2014 Ford Expedition Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Both my third row seat belts, driver and passenger side, have come unstitched. Luckily we were not needing them, my son was buckling up at the time of failure. I have an extended warranty on the car from Ford and was told they cover the second row seat belts but not the third row.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Expedition. The contact stated the front passenger’s side seat belt sensor and rear seats seat belt sensors were inoperable. The contact stated that the seat belt warning light failed to illuminate with a passenger seated in the front passenger’s seat without the seat belt securely fastened. The driver's side seat belt alarm operated correctly. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer who could not duplicate the failure with the alarm. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not equipped with a front passenger’s side seat belt sensor alarm. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,519.

TRAVELING APROX 45-50 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN A SUBURBAN PULL OUT IN FRONT OF WITH ABOUT 55 FEET AND I HIT THE TRAILER THEY WERE PULLING HEAD ON AND THEN IT SPUN ME SIDEWAYS AND INTO A 5 FT DEEP DITCH AND CAME TO ABRUPT STOP FROM THE FRONT NOSE DOWN. NONE OF OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, FOR EITHER MYSELF OR MY PASSENGER. WE WERE BOTH TAKEN BY AMBULANCE AND SUSTAIN CONTUSIONS, BACK AND NECK INJURIES.BOTH VEHICLES WER EIN MOTION AND IT OCCURED ON A HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 AND I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEY PULLED OUT FROM A SIDE ROAD.

TRAFFIC ON HWY CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP FROM AROUND 60 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND CAME TO A SAFE STOP. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT STOP AND REAR ENDED ME AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THERE WERE 3 PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE, ALL WEARING SEATBELTS, AND NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG WENT OFF!!! THE SENSORS TO PREVENT CAR FROM STARTING AFTER AN ACCIDENT ACTIVATED AND CAR WOULD NOT START. BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE STILL AT TIME OF IMPACT, THERE WERE NO LIFE THREATENING INJURIES, BUT WERE SOME INJURY. THE NYS POLICE AT THE SCENE WERE SURPRISED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF.

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRUCK ON A SURFACE STREET. BOTH VEHICLES WERE IN MOTION; THE SEMI TURNED INTO OUR VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND A PILLAR WERE DESTROYED, THE FRONT BUMPER SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, AND THE B AND C PILLARS ON THE DRIVER SIDE ALONG WITH PARTS OF THE DOORS WERE IMPACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, MY WIFE REQUIRED EMERGENCY CARE, AND THE EXPEDITION SUSTAINED OVER 25K IN DAMAGE BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. NONE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS COULD UNDERSTAND WHY BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE RESPONDING TO ACCIDENTS. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT FORD DIRECTLY ABOUT THIS OVER TWO WEEKS AGO BUT HAVE GOTTEN ZERO RESPONSE TO DATE.

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEERED TO THHE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO RUN THROUGH AN IRON GATE TO AVOID INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS AND ULTIMATELY CRASHED INTO A TREE. SEAT BELT WAS ATTACHED THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT NOT ONE AIR BAG MADE AN ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

1. THE ACCIDENT DESTROYED THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, WHICH WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. 2. THE FORD EXPEDITION HAS A TOTAL OF 8 AIRBAGS. 3. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH EACH OF THE REMAINING 7 AIRBAGS SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED. 4. THIS FAILURE TO DEPLOY RESULTED IN INJURIES. 5. THIS BASIC FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURE HAS NOT BEEN EXPLAINED. 6. FORD CASE NUMBER: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT, THE WARNING CHIME DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WAS NOT LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.