT IT WAS A GOOD DECISION TO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW FORD. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE WAS DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE FROM THE TIME SHE GOT IT. THE CD PLAYER BROKE WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY TOLD HER AT THE DEALERSHIP THE $750.00 CD PLAYER WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT SHE'D HAVE TO PAY $150. FOR THE LABOR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER RARELY LIT UP WHEN SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. JUST LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER REPORTS I'VE HEARD, IT HAD STARTED MAKING STRANGE NOISES LONG BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, BUT WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CAUSE WAS. BEFORE THE CAR WAS 5 YEARS OLD, I HAD REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, SHOCKS, A/C COMPRESSOR, AND I CAN'T SAY HOW MANY TIMES I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, HEAD, AND SPINAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ

MONITOR FAILED AND CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN LOST CONNECTIVITY CAUSING AIR BAG SYSTEM TO NO LONGER OPERATE. REPAIRS TO MAKE SYSTEM OPERABLE AGAIN RESULTED IN CHARGES OF OVER $900. NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED TO CAUSE THE FAILURE. PARTS RELATED TO SAFETY THAT SHOULD HAVE LASTED AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS OPERABLE FAILED RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT INFLATE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 12/20/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 9/11/13. UPDATED 12/16/13

THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN AND OUT MAKES IT TURN OFF, SO I SUSPECT THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG HAS A BAD CONNECTION. SEARCHING ONLINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CLOCK SPRING GOES BAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,800.

I WAS IN A AUTO ACCIDENT ON 05/18/2012, I WAS DRIVING 10 MILES UNDER POSTED SPEED LIMIT, I HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND A YOUNG GIRL AGE 17 RAN RED LIGHT I HAD NO TIME TO STEP ON BRAKES OR ANYTHING, I WAS KNOCKED OUT WHEN I CAME TOO, THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED AND IT BURNED MY FACE, NOSE, I INHALED WHATEVER CHEMICALS ARE IN THE AIRBAG,IT BURNED MY THROAT ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND TO THIS DAY, MY NOSE HAS A BRUISE LOOKING SPLOTCHES AND MY NOSE BLEEDS CONSTANTLY, ALSO, I HAVE SORES IN MY MOUTH CONSTANTLY AND A BLUE BLOOD BLISTER ON MY LIP..I AM HORSE, I WAS COUGHING UP BLOOD...MY VOICE HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE YOUNG GIRL WAS SITED WITH A TICKET AND I WAS NOT, I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL, THE AIRBAG BROKE MY STERNUM BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY LUNGS HURT CONSTANTLY AND WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE STILL BOTHERING ME, I HAVE PICTURES OF MY FACE AND CHEST, PLUS THE POLICE REPORT... *TR

2007 FORD FOCUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FROM INJURIES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED 30 MINUTES AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND, OHIO WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. WE WERE SHOCKED, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS THANKFULLY ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE ROAD WAS TOTALLY CLEAR THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. WE WENT TO A NEARBY POLICE STATION AND THE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AT ALL, AND THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THEIR OPINION. MY ARM AND BACK HAVE BEEN SORE AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE FORD DEALER HOW THEY PLAN TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I AM AFRAID THAT THE OTHER AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE AS WELL. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE DRIVER SIDE IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

AT 7:30 THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE PALISADES PARKWAY, MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 70 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY SMOKE IN THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL OPERATING FINE, BUT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I DID NOT HIT A POT HOLE, NOR WAS I HIT OR HIT ANY ONE OR ANY THING. IT JUST DEPLOYED ON IT'S OWN. THE SEAT BAG WAS LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THERE IS NOW FOAM RUBBER IN THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR FROM THE SEAT. THE SEAM ON THE SEAT IS OPEN. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I ALSO CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE, WHICH ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND I SHOULD HEAR BACK IN ABOUT 24-48 HOURS. UPON LOOKING ON THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND ABOUT 25 ADDITIONAL INSTANCES OF THE SAME AIR BAG DEPLOYING FOR NO REASON. MY LEFT ARM, MY NECK ARE BRUISED FROM THE IMPACT OF THE AIRBAG. I ALSO AM HAVING RINGING IN MY LEFT EAR FROM THE BANG. IS THERE ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR A RECALL BASED ON MANY DEPLOYMENTS OF THIS AIRBAG? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT LIGHTS UP INDICATING SOME TYPE OF FAILURE IF USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIANS ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM RESPONDED AS THOUGH A MASSIVE IMPACT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT NOR DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A TIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE ARMS AS A RESULT OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,800.