Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| PE97008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 02/03/1997 | 06/30/1997 | INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Complaints allege that the driver-side air bag deployed while driving without any vehicle impact. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 123000 | 1 | ||
| While driving 30 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. *ak | |||
| 07/26/1996 | |||
| While driving about 45 mph vehicle was involved in an head on collision and the airbag did not deploy. the owner has contacted the manufacturer about the problem. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 12/28/2001 | |||
| Driver's air bag deployed at 60mph. dealer and manufacturer have been notified. feel free to provide any further details. *al | |||
| 12/26/1994 | 1 | 10/01/1992 | |
| Airbag failure: involved in 43mph accident--airbag failed--had to be replaced for a problem. exterior paint: paint is peeling off car. got an estimate for over $1200!! tech serv bulletin posted for defected paint. gm said wouldn't help. | |||
| 04/28/1999 | |||
| While driving approx. 35-40 mph , over normal street bump driver's airbag deployed which could have caused injuries and loss of vehicle control. *ak | |||
| 01/16/1998 | |||
| The air bag has started to come out of the steering wheel. the dealer refuses to correct the problem. *ak | |||
| 08/18/1997 | 04/20/1992 | ||
| False deployment of driver's air bag. *ak | |||
| 07/26/1996 | |||
| While driving about 45 mph vehicle was involved in an head on collision and the airbag did not deploy. the owner has contacted the manufacturer about the problem. *ak | |||
| 06/06/1995 | 1 | 11/27/1991 | |
| After putting the vehicle into drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing an accident/injuries; also no deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags and seat belt failed to hold driver. *ak | |||
| 07/05/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1992 | |
| False deployment of air bag while driving on highway. *ak | |||
| 01/25/1996 | 1 | 08/17/1992 | |
| False deployment of driver's side airbag. *ak | |||
| 04/28/1996 | 1 | 07/08/1995 | |
| Violent deployment/false deployment of driver's air bag while driving at 35 mph, resulting in an injury. *ak | |||
| 06/19/1996 | |||
| Impacted vehicle, plastic in driver's air bag flew up in driver's face. injured knee of rear passenger. police and parametics diagnoised defective air bag. *ak | |||
| 08/16/1995 | 6 | ||
| No deployment of drivers air bag in accident, resulting in injuries. *dsh | |||
| 02/09/1996 | |||
| Was in an accident 02/09/96 and the air bag didn't deploy. please describe. tt | |||
| The airbag did not deploy in an accident. please describe. tt | |||
| 02/05/1995 | |||
| Airbag did not deploy during front end collision; vehicle hit creek bank; totaled. tt | |||