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.
Consumer was traveling about 20 mph on a side road. It was raining and vehicle hydroplaned into an eighteen inch wheeler /tractor trailer. Tractor dragged consumer's vehicle 50 feet down the highway. Fire department had to cut consumer out of vehicle. Frontal driver's airbag deployed. But the bag came out at full force. There was a hole inside the air bag as a result of deployment. Consumer suffered second and third degree burns.
Recall repair for the airbag electronic control module refused by dealership, vehicle does not apply with no passenger airbag installed. (99V-023). Mjs
- Bloomfield, MI, USA
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On 8/12 had airbag light checked due to coming on. Mechanic supposedly fixed it. Was traveling approximately 35mph when ran off road by drunken driver. Hit a tree dead center. Driver's air bag did not deploy. Seat belt held, but driver suffered whiplash. Vehicle's damage aprroximately $10,000.
Was driving at approximately 40-45 mph when driver was blinded by sun which caused consumer to run off road hit 6 foot wall sand bank. Driver's airbag did not deploy, causing the driver to hit windshield. Airbag never came on to indicate that there was a problem with it. Manufactuer has been contacted.
Whlie driving 45-50 mph hit a deer on a direct frontal impact, the defective driver's side airbag did not deploy, and defective driver's shoulder seatbelt did not retract in which it did not protect the occupant in this accident. Consumer had attempted to contact Chrysler, however they will not return his call, consumer was injured in accident.
The truck was rear ended by another truck, and the truck hit a school bus. The driver's side airbag didn't deploy. The truck that struck the other truck was going about 80mph.
After two direct impact accidents there was no deployment of driver's side airbag. Most often owner was traveling at 25-30 mph before impact. Dealer told owner that vehicle was not struck hard enough to strike sensors.
Owner states that he was involved in a head-on crash traveling at 35-40mph and there was no deployment of driver's side airbag. Also, rear ABS brakes locked up, resulting in a crash.
Upon impact, during frontal crash, when hit tree, driver's airbag deployed by breaking through steering wheel cover, then caught on fire, causing interior fire which burned coat driver was wearing.
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- Garrisonville, VA, USA