Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/24/2004 | 80000 | 20 | 07/10/2002 |
| Air bag light continuously on,#5 fuse blows continuously in fuse block, running lights and dashboard lights dim. have taken to dealership, diagnostics ran everything ok according to dealership. *nm | |||
| 2 | |||
| Consumer called complaining about having problems with the air bags not deploying. this wasthe second time that the vehicle has had a collision, and the air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 03/27/2001 | 1 | 01/06/2001 | |
| While traveling on highway, vehicle dropped off the pavement into the gravels causing vehicle to turn sideways back onto the pavement and hitting an enbankment on the other side of the road and then turning the vehicle on its side onto the highway in which air bag did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 10/05/1999 | 2 | 09/30/1997 | |
| Driver was driven off the road while traveling 60 mph and into a ditch, air bag light came on no deployment of air bag, consumer took vehicle to dealer and was told he didn't hit hard enough or at the right angle, during front end collision the drivers side air bag did not deploy, the passenger shoulder harness failed and caused the passenger to be thrown thourghout the vehicle causing 3 herniated disc. nlm | |||
| 11/24/1999 | 1 | 06/19/1997 | |
| No deployment of air bag during collision with horse, consumer injured (cuts, bruises and broken bone in the hand). yh (attorney for client) | |||
| 09/04/1998 | 1 | ||
| Air bag did not inflate during head on collision. | |||
| 01/20/1999 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| No deployment of air bag during vehicle collision. | |||
| 08/21/1998 | 1 | ||
| Air bags did not deploy during collision. | |||
| 12/18/1996 | 2 | 10/19/1996 | |
| Frontal collisions on two occasions and no deployment of air bags. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 03/27/2004 | 90000 | 2 | |
| While driving 35 mph the consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. the driver side seat belt failed to retract and the airbags failed to deploy. the consumer was knocked unconscious when his head hit the steering wheel. *ak *nm | |||
| 04/12/2003 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact, both front air bags did not deploy. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 05/11/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving 20 - 25 mph, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle, and the air bags failed to deploy. *jb | |||
| 01/11/2003 | 1 | ||
| The vehicle was rear ended and then hit another vehicle, and the air bags failed to deploy.*jb | |||
| 02/26/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was involved in an accident. upon impact the air bags did not deploy. consumer suffered torn ligaments to his left shoulder. *jg | |||
| 07/15/2002 | |||
| While traveling on highway and without prior warning another vehicle ran the traffic light and hit consumer's vehicle on driver's side. upon impact, airbags didn't deploy.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 35mph on highway and there was another vehicle sitting on the road. there was a blind spot, and consumer didn't see other vehicle and veered into it. upon impact, airbags didn't deploy at all.*ak | |||
| 04/27/1996 | |||
| Consumer was traveling about approx 40mph when vehicle was hit head on by another vehicle that had pulled in frontby druck driver, dual air bags did not inflate ,totally inoperative causing leg, arm , shoulder injuires to passenger.seatbelt was worn during the accident. there was no indictation of defective airbags. $4500.00 worth of damage to the frontend. | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1 | 07/25/1998 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact, airbags did not deploy, and restraints did not retract, resulting in major injuries. right airbag sensor was shattered. vehicle was totalled.*ak the driver's nose hit the steering wheel and the passenger was thrown out of the seat during the accident. *yh | |||
| 09/06/2000 | |||
| Airbag module flashed on and off intermittently when turning vehicle on. dealership was aware of the problm with windshield wipers/washers. *ak | |||
| 08/19/2000 | 1 | 08/07/1997 | |
| While traveling and as a result of consumer falling a sleep vehicle hit a wall head-on, and air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 06/17/2000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| While driving on highway in a heavy rainstorm vehicle hydroplaned and hit a guardrail, and driver's side airbag failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 03/15/2000 | |||
| Consumer was traveling on the highway about 60mph. another vehicle hit him from the rear, and vehicle veered over into the shoulder grass and flipped twice, the car was upside down. then, vehicle was back on the road, and went into a concrete cover. hit it head-on, and driver's airbag didn't deploy. consumer had sustained head injuries. *ak | |||
| 03/10/2000 | 0 | ||
