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.
1992 Ford Taurus airbags problems
49 complaints (7% of all complaints for this car). 33 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 49
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- crashes
- 33
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal31
- Side/window3
At what mileage
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Ford Taurus airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1992 Ford Taurus airbags
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Defective air bag crash sensor
Cfas sent a follow-up letter on december 12, 1996, to change the intent of the petition to airbag aggressivity and deployment variability.the federal safety agency received the letter on 12/12/96; accordingly, the petition due day was changed to april 12, 1997.cfas petitioned the agency to conduct an investigation to determine whether the airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems for the 1991-92 chevrolet corsica/beretta, 1990-92 ford taurus, and 1994-96 chrysler minivans are defective.cfas allege that information on low speed crashes here occupants have suffered fatal injuries suggests [that the above vehicles] have defective airbag crash sensor and/or deployment systems.
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What 1992 Ford Taurus owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The air bags inadvertently deployed, which caused injuries to the consumer and occupant. Mr
When hitting brakes air bag deployed, causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Questions about the 1992 Ford Taurus airbags
Does the 1992 Ford Taurus have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 49 complaints about the airbags of the 1992 Ford Taurus, 7% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1992 Ford Taurus airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1992 Ford Taurus airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Taurus have bad airbags?
The Ford Taurus model years with the most airbags complaints are 2000 (88 complaints), 2001 (66 complaints) and 1991 (55 complaints).
Other 1992 Ford Taurus problems
Engine 216Transmission 105Electrical 70Body 68Brakes 67Steering 56Acceleration 49Suspension 48Visibility 43Seat belts 21Fuel system 19Tires 18Lights 13Locks 3Seats 2Wheels 2
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