1994 Ford Taurus Air Bags & Restraints Problems

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON/OFF FREQUENTLY. DEFECTIVE SENSOR IS SUSPECTED. PART IS UNAVAILABLE. A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A RECALL PRIOR TO PURCHASE OR CHANGE OUT OF PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 FORD TAURUS SHO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE; IT SLID SIDEWAYS AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLICE, ROLLED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES AND CRASHED INTO THE LIGHT POLE AGAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND HOSPITAL REPORTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000. UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB UPDATED 07/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS THE THROTTLE CABLE. UPDATED 07/26/10*JB

VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY, GOING TO 120 MPH. IT WENT SO LONG, WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES IT BLEW OUT THE MOTOR, VEHICLE CRASHED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES.*AK *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS ENTERING INTO AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION HIT HIM HIM. UPON IMPACT, DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, BUT CONSUMER WASN'T HURT.*AK *SLC

BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURRING A 25MPH FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH.

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY CANNOT GET INVOLVED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS PRONOUNCED TOTAED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFED. REPORTING THIS MATTER TO NHTSA. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF. *AK

WAS AT STOP LIGHT WHEN ENGINE STARTED REVVING WITH FOOT ON BRAKES. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED. QCAW

THE CONSUMERS STATED THAT SHE WAS AT THE LIGHT AND ANOTHER VECHICLE RAN INTO HE HEAD ON , TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. BUT THE AIRBAG HIT HER FACE THE CHEMICALS BURN FROM THE AIRBAG BURNED HER LEFT CHEEK AND BLEW HER EYE GLASSES OFF OF HER FACE. AND LEFT HER FACE NUMB, AND LEFT BURN MARKS ON THE BOTTOM OF HER CHIN. THE CAR IS TOTAL (VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT).. MJS

CONSUMER ON HIGHWAY,DURING 35MPH DRIVE, HIT BROADSIDE, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WAS RECEIVED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAG CONTROL MONITOR FAILED.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, DIRECT HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHERE DRIVER'S HUSBAND WAS SITTING. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INSTANTLY. DRIVER SUSTAINED A 6" BURN ON LEFT ARM FROM AIR BAGS WHERE THE FLESH WAS TORN OFF. ALSO SUFFERED A SEVERE CONCUSSION FROM FORCE OF AIR BAG HITTING HER HEAD, AND SEVER EBRUISES ON HER RIGHT BREAST. HUSBAND WAS NOT INJURED.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FRAYED AND FELL OFF.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A INTER-SECTIONAL COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE; CAME TO A STOP; WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN; ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 45MPH WAS BROADSIDED BY TAURUS; UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION, WAS PUSHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. LOCATION OF THE IMPACT FRONT END, AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

SHOULDER HARNESS ON CENTURY CHILD SAFETY SEAT TOO LOOSE.