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Ford Taurus 2001 Complaint

Complaint about AIR BAGS : SIDE/WINDOW

ANNANDALE, NJ

Consumer Complaint:
SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER CAR (2001 FORD TAURUS) HIT POTHOLE. NO SIDE IMPACT TOOK PLACE. NO DAMAGE TO SIDE OF CAR. ONLY DAMAGE WAS SCRAPE ON RIM OF FRONT LEFT WHEEL AFTER IT WENT INTO THE POTHOLE GOING FORWARD. ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THIS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. INCIDENTS WERE DOCUMENTED WITH AUTO DEALER AT SERVICE INTERVAL AND DEALER SAID COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. BUT WITH A HISTORY OF A PROBLEM WITH SENSORS AND A DEPLOYMENT DUE TO NO SIDE IMPACT, THIS IN MY OPINION REPRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE EXPLORED AS HAVING AN AIRBAG GO OFF AS YOU ARE DRIVING COULD CERTAINLY TRIGGER AN ACCIDENT.*AK

Date of Incident:
20040128