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Showing 127,896 complaints — component: AIR BAGS
MITSUBISHI
DIAMANTE
(1993) — AIR BAGS
Aug 4, 1997
Incident date: Aug 2, 1997
CONSUMER REARENDED A VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS RETRACTED, BUT OWNER RECEIVED INJURIES TO NECK AND SHOULDERS. DUP OF 815028, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 23, 1997
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *SLC
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING HEAD INJURY TO DRIVER.
Incident date: Jan 21, 1997
UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG FAILED.
Incident date: Aug 9, 1995
UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED.
UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR KEEPS FLASHING TROUBLE CODE.
Incident date: Jan 5, 1996
UNSPECIFIED: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.
UNSPECIFIED: WHEN AIR BAGS INFLATE THE SYSTEM LOCKS DOWN, AUTOMATIC DOORS /WINDOWS LOCK, TRAPPING PASSENGER. VEHICLE FILLS WITH CLOUDY SMOKE
Incident date: Mar 13, 1997
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BURNS TO SEAT BELT, WHICH RESULTED IN SEAT BELT RIPPING. DUP OF 811097, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 14, 1997
AIR BAG: DRIVNG APPROXIMATELY 65MPH DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF FOR NO REASON, AND CRACKED THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. DEALER SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANY REASON WHY THIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED.
Incident date: Jul 17, 1997
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS FLASHING. VEHICLE WILL BE SEEN BY DEALER NEXT WEEK.
Incident date: Nov 9, 1996
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, FELL ASLEEP AND RAN OFF THE ROAD HITTING 5 TREES FRONTAL IMPACT AND SIDE WHICH DIDNOT TRIGGER THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND THE DRIVER AIRBAGD DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash
1 injured
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Jul 17, 1997
Incident date: Sep 22, 1996
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN A 25 MPH CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES. DUP OF 804572, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 1, 1997
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
Incident date: Apr 3, 1997
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS, CAUSING INJURY. DUP OF 812077, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
1 injured
Incident date: May 20, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT. DUP OF 812439, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
(1997) — AIR BAGS
Jul 17, 1997
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED VEHICLE DAMAGE. DUP OF 809298, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
CHEVROLET
MONTE CARLO
(1997) — AIR BAGS
Jul 17, 1997
Incident date: Feb 21, 1997
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BLEW APART UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN CHEMICAL BURNS. DUP OF 517398, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED. DUP OF 508861, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
RECALL REPAIR NOT DONE ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR BECAUSE VIN NOT PART OF RECALL. DUP OF 517339, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Incident date: Oct 9, 1995
AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH , VEHICLE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HIT HEAD-ON. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DUP OF 974266, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
Incident date: Jun 16, 1997
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DUP OF 813912, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
OTHER: AIR BAGS NOT SAFE FOR SMALL CHILDREN/WOMEN/AGED. *AK
Incident date: Jun 27, 1997
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 46MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *DUP OF 813636, ADDED 0N 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
DRIVER'S SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKING CAR IN GARAGE. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. ALSO, AIR BAG SENSOR HAS COME ON TWICE. DUP OF 517543, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Incident date: May 19, 1997
AIR BAGS: SITTING AT LIGHT GETTING READY TO AMKE LEFT TURN WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHED DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. HIT VEHICLE LEFT FRONT ,WHICH KNOCKED MY VEHICLE INTO WALL , AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Jun 27, 1997
Incident date: Jun 25, 1997
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION, VEHICLE REARENED ANOTHER VEHICLE, SPEED 40 MPH, CAUSE UNKNOWN.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 25, 1997
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG BROKE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INJURED 5 PEOPLE.
5 injured
Incident date: Feb 7, 1997
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK.
Incident date: May 17, 1991
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER.
2 injured
Incident date: Nov 15, 1996
NO DEPLOYEMENT OF AIR BAG IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. 514311 DUP OF 515150; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Incident date: Mar 17, 1996
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. DUP 0F 809991, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 9, 1997
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING CHEMICALS TO DISPERSE INTO FACE, LEFT ARM, SMALL AREA OF RIGHT HAND.
Incident date: Dec 1, 1996
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.
Incident date: Jan 1, 1995
AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE IN ACCIDENT.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. (1ST VEHICLE ON 603330)
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 10, 1996
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK.
UNSPECIFIED: WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOY, DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. DUP 0F 519493, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1992) — AIR BAGS
Jun 27, 1997
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
OLDSMOBILE
AURORA
(1997) — AIR BAGS
Jun 27, 1997
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
Incident date: Sep 17, 1995
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.