NHTSA — Air Bags: Frontal Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,800 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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.

2000 Mercury Mystique seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2000 Mercury Mystique Owner Comments

problem #5

Jan 052005

Mystique 6-cyl

  • 84,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision while driving 25 mph. Upon impact, air bag did not deploy.

- Grand Forks, ND, USA

problem #4

Aug 122003

Mystique

  • miles
While driving at 40 mph, in order to avoid an accident, vehicle rolled over, it was crashed, and neither of the air bags deployed. Consumer and occupant were wearing seat belts which saved their lives. Air bag warning light prior to the accident was on.

- Dexter, MO, USA

problem #3

Dec 012002

Mystique

  • miles
While traveling on the highway the airbag light appear on the dashboard panel. Please furnish additional information dealer is aware of the problem.

- Hastings, NE, USA

problem #2

Feb 202002

Mystique

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a collision travelling approximately 20-25mph and was hit on the passenger's side door. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Both front and rear bumpers were off track. The front right & rear doors were pushed 2 feet into the drivers side, with the front & rear seats. The consumer suffered a broken nose, broken clavical in 2 places, 4 broken ribs, facial impairment and cracked the front bridge in mouth. (vehicle was totalled)

- Windsor, CA, USA

problem #1

Feb 202002

Mystique

  • miles
While driving at 30mph in a side collision none of the air bags deployed. Vehicle was salvaged.

- Winsdon, CA, USA

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