2000 Ford Focus Air Bags Problems
- 62
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 62 stored complaint records:
- 32 indicate a crash
- 22 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- airbags deployed · 14 records
- passenger side · 9 records
- degree burns · 7 records
- airbag light · 6 records
- airbags deploy · 5 records
- second degree · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
We were in a minor accident (rear-ended the car in front of us going about 25 mph, causing minimal damage to our right front bumper and none to their vehicle). Both airbags deployed causing the driver to receive second degree burns on her arms. On the passenger side, when the airbags deployed they smashed the windshield causing glass to implode into the vehicle, sending shards of glass toward the passengers.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 734452
Air Bags
I received severe 2nd degree burns to my left arm and hand when my steering wheel airbag deployed during a 35 mph collision in which my front right struck another vehicle turning in front of me in his rear right. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 766095
Air Bags · Lugs/Nuts/Bolts
The front left wheel snapped off prior to recall notice 00v-303 causing the vehicle to rollover 3-5 times finally landing upside down facing oncomming traffic, the driver suffered no injuries, although the front of the vehicle was impacted the air bag failed to deploy. Nlm
ODI 560966
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
While attempting to back into a parking space the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration and hit a tree, there was no deployment of the air bags, the consumer sustained muscle strains. Nlm
ODI 560330
Air Bags
FAULTY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
Crash reported
ODI 10005403
Air Bags · Electrical · Engine And Engine Cooling · Exhaust System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Power Window Devices And Controls · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Structure · Unknown Or Other
I bought the car in june of 2000 since this time the car has had a number of recalls on the car. I feel that the people that bought the 2000 model of this car should not be liable to pay the amount the contact was signed. Due to the fact that at the time the car was bought, the people that bought the car didn't know that most of the car's life would be in the shop being fixed. Also ford knew that the focus was prone…
ODI 10069304
Air Bags
Consumer states airbag light has been on since purchase of vehicle, dealer never repaired it.*jb *yh
ODI 8017970
Air Bags
While traveling at 10 mph consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle head on that was traveling at 50 mph. All airbags deployed; however, consumer sustained second degree burns on hands from airbag. *ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10039959
Air Bags
While driving 40 mph the driver and passenger air bags deployed without warning. The deployment caused damage to the vehicles windshield. *nlm
ODI 10015481
Air Bags
Consumer hit a guard rail. The air bag deflated and had given the consumer 2nd degree burns as well as other injuries. Ph
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10003782
Air Bags · Drum
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ODI 762425
Air Bags
Heard a thump on the rear wheels, the car spun around out of control and hit the guard rail on the other side of the highway--the airbag deflated and i received 2nd degree burns on my left arm and after healing left a scar
ODI 566349