AirbagsInterior & seatsSeat belts
Filed Mar 13, 2026
Airbags seats and seatbelts useless for 6'8" 375lbs adult man. I sit within 6" of the steering wheel airbag the seatbelt goes across my bicep not my shoulder and the seat itself only goes up to the middle of my back, the head rest is between my shoulders. Why is there no exemption for giants and airbags and seatbelts? By having these "safety features" in my vehicle, my life is put in more danger than other people that are normal sized. If I ever get into an accident and the airbags or seatbelt injure me I will be suing you for forcing me to use these dangerous for me things. ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL WHEN YOU ARE A GIANT, and your regulations make being in a car more deadly to me.
- NHTSA ID
- 11724033
- Incident
- Mar 13, 2026
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Jan 29, 2015
WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSIDE, THE DOOR LATCH BECOMES STUCK AND THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND CLOSE PROPERLY AND THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WILL DO THE SAME THING. SO YOU HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL THE DOOR LATCH/SENSOR DECIDES TO UNFREEZE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU MAY THINK THE DOOR IS SHUT BECAUSE THE SENSOR LIGHT GOES OFF AND THEN YOU START TO DRIVE AND THE DOOR FLIES OPEN. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE, SEVERAL MODEL YEARS FROM 1997 AND UP OF THE TAURUS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AS WELL AS THE MERCURY SABLE AND A FEW OTHER OLDER FORD MODELS. I JUST READ ONLINE THAT THEY RECALLED 2010-2013 FOR DOOR LATCH ISSUES. PLEASE MAKE THEM EXTEND THE RECALL FOR OLDER FORD TAURUS BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES OR GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10679633
- Incident
- Jan 26, 2015
- Mileage
- 182,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 2013
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH NOT LATCHING. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10502624
- Incident
- Mar 13, 2013
- Mileage
- 85,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 23, 2011
DOOR LATCH SWITCH STICKING. *LN
- NHTSA ID
- 10378305
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Dec 14, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 03/03/11
- NHTSA ID
- 10370540
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2008
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 31, 2009
IN COLD WEATHER THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT LATCH...THE LATCH IS SOMEHOW FREEZING,,HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10263705
- Incident
- Mar 30, 2009
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 10, 2007
IN COLD WEATHER, THE SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS SOMETIMES FREEZE AND DO NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. THE DOORS CAN OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. THIS IS SIMILAR TO TSB# 05224 AND NHTSA# 10018738 BUT IS OCCURING IN A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE OTHER INCIDENTS APPLY TO FORD FIVE HUNDRED, FREESTYLE, AND MERCURY MONTEGO MODELS. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10178314
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2006
- Mileage
- 35,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 21, 2004
POWER CONTROL SEAT DID NOT WORK. WHEN COMING BACK TO THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING OFF CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO MOVE SEAT FORWARD AND SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10105185
- Incident
- Dec 21, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 28, 2004
FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING COSTOMER PROBLEMS ON ANY OF THERE PRODUCTS MY TAURUS ACCORDING TO FORD MEETS THE REQUIRMENTS OF BEING RECALLED FOR THE POWER SEAT FIX YET FORD REFUSES TO RECALL MY CAR LEAVING ME AND MY WIFE IN A LIFE THREATING POSTION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10093221
- Incident
- Feb 20, 2004
- Mileage
- 1 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 23, 2004
THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ONE LOCK WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10079912
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2004
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.