10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 5 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 3 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 25,231 miles
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1996 Ford Taurus sitting in the church parking lot and the air bags deployed. No one was in the car except our small dog. Considerable damage to the car including broken windshield. Ford Motor Company tells me that they have no liability.
- Lynch Station, VA, USA
Airbag warning light came on for 2 days. Went out before scheduled service at dealer. No diagnostic code was returned. Dealer advised to return car immediately if light went on again. Approximately a week later light went on again, car was returned to dealer with light on and an "unknown code" was returned by diagnostic unit. Approx 3 weeks later, without warning, passenger side front airbag deployed spontaneously. Car filled with powder making visibility impossible, and the force of the airbag deployment shattered and pushed out the passenger side of the windshield, scattering shards of glass all over the front seat.
- Berwyn, PA, USA
50 mph crash hit a mailbox and two six inch locust trees. Airbags did not deploy. Both of the sensors were pushed into the radiator
- Clarksville, OH, USA
A noise sounds like a large humming sound, that gets louder when the vehicle is at certain high speeds, could be the air bag installation appears to be defective or put in wrong.
- Worcester, MA, USA
Vehicle hit in left front by 40 ton dump truck; passenger side airbag deployed; driver side airbag did not deploy.
- Somerville, NJ, USA
Air bag sensor light kept blinking on/off intermittently;. dealer notified, and was unable to correct the problem. Seeking help from NHTSA in this matter. Please feel free to provide any further details.
- Washington, IL, USA
Airbag light comes on, indicating a problem with airbag system. Problem is reoccurring after getting the problem fixed previously.
- Langeloth, PA, USA
Vehicle involved in a crash at 50 mph with 2 vehicles. First vehicle hit in rear almost head on with major damage to driver's side front/middle, proceeded to hit second vehicle in same place. Neither air bag deployed on either impact. My vehicle came to a complete hault after hitting second vehicle.
- Raymond, IL, USA
False deployment of air bag caused temporary loss of control, damage to windshield scattering glass through out vehicle and consumers.
- El Sobrant, CA, USA
Unspecified: Air bag warning indicator keeps flashing trouble code.
- St. Louis, MO, USA
Driver had crashed into the rear end of another car and air-bags did not come out.
- Imperial Beach, CA, USA
The air bag "readiness light" flashed for approximately two minutes and stays on until the engine is turned off. Four repair attempts have been made.
- Albuquerqu, NM, USA
- Niceville, FL, USA