1992 CHEVROLET CAPRICE Air Bags Problems
16 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 (16)
AIRBAG AND BRAKES FAILED, AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN INTO DASHBOARD,WINDSHIELD, WHEN SEAT BELTS FAILED TO HOLD, DRIVER NEVER TOOK FOOT OFF OF BRAKES, AIRBAG (DEPLOY SENSOR) ON GROUND, CAR IS IN BACKYARD IF YOU WANT TO SEE! I NOW FIND OUT THERE WAS 9 (PROBLEMS), RECALLS, TWO ON ABS!. *JB
Mileage: 110,000
I'M NOT TRYING TO DO DUAL COMPLAINTS. WHILE BRAKING ,PRIOR TO IMPACT, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING COMING FROM THE ABS CONTROL UNIT UNDER THE HOOD, ALSO THE COMPUTER ECM, SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, SERIOUS LIFETIME INJURIES, I'M GOING INTO A POWERCHAIR, AT 42 THERE IS NO SURGERY THAT WILL HELP ME, AND LESLIE IS GOING TO NEED BACK SURGERY, AND A HIP,AND KNEE REPLACEMENT!*JB
Mileage: 110,000
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NOSE AND EYES. *TT
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NOSE AND EYES. *TT
HORN WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT AIR BAG ASSEMBLY WOULD MOVE AROUND INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND OBSTRUCT THE OPERATION OF THE HORN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK
CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES, JUST BUMPS AND BRUISES. *AK
AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN IN ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED HEAD-ON INTO A ROCK BARRIER AND THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF A FRAME BUILDING
CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON FRONT END COLLISION AT 35MPH. AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *ML
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION. (RIVERDALE POLICE REPORT)*SD
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG THE HORN BUTTON IS BROKEN PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. TT THE HORN BUTTON BROKE WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED THE BUTTON TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER.*JB
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG THE HORN BUTTON IS BROKEN PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *TW
CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY THIS IS A POLICE CAR FROM THE POLICE DEPTARTMENT. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT. *AK
UPON STARTING, BEARLY TOUCHING GAS PEDAL, ENGINE ROARED THEN SURGED AND ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL THROUGH GARAGE, AT APPROX. 25MPH, ALSO AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY.