NHTSA — Air Bags Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,611 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.

1997 Pontiac Sunfire seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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1997 Pontiac Sunfire Owner Comments

problem #9

Jun 202006

Sunfire 4-cyl

  • 60,000 miles

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

The contact owns a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire. After it rained for approximately 3-4 days, the contact noticed standing water in the front and rear passenger side of the vehicle. She started the vehicle and noticed that all of the instrument panel lights were illuminated. After several days of allowing the vehicle to dry out, every instrument panel light, with the exception of the air bag light, dimmed. The dealer stated that they would not inspect the vehicle for less than $350. The contact no longer drives the vehicle because she fears for her life due to the defect. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 70,000. Updated 09/13/08. Updated 09/16/08

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #8

Feb 192006

Sunfire 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 125,500 miles
I was driving down the road, and the passenger air bag deployed without impact of any kind, or warning.

- Milledgeville, GA, USA

problem #7

Feb 032001

Sunfire

  • miles
While driving and making a right hand turn consumer says may have hit a small pot hole, and both drivers and passenger side airbags deployed.

- Beth Page, NY, USA

problem #6

Jan 242002

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • miles

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

I am looking to see if these recalls had been fixed by the previous owner. No sfety defec tlisted.

- Melbourne, FL, USA

problem #5

Jul 011998

Sunfire

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
No deployment of air bag during front end collison, injury from incident. Nlm

- Richmond, KY, USA

problem #4

Jul 291998

Sunfire

  • miles
Daphne ferguson, driver sustained injury to right (dominant) hand when driver's side airbag deployed during accident

- Bronx, NY, USA

problem #3

Oct 011998

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • miles

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

Difficulty in receiving recall work on the air bag, due to dealer location/proximity.

- Vieques, PR, USA

problem #2

Sep 231998

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • miles
Received recall notice (#98V146000), air bag. Took vehicle to dealer. Mechanic refused to do work according to recall. No explanation given.

- Mulberry, FL, USA

problem #1

Mar 241998

(reported on)

Sunfire

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
False deployment of airbag, no accident.

- Cypress, TX, USA

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