Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V146000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | from 04/01/1995 to 08/31/1996 | V (Vehicle) | 675302 | 08/11/1998 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 06/29/1998 | 06/30/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. because of certain calibrations in the air bag's sensing and diagnostic module, an inadvertent air bag deployment could occur in a low speed crash or when an object strikes the floor pan. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Air bags deploy with great force and can seriously injure unrestrained occupants who are too close to them. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will recalibrate the air bag sensing and diagnostic module. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began during august 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1-800-222-1022 or pontiac at 1-800-762-2737.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4326). | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| EA98001 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 01/23/1998 | 07/31/1998 | OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS | 98V146000 | |
| Alleged that the dual air bags can deploy without a vehicle crash or from a minor undercarriage impact. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 05/29/2008 | 214733 | 1 | |
| Driving down the driveway onto road, approximately 5 miles an hour, suddenly both air bags deployed at the same time. called gm and took car to gm dealer for inspection. gm called to report that it was a gm failure and requested to (private party) purchase the car back from us at a current vehicle value of around $900. *tr | |||
| 03/08/2008 | 1 | 12/10/2007 | |
| While traveling at 5 mph barely bumped vehicle in front of me,when airbags deployed causing windshield to shatter and damage to complete dash. *tr tl the contact owns 1996 pontiac sunfire. while driving the driver barely bumped into a vehicle in front of him. there was no damage and both front air bags deployed. the drivers finger was injured. the window shattered and the dashboard was destroyed. she noticed there was a recall, called pontiac and they stated that there were no existing recalls. the vehicle was towed. the dealer stated that the estimate repair cost would be $2,100. there were no warning lights present on the dashboard. there was no damage to the vehicles involved in the crash. | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| I was a passenger in the car, so i don't know specific mileage, or vin number. the car had approximately 80,000 miles on it. the accident occurred on july 5, 2002. it was a fairly low speed crash, mye estimate is we were going about 30 mph at impact. we struck the car in front of us. the airbag deployed in my face. i was wearing my seat belt and was not sitting particularly close to the airbag. the force of the impact from the air bag, broke my nose and resulted in permanent damage to my eyes. i was the only person injured in the accident. | |||
| 09/25/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states: while driving at the speed of 35 mph was involved in a frontal collision neither air bag deployed. dealer has been notified. if you have any additional information feel free to add. mr | |||
| 03/07/2002 | 03/01/2099 | ||
| The airbags have failed to deploy on two separate occasions and i have statements proving they should of. the fuel injectors damaged in the accident were fixed by newby auto 2 weeks later they were broken again they refused to redo them saying it wasn't the same one they fixed. they also refused to add an airbag check onto the estimate saying there wasnt enough damage to deploy them i have two other estimates totalling my car they refused to look at them and insisted it was ok and they would fix it unfortually they did not and it has had many problems since. newby auto a pontiac dealership was located in richfield utah at the time they had my car they are no longer in business in richfield. | |||
| 03/01/2002 | |||
| Vehicle will not start sometimes, and sometimes it does. took dealer, dealer stated had to turn switch off and on until it catched. when hearing a click vehicle started. currently, airbag light illuminates and vehicle loses power. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 09/17/1999 | 1 | 11/01/1995 | |
| Warning light came on for air bag. dealer stated unsafe to drive as is. only fix is to replace entire unit for $1100. | |||
| 12/30/1998 | 1 | 07/10/1998 | |
| False deployment of air bag resulting in injury to face and hand, recall on component however consumer was not notified.(attorney for consumer). | |||
| 09/17/1997 | 1 | 06/12/1996 | |
| No deployment of air bag during collision. | |||
| 09/09/1997 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Electrical system failure causing instrument and daytime running lights to fail. false deployment of air bags during service of electrical system resulting in damage to vehicle. | |||
| 07/14/1998 | |||
