This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 1996 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when the vehicle was involved in a crash. During the crash all of the air bags deployed but during deployment, the passenger side air bag detached from the dashboard. A police report was filed but no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to a parking lot where the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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.
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- Niceville, FL, USA