2006 Ford Taurus: airbag warning light

Filed Oct 26, 2015 · Airbags, Electrical · 95,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact mentioned that there was a short circuit within the radio, which caused the speedometer and the windshield wipers to fail. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure for the air bag however, the mechanic replaced the windshield wipers and radio. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000.

Filed Mar 10, 2015 · Airbags, Fuel system · 97,000 miles · OH

Air bag light on drivers side has been activated for about a year has been checked by a ase garage. They couldn't find a fault code. Cars is surging at different speeds during normal operation. I have had to put car in neutral to kick it down to normal speed then back in to drive mode while moving in traffic.some times it slams the transmission. The cruise control has not worked for over a year. Ase tech says the connection is worn and faulty. Ase tech says he could not get any fault codes for the surging in speed after letting it run for over 45 min.and test driving the car. Ase tech believes the problem is in the PCM.

Filed Aug 8, 2012 · Airbags, Electrical · 77,300 miles · TN

Their is a pressure pad in the passenger seat to either allow or not allow the airbag to be active and this is not working the air bag is active all the time the seat can be empty and the airbag light will only briefly light up when starting car but go off right away indicating the airbag is active I had my niece in that seat and it did not deactivate and she is 45 pounds if you do not pay close attention to this you will not know you have a issue when your seat is empty the airbag off light in the radio cluster should light up and when a person heavy enuf to activate the air bag sits down the light should go off.

Filed Aug 3, 2012 · Seat belts · 59,900 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that the seat belt assembly failed. The in addition, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel indicating that the air bag was deactivated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the seat belt buckle assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 59,900. Updated 09/06/12

Filed Aug 30, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 90,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that the vehicle would exhibit a loud noise when starting. In addition, the vehicle would also stall sporadically and without warning, the air bag warning light was illuminated and the headlights would continuously deactivate. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 117,340.

Filed Jul 25, 2011 · Airbags · 53,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated the air bag indicator light illuminated on the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told the clock spring assembly failed. The contact feels this is safety issue because the air bag would not have deployed in an crash. The failure mileage was 53,000 and the current mileage was 53,464. Updated 08/31/11 *bf updated 10/31/11

Filed May 18, 2011 · Electrical · ME

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated the air bag light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the pad lamp had failed. The contact was told the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 06v119000(electrical system: instrument panel) was related; however, the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 107,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2007 · Airbags, Visibility · 25,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford taurus. The contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated intermittently and the service engine light remained illuminated. The mechanic performed a tune-up; however, the lights remained illuminated. In addition, the driver's side power window would go down but would not rise up. As of december 27, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 77,000.