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 stopping at a light consumer's vehicle was rear ended, and the standing vehicle was pushed into a vehicle head on. The air bag deployed, and caught on fire. Driver sustained severe burns to both of her arms.
Recall 99V193000/ABS. Recall notice was received after an accident. While traveling at highway speed of 60 mph applied brakes in an emergency situation due to another vehicle pulling in front, as applying brakes, vehicle continued on, even after pumping brakes three times. Vehicle continued until hitting other vehicle's rear bumper. Upon impact, driver's air bag did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer were not conacted at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details.
Rear ended by truck which propelled vehicle into back of camper. Thus a rear end collision, immediately followed by a front end collision. Both front seat backs broke causing the driver and passenger to be violently slammed into the back seat area. The driver (only)air bag did not deploy. The ABS system failed upon application of the brakes, just prior to being rear ended by the tractor trailer truck which weighed 77,000 pounds and was going approximately 75mph. The truck driver admitted to the police that he never sloed down or applied his brakes.
Was broadsided & spun around and front end hit cement truck. Driver's air bag did not deploy upon impact. Had some injuries & bruises. No emergency room treatment. Inadequate brakes contributed to the severity of the collision.
- Kulpsville, PA, USA
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Driver's side air-bag did not deploy when consumer was involved in a collision at the speed of 35 mph. Collision involved the front end of consumer's vehicle striking the passenger side of another car through no fault of the consumer. Other driver ran a red light. Damage was considerable to consumer's vehicle, and consumer can see no reason why the driver's side air bag should not have deployed in the incident. After review of the NHTSA's complaint data base, consumer notes 10 other complaints of this same failure. Consumer is extremely glad that she was wearing a seat belt. Had she not been wearing a seat belt, the collision was such that she most likely would have been thrown through the windshield since the air bag did not deploy.
Consumer was involved in a four car pile-up. Consumer was the fourth car in the pile-up, she was driving approx. 55-60 mph when she skidded about 25 feet and crashed into the back of car and the air bag did not deploy. Consumer was injured. Consumer stated seat belt snapped and she hit steering wheel, consumer sustained injuries due to accident.
When applying the ABS brakes in a sudden stop at speeds of 35mph, the brakes failed to stop the vehicle, causing a collision; in addition, the driver's side air bag did not deploy.
Driver fell asleep at wheel, went up sidewalk, hit a tree head-on, then a street lamp and pushed it into the street, driver's side air bag did not deploy.
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- Lawrenceville, GA, USA