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.
Car was in a chain reaction accident. I was hit from behind and pushed into the car in front of me. My car was a total lose as was the car I was pushed into. The air bags did not inflate.
The contact stated while driving something ran in front of daughter's vehicle. She turned the wheel to avoid the road hazard and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle flipped over, and ejected both the daughter and her passenger through the windshield. The police stated both had on their seat belts. Upon impact, the driver's side and passenger side air bags did not deploy. A police report and insurance reports were taken. Both the contact's daughter and the passenger were seriously injured.
My daughter was driving the car approximately 30 miles an hour around a bend. She hydroplaned and hit a boulder about 3 foot in diameter head on, causing extensive damage to front, bumper and undercarriage. The airbags did not deploy.
- Tappan, NY, USA
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While driving about 68mph on an interstate, tapped brakes to cancel cruise control, right front tire locked causing me to lose control on the vehicel hit guardrail head on at about 55mph. Airbags did not deploy. Took vehicel into one dealership 4 times, said nothing was wrong, took it to another once did not find front problem but replaced my whole rear end.
While traveling45-50 mph hit slush on shoulder, slid into an ice embankment, proceeded into a ditch, and came to rest after hitting a stone wall. Upon impact, neither air bag deployed. Driver was only one in vehicle and was wearing seat belt.
While driving 30-40 mph had a frontal impact in which this vehicle T-boned another vehicle, and driver's/ passenger's airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupants. Jeep dealer was not willing to help.
Consumer was involved in a high speed frontal collision in which driver's/ passenger's air bags did not deploy. Also, ABS brakes locked up, causing extended stopping distance.
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- Meriden, CT, USA