1997 Ford Expedition air bags problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1997 Ford Expedition — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While coming to a stop and the intersection of longstreet and highway 82. I pressed on the brake peddle and the brakes locked up and I sled through the intersection into a ditch. I was traveling the speed limit of 50 mph. The passenger air bag deployed but the drivers did not deploy. I have a…”
filed Dec 17, 2020
“Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact was traveling 35 mph and crashed into the rear of a tow truck. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed by the tow truck to the contacts place of residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 199,000.”
filed Dec 6, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Expedition years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Expedition | 2 | 7% |
| 2024 Expedition | 2 | 3% |
| 2023 Expedition | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 Expedition | 2 | 2% |
| 2021 Expedition | 3 | 1% |
| 2020 Expedition | 8 | 2% |
| 2019 Expedition | 18 | 4% |
| 2018 Expedition | 5 | 1% |
| 2017 Expedition | 11 | 3% |
| 2016 Expedition | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 Expedition | 5 | 3% |
| 2014 Expedition | 7 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Ford Expedition
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.