In neutral parked in traffic at a red light / intersection waiting for green, the driver side airbag in my seat deployed/ exploded causing injury and bruising to left arm.

- North Plainfield, NJ, USA

Driving along, maybe 20-30 mph and driver side airbag deploys for no reason (side, not steering wheel airbag).. no crash, no impact, just driving straight and, boom! my left ear is ringing and my left arm is probably bruised.

- Richmond, VA, USA

I got into my parked vehicle as normal, closed the door and fastened my seatbelt. I then depressed the clutch pedal and inserted the key into the ignition. As I turned the key to start the car, the drivers seat side impact airbag deployed spontaneously causing temporary loss of hearing, a ringing sound in the ears, and injury to my left arm. I removed the key from the ignition and exited the vehicle. The vehicle was parked, and off/not running, in a parking lot at a local shopping mall. The vehicle was not hit, damaged, or used in any other way out of ordinary operation. There were no warning lights, sounds, or signs of disturbance in the airbag system. I went to the hospital shorter after to be treated for my injuries. The vehicle was then towed to its primary place of rest, my home.

- Washburn, ME, USA

While parked and with the engine running the driver's seat airbag spontaneously deployed.

- Marietta, GA, USA

Takata recall: I received a recall notice in March 2016. The Saab customer assistance center continues to tell me the airbag replacement is not available and "I should not worry because there have been no accidents with Saab vehicles." However, I own other vehicles with the same recall, and those manufacturers have been able to obtain the replacement.

- Potomac, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Saab Saab 9-3. the contact stated that the back passenger side air bag deployed without any rear impact or warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 92,000.

- Toms River, NJ, USA

I was returning from three days of air travel and reached my car which was parked in a secure corporate airport parking lot with no other cars around it. I placed my luggage in the trunk, entered the car and put on my seat belt. I started the car; it started normally with no warnings or anything abnormal. I placed the car in reverse, rolled approximately three feet, and the seat-back side airbag deployed explosively. It shattered the driver's side window, struck me very hard on the left shoulder and upper arm, and shoved me violently toward the center of the car. I immediately stopped the car and tried to recover my senses. I thought initially that I had been shot or shot at with a gun. The explosion was very loud, and left ringing in my left ear. I shut the car off, got out and checked the damage both to my car and myself. My upper arm was severely bruised; initially that was the only pain that I felt. There was glass everywhere, both inside and outside of the car. I notified the local security both to record the event and hopefully clean up the glass. I took several pictures with my phone, then drove home afterward without incident. The next morning I had neck, back, and shoulder pain. I notified and filed a claim with my insurance Agency, called my dealership, as well as updating my family of the occurrence and went to the doctor's office for check-out. Had this event occurred while driving, and especially in traffic at highway speeds, I am confident this event would have caused a serious accident. It would have been very difficult to maintain control of the vehicle given the violence of the deployment. I am very thankful that this event occurred in a parking lot and not in traffic, and that I was not seriously injured. This was a completely uncommanded airbag deployment, and I would like to prevent a serious accident from occurring if this happens to someone else.

- Montvale, VA, USA

Side airbag on driver's side (located in outside edge of driver's seat) deployed while the car was parked and running. This was clearly a malfunction -- there was no external event or damage that would cause an airbag to deploy. Significant bruising to driver's left arm, temporary hearing loss; did not require medical attention.

- Beaufort, SC, USA

I was driving down my neighborhood street going approximately 15mph when my passenger side impact airbag spontaneously deployed causing a loud explosion sound and my passengers side inside door handle was ejected from the door. I had not hit anyone or anything.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

I was driving to the store when I heard boom and seen smoke and I realise the side airbag open. I did not come in contact with anything. The driver seatbelt went about a year ago, it began jam meachican saided that pulley jam.

- Bimingham, AL, USA

My son and his girlfriend were in a serious roll over car accident in her 2000 Saab hatchback. The car was totaled. None of the airbags deployed, neither front nor side, even though there was substantial impact and damage on front and sides.

- Ventura, CA, USA