There are 22 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 1987 Ford Taurus in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECT AND FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT OF MY 1987 FORD TAURUS, I WENT HEAD FIRST INTO THE WINDSHIELD, MY KNEES HIT THE DASHBOARD, AND I SUFFERED INJURIES. IT WOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX FOR FORD TO CORRECT THE KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOTHING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED. *JB
SEAT BELTS CAME APART AND FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE.
THE CONSUMER STATE'S THE FRONT SEAT BELT IS BROKE AND THE TIE ROD FELL OFF.
THE REAR DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S DOOR HANDLES BROKE. DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, BUCKLE BROKE ON THE SHOULDER BELT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, WHICH WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
METAL PART OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CLIP FELL OUT DURING SUDDEN BRAKING ALMOST RESULTING IN INJURY.
THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RESTRAINTS FELL APART INTO THREE PIECES UPON BRAKING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NYLON AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CLASP WEARS OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE BELTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILURE, BROKEN BELT BUCKLE. TT
PLASTIC THAT COVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE FELL OFF. ALSO METAL FASTNER SEPARATED ON FRONT AND MIDDLE PASSENGER SEATING POSITION. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM CRASHING INTO STEERING WHEEL. TT
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELT BUCKLES BREAK DUE TO A PLASTIC CLIP WITHIN THE BUCKLE WHICH FALLS APART AND BREAKS. WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
SEAT BELT LATCH COVER CAME OFF AND LATCH UNFASTENED. TT
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT PLASTIC COVERS ON THE MALE PART OF SAFETY BELT BUCKLE CRACKS, SEATBELT FALLS APART. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TENSIONER, ATTACHING SEAT BELT TO BUCKLE CAME OFF, RENDERING BELT INOPERABLE. *AW
SEATBELT FAILED DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY. *TW
PLASTIC IS BROKEN INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS (OTHER VEHICLE FROM 965989). *AK
SEAT BELT BUCKLES BREAK, DUE TO BEING MADE OF PLASTIC. *DSH
DRIVER'S SIDE SEA TBELT BUCKLE RELEASE MECHANISM SPLIT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SQUEEZE BELT BUCKLE TOGETHER IN ORDER FOR THE SEAT BELT TO LATCH. *AK
FRONT SEATBELT LOOSEN AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND HAVE DONE SO FROM THE INITIAL PURCHASE. DEALER SAID TO LEAN QUICKLY FORWARD THEN BACK IN THE SEAT AND THE RETRACTORS WOULD THEN SNUG THE BELT, EVEN AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE BELT WOULD BE LOOSE AGAIN. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES DEALER SAID BELT ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED REPLACEING AND IT WILL COST $87.50 PER BELT PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL. WHEN TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED SWITCH HAS ALWAYS PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR WHICH THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO WRITE UP ON THE SHOP WORK FORM. PRESSING THE OFF SWITCH CAUSES THE CAR TO MOMENTARILY START TO SLOW DOWN, THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES AGAIN AND ACCELERATES THE CAR BACK UP THE SPEED IT WAS GOING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO COMPLETLY DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL IS TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID AND I QUOTE, "OK JUST TAP THE BRAKE WHEN YOU NEED TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL--THEY'RE THE SAME
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNFASTEN BY ITSELF. TT
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Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.