1997 Ford Taurus air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 42 complaints for the 1997 Ford Taurus, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 42 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 25 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 25 crashes, 23 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
While driving at 50-55 MPH, consumer's vehicle was hit on the passenger side front near the fender head light. Upon impact, the air bags deployed. The air bags contained chemicals that burned both passenger/and owner on the face, and the others on their upper chest area. *scc
While driving at 40 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Ford Taurus
- Transmission 194 complaints
- Engine 127 complaints
- Brakes 78 complaints
- Electrical system 67 complaints
- Steering 61 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 60 complaints
- Cruise control 58 complaints
- Cooling system 46 complaints