Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 03/15/2006 | 76000 | 1 | |
| The day after the car was in for recall on the hazard switch the wire leading to the horn, cruise control and drivers airbag became bound up and have shorted out at the clock spring. horn and cruise control inoperative, i assume the airbag is inoperative as well. *nm | |||
| 04/04/2004 | 53000 | 2 | |
| It was hard for the consumer to start the vehicle, but once started the air bag/security light illuminated. the light stayed on the remainder of the time the vehicle was being operated. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 07/11/2004 | 79900 | 1 | 06/12/2001 |
| My 2001 pontiac grand am gt was wrecked. it hit a tree dead center going about 40 mph buckled the hood and smashed the radiator back into the motor yet the air bags never went off? *la | |||
| 04/12/2004 | 60000 | 1 | |
| While driving 20 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upo n impact,dual air bags did not deploy. as a result, driver went through the windshield. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs because the air bag light illuminated. while driving on 5/22/2003 the air bag in the steering wheel fell out on to the drivers lap. the vehicle has been taken to the dealer for repairs. *tt | |||
| 05/07/2002 | 1 | 08/07/2001 | |
| Consumer was involved in a frontal collision and the air bags failed to deploy, consumer suffered injuries. ts *jb | |||
| 02/15/2002 | 1 | 08/30/2001 | |
| While in motion downhill, consumer started hearing a grinding noise and a metal to metal sound emitting from the fire wall in front of the brake and gas pedals. once on level ground, the vehicle seemed alright. consumer called the pontiac dealer to inquire about the steering problem and was informed it sounded like a rack and pinion assembly problem. consumer was asked to bring the vehicle in for inspection. the day before vehicle was to go for inspection, the vehicle pulled to the right causing consumer to loose control,and crash into a barrier wall, there was 1 injury and the air bags did not deploy.*jg | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 55 mph. upon impact, air bags did not deploy, causing minor injuries to driver. manufacturer has been notified. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 10/27/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling approximately 65 mph another vehicle crashed into consumer's vehicle's front/right fender, and both frontal air bags failed to deploy. one passenger suffered a broken clavicle, and another passenger sustained an elbow injury. vehicle had not been examined to determine if air bags should have deployed. please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak | |||
| 06/27/2001 | 1 | 09/09/2000 | |
| Consumer's vehicle was involved in a front end collison. but, airbags failed to deploy, causing driver to hit head on windshield. dealer has yet to be contacted. please provide further details.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 08/11/2004 | 76000 | 1 | 04/06/2002 |
| My 2001 ponitac grand am se1 was involved in an accident where i was making a left turn as was a vehicle approaching in the opposite direction. i entered the intersection at less than 10 mph and the vehicle from the other direction visually estimated to be travelling at 35 mph moved from the dedicated turn lane out into the intersection where we collided. the front end of the 1989 cadillac el dorado struck the rear passenger side door and rear wheel. as a result spun the rear end of my vehicle approx. 90 degrees, pivoting off of the front wheels. the airbags deployed upon impact. the driver of the cadillac applied his brakes and left approx 16 feet of skid marks prior to impact. given this information and the low speeds of both vehicles the airbags should not have deployed.*ak | |||