1993 BUICK LESABRE Air Bags Problems
10 complaints about Air Bags
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Air Bags Complaints (10)
CONSUMER WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND BUMPED IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE FULL IMPACT WAS ABSORBED BY THE SEATBELT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SEVERE NERVE INJURIES TO LOWER BACK, HIPS AND LEGS. VEHICLE WAS ROUTINE MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED. *PH
Mileage: 58,000
AIR BAG UNIT WAS TWISTED, REPAIRED, THEN SHREDDED. MJS
AIR BAG SIR MODULE FAILED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.
OTHER: DEFECTIVE AIR BAG, CAUSING ODOR OF BURNT WIRES.
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 40MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. *AK
UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH MODERATELY SEVERE FRONT BODY DAMAGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE CORD THAT ACTIVATES THE AIRBAG CAUSED IT TO BLOW UP INSIDE OF THE COMPARTMENT. *AK
CUSTOMER WAS IN ACCIDENT BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT