Re: 03 Expedition airbags DID NOT DEPLOY !!!

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On 3/19/11, eve davis wrote:
> On February 22 of 2011 my son lost control of a 1997 Ford
> Explorer on his way back to school for an after shool activity
> around 4:00 pm. He over corrected his driving and ended up
> fliping the Ford Explorer on its side.
> My son had a massive head injury where he sustained a blow to
> the head. He is going through so much lately dealing with the
> accident and recovering from his injuries. I am greatful that
> he is recovering. However, in looking over the pictures of the
> truck for the insurance claim, I noticed that the air bag in the
> seat he was in did not deploy. The Ford fliped on its side and
> head a utility pole dead on yet the air bag never depoloyed and
> could have saved my son from the head injuries he sustained. Is
> there such an issue with Ford, the Expedition and with it's air
> bags. If so where would I start. It was alarming to hear of
> similar stories and that there is still nothing has been done.
> I am not even aware of any recall's.
> On 6/02/08, Natalie Hypse wrote:
>> On 5/28/08 my 2002 ford expdition was hit by another vehicle
>> in which it was caused to flip over 4 times. The vehicle was
>> totalled and there was plenty of damage to the front of the it
>> for air bags to deploy, no air bag deployment either. I like
>> you am now seeking answers as to why they didn't deploy as
>> well.
>> On 3/28/08, 00 wrote:
>>> Check your vehicle's owners manual and see if there was
>>> supposed to be regular maintainence done to the airbags by a
>>> professional first before going any further with this. I
>>> know that my model car recommends that I take it in to my
>>> dealer every so often to have them checked.
>>>
>>> On 3/28/08, Shirlen Burrows wrote:
>>>> My husband and four sons were traveling in our 2003 Ford
>>>> Expedition on southbound I-95, Brevard County Florida, the
>>>> night before Easter 3/22/08 when they were a victim of a
>>>> crazy driver that ran them off the road at 60 mph.(there
>>>> was a witness but no one got the plate of the road rager)
>>>> The truck flew down the embankment, through a fence,
>>>> hitting trees, flipped onto the drivers side, through more
>>>> trees, flipped back onto the tires. The Expedition's front
>>>> bumper was found up in a tree, grill 100 feet away, litle
>>>> left of the front end at all, front window crushed by
>>>> trees, side windows blown out, sdriver side crushed. NO
>>>> AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT!!!! My husabnd and sole support of our
>>>> family is now out of work for who knows how long due to
>>>> spinal, neck, and hip injury. Could the airbag have
>>>> lessened some of the impact for him?! It seems so. How
>>> amny
>>>> others are there out there? How many injuries will it take
>>>> Ford to fix the problem?! If anyone has any ideas for
>>> help,
>>>> please contact us. Thank God they are all alive but our
>>>> lives are changed drasticly. We could loose everything.