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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I was driving northbound on a 3 lane main road (2 lanes going one way, 1 lane going the other way) at about 40 mph. While coming up to a T-intersection (I had the right of way, the Sentra had a stop sign) about 20 to 30 feet from crossing the intersection, the Sentra proceeded to cross my lanes to make her left turn. As I tried to avoid the accident I ended up hitting her Sentra head on. After the impact my airbags did not deploy. As for her Sentra the impact was on the front left tire so no airbags deployed in her car. I have a 2000 Ford F-150 and hit her head on....but no airbags deployed. Could this have been a possible defect on my truck. I had pictures taken minutes after the accident.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford F-150. On August 30, 2007, while driving 50-55 mph, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle. The vehicle he struck then rear ended another vehicle. He stated that none of the air bags deployed. The vehicle sustained damage to the bumper, which punctured the front driver side tire. A police report was filed. The current mileage was 123,000 and failure mileage was 122,222.
I rear ended another vehicle that was completely stopped. I was going about 35 to 40 mph. There is $8500 damage to my F150 truck. The damage is all in the front end. My air bag did not come out. No one can tell me why. Had the air bag came out that would have been enough damage to total the truck. Now I will be driving around in a truck that I don't know if the air bag will work or not.
My son was traveling about 45 mph and a car turned left in front of him. He hit the car in the drivers side and neither one of his frontal air bags deployed. The other driver was in a Honda civic and both his air bags deployed. My son had back, neck, arm, knee and leg injuries. The police and fire dept said the air bags should have deployed. The truck is being looked at now to determine if it can be fixed or totaled.
- Ventura, CA, USA
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While driving 30 mph driver noticed that the check engine light and SRS light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. The cause has not been determined at this time. Consumer will contact the dealer in the near future.
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with an SUV. At a impact of 40 mph neither frontal air bags deployed. Consumer was wearing seat belt at the time of the crash. Consumer refused medical treatment. The dealer was notified.
While driving 40 mph, the consumer's vehicle was involved in front end collision. Upon impact, front air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The interior lights gave no prior indication that the components were faulty. The fuses, relays, and battery were inaccessible during dismantling and once again, the air bags failed to deploy.
Driving up to intersection, applied breaks next thing aware of was the cab was smokey and airbag had deployed and vehicle was stopped against a tree in the ditch. No knowledge of tire failure, pothole, or anything leading to a deployment of the airbag. Concern with unnecessary deployment of airbag verses steering/breaking/tire problem. The air bag knocked me unconscious and I was unable to do anything to avoid the extensive damage that occurred to the truck.
While driving made a left turn and heard a grinding noise from steering column. Without warning both driver's and passenger's front air bags deployed, causing significant injury to consumer and damage to vehicle.
Consumer was involved in a head-on collision travelling approximately 45mph. Front end of consumer's vehicle hit the side of other vehicle. Both the driver and passenger air bags did not deploy.
While driving at 45 mph, vehicle was hit from the front center and none of the frontal airbags deployed upon impact, resulting in the passenger being injuried.
I was involved in an accident on 9/2/02. I was North bound on hwy 52, a car in the South bound lane of hwy 52 lost control and slid and spun across the grass median and hit my truck in the left front corner to center line of the front bumper. The point of impact on his car was left rear tire/wheel and quarter panel area to rear bumper of car (car was left broadside to me). I was going about 45 mph prior to the crash, and my airbags did not deploy on impact. I did have the passenger side airbag turned off, but due to the severety of the collision, I feel the the drivers side airbag should have deployed. If I had not been wearing my seat belt, I would have been thrown forward into the steering wheel and windshield, with no airbag to protect me from injury.
Vehicle was struck in the near frontal location during a collision, the airbags never deployed and the seatbelt did not restrain consumer, causing him to be thrown forward and sustain injuries, consumer states that the frame was bent so badly, it caused a hump in the floorboard, the cab of the truck was shifted on the chassis.
While driving in rain, vehicle hydroplaned hitting a fence and went into a ditch, upon impact airbags did not deploy. Vehicle totaled, and passenger injured.. consumer also stated the seat belts did not restrain the passenger properly.
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- Vacaville, CA, USA