2002 Ford Taurus airbags problems

Filed Feb 1, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · AZ

Takata recall: I bought a car from a man less than 5 months ago and I slowly started to notice some things. I started out with 3 windows working instead of four which I was not told. My driver side window doesn't even work and it stopped about a moth ago. A week before that my airbag light comes on, my brother was actuallly the one driving when that happened. Also, I found out that I had the wrong battery in the car so I don't know what other damage that has done. Please contact me for more information.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Airbags · 79,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving 15 MPH, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The driver side air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 50,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

I am being told this third party as I was unable to see the accident scene and have not seen a police report. My 19-yr old daughter was exiting a main road slowing to a stop. She was doing approximately 2-3 MPH when she was struck from behind by another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. The impact knocked her vehicle into the vehicle in front of her knocking that vehicle into the vehicle in front of it. My daughter's airbags did not deploy. She received whiplash from the incident as she was forced backward and frontward. She also hit her head on the steering wheel. Her significant other hit his knee on the passenger side dash. Both were wearing their seatbelts at the time. Her vehicle (titled in my name and purchased by me) sustained major disabling damage resulting in a total loss.

Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Airbags · 127,000 miles · WV · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that while exiting a residential driveway at approximately 15 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front end of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the head and a police report was filed. The vehicle was neither inspected nor diagnosed to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127000.

Filed Feb 23, 2013 · Airbags · 139,500 miles · MI

Car was not moving, waiting for a traffic light to turn left in a long line of cars when side airbags unexpectedly deployed followed by the the front driver-side air bag. Luckily I was not injured, though disoriented, deaf and blind for a minute or so from the explosions and smoke in the car the yellow air bag sensor warning light was turning on and off for a year so I am guilty of poor maintenance , but talking to my friends I found out that it is not that uncommon and I think that something needs to be done since next time this explosion can happen to somebody else while driving on a highway.

Filed Oct 24, 2012 · Airbags · IA · crash · 1 injury

At 6:30 a.m. On 4/4/2012 I was driving home from work when I fell asleep ,crossed the center line, hit a semi head on & my driver side airbag didn't deploy. The 2002 ford taurus was a vehicle I purchased new. The passenger side with no one in that seat did deploy.

Filed Sep 24, 2012 · Airbags · 83,000 miles · MI · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH making a left turn another vehicle crashed the front end of the vehicle and the front drivers side air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2011 · Airbags · 234,000 miles · NE · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford taurus. While driving approximately 45 MPH on an icy road, the vehicle skidded and rolled into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The contact struck her head, sustained neck and shoulder strains, bruises to her legs and a laceration to the arm. The vehicle was towed and deemed as being destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 234,000.

Filed Oct 28, 2011 · Airbags, Seat belts · 159,200 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

My daughter had an accident in a 2002 ford taurus se where she impacted a concrete barrier head on and hard enough to total the vehicle which was owned and insured by me. The worse of the impact was on the drivers side front end. Only the passenger airbag deployed with no one seated there, but her drivers side airbag did not deploy at all. This resulted in a concussion and facial lacerations and bruising when her face hit the steering wheel. The seat belt restraining system failed to act properly to protect her from this injury. I have contacted ford, but they don't care and they advised me that this is how it is designed to work. So it's acceptable to ford that their restraining system allows injuries? I hope that she does not suffer from brain trauma and I hope that the wound heals with minimal scaring. This is unbelievable. If there is a class action suit involved, I would like to participate.

Filed Oct 17, 2010 · Airbags · 80,842 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

On 22 sep 10 my wife hit a parked truck in a 2002 ford taurus. Her car hit the right front at about 35 MPH and the airbag didn't deploy. She suffered a non-displaced fracture of the sternum as a result of the accident. The car apparently went under the truck's bumper. The right headlight, hood, windshield and right front side were damaged. The car was totaled as a result of the accident.