Ford Expedition Air Bags Problems
- 143
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 143 stored complaint records:
- 91 indicate a crash
- 80 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Frontal · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 30 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
Complaint evidence
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Air Bags
Frontal crash with considerable damage to the vehicle. Appears air bags attempted to deploy as cab filled with gas at impact, and deployment sites appear damaged (melted, burned, etc), but no bag deployment. This was the result of vehicle 1 crossing path of 2 while both traveling in the same direction at 65+ mph on i-285 in atlanta,ga, until driver 1 fell asleep failing to maintain their lane crossing in front of…
Crash reported
ODI 11302408
Air Bags
I hit a deer going 65 mph and the airbags did not deploy.
Crash reported
ODI 11282341
Air Bags
Traffic on hwy came to a sudden stop from around 60 mph. I applied the brakes very hard and came to a safe stop. The vehicle behind me did not stop and rear ended me at a high rate of speed. There were 3 passengers in my vehicle, all wearing seatbelts, and not a single airbag went off!!! The sensors to prevent car from starting after an accident activated and car would not start. Because my foot was firmly on the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11270942
Air Bags
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON
ODI 11242275
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford expedition. While the contact's wife was stopped at a stop sign, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained injuries that required medical attention. One of the passengers sustained minor bruising that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was damaged, but was not totaled or towed. A police report was filed. The contact…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11279844
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System
My husband had a car accident on 2/22/2019 with a dodge tam. The ram hit my husbands expedition and non of the airbags deployed. The accident happened at about 40 mph while my husband was sitting at a turn site. The other driver was driving towards my husband and hit him with his truck. My husband estimates the other driver was going about 40 mph. The other driver smashed into my husband as he was idle waiting to…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 11182121
Air Bags
The air bag warning light is on which may cause the airbags not to function properly. We have not had an accident to cause the air bag light on the dashboard turn on. We are taking it to the dealership later in the month to find out the exact cause of this malfunction. But the potential of an accident and the air bass failing to deploy is in the back of my mind. Please look into this matter now so it prevents any…
ODI 11172356
Air Bags
Head on collision with ford f-250 and neither air bags deployed. We did not have any recalls on our ford expedition. My husband and son are very lucky i will never own a ford ever again.
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 11120927