2009 Ford Escape Hybrid Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 153 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid, 1% of the 153 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 1 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.
“The contact owns a 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid. While driving at a low speed and attempting to park with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into the front of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10876738, filed 2016-06, 95,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10038965Apr 1, 2011Comm-trans lund: some 2009-2011 models may have the air bag inicator flashing with a stored trouble code. This is a software problem.
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid
70 complaintsBrakes
32 complaintsEngine
24 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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