2000 FORD TAURUS Air Bags Problems

Someone pulled out in front of me as I was slowing down to make a left turn. I T-boned their vehicle while going 35mph, resulting in a total loss for my 2000 Ford Taurus. (This was in 2018 so it was not a new car). My driver steering wheel airbag DID NOT deploy. I was wearing my seat belt. I still have chest pains when I sneeze and cough, even 4 years later (in November 2022, at time of writing), and in the last year (2021) received a cortisone shot in my left shoulder. I was offered a neck brace in the ambulance and was prescribed an arm sling in the hospital. I was diagnosed with whiplash. I believe I was given pain medication. Someone from the NHTSA in Indiana contacted me and we spoke briefly about it that week, so this may have been previously reported to this agency....

JUNE 2018 PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON A CITY STREET BY MY GRANDDAUGHTER, NO THERE NO SIGNS OF A COLLISION. IT WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC.

TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE UNSAFE AIRBAGS AND THEY SEEMED TO FEEL AS IF IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX MY AIRBAGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PATCH OF SAND AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS IT TRAVELED AND CRASHED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 241,074. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THEIR VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE MET OTHER TAURUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO INJURE HER FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

I HIT A CAR HEAD ON GOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MINOR INJURIES INCLUDE BRUISING, SCRATCHES, AND MINOR NECK PAIN/WHIPLASH. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED YET. *JB

I WAS DRIVING OUT OF AN UNDERGROUND PARKING RAMP, WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP, AND HEARD A LOUD CRASH TYPE OF SOUND. I WENT TO SEE AN AUTO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY 2000 FORD TAURUS WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.

AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT DURING HIGH IMPACT FRONTAL COLLISION, AND RESULTING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 40 MPH. THERE WAS PRIOR BRAKING. THE SEATBELTS WERE WORN, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKING AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 09/25/2005. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THERE WAS A 1996 FORD F-150 IN FRONT ON ME. I WAS DRIVING A 2000 FORD TAURUS. FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH CAME A 1996 FORD TAURUS THAT SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME. MY CAR WAS FORCED INTO THE F-150. MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN FRONT AND BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE 1996 TAURUS WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CRYSTAL METH & ALCOHOL. HE WAS ARRESTED. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE 1996 TAURUS. IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS NEITHER MY DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS THROWN INTO MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY NECK JERKED. I AM 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE. THEY WERE ABLE TO DO AN ULTRASOUND ON THE BABY, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE X-RAYS BECAUSE I AM PREGNANT. SO I HAVE BEEN...

WE HAD THIS VEHICLE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON/STAYING ON/FLASHING. ON ONE OCCASION THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, AFTER THAT IT WAS CLEANED, DUE TO CORROSION AT THE CONNECTION. MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT ON 8/16/05 WHERE THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY WIFE SUSTAINED WHIPLASH FROM THE ACCIDENT. *JB

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR THAT WE PAID FOR IN CASH, GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD AND SPUN OUT AND HIT AN ELECTRIC POLE, DRIVERS SIDE HIT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER WE ALREADY GOT RID OF THE CAR, THEN SOMEONE TOLD ME ABOUT CONTACTING FORD. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INSURANCE ON IT YET. THE INSURANCE GUY WAS COMING OUT THAT NIGHT. SO THIS WAS A TOTAL LOSS. IT HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I AM STILL WITHOUT A VEHICLE. SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME WOULD BE NICE ABOUT A POSSIBLE LAWSUIT.

WHILE DRIVING, SRS AIR LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER APPLIED THE HORN AND IT FAILED TO WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

2000 FORD TAURUS. VIN [XXX]. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW BEING REPAIRED. NOT SURE. *AK WHAT FAILED. 48,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY, NOR HAD THE AIRBAGS BEEN WORKED ON. NO PREVIOUS WARNING FROM DASH INDICATORS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AN EAST-BOUND TRUCK CARRYING A MODULAR LOST A TRUSS THAT WENT ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK OUR WEST-BOUND CAR. THE WOOD WENT THROUGH THE GRILL, DESTROYING THE RADIATOR, CONDENSER, BATTERY, TOP OF THE VALVE COVER. IT ALLSO BROKE THE HINGE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUMPER, WITHOUT DEPLOYING THE AIR BAGS.

SUSPENSION CLIPS THAT HOLD THE WIRES TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, AIRBAG, AND HORN GAVE WAY RESULTING IN MALFUNCTIONING CRUISE CONTROL. THAT THEN DESTROYED THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTED THAT 'WE WERE LUCKY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF SINCE THE WIRES TO THAT WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE OF WIRES HELD BY THOSE CLIPS". AS A RESULT, THE WIRES DANGLED DOWN NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WERE EVENTUALLY WORN THROUGH.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH COMSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP DUE TO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT CENTER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNAL, ANKLE AND METATARSOL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *PH *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND THE AIR BAG COULD BE INOPERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

I WAS ATTEMPTING A LANE CHANGE AT 75 MPH THE REAR END OF THE CAR CAME AROUND. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR SLIDES VERY EASILY, I FEEL THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW. I WAS IN A ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. I HAVE LOST MY CAR IN A PROBABLE TOTAL LOSS. I FEEL THAT THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS ENGINEERED INCORRECTLY. THE REAR OF THE CAR IS TOO LOOSE AND LOSES TRACTION ON TURNS TOO EASILY. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768219

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 FORD TAURUS FOR 32 MONTHS. DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE HADE THE THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, NEW REAR STRUTS, REPLACED AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT FORD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSAXEL INSTALLED. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN $5,000 IN REPAIRS TO THIS CAR WHICH HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 35 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *JG *NLM

