10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,189 miles

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problem #3

May 212010

Focus

  • 43,000 miles
Air bags failed to deploy.

- Benson, AZ, USA

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problem #2

Nov 122008

Focus 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 17,268 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Focus. While driving 45 mph, the consumers son lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail and rolled once. The vehicle came to rest in a creek. The air bags failed to deploy. The contacts son suffered injuries to the lower back and ankle. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 17,000. Updated 6/4/09 the consumer stated this was not the first accident where the air bags did not deploy. Updated 06/09/09. The consumer received a letter from Ford stating the impact was not severe enough to warrant air bad deployment. Updated 06/02/11

- Dixon, CA, USA

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problem #1

Jun 222008

Focus

  • 6,300 miles
I was merging into the center lane when a car from the right side was driving in my line. I move back in my lane and the car started fish taling and went out of control. I hit the guard rail twice and the air bags did not deploy my speed was 55-60 mph. The car was totaled because the wall of the firewall and engine was damaged. This was a 2008 Ford Focus. Help!

- Wilmington, DE, USA

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