10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 5 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 6 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 63,200 miles
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The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, another vehicle crashed into his vehicle head on at approximately 50 mph. The air bags did not deploy. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the lower back and chest, and was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The vehicle was towed and declared destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
- Denham Springs, LA, USA
Nevada traffic accident report. The consumer was involved in a accident in which the air bags did not deploy.
- Reno, NV, USA
Driving from va to mi, hit snow in oh. Hit patch of 'black ice', spun out, hit tractor trailer that was on the rights side of us with the front of my truck(1998 Ford Expedition), rolled 3-4 times. Slide about 20 feet. No airbag deployed through all of this.
- Woodbridge, VA, USA
Consumer was sitting in a drive-thru and had put vehicle in park when it experienced sudden acceleration, consumer states it started shaking and making a loud squealing noise, the brakes did not work and vehicle crashed into a concrete guard post, the airbags did not deploy, consumer suffered a mild concussion, Ford states they can not find any cause for the problem and can not help consumer any further.
- Mason, MI, USA
- Branson, MO, USA