Safety restraint system failure in 2005 Ford Taurus front crash sensor failure at 54,000 miles. Is a common failure seems due to salt corrosion in North East. Disables air bag function. No accident or deployment in this case. It is not good design that there are many failures of this in Taurus's.

- Camillus, NY, USA

1. was backing up from a parking space and the airbag in steering wheel just went off. Did not hit anything. First time it happened. 2. contusion of face, scalp, and neck except eyes, contusion of hand and arm, hypertension. 3. took the vehicle to the local Ford dealer, Ford Motor Company requested the module be sent to them before they would replace the airbags. To this date Ford has not fixed the vehicle or given any reason why this happened. We feel the vehicle is not safe to drive and even if they repair it we will still not feel safe driving for fear of airbag coming out and hurting us again without any impact.

- Pierceton, IN, USA

I was involved in a front end collision on the kenai spur hwy. The airbags did not deploy.

- Kenai, AK, USA

- while driving the 2005 Ford Taurus at 20-25 mph in icy conditions the contact's vehicle crashed on the front driver's side of the vehicle into a wall attempting to miss striking a second vehicle who had braked suddenly. After the vehicle struck the wall it continued to slide out of control and struck a third vehicle head on about 20 yards away, which was stationary because it was involved in another crash. The driver's side airbag did not deploy. Although the contact was wearing a seat belt, he was not sure if the pretensioner deployed. The vehicle sustained severe front end damage and was not operational. The contact was taken to the hospital with bruising. The contact has pictures and will receive the police report. The failure mileage and current were both 89000.

- Justice, IL, USA

: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in a crash and the passenger side air bag did not deploy. The vehicle was impacted in the front end on the driver's side. The passenger suffered injuries to the sternum and head area. The passengers in the vehicle were all wearing safety restraints which prohibited any further injuries. The police were at the scene and filed a written report. The vehicle was inspected by the insurance company and deemed totaled.

- Fort Myers, FL, USA

The contact stated a garbage truck pulled out in front of the contact's son's vehicle causing a rear end collision at 50 mph. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. All occupants were wearing seat belts. The contact hit the steering wheel and sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was totaled, and a police report was a taken. There has been no inspection to determine why the airbags did not deploy. Updated 3/3/2006 -

- Ponchatuoula, LA, USA

The contact states there was a popping noise in the steering when turning. The dealership could not find where the noise was coming from. However the suspension worked erratically. There was a tear where the passenger's side airbag was located, and the light indicates it was off. The dealership was unaware that there was a tear under the airbag and why it happened. Also, they did not check to see if there was an airbag in the vehicle.

- Henderson, NC, USA