I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A RENTED 2007 FORD ESCAPE IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT EXHAUSTED HOT GASSES NEAR MY WRISTS, SUFFICIENT TO MELT THE FLEECE I WAS WEARING AND GIVE ME SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON BOTH ARMS. EITHER THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED IN DOING SO, OR THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN VENTING THE GASES NEAR THE POSITION WHERE THE DRIVER'S HANDS AND ARMS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE.