Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 08/07/2005 | 2 | 12/18/1999 | |
| I was on route 65 in north sewickely in pennsylvania. i was stopped due to another driver in front of me making a left hand turn. a car came from behind hitting me and i was propelled in front of oncoming traffic which hit the front end of my car. the air bags did not deploy from the head on collision. i received multiple bruises and sprained neck and shoulder. i have pain to my abdomen due to the seat belt, i had on. nothing, my car was totaled due to this accident. i have a call into gm because this is the second accident in this car which the air bag did not deploy. the other one was a few months of buying the car brand new in 2000. when a deer ran in front of me on interstate 19. smashing the front end the air bags did not deploy then either. i was traveling about 50 mph when the deer hit me. i had on my safety belt. *nm | |||
| 10/18/2000 | 08/01/2000 | ||
| Front-end collision; car totalled; major front end damage; neither air bag deployed. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/18/2005 | 60000 | 3 | 01/01/2003 |
| Dt:the contact stated two frontal air bags deployed while turning into a gas station. this occurred while driving at a low speed. she was the only occupant in the vehicle and was wearing her seat belt at the time. thee airbags deployed on the passenger side. there was corrosion and water in the air bag. the contact sustained two black eyes, a knot on her forehead and burns on her throat and chest. after the deployment the driver's side frame was lying on the ground. she did not hit anything. it sounded as if she ran over glass in the road. the passenger's side air bag deployed toward the windshield instead of deploying out toward the passenger seat. the police officer did came and took a report. the insurance company came took the vehicle to see who was at fault for this problem. the contact stated that she was in two previous rear end accidents and neither air bag deployed at that time. from the time of her last accident it had been about two months until this incident occurred. *ak update 12/6/2005 - the road the consumer was traveling on was under construction at the time of the accident. *nm | |||
| 09/09/2004 | 61000 | 1 | 09/15/2003 |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision crashing into a tree, impact was approximately 45-50 mph. upon impact, both frontal air bags deployed 15 minute afterward. consumer was air carries to the local hospital with major injuries. dealer and the manufacturer were both notified. *ak | |||
| 01/05/2001 | 1 | 09/14/1999 | |
| While traveling at 10 mph a van headed south ran stop sign and hit consumer's vehicle on driver's side at about 40 mph, and none of airbags deployed. *ak | |||
| 09/24/2000 | 2 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Consumer was having problem with brakes before accident. while traveling approximately 15mph another vehicle stopped suddenly in front. airbag didn't deploy, and seatbelt restraint didn't lock up. consumer had complained almost a year about brakes. dealer claimed they had checked brakes. vehicle was take to another dealer, and they found factory seals still on brakes. consumer suffered some serious injuries. *ak | |||
| 05/06/2000 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 60 mph, and the airbags did not deploy. dealer and manufacturer will be notified. *ak | |||
| 04/01/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer hit the front side of a dodge truck at about 35 mph, and the airbags did not deploy. *ak *ml | |||