NHTSA — Air Bags: Frontal Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,028 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.

1995 Pontiac Bonneville seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

Find something helpful? Spread the word.
Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 1995 Pontiac Bonneville:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner Comments

problem #15

Apr 212010

Bonneville

  • 230,000 miles

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

My air bags blew up on me driving down the road in the rain and Pontiac said its a bad spot on thee car and they want to buy it back for 600 from me plus I have 2500 in chiropractor bills and a window to reimburse my parents that help me I have no air bags and I fill safe with out them.

- Granite City, IL, USA

problem #14

Mar 192008

Bonneville 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 133,060 miles
The contact owns a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville. While driving 65 mph with the cruise control activated, the front driver side air bag deployed. The contact lost control of the vehicle momentarily, but was able to regain control. The contact injured her left hand. The failure was reported to the manufacturer and they stated that she would receive a call back from GMC within 48 hours. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer for a diagnosis. The current and failure mileages were 133,060.

- Bushkill, PA, USA

problem #13

Aug 282006

Bonneville 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 106,000 miles
My air bags deployed for no reason. I was stopped at the end of my driveway and all of the sudden the air bags exploded in my face. The windshield on the passenger side was shattered. My face got scratched and my hand got scratched. It scared the daylights out of me and there was no reason at all that they went off.

- Akron, OH, USA

problem #12

May 032006

Bonneville 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 10,700 miles

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

Was driving down the road at 35 miles an hour, passenger side airbag spontaneously deployed, shattering the front windshield and tore up the dash board. Drivers side did not go off. Brought vehicle to a GM dealership to get an estimate for repair. Said they would look at it and wait to hear from GM in regards to coverage etc. In the meantime the dealership left the car out in the rain for a week causing water damage to the interior of the car. After many attempts to resolve with GM customer service, they replied a week later refusing to cover any costs in repair. Had to pay for a rental car for two weeks because dealership refused to provide one during interim. Now not only the cost of the windshield, dash and airbag to be covered, there is water damage to car, as well as possible electrical problem due to the water getting inside the dash board. So far everyone I have contacted have refused to do anything, because the warranty has run out. I do see that there have been two other complaints just on your website of the same problem year and make. With the same results.

- Fondulac , WI, USA

problem #11

Feb 132005

Bonneville

  • 200,000 miles
Upon starting the vehicle after being parked overnight passenger's front air bag deployed. The air bag shattered passenger's window. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #10

Apr 042005

Bonneville 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 160,000 miles
While driving at 35 mph passenger's air bag inadvertently deployed. Injuries were sustained because the seat was not occupied at the time of the failure. Dealership will be notified.

- Hopatcong, NJ, USA

problem #9

Mar 112004

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

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

While vehicle was parked on the street both air bags deployed.

- Schenectady, NY, USA

problem #8

Feb 202004

Bonneville

  • Automatic transmission
  • 94,663 miles
Both front air bags deployed while vehicle was parked. The passenger's side air bag broke the dashboard and the windshield. Dealer notified.

- Schenectady, NY, USA

problem #7

Jan 032004

Bonneville

  • 130,000 miles
While vehicle was parked at a curb passenger's side air bag deployed without warning. The force exploded the front windshield, and ripped the dashboard on that side. Ten minutes earlier a child was sitting in that particular seat.

- Broadview Heights, OH, USA

problem #6

Dec 022003

Bonneville 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 16,000 miles
While driving 35 mph, the front passenger air bag inadvertently deployed, causing smoke to come from the air bag and shattered the front windshield and damaged the dash. The consumer managed to pull over to air the vehicle out and then continued to their destination. The dealership has been notified and the problem was not resolved. The dealer would not cover the repair cost due to the vehicle being out of warranty. The service tech's could not check the driver's side without installing a passenger side airbag.

- Hadley, MI, USA

problem #5

Apr 052001

Bonneville

  • miles

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

Consumer was traveling at approximately 35 mph when passenger's air bag deployed for no reason. There was no crash as a result from this, and dealership has not examined vehicle yet. Please provide any additional information/attachments/photographs.

- Ashtabula, OH, USA

problem #4

Feb 082000

Bonneville

  • miles
While driving airbags deployed unexpectedly before the crash. Also, passenger's airbag cover flew off, hitting the windshield.

- Goose Creek, SC, USA

problem #3

Jan 091999

Bonneville

  • miles
While driving 35-40 mph, frontal impact occurred, and neither air bag deployed. Vehicle totalled. Dealer not aware of the problem. Contacted GM - no results.

- Harriman, NY, USA

problem #2

Oct 181996

Bonneville

  • miles
Failure on the passenger side air bag, consumer was involved in a head-on collision and the passenger's side air bag deployed, also pieces from the instrument panel material /padding came off the dash.

- Lake Charles, LA, USA

problem #1

Jul 211995

Bonneville

  • miles
The car was in park and the car rolled across the highway and hit several signs and the airbag did not deploy.

- Savannah , TN, USA

Not what you are looking for?