1996 GEO TRACKER Air Bags Problems

11 complaints about Air Bags

11
Complaints
9
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

High Severity Issue

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All Air Bags Complaints (11)

Sep 10, 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON, AND HORN HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Aug 14, 2000 Crash

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COW HEAD-ON FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Jun 16, 2000 Crash

VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Apr 18, 2000 Crash

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT A STOP SIGN AND PEDESTRAIN RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DRIVER IN VEHICLE IN FRONT JAMMED ON BRAKES SO THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT THE PEDESTRAIN. THEN, CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH. *AK

Feb 2, 2000 Crash

WHILE DRIVING UNDER SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS AT 20 MPH CONSUMER RAN OFF ROAD INTO A WOODEN FENCE AND A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY/SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AS THEY SHOULD TO PREVENT INJURY. CONSUMER SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Jul 20, 1999 Crash

SON SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND SEAT BELTS NOT HOLDING HIM BACK. *AK *ML

Nov 4, 1997 Crash

REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Oct 10, 1997 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEERING LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE CLUMP OF POMPUS GRASS. BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

Jul 16, 1997

AIR BAG LIGHT:THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON. THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY AND WILL NOT GO OFF., THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY GO OFF, IT COMES RIGHT BACK ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *AK

Oct 28, 1996 Crash

THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Jun 10, 1996 Crash

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND ROLLED SIX TIMES AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK