My mother had a horrifying experience and a accident while driving my 2000 Ford Taurus. As she was putting car in drive, when leaving restaurant the car suddenly went out of control and sped up on its own and even while she had her foot on the brake all the way to floor car would not stop, the accelerator was stuck and she was terrified as she was heading head on to the restaurants brick building where she ended up crashing into and people inside restaurant said they were hurt as well as my car got badly damaged and the building. My mother and the people inside are lucky to be alive because of this problem with the gas pedal and brakes this could have been a deadly accident. My mother is bruised and still very sore from the accident and the impact was so hard when she crashed into the brick building that both front air bags failed to deploy. Please someone needs to look into this because this I understand that this has happen to others who own 2000 Ford Taurus. I called Ford and they said they had a recall on this vehicle in 2002 and the problem was corrected but here it is 2009 and it has happened again so something isn't right with these cars and it shouldn't have to take someone to die before Ford realizes that this problem is still happening and they need to do something about this. There are several complaints about this same problem. And if Ford said they corrected the problem in 2002 then why is it still happening"?????????" please do something before its to late. I was really upset after reading all the complaints about 2000 Ford Taurus owners who are having the same problem with there car and this was after the 2002 recall when Ford claim they fixed it. I wish I knew this before I brought the car or even let my mother drive it because I would never have put her life or others in jeopardy like that. Tow truck had to pull my car from building and then it had to be towed away.

- Cleveland, OH, USA

I have a 2000 Ford Taurus that I purchased from a private owner about a month ago. When day I was driving it I started to hear a clattering noise coming from the right side of my dash board. I opened up the glove box behind is the air bag compartment, above this toward the back is a connection that looks like a thin rod that has a plastic connector. I felt the rod so I could find out were it went to, it seems to go into the fire wall. The plastic fitting is real loose so I do not know two thing`S. 1) will it being like this will it deploy for know reason? 2) is this part of the air bag and if it is would it make this kind of noise like a clatter since it is loose? I have kids and a wife and I do not want them to get hurt buy the bag deploying or anybody else getting hurt. I do not have the money to fix this please tell me that the NHTSA will fix.

- Columbus, OH, USA

2000 Ford Taurus - swerved to avoid another vehicle; drove over curb. Passenger side airbag deployed (drivers side did not). Dealer said to contact Ford (out of warranty) - Ford not willing to repair. Concern due to non-deployment of drivers side airbag and safety of driving vehicle in future.

- Rockford, MI, USA

2000 Ford Taurus. The car was in an accident on the July 4,2005. While driving at 25-30 mph an oncoming vehicle turned in front of consumer's vehicle and it swerved to miss the car and hit a lamp post head on. The air bags did not deploy. The passenger sustained injuries. A police report was filed. The body shop said they did not know why the air bags did not deploy. Called the dealership where the car was purchased and they said it could have been that the impact was not hard enough or the car was not hit the right spot to deploy the air bags.

- Chicago, IL, USA

Contact's vehicle was involved in a head on collision while going 47 mph. Upon impact, niether of the front air bags deployed.

- Newnan, GA, USA

The airbags did not deploy during an automobile accident. They deployed after impacting, and consumer hit the steering wheel. The impact was on the front end of the car. The accident had been over for 6 seconds before the airbags deployed. Then the airbag deployed and threw the consumer backwards. This was the driver's airbag that was late in deployment, but passenger's air bag caught on fire.

- Belleville, MI, USA

While driving 30 mph, the consumer was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time.

- Disputanta, VA, USA

The complaint was received via E-mail. In June of 2004 I was involved in a head on collision at 40 mph. None of the frontal airbags deployed, but fortunately the seat belts did work, quite possibly preventing serious injuries. A couple of weeks after the accident I notified Ford consumer service division about the air bags, but they didn't provide any assistance because my insurance company had already covered the damages, and they have current possession of the vehicle. They just blew me off.

- Sedalia, MO, USA

Vehicle was involved in a head on collision yet the air bags did not deploy. The passenger sustained injuries to her ribcage.

- Sedalia, MO, USA

Failure of air bag deployment in 2001 Ford Taurus. This was a high speed crash where the consumer could not control the vehicle and impacted a concrete bridge rail. When the consumer first took possession of the vehicle, it had a bad shimmy in the front end when the brakes were applied. The dealer found the rotors were warped, a few days after the rotors were replaced the rear end of the vehicle fish tailed, the dealer then discovered the rear drums were not round and had to be replaced. Months later the vehicle fish tailed again and the tires had to be replaced.

- Syosset, NY, USA

Consumer's vehicle rear ended another vehicle while driving at 45 mph. Upon impact, none of the frontal air bags deployed.

- Ruther Glen, VA, USA

While driving at 15 mph passenger air bag deployed. Dealership and manufacturer has been notified.

- Crivitz, WI, USA

Nar 06/19/2003. The consumer has encountered numerous amount of problems with the vehicle. First the transmission was leaking fluid the brakes failed twice in a year. The vehicle was repaired at dobbs Ford two times and both parts were not under warranty and again after being fixed the brakes failed. As a result of the vehicle defect the consumer has lost her car insurance and is unable to purchase anymore because no other company want to risk another accident with the brakes. The consumer believes Ford should except responsibility for this car before some is hurt. The consumers nephew was driving the vehicle and crashed into a concrete block and the air bags failed to deploy.

- Memphis, TN, USA

I do not believe my air bags in my 2000 Ford Taurus deployed properly during a car accident. The accident involved an initial frontal impact, followed by a left rear passenger side impact. The air bags did not deploy during the frontal impact - they deployed after the car came to a stop.

- Bristol, WI, USA

The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 45 mph. The frontal air bags failed to deploy upon impact. The driver and passenger sustained upper body injuries as a result.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

While driving over black ice 20-30 mph consumer lost control of vehicle, crashing into an embankment. Upon impact, frontal air bags did not deploy.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

While driving 25 mph driver applied the brakes and vehicle skidded on the ice. Driver lost control of the vehicle and hit an embankment. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained head and stomach injuries and was transported by ambulance to a hospital. Vehicle was totaled.

- Delphos, KS, USA

While the vehicle was completely stopped, another vehicle hit the rear and made the vehicle hit another vehicle that was in front. The driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. The driver seat belt did not hold the driver which caused the driver to sustain facial damage.

- Corbin, KY, USA

My wife rear ended a car and the airbag let out a puff of greyish smoke but did not deploy. After the airbag/seat belt light has stayed on. Krieger Ford dealership had put it on their diagnostic machine and said the airbag was fine, but the seat belt tensioner needed replacement. I believe this much is true because it was acting funny even before the. I am suspicious of their airbag assesment however because I read where 2000 (this is what I have) and 2001 Taurus and Sable are being investigated because there were about 240 instances of airbags not deploying as of July 2003.

- Pataskala, OH, USA

Consumer states that while driving the vehicle at 40 mph vehicle was in a collision. Consumer states that both front air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified.

- Allegan, MI, USA