| Recall 98v146000.98026. consumer contacted the pontiac manufacturer, and the contact person did not know anything about the recall on airbags. she stated that she did not have any information on the recall, and she could not help her with problem,she also she did not know where any of the information came from regarding the recall. *ak | |||
| 02/07/1998 | 1 | 06/01/1996 | |
| False deployment of air bag causing a vehicle collision and injury. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 09/30/2009 | 180000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 1996 pontiac sunfire. while driving 30 mph the driver frontal air bag deployed without warrant. as a consequence she sustained bruises to her face and shoulders. she filed report number 71762569700 with the manufacturer, and she was awaiting a response. the vehicle was in the process of being to towed to the dealer for inspection. the failure and current mileages were 180,000. | |||
| 02/01/2008 | |||
| My 1996 air bag deployed, a few months ago, i receiived at notice of this happening once i called a pontiac dealership in augusta ga. i than receive a notify of this occuring in this made and year of car. gmc contacted me and ask if thay could repurchase the car. i told them at that time i was interested. they made me an afford that was not acceptable for my vechicle. they have acknowlege that they are responsibe for the vechicle. i ask that my are bag be replaced, due to i think and know my car was worth more than the offer. they did not want to do that,telling me i can take their offer are nothing, i feel that my car was iengine and body was in exactly excellent condition, i kept the car to given to my son , now i feel like i am the one losing. i purchased this vehiche new, and it was not my fault the airbag deployed and i have to take the lost. . | |||
| 09/25/2002 | 1 | ||
| While making a left turn into an intersection. another vehicle hit her hit on and her dual airbags did not deploy. the dealership is aware of the problem. | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40mph, upon impact, airbags did not deploy. vehicle was totalled.*ak | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40mph. upon impact, airbags did not deploy. vehicle was totalled.*ak | |||
| 02/08/2002 | |||
| Vehicle was traveling 40mph in fog and ran off the road into a ditch. crashed front end first, and airbags did not deploy. vehicle was totaled. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| 04/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling at approximately 5 to 10 mph driver's air bag deployed without provocation/crash. dealership has not examined vehicle to determine cause. *ak it was a rough road with pot holes, and the consumer believes it was a normal road conditon when the air bag exploded. *yh | |||
| 08/04/1999 | |||
| Going around a curve too fast lost control of the vehicle and rolled over three times. upon impact, airbags didn't deploy on either side. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1996 | |||
| We were involved in a car accident. the passenger front airbag deployed, causing the winshield to bust. when looking at the car the windshield is pushed from the inside out. i was told that this is a defect in the airbag. what can be done in this case? | |||
| 01/23/1999 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was driving about 45 mph when her vehicle struck six cows and the air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 07/08/1998 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| The consumer has experienced problems with driver's and passenger's air bags. during a frontal collision at 12mph, air bags deployed. the driver was injured. the manufacturer has been contacted in accordance with recall number 98v146000. *ak | |||
| 10/17/1997 | 2 | 02/01/1996 | |
| Driver's air bag failed causing horn to fail. | |||
| 09/10/1998 | 1 | ||
| When vehicle was involved in a head-on collision traveling 45 mph, there was no deployment of the driver's or passenger's side air bags. dealer has been notified about the crash. the vehicle has been totalled. *ak *ml | |||
| 08/18/1997 | |||
| Recall 98v146000.98026 air bag. the vehicle was involved in accident, both air bags deployed. recall notice was received 18-aug-98. dealer contacted, and cannot duplicate the problem. *ak | |||
| 05/18/1998 | 1 | ||
| Traveling 20mph over gravel road. suddenly both air bags deployed without warning. did not hit anything at the time. taking vehicle to dealer for inspection. *ak | |||
| 07/24/1997 | |||
| While driving at or about 40 mph vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. the airbags on the vehicle did not deploy. *ak | |||
| While driving at speeds of 60mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags deployed without reason. cause unknown. *ak | |||
| 10/29/1996 | 0 | 07/24/1996 | |
| Both driver's and passenger's airbags deployed in a non-accident situation. the car drove over an obstacle on the road and both airbags deployed. there was only under car damage. *ak | |||
| 07/18/1996 | |||
| Involved in a collision and the airbag attempeted to deploy but did not make it all the way.please describe. *ak | |||