MY SON, ROB, WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN A HIGH-SPEED CRASH WHEN THE AIR BAG IN OUR 2000 FORD TAURUS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A FENCEPOST. THE DEALER, WHO DID NOT SEE THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT, CLAIMED THAT THE REASON WAS WHERE THE POST STRUCK THE CAR. RECENTLY, WE HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION INTO AIR BAG PROBLEMS WITH THE TAURUS AND SABLE, AND I THINK THIS COULD BE ANOTHER SUCH CASE.*AK