Five problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2002 Ford Taurus. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Taurus based on all problems reported for the 2002 Taurus.
At 6:30 a. M. On 4/4/2012 I was driving home from work when I fell asleep ,crossed the center line, hit a semi head on & my driver side airbag didn't deploy. The 2002 Ford Taurus was a vehicle I purchased new. The passenger side with no one in that seat did deploy.
Consumer's vehicle was sitting at intersection and it was involved in a rear end collision, causing consumer's vehicle to hit the vehicle in front. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy,but passenger's side air bag did deploy. Driver sustained head trauma and refused to go to the hospital. Consumer will go to the hospital the next day. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.
While driving consumetr hit a bump on the highwayand both driver's side and passenger side air bags deployed inadvertently. Driver was not injured. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection.
Struck another vehicle from the rear. . . 11 o'clock pdof. . High speed. . . Driverside pretensioner fired, but no airbag. Passenger side air bag fired, but no passenger was in the vehicle.
Was traveling approximately 45mph when another vehicle came out and caused a t-bone collision. Passenger's side air bag didn't deploy. Passenger was injured with six broken ribs/an injured hand, and was having trouble breathing. The passenger had seat belt restraints on. No contact has been made to the manufacturer.