WAS HIT ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BY A CAR WHICH RAN RED LIGHT. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILLNOT OPERATE AT ALL. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. HAD TO REPLACE WIRING AND MODULE AND AIRBAG CONTROL.*AK

THE FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 5 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE JAN 19,2001. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THE LIGHT WAS OUT BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD NO MEMORY AND NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE IF THE LIGHT WAS OUT. THE FOURTH TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON BY LEAVING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE RUNNING I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH THE LIGHT STILL ON. THEY STOPPED THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE STORY THAT DAY WAS THAT THE SYSTEM DID HAVE A MEMORY AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 8 JAN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FIXED. I PICKED THE CAR UP ON 08JAN02 THE LIGHT WAS OUT BUT I TOLD THEM I COULD STILL HEAR A SLIGHT ALTERNATOR ?? WHINE BUT THEY ASSURED THAT COULDN'T...

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND FLASHES ON AND OFF, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT.*AK *JB

ON JANUARY 31, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FRIGHTENING ME SERIOUSLY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FROM MY CELLULAR TELEPHONE. I WAS ADVISED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER, THAT BEING BURGE FORD OF SANTA MONICA. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO SEND A TOW TRUCK BUT SAID I SHOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE THE SHORT DISTANCE MYSELF. AS THIS OCCURRED AT THE END OF MY LUNCH BREAK, THIS CAUSED ME TO RETURN TO WORK VERY LATE THAT AFTERNOON. AFTER TWO DAYS ON 2/2/01, BURGE FORD ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM THE SERVICE CENTER. AGAIN, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE BACK TO BURGE FORD. BURGE FORD ENCOURAGED ME TO STAY A FEW MINUTES,...

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOTIFIED CONSUMER THAT NEW PARTS WILL BE AVALBALE LATER THIS YEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON WHEN STARTING CAR. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON MAY 24, 2001. DRIVER CALLED FORD DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR AND TO BRING IT IN. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE GARAGE. ON MAY 26 DRIVER'S SON NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG HAD DEPLOYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO HILLARD'S FORD TLEPHOPNE NUMBER 817-370-5200. ON JUNE 1 THE SERVICE DESK AT THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE CONTACTING FORD TO HAVE SOMEONE CHECK IT OUT. ON JUNE 4, 2001 FORD SAID THAT THE CONTROL MODULE INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CRASH. THE HEAD OF SERIVCE AT HILLARD'S SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. HE SAID THAT HE COULDN'T FIX IT WITHOUG FORD'S APPROVAL. HILLARD'S MANAGER SAID HE SUSPECTED A FAULTY SENSOR. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE SAID THERE WAS NO DAMAGE...

I HAVE HAD CAR BACK FOUR TIME. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OUT. THE DEALER THE LAST TIME PUT A NEW MODUEL ON SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM . THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AGAIN I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HOW SAFE IS IT??? I WANT A NEW CAR. *AK

WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

WITHIN DAYS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 6 OCCASIONS AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

AIRBAG INITIALLY DISPLAYED A FAILURE CODE AT 460 MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE MONITOR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRBAG HAS NOW AGAIN REPORTED A FAILURE CODE (45). THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL COMPUTER SHOWED 2 FAILURES WITH CODES U2017 AND U2018. THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAD PROVIDED THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE FOLLOWING ADVISORY: INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT  DTC U2017/U2018 SOME 2000/2001 TAURUS/SABLES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR SEAT BAGS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) U2017 AND/OR U2018 (SIDE CRASH SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS ERROR) STORED IN MEMORY. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING AND PLANS TO RELEASE A SERVICE PROCEDURE MID-FIRST QUARTER 2001. PLEASE CLEAR CODES AND RELEASE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. IF DTC CODES ARE KEY ON ENGINE RUN OR HARD FAULT, PERFORM WORKSHOP MANUAL PINPOINT TESTS AND SERVICE AS NECESSARY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSURE ME...

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. FORDS OWNERS MANUAL SAID THE BAG WOULD MALFUNCTION AND POSSIBLY DEPLOY. TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ASAP. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS POSSION SINCE 10/19/00 AND I AM TOLD THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. HOW CAN THIS BE ACCEPTABLE? I USE THIS VEHICLE IN MY WORK AND DEPEND ON IT. IT'S BEEN 5 WORKING DAYS & A WEEKEND AND IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK BEFORE (NO PROMISE) THE PART ARRIVES. WHAT CAN YOU DO? I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO GET THIS AUTO FIXED FOR ME HOWEVER, BEING OF IMPORTANCE OF SAFTY, REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR AN ITEM SHOULD NOT BE TOLORATED FOR ANY REASON! IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD? YOUR CONSIDERATION WILL BE APPRECIATED.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2000 MODEL FORD TAURUS LX FROM MARIETTA FORD ON 7/10/2000. THE VIN # IS [XXX]. ON 7/27 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR THE AIRBAG SENSORS FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO NOT DEPLOY. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES AND WHEELS TO LOCK AND MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. FORD HAS FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY DESPITE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM AND FORWARDING THEM ALL THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT SPATE OF DEFECTS REPORTED FROM FORD, IT APPEARS THEY NOW HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ISSUE.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIRBAG HAD STARTED TO COME THROUGH THE CENTER AND EDGE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STEERING WHEEL ONCE, AND THE PROBLE HAS REOCCURRED IN THE REPLACEMENT STEERING WHEEL. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING ON THE CONTROL PANEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. *AK