I was driving a 1997 Ford Contour. This was the car I drove to and from work. I was driving to longview community college(lvcc) for a rehearsal and lesson on the bruce watkins drive (highway 71) South. The traffic was heavy as there was an accident at the grandview triangle. I was in the middle lane just at the 87th street exit. A vehicle cut in front of me to exit at this turn off. I was slowed to about 35 mph and was driving across a bridge. At the end of that bridge was a huge bump. As I hit that bump, the air bag exploded. I could not see with the powder, smoke and the smell ( which was burning my eyes.) I ran into the back of a trail Blazer. The trailer hitch rammed through the radiator. The driver did not know that I even had hit him. 60 seconds after the accident, a police captain detective on her way home from the metropolitan police station, asked me if I was ok. She said, "I saw the air bag deploy before you hit that car in front of you." The noise of the horn was loud. The front windshield was broken by the hood, which was bent back like a banana. All of the glass in the front was all broken. I was checked out by the mast ambulance. The car was loaded on a truck and pulled onto the property of dick smith Ford in raytown, mo. I called my agent with state farm insurance, and he got me in touch with their underwriters after the car was written off as being a total wreck. I had informed him what happened. The underwriters said, "they would have to pick and chose their battles with a big company like Ford." I also called Ford in Michigan and informed them about this situation. I have found on the internet 13 other examples of this kind of accident. I did not receive a ticket or any notice of wrongful driving. I did go to my doctor for several adjustments on my neck and back.

- Raytown, MO, USA

Contact states while driving both air bags deployed without an impact. Vehicle was towed to a towing yard. The service dealer and the manufacturer have been informed that the air bags deployed without an impact.

- Framingham, MA, USA

Consumer's vehicle was stopped at a traffic ligh and another vehicle rear-ended it, causing consumer's vehicle to rear end another vehicle. Upon impact, both front air bags did not deploy. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership.

- Columbus, GA, USA

While driving another vehicle T-bone the consumer's vehicle on the passenger side. The drivers side airbag didn't deploy.

- Mesa, AZ, USA

The air bags were inoperative.

- Princeton, WI, USA

Air bags deployed while vehicle was parked..

- Julian, WV, USA

Consumer states air bag moudle shorted out.

- Shullsburg, WI, USA

When making a turn at about 5-10 mph, another vehicle hit consumer's vehicle head on, causing vehicle to start spinning on the street. Upon impact, none of the air bags deployed. Air bags deployed after impact, while spinning, five people were injured.

- San Diego, CA, USA

Driver's air bag failed to deploy.

- Revelstoke /Bc, CD, USA

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact airbags did not deploy, causing injury to the driver. In which the vehicle was totalled.

- Revelstoke /Bc, CD, USA

While traveling at about 65 mph in pouring rain, the airbag warning light started to flash a code 5 and 2. next morning light was off. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they could not duplicate problem. Consumer felt like airbag system was disabled, and may not deploy in an accident. Dealer replaced front airbags under recall 99 V 243 000.

- Waterford, CT, USA

While driving about 30 mph rear ended another vehicle, and air bags did not deploy. Consumer was concerned.

- Corpus Cristi, TX, USA

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle at 25-30 mph impact. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

- Cliffwood, NJ, USA

Vehicle involved in a frontal collision at an impact of 45-50 mph, and driver's air bag failed to deploy. No injuries were reported.manufacturer notified, and urged consumer to call NHTSA. Feel free to provide further details.

- Reno, NV, USA

Consumer had a head-on collison, and the air bags came out with such a force that it knocked off cap on driver's head and his glasses. Consumer received recall notice 3 months after the recall was issued. Recall 99V243000.

- Hartford, CT, USA

Consumer's wife was driving about 30 mph and she rear ended a vehicle in front. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy.

- Mound, IL, USA

Violent deployment of passenger side air bag during collision caused injury to consumer face.

- San Jose, CA, USA

When traveling 31 mph consumer was involved in a head-on collsion in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed upon impact. Consumer has contacted the dealer, vehicle was totaled. Vehicle accelerated on its own, lost control, hit an embankment head-on

- Fayetteville, AR, USA

While driving at about 35 mph in wet conditions consumer hit a ditch and caused the airbags to deploy. Passenger side airbag was burning around the subframe.

- Newman, GA, USA

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbags did not deploy. Vehicle has been repaired.

- Sante Fe Springs, CA, USA