2004 Ford Taurus air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 21 complaints for the 2004 Ford Taurus, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 16 crashes, 15 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
On June 23, 2024 this 2004 Ford Taurus was in a front end collision at freeway speeds of 60 mph or higher. The driver airbag did not deploy and the driver died as a result of severe trauma to head and chest.
Other car was approaching head on I swerved to avoid head on collision going 45 MPH flew into a residential driveway hit their parked van which spun side ways. My driver's side air bag did not deploy only the passenger side worked.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Ford Taurus
- Cruise control 166 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 44 complaints
- Engine 44 complaints
- Transmission 30 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints
- Fuel system 16 complaints