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What 451 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Ford Ecosport

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (451)Crash / fire / injury (9)Engine & cooling (213)Engine (187)Transmission & drivetrain (49)Fuel system (33)Electrical system (18)Brakes (13)Speed control (12)Airbags (5)Steering (4)Body & structure (3)

5 of 451 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Jun 14, 2024Airbags

About 2 weeks ago airbag censor light came on dash and stays on now indicating something wrong with one of our airbags, we just got our car back on March 8th 2024, it only has a little over 44,000 miles on our car, the dealership we got it at is supposed to look at it and see what's wrong with it, I've read about all the recalls for this year and model our car has, we didn't know anything about any recalls for our car when we purchased it, just read about them today, I also read about the Tanaka airbag recall that is making it dangerous to drive your car, when we go this Wednesday to have our car look at, I'm going to mention all of the recalls on the car that the dealership didn't tell us about.

NHTSA ODI 11594404

Jan 5, 2023AirbagsCrash1 injury

T-boned a vehicle at a intersection and the air bags never deployed.

NHTSA ODI 11500392

Dec 12, 2022AirbagsCrash1 injury

The contact owned a 2019 Ford Ecosport. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 30 MPH, a van crashed into the passenger side. No warning lights were illuminated, and all air bags failed to deploy. The contact's daughter sustained unknown injuries and required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The insurance company sent an investigator and the vehicle was deemed totaled. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,200.

NHTSA ODI 11497100

Mar 31, 2021SuspensionAirbagsSeat beltsCrash1 injury1 death

2019 ECOSPORT STRUCK A POLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND SEVERAL ROCKS THAT BENT THE LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY AND BENT THE FRAME. IT DROVE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL INTO THE CAR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBOUND AND CONTINUED THROUGH A FLOWER BED CONSTRUCTED OF PAVER STONES 18" HIGH. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FLOWER BED FURTHER DESTROYED THE UNDERCARRIAGE WITH THE DRIVETRAIN PUSHED BACKWARDS. THE CAR LANDED AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DRIVER SUFFERED A SEVERED SPINE AND LATER DIED.*DT*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11405877

Jul 2, 2020AirbagsBody & structureEngineCrash1 injury

NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER BEING HIT TWICE BY SEMI TRUCK AND CAR WAS TOTALED .

NHTSA ODI 11337239

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Ford Ecosport verdict →