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.
On May 15, 2004, the airbags deployed, resulting in an accident. The consumer stated that while making a turn N both frontal airbags deployed. This caused him to misjudge the medium. There was no crash or injuries. There was major damage to the vehicle, which was totaled. The consumer found that there was a recall 98V115000 for the airbags. But when he contacted the manufacturer, they told him that this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. The consumer found information that said that VIN fell within the VIN range without a doubt. The manufacturer has not been helpful to the consumer.
While traveling about 20-25mph on highway, another vehicle crossed into consumer's vehicle lane and hit her. Upon impact, dual airbags didn't go off at all. Dealership was aware of problem. There was an impact of 60 mph between the 2 vehicles, 2 people were injured in the accident.
While proceeding through a green light, East bound, another car going southbound at about 65, hit consumer's vehicle almost head on. Upon impact, neither front or side airbags deployed, consumer was seriousy injured.
The consumer stated that he was driving 10mph on the highway driver's airbag deployed. He was at a stop sign and was making a left turn when with left signal on, and the airbag blew.
While driving in a flood-type water, the driver's and passenger's airbag system deployed. Manufacturer sent letters to consumer urging her to disconnect the battery if vehicle is being submerged in water because it causes the airbag to deploy. Although manufacturer is aware of the problem, he wont' fix the problem.
- Miami, FL, USA
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Airbag inadvertently deployed while driving in severe rain storm, prior to incident, airbag service light came on, speed 5 mph, causing windshield on passenger's side to shatter.
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- Fort Worth, TX, USA