10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 16 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 8 / 2
- Average Mileage:
- 3,671 miles
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The vehicle crashed into a tree at 40 mph, and none of the air bags deployed.
- Pottsville, PA, USA
While driving the truck ran off the road and struck a telephone pole head on. Neither frontal air bag deployed.
- Norwalk, CT, USA
My daughter's 2001 Explorer Sport was traveling South on I-75 diped to the right returned to the road and traveled aprox 1/2 mile and then rolled left to right and tumbled end over end killing both passangers. The air bags never deployed, and there seems to be no apparrent reason my daughter lost control of the vehical and it rolled.
- Beachwood, OH, USA
While at a stop vehicle was rearended at high speed and pushed into vehicle in front. Neither airbag deployed, driver suffered minor injuries, damage to vehicle was $ 8000.00.
- Panama City, FL, USA
Head-on collision at 45 mph, and neither airbag deployed. Consumer suffered minor injuries, damage to vehicle unknown.
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
During a crash airbags did not deploy.
- San Angelo, TX, USA
Passenger's airbags separated from dashboard console during impact. Dealership was aware of problem.
- Lansing, MI, USA
I was in an accident where I rearended the in front of me the impact was so minor that there was no damage to either vehicle except that both of my air bags blew. I have an accident report and a estimate that clearly state no damage. On the web I found www.marketdrive.com/service/tsbs.asp that tells of 2001 Explorer problems #01110 passive restraint: Air bag impact sensor. I have asked a few dealers of the imformation and they have no clue on what this is. Why did the bags blow at such a minor hit, will they go off if I bump a curb? I was by my self and happy that my wife was not in the other seat.
- Burbank, IL, USA
Vehicle skidded on ice, went down an embankment through a chainlink fence, and rolled 3 times. Airbags did not deploy, no injuries. Vehicle was totalled.
- Waterford, WI, USA
While driving 45mph, hit a deer and airbags deployed, but did not inflate. Vehicle had frontal impact. Consumers head hit the steering wheel in the accident.
- Brighton, MI, USA
When driving at 40 mph consumer was involved in a frontal collision which demolished front end of vehicle. Upon impact, neither air bag deployed.
- Delray Beach, FL, USA
Consumer was involved in a 35-40 mph frontal collision in which vehicle went under a tractor trailer, and driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy.
- Gardner, MA, USA
Airbags did not deploy in a collision at 5-10mph, resulting in minor injuries. Ford has been notified.
- Austin, TX, USA
Vehicle was at a stop sign and suddenly accelerated into another vehicle. Brakes and both airbags deployed, and consumer hurt his head. The accelerator and brake pedal were very close together that it was easy to depress both simultaneously causing the vehicle to accelerate instead of slowing down.
- Lock Port, NY, USA
Vehicle was involved in a head-on collsion with a Chevrolet S10 1987 at 40-45 mph. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Manufacturer was not notified at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details.
- Lalancaster, OH, USA
- Phoenix, AZ, USA