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.
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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while the vehicle was powered on and in park, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the control module failed. The vehicle was deemed as destroyed. The failure mileage was 212,000 and the current mileage was 212,000. Updated 10/2/14
I was involved in an accident on May 4, 2014. I hit another vehicle from the rear. There was extensive damage to my vehicle yet my air bag did not deploy. Also my seat belt failed to lock. As a result I hit the steering wheel with my mouth. I also hit the windshield with the top of my head. My teeth cut into my bottom lip and I had to go to the er later that night because of the pain. I feel that had the airbag deployed I wouldn't have sustained the injury that I did.
I have had incidents several times over the years where I would hit a bump in the road and my car would completely shut off. I have also had several incidents where I was traveling down the expressway and my car turned off on me. I had to shift my car into neutral and restart it to continue going. I was fortunate not to have an accident.
On mon. Nov. 25, 2013 I was driving sb I-75 about 10 P.M. there was a light drizzle and as I approached the bridgeport area I noticed something across several lanes of the highway. I started to brake and hit black ice and slammed head on into a black jackknifed semi with no lights or flares. I did try to go between the midden and the truck but there was no room causing most of the front end damage on the passenger side of the hood of the car. The front end was so smashed that the battery disintegrated. My airbags did not deploy and I hit my head on the steering wheel getting a contusion on my forehead as well as two black eyes. I also had bruises on my hand, knee, and right breast. In addition to these I also had some le franc fractures to my left foot which I required surgery for. I was wearing my seatbelt at the time of the accident thank goodness, but I just do not know why my airbags did not deploy.
The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving at low speeds the vehicle veered off of the road and crashed into a tree. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the face due to broken glass. The police were not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and advised her to take the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.
- Matches, MS, USA
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: the contact stated while driving the driver side air bag light illuminated and would not go off. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. Upon inspection, the dealership replaced the sir coil and closed the driver deployment loop, which remedied the problem. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 3/20/2006 -
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- Sanford , MI, USA