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2008 Ford Taurus Air bags Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
9%of 175 total for the year
Median mileage
114,250miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Ford Taurus, 9% of the 175 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 114,250 miles. 11 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The air bag light came on in passenger side as not on, my car then started to slow while I was on the highway, and jerked a bit, would not go when I hit the gas petal, had to pull in and about 10 min of turning car on and off, light for airbag went out and car was fine. Although at times light still comes on for airbag on passenger side but car has not stalled”

NHTSA complaint #10822461, filed 2016-01, 130,000 miles

“I was driving on highway 316 in my 2008 Ford Taurus sel and I rear ended a large truck at a red light. I was moving about 35-40 MPH. My front bumper and hood were torn apart very badly. But my drivers airbag did not deploy. This made the whiplash on my neck and head way worse than it should have been.”

NHTSA complaint #11112316, filed 2018-07, 140,000 miles

“My 79 year old father-in-law was in a traffic accident yesterday september 5, 2019. He was at a stop sign in the city of portsmouth ohio. Upon taking off from a stop he was hit not by one car but two cars. My father in law has had this car since 2009 and they have always taken care of it. They only have this car. Anyway when he hit none of the air bags deployed, none. He hit the steering wheel so hard that we thought he was having a heart attack.”

NHTSA complaint #11253542, filed 2019-09, 87,000 miles

“I was driving back home from dropping off my son at school when I felt like I was going to faint I was unable to stop the car in time when I passed out while driving , I hit an electrical post head on my air bags didn't deploy and I suffered head trauma and bruising on my face arms and chest.”

NHTSA complaint #10597914, filed 2014-06, 110,000 miles

“Driving 2 lane road heading east, saw a car on the our right trying to come out of drive, kept going back and forth finally gave up, by the time we turned to look straight a truck had stopped with his directionals wanting to go left into his drive, we hit him. Seat belts were on, but the air bags did not deploy..husband driving, got a warning from police, failure to stop properly. We were sore from impact due to seat belts but the truck driving went to hospital for a check-up, we didn't. Car was totaled by the auto body shop...”

NHTSA complaint #10420845, filed 2011-08, 48,000 miles

Related recalls

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201916%
201725%
201645%
201552%
201452%
2013112%
201234%
201184%
2010115%
200969%
2008159%
200775%
2006217%
2005273%
2004216%
2003464%
2002473%
2001666%
2000887%
1999405%
1998397%
1997425%
1996455%
1995555%
1994384%
1993543%
1992497%
1991558%
19904111%
198910%

Other parts of the 2008 Ford Taurus

Transmission and drivetrain
44 complaints
Steering
35 complaints
Vehicle speed control
32 complaints
Engine
20 complaints
Brakes
15 complaints
Electrical system
13 complaints
Engine cooling
11 complaints
Suspension
10 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Electronic stability control
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Ford Taurus

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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