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Showing 127,896 complaints — component: AIR BAGS
Incident date: Mar 12, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1995) — AIR BAGS
May 27, 1997
Incident date: Mar 21, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 18, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
OTHER: AIRBAG SENSOR DEFECTIVE. DUP OF 51607, ENTERD ON 25-FEB-98. AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION.
Incident date: Mar 1, 1997
OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY CLOCK SPRING.
OLDSMOBILE
CUTLASS
(1996) — AIR BAGS
May 27, 1997
Incident date: Apr 1, 1997
HANDICAPPED CONSUMER SITS TWO INCHES FROM STEERING WHEEL, THEREFORE NEEDS AIRBAG DISCONNECTED.
Incident date: Feb 25, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.
OLDSMOBILE
CIERA
(1995) — AIR BAGS
May 27, 1997
Incident date: Apr 23, 1997
OTHER: REQUESTING REMOVAL OF AIR BAG.
Incident date: Jan 20, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 12, 1996
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING 2 COLLISIONS.
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, CAUSING INJURIES.
1 injured
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE UNSAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S.
CHRYSLER
FIFTH AVENUE
(1992) — AIR BAGS
May 27, 1997
Incident date: Mar 10, 1997
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S.
Incident date: Dec 1, 1996
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DUE TO UNDERSIDE SCRAPPING THE DRIVEWAY.
Incident date: Apr 25, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: May 16, 1997
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE 35MPH, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT A 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 8, 1997
IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
Crash
1 injured
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SPORADIC AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING WHEN WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, FLICKERING/FLASHING AND STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY, DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FINALLY CONTACTED TECHNICAL DIVISION, DLR WAS DIRECTED TO REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE AND CHECK WIRING, PROBLEM.
Incident date: May 2, 1997
ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT SUDDENLY, HIT THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR; HAD SEVERE TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE; WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT; AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, CAUSING SOME INJURIES TO HEAD AND NECK AREA. DUP 0F 812119, ADDED 0N 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 25, 1997
AIRBAG PANEL BROKE LOOSE, CAN SEE THE AIRBAG COMPONENTS, CAN EASLY DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Incident date: Nov 27, 1995
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 25, 1996
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN THE ACCIDENT.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Oct 15, 1996
OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Feb 20, 1997
DESIGN OF VEHICLE WITH AIR BAGS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR SMALLER DRIVERS.
Incident date: Feb 14, 1997
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S FACE/ARMS.
Incident date: Dec 16, 1996
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.
Incident date: Feb 19, 1997
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING BURNS TO DRIVER'S JAW/CHEST.
1 injured
MITSUBISHI
GALANT
(1994) — AIR BAGS
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Aug 28, 1993
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION/INJURY. DUP OF 801669, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
DESIGN OF VEHICLE WITH AIR BAG IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DRIVERS 5.0 FEET TALL.
DODGE
GRAND CARAVAN
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Mar 24, 1997
DESIGN OF VEHICLE WITH AIR BAGS IS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DRIVERS 5 FEET TALL AND 110 LBS.
Incident date: Jul 24, 1990
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG, CAUSING FACIAL/NECK BURNS.
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 23, 1997
OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Feb 6, 1997
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash
1 injured
PLYMOUTH
GRAND VOYAGER
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Aug 31, 1996
OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Incident date: Apr 1, 1997
OTHER: REQUESTING PERMISSION TO DISABLE AIRBAG DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS.
Incident date: Feb 20, 1996
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT SAFE FOR SHORT DRIVER'S.
FORD
THUNDERBIRD
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: Dec 25, 1996
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON.
NISSAN
PATHFINDER
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Apr 24, 1997
Incident date: May 1, 1996
OTHER: DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED TWICE.
Incident date: Mar 10, 1997
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A BLOW OUT WHICH ACTIVATED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *AK
MITSUBISHI
MIRAGE
(1995) — AIR BAGS
Apr 15, 1997
Incident date: Mar 21, 1997
WHILE GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH A DOG RAN OUT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED, CAUSING LOSS CONTROL, VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND SUSTAINED ABOUT $6000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO AUTOMOBILE. DUP 0F 516531, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 3, 1997
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 45MPH, VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash
WHILE DRIVING, WAS MAKING "U" TURN, TOW HOOK TOUCHED SIDEWALK, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE. DID NOT KNOW AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 15, 1997
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, IMPACT 30 MPH, DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER. *AK
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Feb 1, 1997
OTHER: AIR BAG FAILURE. DUP OF 518364, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK