2000 Ford Taurus air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 90 complaints for the 2000 Ford Taurus, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 57 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 51 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 57 crashes, 1 fire, 51 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dt: 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.
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.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Ford Taurus
- Suspension 483 complaints
- Brakes 120 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Lighting 98 complaints
- Cruise control 90 complaints
- Transmission 78 complaints
- Fuel system 70 complaints
- Electrical system 66 complaints