Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| S501M01 | 12/01/2000 | 615824 | Subject regarding airbag deactivation shunt kit - installation instructions. *tt | 01/31/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 1 | |||
| Passenger seat mounted side air bag deployed without a crash. it appears there is damage to undercarriage where srs is located. *tt | |||
| 06/14/2000 | 1 | 08/31/1999 | |
| Vehicle was experiencing acceleration problems when it crashed into another vehicle, the air bags did not open at all in accident. *slc | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 07/06/2000 | 1 | 11/19/1999 | |
| Driver's side airbag deployed unexpectedly. consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they stated that consumer ran over something on the road. *ak the air bag light came on and stayed on. the dealer determined that the sensor on the left air bag was faulty and replaced. *yh | |||
| 01/02/2001 | 1 | ||
| Driver's side airbag deployed while driving 55 mph. vehicle was going over a piece of ice on road. *ak the consumer pointed out that the vehicle passed over a piece of ice or a small piece of rock which caused the air bag to deploy. *yh | |||
| 10/31/2000 | |||
| While traveling at 70 mph and without any indication frontal air bags deployed. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 04/01/1999 | |||
| While driving at 65 mph driver heard explosion, side airbags deployed without any kind of impact, causing loss of vehicle control. due to white powder within airbag, destroyed interior and moulding of vehicle. dealer claimed there was undercarriage damage, and could cause side airbags to deploy. but there was no evidence of side impact. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 12/12/2003 | 42000 | 15 | 10/05/2003 |
| In excess of $10k spent in a 24 month period on various repairs on my 2000 s-type. *jb | |||
| 03/12/2001 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a severe side impact, in which none of the side air bags deployed. one injury reported. dealer and manufacturer were notified. *ak after vehicle was hit, it spun 180 degrees and slammed broadside into a tree. *slc | |||
| 07/04/2000 | 1 | ||
| When vehicle was hit on the driver's side, between the front and rear doors, there was no deployment of the driver's side or passenger's side air bags. also, driver's side seat belt came loose from the post. *ak *ml | |||