2001 Ford F-150 Air Bags Problems
- 22
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 22 stored complaint records:
- 16 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
What owners report
- failed deploy · 4 records
- upon impact · 4 records
- seat belt · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL
ODI 11143046
Air Bags
It was raining, the highway was wet, and i was driving at or below the rated speed limit. What i was not aware of was the flooding on the highway. My truck hit the 2-feet water, causing me to lose control, hit the guard rail with the truck flipping on its roof. Minor injuries and the truck could not be driven; however, the air bags did not deploy. The pennsylvania state police were on site. The vehicle was towed and…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11042590
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle skidded on black ice and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
Crash reported
ODI 10690813
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact was traveling 35 mph when the vehicle crashed into a pile of rocks and both air bags failed to deploy. The driver suffered a broken nose and the front passenger suffered a broken arm as a result of the crash. The police were not notified. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not contacted.…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10462749
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f-150. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to a dealer. The dealer was notified, but the failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 150,000. Form returned no change
ODI 10413427
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contacts son crashed into a light pole and the air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact hit his head on the front windshield and suffered a head injury. The police was called to the scene but a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The contact was waiting for the parts to be delivered in order…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10327761
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford f150. While driving 50 mph, another vehicle cut in front of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into the driver side of the other vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of failure. The current and failure mileages were 118,809.
Crash reported
ODI 10192378
Air Bags
In 2006 i was in a rear end collision where i was struck from behind and forced into the vehicle in front of me and we were forced into a third vehicle in front of us. It resulted in several people being sent to the hospital with serious injuries. I was in the middle of two vehicles and my air bags did not deploy! I had a broken rib from the steering wheel and severe whiplash resulting in a surgery that left me in…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11064147
Air Bags
2001 f150 clock spring was repaired. The malfunction prevented the horn and cruise control from working properly. *ts it also caused a disruption of power to the air bag module thus preventing deployment in the event of a crash. The vehicle's warranty was for 60 months/75000 miles. At the time of repair the vehicle only had 60299 miles yet the warranty had expired ten days earlier. A month before the failure the…
ODI 10157366
Air Bags · Retractor
My wife and i were visting my parents when we were heading home. We started the vehicle and while putting the vehicle into drive the air bags deployed. The seat beats locked up. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. Insurance will not cover this and ford motor company will not repair cover this. *ak
ODI 10116390
Air Bags
A person pulled out on me from my right. I hit their front drivers side. More than a foot of my frame was sticking out from the front of my truck. Hood folded. Drivers door jammed shut, dash pushed towards me.my airbags never came out. My truck was considered a total loss. The state trooperrs, county constable,ems personel and wrecker drivers all told me i was very fortunate to have not been more severely injured…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10110083
Air Bags
While driving 60 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a rear end collision, pushing it into another vehicle head on. Upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. No injuries reported. *ak *mr
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10059183
Air Bags
Consumer stated that when hit at 60 mph in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified. Ts
Crash reported
ODI 10004190
Air Bags
While at a stop another vehicle hit consumer from the rear. Consumer states' both driver side and passenger side airbags deployed. Drivers side caught fire. Please provide any further information. Ts
Fire reported
ODI 8023489
Air Bags
I had an accident where i rear ended a stopped vehicle. I hit him directly in the rear while i was traveling approximately 50mph. My air bags never deployed, but i was saved from serious injury by the seat beat. I notified ford and received a return letter from [xxx], consumer affairs which basically stated that "the air bag system is designed to deploy under certain conditions, non deployment in a collision, is not…
Crash reported · 5 injuries
ODI 769473
Air Bags
The consumer's vehicle was involved in a head-on collision at approximately 45mph. Upon impact, both driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. *ak the consumer stated that they had taken the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnosis and was told that the clock spring was inop. The consumer suffered from a chipped bone in foot, a sprained ankle and wrist, and a laceration on the ear. The consumer also hit the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 8019113
Air Bags · Front
Vehicle was involved in a head on collision where the airbags and seat belt failed. *tt rq04011.*pco
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10003711
Air Bags · Retractor
While driving at 30-35mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and drivers seat belt did not retract, causing driver to lurch forward into dashboard.*ak and the airbag fail to deploy. *mj
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 8011039
Air Bags
The consumers son was traveling with his friend in his new ford svt 150 lighting truck. When the consumers son was asleep and his friend was driving he was traveling in an excess speed of 120 mph, he lost control of the vehicle and crashed. The front had gone head on into the embankment when the airbags did not activate including the side airbags. The consumers son was thrown out of the vehicle and killed. *ph *scc…
Crash reported · 2 injuries · 1 death
ODI 10038802
Air Bags · Tires
The police said my dad's truck was going around 65 mph. The truck struck a guard rail on both sides in the front and the air bag did not deploy with either impact. They said he was not wearing his seat belt but the seat belt was still on him. He was ejected out of the passenger side and he was pinned under the truck. Three of the tires blew out also. Nlm
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 759908
Air Bags · Vacuum
While driving 35 mph, the consumer applied the brakes, but they failed. As result, the consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. Upon impact, the air bag failed to deploy.*ak after an inspection of the brake system, it was determined that the brake booster was defective. *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10089343
Air Bags
While driving in the driveway driver and passenger airbags deployed. The passenger side airbag was in the off position. Dealer was contacted. *ak
ODI 10065153