2008 Ford Taurus Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt had failed to unbuckle and was previously repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously rear-ended on several occasions, and the air bags did not deploy. The contact had sustained severe back injuries that had become permanent. The contact had received medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene on each occasion. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH, the vehicle experienced sudden and unintended acceleration. The contact depressed the brake pedal, and the vehicle responded as intended. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

NHTSA ID

11714414

Incident

Nov 30, 2025

Mileage

142,000 mi

My son was in an accident to where the whole front end was smashed and neither airbag deployed

NHTSA ID

11559353

Incident

Dec 9, 2023

WHEN DRIVING ON MAIN ROAD MITCHELL ST. IN DOWNTOWN CADILLAC, THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED AND STARTED ON SINCE. A FEW NIGHTS AFTER, WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT COME ON UNTIL MINUTES AFTER THE CAR STARTED. NOW, IT WILL STAY LIGHT FROM WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING G UNTIL SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

11256404

Incident

Aug 26, 2019

Mileage

118,500 mi

MY 79 YEAR OLD FATHER-IN-LAW WAS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. HE WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH OHIO. UPON TAKING OFF FROM A STOP HE WAS HIT NOT BY ONE CAR BUT TWO CARS. MY FATHER IN LAW HAS HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2009 AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF IT. THEY ONLY HAVE THIS CAR. ANYWAY WHEN HE HIT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, NONE. HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SO HARD THAT WE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

NHTSA ID

11253542

Incident

Sep 4, 2019

Mileage

87,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND STRUCK A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT AT 20 MPH AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED

NHTSA ID

11193241

Incident

Mar 26, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

I CHECK YEARLY FOR RECALLS ON ALL MY VEHICLES. IN 2016 I FOUND A RECALL ON THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG. I NOTIFIED GUSTAFSON FORD IN KEWANEE IL 61443 WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE . I PULLED UP THE RECALL ON MY PHONE AND SHOWED THEM THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM FORD REGARDING THIS SO UNTIL THEY DO THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. EVEN THOUGH CAN SEE FORD CLEARLY STATES A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME MY CAR WAS 8/9YRS OLD. I'VE ASKED THEM A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER FROM THEM NOW 2019 AND STILL THE RECALL I BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION IIN 2016 IS STILL NOT FIXED.I ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER FROM FORD INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THIS FIXED ? I TRAVEL FOR MY JOB THROUGH OUT ILLINOIS AND IOWA A MINIMUM OF 800 MLS PER MONTH . WAS THE RECALL SENT TO GUSTAFSON FORD KEWANEE IL 61443? IF SO WHY DID THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T HAVE IT AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL FORD SENDS THEM THIS NOTICE? PLEASE HELP!! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NO ONE WANTS TO FIX. IF I'M HIT DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE I COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED ! THEN WHO WOULD TAKE CARE OF MY 3 CHILDREN AND 77YR OLD GRANDMOTHER? IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO GUSTAFSON FORD ATTENTION IN 2016 AND NOW 2019 STILL THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG IS STILL IN MY CAR. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FIX THIS RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

NHTSA ID

11191952

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

CAR ACCIDENT AND BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY

NHTSA ID

11113998

Incident

Jul 24, 2018

Mileage

75,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 316 IN MY 2008 FORD TAURUS SEL AND I REAR ENDED A LARGE TRUCK AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS MOVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. MY FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD WERE TORN APART VERY BADLY. BUT MY DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS MADE THE WHIPLASH ON MY NECK AND HEAD WAY WORSE THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

NHTSA ID

11112316

Incident

Jul 14, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE, NECK INJURIES, AND A SEVERE CUT TO THE RIGHT EYELID THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

NHTSA ID

10853820

Incident

Apr 3, 2016

Mileage

138,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN PASSENGER SIDE AS NOT ON, MY CAR THEN STARTED TO SLOW WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND JERKED A BIT, WOULD NOT GO WHEN I HIT THE GAS PETAL, HAD TO PULL IN AND ABOUT 10 MIN OF TURNING CAR ON AND OFF, LIGHT FOR AIRBAG WENT OUT AND CAR WAS FINE. ALTHOUGH AT TIMES LIGHT STILL COMES ON FOR AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE BUT CAR HAS NOT STALLED

NHTSA ID

10822461

Incident

Jun 4, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON ICE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEEK AND HEAD INJURIES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10692141

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM DROPPING OFF MY SON AT SCHOOL WHEN I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO FAINT I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR IN TIME WHEN I PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING , I HIT AN ELECTRICAL POST HEAD ON MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA AND BRUISING ON MY FACE ARMS AND CHEST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10597914

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL CRASH AT 50 MPH, SIDE CURTAIN DID DEPLOY HOWEVER FRONT END OF AUTO WAS DESTROYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10447390

Incident

Jan 7, 2012

Mileage

36,000 mi

DRIVING 2 LANE ROAD HEADING EAST, SAW A CAR ON THE OUR RIGHT TRYING TO COME OUT OF DRIVE, KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH FINALLY GAVE UP, BY THE TIME WE TURNED TO LOOK STRAIGHT A TRUCK HAD STOPPED WITH HIS DIRECTIONALS WANTING TO GO LEFT INTO HIS DRIVE, WE HIT HIM. SEAT BELTS WERE ON, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY..HUSBAND DRIVING, GOT A WARNING FROM POLICE, FAILURE TO STOP PROPERLY. WE WERE SORE FROM IMPACT DUE TO SEAT BELTS BUT THE TRUCK DRIVING WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK-UP, WE DIDN'T. CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE AUTO BODY SHOP... *TR

NHTSA ID

10420845

Incident

Aug 11, 2011

Mileage

48,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD TAURUS. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEACTIVATED WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. EACH TIME THE DEALER ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

NHTSA ID

10229225

Incident

Feb 10, 2008

Mileage

200 mi