Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 03/25/2009 | 99000 | 1 | |
| Lost control of the car on a wet road and hit a tree. totaled car with most of the damage and impact being the front of the car. the problem is neither of the air bags deployed to prevent sternum and broken back.. *tr | |||
| 06/25/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2002 | |
| The vehicle was involved in a frontal/t-bone collision at 65-70 mph impact and neither air bag deployed. *ak the consumer states while driving, the consumer had sneezed and ran off of the road striking a private driveway, went airborne for over 100 feet and landed on the front of a vehicle, flipped over side to side, and struck four trees and two fence posts had come to a stop on the tires. the air bags did not deploy. the consumer stated that the buick investigator suggested that the air bags worked as designed. *scc | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 06/08/2006 | 74000 | 1 | 06/09/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 mph and approaching a crossroads another vehicle ran a stop sign and was hit by the contact. this was a full frontal impact. the air bags did not deploy. although seat belts were in use, both occupants sustained minor injuries. a police report was filed at the scene. the vehicle was towed to the towing company where it remains. the manufacturer was alerted. | |||
| 07/25/2003 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
| Vehicle air bags did not deploy upon impact.*mr as a result of the air bags not deploying, the consumer was hurt in the accident. enclosed is a picture showing damages to the vehicle. the consumer is questioning whether the air bags were defective and what caused them to malfunction. please respond promptly in resolving matters. *cb *jb | |||
| 11/26/2002 | 1 | ||
| While exiting a driveway, consumer was involved in accident. vehicle was greatly impacted in the center driver side door, consumer went through the side window and airbags did not deploy. please provide additional information. mr | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 05/02/2003 | |||
| Letter from stanley wohlmuth(ca) re status of his message to nhtsa concerning the non-deployment of the side airbags in the 2002, buick century in which his wife had an accident. reply to washington, dc ofc, ref es03-001376/s/brenner o3/21/03. *ak | |||
| 11/26/2002 | 1 | ||
| The driver's side door was severely impacted but the side impact air bag did not deploy. the driver had a concussion and sustained head injuries which required 8 stiches. *nlm | |||