Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Ford Taurus submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 49 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 49, in the owner's own words
A CAR RAN A STOP SIGN, T-BONED ME ON FRONT PASS-SIDE PUSHING ME OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, LEFT BAG BLEW SHRAPNEL CUTTING MY FACE AND INJURING MY RIGHT EYE.
THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED, WHICH CAUSED INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER AND OCCUPANT. MR *JB
WHEN HITTING BRAKES AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A BRICKS WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF REVERSE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND RAN INTO A BRICK WALL, VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATED WHEN STARTED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SHOP IS REFUSING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE.*YH
VEHICLE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. TOXIC GAS STARTED ESCAPING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WITHOUT IT DEPLOYING. PLEASE DESCRIBE WITH MORE INFORMATION.*AK
AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED, AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUED FLASHING. AIRBAG MONITOR ALSO REPLACED. THIS WAS CONSIDERED A DOUBLE FAILURE. PLEASE LINVESTIGATE IF THE FIRST FAILURE WENT UNDETECTED, OR CAUSED THE SECOND FAILURE, OR WAS A COINCIDENCE. YOUR RESPONSE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
WHILE PROCEEDING FROM A STOP SIGN ANOTHER DRIVER HIT CONSUMER ON DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARDS FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S CAR WAS TOTALLED. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SMASHED. ALSO, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FIRST FAILED IN OCTOBER, 1998. WAS REPLACED BY FRIENDLY FORD IN SPRINGFIELD, MO IN JANUARY, 1999. SINCE THEN, THE MODULE HAS FAILED ABOUT EVERY THREE MONTHS TO DATE. I HAVE HAD TO BUY A NEW MODULE EVERY 12 MONTHS DUE TO WARRANTY RUNNING OUT ON REPLACEMENT MONITORS. HAD THREE FORD DEALERS CHECK OUT AIR BAG SYSTEM, NONE COULD FIX IT, EXCEPT FOR REPLACING THE MODULE. THEY ALL CLAIMED THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT SHORT CIRCUIT "SOMEWHERE" THAT THEY COULD NEVER FIND. NOW DENNY FORD IN ROLLA, MO WANTS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS AT A COST OF $2,000+ JUST FOR THE PARTS!!!!! THIS IS GERTING RIDICULOUS. BUT I CAN'T JUST IGNORE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WHEN THE MODULE DIES THE AIR BAGS DON'T WORK.
HEAD ON COLLISION /JAW FRACTURE/4 HERNIATED DISCS WICH REQUIRED SURGERY IN NECK,CONCUSSION WITH PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE,HERNIATED DISC IN LUMBAR SECTION WICH REQUIRED SURGERY /HOSPITALIZATION TOTALING 40 DAYS/DISABLED CURRENTLEY SINCE ACCIDENT DATE OF 2/12/1998.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. BUT SECONDS PRIOR TO DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYING, 2 PLASTIC PIECES CAME OFF THE DASH WHICH WAS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO AIRBAG IN I-SHAPE, HITTING DRIVER IN THE FACE AND BREAKING NOSE. ALSO PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER WITH PERMANENT DAMAGE TO LUNGS DUE TO CHEMICALS IN AIRBAG. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE IN AN INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. CRASH WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. OWNER NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED OR TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET CAR, COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION,MADE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. OTHER DRIVER MISJUDGED HIS TURN, AND RAN INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CORNER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY- CONSUMER WAS THE DRIVER AND WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED BY THE IMPACT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
TURNING RIGHT AFTER STOP, CAR MADE A POP NOISE. CAR VEERED LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND HIT STATIONARY METAL POLE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO AUTOMOBILE BODY AND SUSPENSION. CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED BY INSURANCE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING FRONT END COLLISION CAUSED SEVERE INJURY AND BURNS TO DRIVERS RIGHT ARM. NLM
WHEN PUTTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT CONTINUES TO FLASH OFF / ON. VEHICLE IS IN REPAIR SHOP FOR SERVICE. *AK *YC
MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. SEATBELTS PREVENTED INJURY, BUT UNTETHERED, OVERPOWERED PASSENGER AIRBAG BROKE MY WIFE'S NECK.
AIRBAG LIGHT ON AT ALL TIMES - HAS THIS BEEN RECALLED? LOCAL FORD GARAGE QUOTED $200.00 TO FIX. *AK
WAS LEAVING FROM THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE WATER BOTTLE FELL AND CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PICK IT UP, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL/ WENT OFF THE ROAD,RESULTING IN A CRASH. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND THE RESIDUE FROM THE AIRBAG DID SOMETHING TO CONSUMER'S FACE AND LEFT A 7 INCH SCAR. CONSUMER ALSO SUFFERED A WHIPLASH, AND LOST 15 POUNDS. *AK
IE 97027. WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED AND MOVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ET
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A DIRT BANK WHILE TRAVELLING 45-50 MPH. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *ML
UE97027, INTERMITTENTLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON,INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, BUT DEALER INSISTS THERE IS NO PROBLEM. BEEN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS. DEALERS CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
WHEN INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH, TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE FRAME WAS BENT IN THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
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