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.
2003 Optima air bag deployed when swerving to avoid a manhole. When the vehicle was placed on a diagnostic machine it registered that there had been a collision. The manufacturer sent a district parts and service manager to inspect the vehicle. The manager concluded that the driver's side impact air bag properly deployed in the incident experienced by the consumer.
The caller stated that air bag light was on all the time. Dealer claimed that the driver's side airbag was defective, and did not have the part to fix it. Manufacturer said did not have the part anywhere.
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- Gallup, NM, USA