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.
Driver rear ended another vehicle. After coming to a complete stop, driver put vehicle in park to get himself together, and then the driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed. Vehicle will be repaired.
Consumer was driving and another car pulled in front of her car and hit consumer on driver's side. Upon impact, airbag passenger's side air bag didn't deploy. No injuries reported.
Consumer was involved in a very minor collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags deployed. Passenger's air bag caught on fire. Passenger sustainedburns on his right hand fingers. Vehicle smelled like burne dnylon fiber.
- Cartersville, GA, USA
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Was driving about 30mph & started to make a left turn. As vehicle was turning, the air bags deployed for no reason. Did not hit anything & nothing hit vehicle. Was informed by the dealer's mechanic that the warranty had expired.
At less than one mph, vehicle tapped bumper of vehicle in front causing both air bags to deploy violenty. No damage to either vehicle except air bag deployment. Driver received injuries from air bag deployment.
Air bag sensor light light was on constantly. Dealer notified and correct the problem, but less then two weeks later the air bag sensor light came back on. Dealer refused to make repairs.
PE97042; oversensitive air bag deployment; while driving the vehicle at 70 mph, a piece of cement hit the undercarriage of the vehicle, causing both air bags to deploy. Driver was able to avoid a crash. Also, both side windows shattered, and the windshield cracked when the air bags deployed. The incident has been reported to the manufacturer.
Vehicle hit a bump in the road at 15mph and the driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed. Also the brakes went out, and the steering locked up. Driver has burns on her arm and a sprained wrist.
Violent deployment of air bags at low impact at 5 mph. Both passenger's and driver's side windows shattered. Driver was temporarily nocked unconscious and suffered minor burns and bruises.
While driving vehicle at 15 mph both driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed for no reason. Chrysler investigator noted vehicle was struck from underneath.
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- Beltsville, MD, USA