Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| PE00045 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 11/03/2000 | 01/11/2001 | AIR BAG TEAR DURING DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Allege that the right front passenger's side air bag tore during deployment.this can result in loss of air bag inflation pressure and air bag protection for the right front seat occupant. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/06/2012 | 235000 | ||
| Abs-anti locking brakes are faulty and light comes on for no reason. also the airbag light comes on intermittently. | |||
| 12/27/2000 | 2 | 09/30/1998 | |
| The air bag light remains on, this has been repaird twice and to date the problem reoccurs. nlm | |||
| 2 | 04/02/1998 | ||
| While traveling and without notice air bag indicator light would stay on throughout traveling, intermittently. dealer was contacted, and technician could not duplicate problem. *ak dealer informed consumer that repairs have been made, however consumer does not feel that repairs have been made. *slc | |||
| 1 | 05/01/1998 | ||
| Drivers side airbag deployed when there was no accident involved.(false deployment). | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 11/13/2004 | 5262 | 1 | 09/04/1998 |
| Where do i start? same complaints as all other pontiac minivan owners. since original purchase in 1998, headlight assembly faulty, abs warning light malfunction, air bag warning light malfunction, and malfunctioning (still) passenger automatic sliding door. recently had head gasket replaced due to antifreeze leak, as well as front left wheel hub. this is the worst (and most costly) vehicle i have owned with respect to maintenance.*ak | |||
| 04/19/2001 | 1 | 09/26/1998 | |
| Consumer was traveling between 45 and 50 mph and hit another car, and none of airbags deployed.*ak there were 2 injuries due to accident. *slc | |||
| While making a turn a another vehicle ran into consumer vehicle, and air bags did not deploy at any time. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 10/08/1999 | 2 | 03/01/1999 | |
| While driving driver passed out andhad a direct frontal impact into a brick building, in which driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy, and did not protect the driver or passenger in this crash. the front end was totaled. passenger collapsed and was hospitalized . driver sustained fractured thumb and bruised cheek, hospitalized three weeks. *ak | |||
| 08/28/1999 | |||
| Vehicle involved in a front end collison at approximately 35-40 mph. upon impact,both air bags failed to deploy which caused driver to sustain a head injury from hitting front windshield. dealer /manufacturer notified. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 06/10/2004 | 1 | 05/22/2000 | |
| I have a 1998 pontiac trans sport, the air bag light comes on all the time. this really scares me, can you help?*ak | |||