general problems of the 2005 Ford Taurus

Takata recall since moving to the extreme heat 6 years ago (arizona), when turning my wheel sharply at times, sounds like rocks rolling around internally. Trying to find out if this may be a takata airbag. Called Ford today, and they cannot identify what airbag is in the vehicle with the VIN. Has there been other reports of this issue?.

Something is rattling inside my steering wheel behind the horn by the air bag. It sounds like a coin rattling around inside the sterring wheel when I make a turn. When I looked this up on line all I kept reading was it's a common problem but I didn't see anything about a recall. I'm afraid if that air bag was to go off that loose piece floating around in there could put a eye out or worse.

The passenger seat weight monitor to activate or deactivate the passenger airbag will not deactivate passenger air bag off light only comes on when you start the car and should be on at all times when the seat is empty or a child is seated in it.

Crash.

On October 28,2005 I was vacationing in hilton head s. C. I rented a 2005 Ford Taurus from avis rental at the savannah georgia airport. On October 30, at approximately 10:40 am I was proceeding westbound on u. S. 278 toward highway 170. I was traveling approximately 50 - 55 mph in a 55 mph zone. At that time a 2002 kia 4 door came off private property of the st. Gregorey's catholic church across the two westbound lanes. I activated the brakes and swerved to miss the vehicle however we collided. My vehicle hit theirs broadside at my estimate of 25 - 30 mph at impact. The impact was to the front of my vehicle to the driver's side of their vehicle. At the time of the collision, the anti- lock brakes on my vehicle locked so I was unable to steer out of the path of the kia. At the time of the collision neither the driver or passenger airbags deployed on my vehicle. The driver of the kia was airlifted to savannah, georgia and her husband was transported to the same hospital by ground ambulance. My wife was transported by ambulance to carolina coastal hospital in bluffton, s. C. I sent this information about 2 weeks ago but have had no acknowledgement of it being received so I am resubmitting it.

On 10/28/05 I rented a Ford Taurus at the airport in savannah, georgia while vacationing in hilton head, south carolina. On 10/30/05 I was driving westbound in the slow lane on u. S. 278, a four lane highway divided by a 40 -60 ft grass divider in route to beuford s. C. My speed was about 50 -55 mph with a posted limit of 55 mph. About 150 feet in front of me, I caught a glimpse of a vehicle (2002 kia) leaving the driveway of the st. Gregory the great catholic church directly in the path of my vehicle. I applied the brakes hard, swerved to the left in an effort to steer around the vehicle. The brakes of the Taurus locked up and I left about 60 feet of skid marks on the roadway at which time I hit the kia broadside at the driver's door. I would estimate my speed at the time of the collision to be about 25 - 30 mph. The kia crossed the divider and two eastbound lanes prior to stopping on the south side of the roadway shoulder. At the time of the collision neither my air bag nor my wife's air bag deployed. My wife suffered injuries to her shoulder, neck and knee. I suffered injuries to left wrist and right upper arm. The female driver of the kia was airlifted to savannah, georgia for treatment and was still in the hospital according to the insurance company on 11/9/05. The male passenger was transported by ambulance to savannah also but I am unaware of his condition. I feel this vehicle and other models of this nature need to be examined. This information was noted on the accident form I prepared for avis rentals at hilton head s. C. On 10/30/05.