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.
The consumer was involved in an accident and the air bag on driver's side did not deploy. She was going about 20 mph and hit a telephone pole. The caller said the air bags were working. The caller was injured when she hit the steering wheel. Police were called and a report was taken.. dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted yet. Vehicle was totaled.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision while driving between 30-35 mph. Upon impact, none of the frontal air bags deployed. Driver sustained bruises to right knee, when it hit the dashboard, and whiplash. Vehicle is currently at the body shop.
While driving AT40 mph another vehicle T-boned consumer's vehicle oon the driver's side. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. Driver sustained neck injuries, and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to the dealer.
Consumer 's vehicle was involved in a collision hitting another vehicle in rear at 35mph. Upon impact, neither driver's or passenger's air bag deployed.
- Lagrange, TX, USA
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Consumer was going 35-40mph and hit other vehicle broadside. Massive front end damage.steering wheel had to be lifted for consumer get out of vehicle. Front airbags gave no signs of trying to deploy. Vehicle was totalled. Dodge sent out an independent inspector to body shop. Consumer hasn't gotten a reason from anyone why airbags didn't deploy.
I was traveling around 30mph. Came up on stop sign road turned to ice coud not stop hit enbankment head on shoulder strap did not catch face hit windshield cracked nose in two places.if air bags would have deployed injuries would not have been so bad !!!
Consumer was traveling about 50mph on highway and was going East, and second vehicle was going South. Also, consumer's vehicle ran the stop sign, and hit other vehicle on the passenger's side. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. Dealership will be notified.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with a chevorlet caprice 1984 at a 45 mph impact in which both air bags did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer notified. Please feel free to provide any further details.
While raining consumer fell a sleep at the wheel and hit a telephone pole. Then hit an enbankment and landed in the water. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy, resulting in injuries.
While driving at 40 mph had a direct frontal impact, driver and passenger airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupants in the crash. Manufacturer inspected the vehicle, and airbags would not deploy because vehicle decelerated.
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- Forked River, NJ, USA