| While driving at 35 mph another driver was waiting to make a turn, the other driver turned in front of consumer, consumer hit other driver head-on, and went into high curve. the other driver was drunk. upon impact, airbags failed to deploy. consumer stated that airbags should have deployed at 10 to 14 mph, but they did not. consumer was willing to take car to be inspected. *ak | |||
| 12/10/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Vehicle involved in serious front-end collision at 40 mph; vehicle totaled, but airbag never deployed. | |||
| 11/24/1999 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of air bag when consumer hit a horse. consumer experienced alot of pain and with bruising. nlm | |||
| Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which the driver's air bag did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 06/11/1999 | |||
| While driving 45 - 50 mph, had an impact in which this vehicle rear ended another vehicle, and driver's airbag did not deploy which did not protect the occupant in this crash. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| Vehicle hit a hillside head-on, avoiding a deer at about 40mph, and the driver's side airbag did not deploy. dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/01/1999 | |||
| When vehicle was involved in a front end crash driver's side air bags did not deploy. the dealer is aware of the problem. the truck is being repaired. please provide any further details. *ak | |||
| 05/29/1999 | |||
| Airbag light comes on, indicating there is a problem with airbag system which may deploy unexpectedly, and may result a crash. also, it may not deploy in event of a crash, and wont protect occupant in crash. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 01/09/1999 | |||
| While driving at 50 mph on wet and icy pavement, vehicle slid across the road, causing the front of the vehicle to hit the guardrail. the other part of vehicle hit the wall, and driver's side air bag didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| 10/22/1998 | |||
| Consumer ran a red light and hit another vehicle at approx 25 mph. upon impact, airbag did not depoly. dealer notified ,and informed consumer to bring vehicle in for inspection. *ak | |||
| 10/23/1998 | |||
| Consumer was driving on highway at 40 mph, had to apply brakes in an emergency situation which caused the vehicle to go airborne and landed in a ditch. air bag did not deploy. dealer notified. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1998 | |||
| While driving 35 mph the vehicle had a frontal impact on 2 vehicles, and the driver's air bag did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in the accident. cause unknown. please provide details. *ak | |||
| 2 | |||
| Consumer was involved in two frontal collisions in which the driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| Consumer was involved in a 35 or 40 mph frontal collision in which the driver's/passenger's air bags did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 12/13/1997 | 1 | ||
| Brakes failed, causing collision. driver's air bag failed to deploy. 821881 dup of 533599, posted on 03-nov-98. *ak | |||
| 12/13/1997 | |||
| When rear ended another vehicle going 40 mph the driver's side air bag did not deploy, and driver hit his face on the steering wheel. the vehicle is being repaired at this point. *ak | |||
| 12/11/1997 | |||
| Truck rear ended another vehicle and the air bag did not deploy, causing the driver to suffer some head injury. the truck only had a driver's side air bag. the truck is at the shop, and the dealer has not determine anything yet concerning the air bag not deploying. *ak | |||
| 08/14/1997 | |||
| Owner was involved in a collision driving 50mph. the airbag in the vehicle did not deploy. manufacturer has been notified of incident. *ak | |||
| 03/13/1997 | |||
| Driver's side airbag did not deploy during frontal impact. *ak | |||
| 11/30/1996 | |||
| Driver hit parked car and the air bag didn't deploy at all. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 03/26/2004 | 62000 | 4 | |
| Air bag light continuously illuminated on the dashboard. also, engine stalled, and there were no power brakes or power steering. it was an a electrical problem. *ak *nm | |||
| 10/05/2000 | |||
| Air bag light remained on. dealer notified, and ran it through diagnostic. informed consumer that sensor needed replacement, and it would be at consumer's cost. please feel free to provide any further deatils on this matter.*ak | |||
| 12/13/1997 | 1 | ||
| Air bag computer failed. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 07/22/2000 | 0 | ||
| While driving at about 35 mph another driver ran a red light and hit consumer's vehicle on right front vendor, pushing whole front end of truck. truck was totalled. air bag on the drivers side didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| 10/05/1999 | |||
| Truck was involved in a head on crash traveling about 45 mph, and there was no deployment of driver's side air bag. truck was totalled. *ak *ml | |||