2017 Ford Explorer Air Bags Problems
- 10
- 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 10 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to salerno duane ford [redacted], summit, nj 07901 where the contact was informed that the air bag would not be covered under the extended warranty. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…
ODI 11309017
Air Bags · Steering · Suspension
Vehicle has an nhtsa recall notice#:19v435 and a ford issued recall#:19s17 which indicates as follows: recall description: rear suspension toe link replacement. Risk to safety: a fracture of a rear toe link significantly diminishes steering control, increasing the risk of a crash! I have contacted 3 different deals in my area (ecino, ca, 91316) all said that the replacement parts are currently unavailable. In…
ODI 11223098
Air Bags · Seat Belts
The second row seatbelt airbags continue to set off the airbag sensor on the control panel and ford technicians can find nothing to correct. Sensor set off while driving and passenger belted into driver side second row seat belt that contains a seatbelt airbag.
ODI 11194491
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle was traveling approximately 40-50mph on the highway, traffic stopped abruptly, collision warning system with brake support did not activate, driver attempted to make a hard stop, brakes engaged at initial push of the pedal then became unresponsive regardless of force applied to the pedal, vehicle rear-end another vehicle, air-bags did not deploy, sos post-crash alert system did not activate, 911 assist did…
Crash reported
ODI 11110171
Air Bags
Passenger side air bag does not stay on when someone is sitting in passenger seat. Goes from on to off
ODI 11081756
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact became drowsy and passed out. The contact crashed into a ditch and a tree. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed from the ditch and driven away. The vin and failure mileage were unknown.
Crash reported
ODI 11065842
Air Bags
Our 2017 ford explorer was involved in a bad accident. We were struck on the driver side while making a left turn. The strike occurred at the left front wheel back to the drivers door. Traveling rate of speed of the striking vehicle was approx. 50mph. The insurance adjuster advised the car is a total loss. My concern is while we walked away with minimal injury, not one airbag in the car went off. The adjuster…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11046923
Air Bags
We were involved in accident 9/22/17 driving our ford explorer when a person ran red light and "t boned" us on driver side resulting in all air bags exploding. Driver has some hearing loss due to side door bags and chest injuries due to steering wheel bags. I was in right side front seat and air bags ripped up my legs below the knees! Stitches, hematoma vain issues and still recovering after 4 months. I had a…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11063698
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Within the first 2 weeks of getting my vehicle the airbag light on the dash would come on and off randomly while driving. Restarting the car would sometimes fix it. Took it to the dealer took 5 days to fix it. Ended up being the drivers seat belt tensioner.
ODI 10958642
Air Bags
I rented a 2017 from enterprise. I was in a bad car accident on a street doing maybe 20mph total loss front damage and the airbags never deployed i went inside another vehicle i never saw the airbag showing on while driving and i had on my seat belt. I now suffer with a spine problem cause of this accident. I cant believe after a hard impact that the air bags never deployed
Crash reported · 4 injuries
ODI 11084490