Ford Focus Side/Window Problems
- 56
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 2000–2010
- 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 56 stored complaint records:
- 22 indicate a crash
- 22 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- passenger side · 15 records
- side airbag · 14 records
- airbag deployed · 10 records
- side deployed · 10 records
- airbags deployed · 6 records
- side side · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
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Side/Window
I was driving my 2001 ford focus and for no reason the passenger seat side air bag went off. The loud noise scared me and i almost wreck the vehicle. My ears are still ringing from the loud blast from the air bag went off. I checked and found there are some pending law suites for this same occurrence in other 2001 ford focus. I feel the ford motor co. Needs to look into this problem before someone get seriously hurt…
ODI 10400647
Side/Window
I was driving down a city street when my driver side airbag deployed for no reason. I did not go over a bump and was not hit by another vehicle to justify the airbag deploying. I immediately pulled over and got out of my car. *tr
ODI 10397424
Side/Window
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford focus. While driving approximately 30 mph the drivers side air bag deployed inadvertently. The contact stated that there was not a crash. The dealer was contacted and stated that the warranty did not cover the repairs and the contact would receive a return call. The contact had not received a call back. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.
ODI 10392326
Side/Window
Re: 2006 ford focus zx4 - in march 2011, as i was driving home under normal driving conditions, the driver-side airbag that is located in the driver's seat deployed for no reason whatsoever. I was not in an accident, did not hit a pothole, run over anything, or stop suddenly. The deployment caused temporary hearing loss in my left ear for several days and bruising to my back/shoulder area for several days. The…
1 injury
ODI 10408793
Side/Window
While driving on a busy 3 lane expressway in the center lane at 60 miles per hour, the left curtain airbag deployed and i wasn'tinvolved in an accident. My arm felt like someone hit me with a baseball bat. But luckily i was able to maintain control and not cause a pile up. My wife was in the car with me and was very thankful that i was driving because she said she probably wouldn't have reacted the same way. She had…
1 injury
ODI 10383346
Side/Window
Side airbag on 2007 ford focus deployed spontaneously while vehicle was being driven at highway speeds on an interstate route. According to a local ford dealership," rcm received crash data," though there was no impact. *tr
ODI 10381503
Air Bags · Frontal · Side/Window
Involved in an auto accident. Vehicle pulled out into my path of travel and i was forced to hit their vehicle head on at 50 mph. After the initial impact i spun around and our vehicles hit again on the rear quarter panels. No air bags in my vehicle ever deployed. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10373954
Air Bags · Side/Window
Air bags failed to deploy on 2010 ford focus during rollover accident. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10370974