Vehicle was involved in a collision with major front end damage and no airbags deployed. The brakes have been soft or spongy. I have not seen any leaks for the brake issue. I have bled the brakes several times the master was replaced by the original owner.
2003 Ford Taurus: airbags did not deploy in a crash
29 of the 1,223 complaints about the 2003 Ford Taurus describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 29
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- typical mileage
- 69,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle in front crashed into the vehicle in front of them. As a result, that vehicle moved backwards due to the impact and crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to an impound facility. The insurance company determined that the vehicle was destroyed. It was unknown if the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 ford taurus. While driving 35 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament, the tibia, and femur. Medical attention was required. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. Updated 05/10/17*lj
2003 ford taurus accelerated unexpectedly when pulling into a parking spit. The car accelerated so fast rhe the passenger side front tire lifted off the ground and left a tire track on the building that the car crashed into. During the unexpected acceleration the car veered right and steering could not be controlled. The air bags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact attempted to pull down the visor and the vehicle crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The passenger side air bag deployed, but the driver side air bag did not deploy. There was no warning indicator illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the failure would be investigated. The failure mileage was 187,979.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While driving 40 MPH, another vehicle failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained shoulder and head injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic lot where the body damage was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,050. Updated 08/16/16*lj updated 08/17/16.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. While driving approximately 65 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle's speed rapidly increased without warning. The contact lost control of the vehicle, drove into a grass field over a dip in the field which caused the vehicle to roll over and land upside down. While flipped upside down, the engine continued to rev until the vehicle was powered off. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact and two passengers sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.
Vehicle was traveling southbound in the outside lane of a 4 lane hwy. Vehicle changed lanes abruptly and went left of the center of roadway entering into the nourthbound lanes of traffic, continuing in a southbound direction, the vehicle departed the east side and collided with the end portion of a guardrail. The inside portion of the right front tire caught the outside of gaurdrail causing the car to straddle the top of the rail until the undercarriage of the car caught on a post of the rail causing the car to slide sideways until the left side tires dug into the ground and flipped the car completely over where it continued to travel south, rolling over again, colliding with a wood post then finally coming to rest on it's tires facing northwest. No airbags deployed at any point of the collision. Gearshift was between neutral and overdrive.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 ford taurus. While driving 65 MPH, the contact crashed the vehicle into a median wall. The driver side air bag failed to deploy. There was one injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was completely destroyed and was towed to an impound lot. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000. ..updated 10/06/14 *bf updated 3/11/2015
An on coming car lost control and swerved into my daughters lane of traffic. My daughter was unable to stop in time and t-boned the other car. Upon impact, the other car was split in 2. My daughters airbags never deployed. All I want to know is why her airbags never deployed. When I call the ford motor company they told me because "no one was seriously injured or killed they would not look into the matter." thankfully everyone walked away. My daughter has a concussion and bruised ribs from the accident. Ford motor company told me the only way they would consider looking at the vehicle is if I bought the vehicle from our insurance company (our insurance totaled the vehicle because of the excessive damage) and then had the vehicle towed to an authorized ford dealer.
I was taking my brother to the hospital. He was having a breathing problem. I saw the sign for quitman exit and veered in that direction. It was to soon, I went off an embankment and besides hitting some trees, debris, landed in a pond. The air bag did not deploy. I hit head on. My brother was hurt.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford taurus. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH he crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and the contact sustained several injuries. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The failure and current mileage was 111,000.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2003 Ford Taurus no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2003 Ford Taurus?
29 of 1,223 owner complaints about the 2003 Ford Taurus (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Ford Taurus?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Ford Taurus
Coil spring 247Water leak 116Transmission failure 93Stalling 59Adaptive cruise 37Tire blowout 37Grinding brakes 22Loss of power 20Sudden acceleration 20Jerking 18Ball joint 17Check engine light 16Fire or smoke 16Slipping 15Won't shift 14Headlights 13Won't start 10Fuel pump 8Hesitation 8Engine failure 7Overheating 7Brake failure 6Knocking 6Battery drain 5Misfire 5Warning lights 5
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