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.
Was in a car crash where the front end of my vehicle struck the drivers side of another vehicle. Was travling at aproximately 35mph. No airbag deploy. Filed a claim with Hyundai and was told the airbags were not supposed to deploy. Then sold the car to a friend of mine. She then repaired the vehicle and aproximately 6 weeks ago, she was T-boned in the same vehicle. The jaws of life were needed to get her out of the vehicle. No airbag deploy.
Consumer was traveling about 55mph on highway and a tractor was changing lanes, and he didn't have any room. Tractor ran into consumer's vehicle, and driver's side airbag didn't go off. Consumer was injured in accident, manufacturer sent consumer a letter stating that the airbag system was not at fault.
While sitting at a stop light consumer was rearended and pushed into vehicle in front. Upon impact, both airbags exploded. Consumer was burned by chemicals in airbags.
While driving air bag light came on, then parked vehicle. Later, tried to drive and both air bags deployed without a warning. Customer says the inspector and the dealer denied him the warranty for the air bag that was deployed for no apparent resion. The dealer and the inspector suspect there must have been front impact that caused the air bag to deploy.
- Mayaguez, PR, USA
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While parked vehicle was struck in the front by another vehicle wich caused the front end to fall off. The other vehicle was traveling at about 25mph. Upon impact, air bag did not deploy. Manufacturer has not been contacted.
Vehicle was hit head-on at 30 mph by a truck and neither driver's nor passenger's side airbags deployed. After being hit, the vehicle spun around and hit a tree and still no airbag deployment.
While driving 35 mph owner was involved in a frontal accident in which driver's or passenger's side airbags did not deploy. Owner has numerous injuries due to the fact of airbags not deploying.cause of problem is unknown.owner further notes of both airbag sensors being crushed in accident.
Violent deployment driver's air bag, caused driver to crash into curve and then a tree. The hat gases eminating from the air bag burned driver's arms and front of her blouse. Also the window on the driver's side broke; and the windshield on the passenger's side also cracked.
Dual airbags did not deploy during a rearend collision, rearended another vehicle; also, passenger side shoulder belt did not properly restrain occupant.
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- Melvindale, MI, USA