This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While pulling into a parking space at 5 mph, tapped a light pole and both the air bags deployed. The windshield was cracked in the process. Insurance company had vehicle repaired.
While driving the vehicle the driver's side air bag went off and the vehicle was not involved in an accident or did not hit anything. There is an open investigation ea-98001.
- Jackson, NJ, USA
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While driving 60 mph the vehicle ran over a possum, lost control of vehicle, had a frontal impact on an embankment which caused the vehicle to rollover several times, in which both driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy. Did not protect the occupant in this accident. Also the passenger's seat broke in half.
For no apparent reason while driving about 20 mph both air bags deployed. The passenger's side air bag broke the window when it deployed. The driver had minor injuries. The vehicle is at a dealership. Consumer states vehicle has been at dealer for 18 days and he still has not had any response from them.
Consumer was driving at approximately 20 mph, was going around corner a deer jumped out, hit deer head-on. Tried to move to the side, ended up, hitting tree. No air bag deployed, causing driver to sustain head/shoulder injuries and bruises. Bumper was bented, including hood front side panel.
PE97041; while driving about (10) mph and making a right turn, the air bags on the driver's and passenger's side deployed for no apparent reason. This caused driver to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags have been replaced.
Passenger's side airbag deployed, vehicle hit by another vehicle travelling 40 mph, hit/shattered front windshield; according to manual, normal reaction for airbag.
Making a left turn around a corner on a city street and about 50 to 100 feet the airbags exploded (no bumps were hit and streets were smooth, consumer is experiencing slight hearing loss and ring in the left hear.
Driving about 65 mph & another vehicle hit passenger's side; air bag deployed & hit shoulder/chin and console; bounced to meridian; seat belt around neck; seat belt did not restrain driver in normal position; face continued towards console. At dealer prior & told was problem & ordering parts.
Owner stated that the vehicle had an accident. Vehicle hit two trees and one tree fell down. Both driver's and passenger's side airbags did not deploy, driver sustained injuries.
The passenger's side air bag deployed due to the location of the bag/it cracked the windshield. The vehicle was involved in an accident at 70 mph, running off the road, and into rocks.
When going at 65 mph the driver's side air bag deployed without being in a collision, air bag hit driver's chin and caused injuries to her neck and back.
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- Lexington, TX, USA