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 traveling on highway and without prior warning applied horn and there was no noise. Also, dual airbags willnot deploy. Dealership is aware of problem.
While in motion, consumer was involved in a collision and the airbags did not deploy. The seat belt also did not hold. Consumer suffered chest injuries to the rib cage. Consuemr wishes to have airbags opened and inspected at the local dealership.
On April 17 my 1997 Ford Escort was involved with flying road debris on the interstate. A piece of tire was thrown by the vehicle ahead of me into my bumper cover. What would have started out as a minor scratch in the bumper turned into a broken windshield and two blown airbags, which assisted in no way. They caused burns on the arms and created a driving hazard on the road in which I ended up in the median trying to take evasive action. I feel these airbags should not have exploded in this incident. No contact was made with another vehicle to create such conditions for the airbags to deploy. The airbag deployment was too sensitive. Could you please investigate whether other incidents of this nature have occurred" has any type of recall been warranted with premature airbag deployment" potential for injuries were tremendous in this incident. I appreciate any assistance in this matter.
Air bags deployed while driving with no warning and no collision or impact to the sensors for the air bags, both drivers and passenger bags went off and also had broken the windshield.
While traveling noticed a half inch drop in road. Consumer drove slowly over the drop without any indication that consumer's air bag deployed. Please provide further informaton.
Consumer was traveling about 45mph on a side road and struck a deer. Airbags inflated at this time, and consumer was blinded. There was smoke dust everywhere. When driver's side airbag went off, airbag broke his wrist.
Both driver & passenger airbags deployed & shattering passenger side window from the force of the airbag deployment, talked to dealer & airbags knocked out the clock spring, monoitor, dash assembly, dash frame bucket & sensors.
Consumer noticed that airbag light was flashing on the dash panel Wednesday night. Then, next day the light was still flashing, and vehicle started smoking. She had vehicle parked, then she got inside of vehicle. Turned vehicle on, and it started smoking. Had moved the panel, and noticed that fire was comming from there. Another vehicle had a fre extinguisher, and put fire out. Vehicle was taken to dealership. Mechanic told her that it would take $1300 75 to fix vehicle.
While traveling noticed air bag indication light flashing. Then, stopped the next day and indication light flashed. Also, cooling indication light came on. Consumer parked vehicle and air bags deployed.
Onsumer was driving on the street and making a left turn when a bus veered into her vehicle, and hit vehicle from the back. Consumer lost control of vehicle, and ran into a utility pole, and neither driver's nor passenger's airbags deployed.
Vehicle was involved in multiple freeway car collision. Up impact estimated at 30 mph, air bag on driver's side failed to deploy. ( passenger's side air bag did deploy). Dealer notified.
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- Duck, WV, USA