2012 Ford Edge Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,134 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 59,678miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Ford Edge, 1% of the 1,134 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 59,678 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Ford EDGE: I was stopped at a standard 4 way intersection. My light turned green and I entered to go straight through. Cadillac cts: from left going approx. 45-50 MPH, ran their red. Collision at 90 to Ford's front driver's side wheel and cadillac's front passenger side. Impact spun Ford to approx. 300 from initial direction. Cadillac's front airbags deployed. No deployment from Ford. Ford driver struckdriver's side window resulting in concussion.”
NHTSA complaint #11349941, filed 2020-08, 100,000 miles“I was driving down the hwy when I hit a deer. Didn't have time to break, driving 55mph when the impact occurred, total front end damage. The air bag in my vehicle did not deploy. I was lucky that the deer didn't come through the windshield, if so bodily damages would have been astronomical considering the air bag did not diploy during a 55 MPH impact causing total front end damage to my Ford EDGE, it was undrivable from the scene of accident. How does a air bag not diploy during a impact causing so much front end damage the vehicle wasunable to be driven from the scene?”
NHTSA complaint #11150812, filed 2018-11, 70,000 miles“While traveling in mexico, I hit a black steer standing in the middle of the road at night. It was a full frontal collision. It wrapped itself around the complete front and both sides of my vehicle before coming up on the hood. It also broke the windshield. Neither the airbags nor the side curtains deployed. I had it sent to a Ford dealer, per the request of Ford motor company. They reported that the airbag system was working just fine. That's very peculiar. The fact remains that in a full frontal collision the airbags did not work and I no longer feel safe traveling in that vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #10706215, filed 2015-04, 49,356 miles“Passenger air bag turns off and then back on after from one to 30 minutes or more while driving dealer-no trouble found. Reported multiple times. Dealer finally replaced sensor module 2/17/14. Was better, but still failed when my friend who weighs 110 pounds was in the seat. Dealer replaced passenger seat tracks on 5/19/15. Better, but still failed. Back to dealer on 6/17/14 and again on 9/18/14. Finally said the system was working as designed even though my friend weighs 110 pounds. The owner's manual says that the air bag should be off when the seat is occupied by a small child. …”
NHTSA complaint #10653096, filed 2014-11, 29,195 miles“In a head on collision with a telephone pole, the air bags did not deploy. The electrical would just shut down. Brakes were acting strange. All while moving.”
NHTSA complaint #11081832, filed 2018-03, 112,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 7% |
| 2022 | 6 | 4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 12 | 1% |
| 2017 | 11 | 1% |
| 2016 | 15 | 2% |
| 2015 | 10 | 1% |
| 2014 | 11 | 3% |
| 2013 | 20 | 1% |
| 2012 | 8 | 1% |
| 2011 | 12 | 1% |
| 2010 | 287 | 43% |
| 2009 | 132 | 51% |
| 2008 | 438 | 39% |
| 2007 | 330 | 33% |
Other parts of the 2012 Ford Edge
462 complaintsBrakes
273 complaintsOther or unknown
177 complaintsBody and structure
168 complaintsExterior lighting
84 complaintsEngine
60 complaintsFuel system
47 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
47 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
39 complaintsElectronic stability control
28 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Ford Edge
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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