NHTSA — Air Bags Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
117,500 miles

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1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Owner Comments

problem #2

Jun 172014

Cutlass 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 235,000 miles

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The contact owns a 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass. While traveling approximately 35 mph, the driver side air bag inadvertently deployed with force and impacted the contact's face, causing limited visibility. The contact mentioned that a substance emitted in the vehicle when the air bag deployed. The contact sustained injuries to the face and neck that did not require medical attention. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer for further inspection and diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 235,000.

- Ponchatoula, LA, USA

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problem #1

Jan 022002

Cutlass

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Where airbags are located in steering wheel, seams are splitting. Contacted dealer.

- Gray, TN, USA

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