Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 11/07/2010 | 102000 | ||
| My daughter was driving the 2000 cavaleir from church to her college when she stopped at a stop sign and looked left and then right and proceeded through the intersection and failed to see a chrysler minivan coming from her left.. she braked and the minivan t-boned her car on the left side and her car proceeded to turn 90 degrees to the right for 20 feet and stopped. the most damage occured on the passenger door, to the front tire was pushed in...the whole steering wheel assembly was pushed forward. the front passenger was severely injured with severe head trauma and skull fracture.she is presently in a coma. the driver of the vehicle had a concussion,severe lacerations on the back of her head , and bruising on her arms and legs. the third passenger in the rear drivers side had minor injuries. | |||
| 08/24/2005 | 1 | 06/03/2004 | |
| My wife bought a 2000 chev. cavalier from sound mazda inrenton a year ago in 2004, the car did not passed emission test, we took it to the mechanic and he informed us that the catalityc converter was not working, the o2 censor was bad and it would be pricy, we took it to a dealership and were going to trade it in, the manager of the dealership pulled a carfax report and he asked us if the dealership had informed us that in 2002 the car was in a wreck and the airbags were deployed, we told him no, when she bought the car none of this was informed to us. we believe that it is unfair for the dealership to not inform us about this, specially because the airbags don't work in the car and they still sold it to us like that. | |||
| 11/03/2004 | 1 | ||
| A deer ran in front of the consumer while driving, consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, and hit a tree. upon impact, both frontal airbags did not deploy. no injuries reported. vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company.*ak | |||
| 06/19/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the vehicle was involved in a collision which hit a ditch and flip over several time. driver was thrown out the sun roof and die and the other two passenger received injuries. dealer and the manufacturer was not notifed at this time. nlm | |||
| 2 | 06/01/2000 | ||
| What should i do about these incidents? i have taken my car in 3 times for the high pitch noise in the dash, i have taken it in once for the raddling in the dash, and i am taking it in 8/28/2002 for the airbag situation. when i called preston hood about the airbag the service guy acted like it wasn't a big deal until i told him that i have a wedding in less than a month and if my airbag deploys and leaves bruises i would be really upset. my airbag light keeps going on and off and the car isn't but 2 years old. help me please my car is falling apart!*ak | |||
| 04/16/2002 | 1 | ||
| While traveling on the highway without prior warning she veered into another vehicle. traveling about 30mph the dual airbags didnt go off. nlm | |||
| 04/05/2001 | |||
| Air bag light stayed on while driving. dealer notified, and unable to resolve problem. feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/31/2011 | 138000 | ||
| I was driving down the road and a large pick up truck pulled out in front of me and i smashed into the side of the truck and neither the driver or passenger airbags deployed. i was going approximately 45 mph on impact. | |||
| 11/03/2004 | 1 | ||
| The windshield exploded while driving. consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. driver and passenger sustained head and back injuries, and were transported by ambulance to a hospital. vehicle was towed and totaled by the insurance company. *ak | |||
| 03/24/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving 25 mph the driver hit a pot hole which caused both frontal air bags to deploy. the driver was not hurt. the driver had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic could not determined a cause at this time. please provide any additional information. *nm | |||
| 08/21/2003 | 2 | 04/28/2000 | |
| On 8/21/03 i was involed in a accident where my car rolled and the car intially hit front end first and neither driver nor passenger air bags did not deployed. *ak | |||
| 05/05/2003 | |||
| While driving 30 mph the consumer's vehicle was hit on the passenger side by another vehicle. the drivers side air bag did not deploy. *nlm | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving at 40-45 mph an accident occurred. the vehicle skidded on an icy road, and hit a gaurdrail. upon impact, the driver's airbag did not deploy. there were no injuries. *ak *scc *jb | |||
| 01/09/2002 | 1 | 08/01/2000 | |
| Frontal crash of moderate severity, air bags failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 04/06/2001 | 1 | 09/30/2001 | |
| Was pulling out to make a left turn when another vehicle hit front passenger's side head-on. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. driver was injured, and taken in for emergency room treatment. then, was released. has pictures.*ak | |||
| 02/22/2001 | |||
| While driving 15 mph consumer applied brakes, brakes did not engage, vehicle hit another vehicle, and airbagsdid not deploy. *ak | |||
| While driving at 65mph vehicle hit a cement pillar and flipped over, and ended up on driver side. upon impact, neither airbags deployed. vehicle was being tested.*ak | |||