2004 HYUNDAI SONATA Air Bags Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated her fiance was driving 20-25 MPH on a steep hill with her in the front passenger's side seat. The contact stated that her fiance depressed the brake pedal to come to a complete stop at the stop sign, but the brake pedal went down to the floorboard, and the vehicle failed to respond. The contact's fiance veered to the left and intentionally hit a telephone pole to avoid crashing into a parked vehicle, and to prevent a more severe accident from occurring as the road was significantly steep. The brake warning light was illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a seatbelt mark. The contact's fiance was not wearing a seatbelt and hit his head against the windshield. The contact's fiance sustained a concussion, a laceration on the chin, a chipped front left upper tooth and bruises on the bottom teeth. The ambulance transported both the contact and her fiance to the hospital, where they received medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

Air Bag autolight is on.

The contact owns a 2004 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated and the fog lights were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who referred the contact to the dealer. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

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THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND IS ALWAYS ON AT JUST 117,780 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THIS HAS DISABLED ALL MY CAR AIRBAGS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT. I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO READ ABOUT THIS IN MY USER MANUAL WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 117,700

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEING ON AND A COWORKER HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HERS. WITH THE LIGHT BEING ON IT PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING AN INSPECTION STICKER IN MY STATE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON NEWER SONATAS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO ANY TIME TOWING LOT IN LEWISTON, MAINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA AND AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY WENT ON THEN OFF. THEN IT WENT BACK ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AND HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS NOW.

MY FOOT SLIDE OFF THE BREAK, AND HIT MY VAN IN THE BACK BUMPER IN MY DRIVEWAY AND TWO WEEKS LATER MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OFF. AT MY HOME, NO REPORTS, OR DAMAGE OTHER THEM CUT ON MY BUMPER DUE TO THE HAUL ON THE VAN.

Mileage: 72,000

10-01-2016 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON,WHILE STATIONARY AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 98,600

TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I AM TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT WILL COST NEARLY 2300 DOLLARS SINCE THE PASSENGER SEAT MUST BE REPLACED

Mileage: 40,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF, UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF.

Mileage: 84,209

AIR BAG LIKE ON

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND CAN'T BE CLEARED.

Mileage: 120,000

MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE HYUNDAI DEALER AT SOUTHTOWNE HYUNDAI IN RIVERDALE GEORGIA AND THEY DIDN'T CALL THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT MY CAR. MY CAR WAS HIT T-BONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HEAD LIGHT AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.I ASKED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO CALL BECAUSE MY AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD NOT COME ON BY ITSELF. THE DEALER JUST WANTED ME TO PAY OVER $500.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. I WANTED TO KNOW AT ANYTIME WAS THE AIRBAG MODEL FOR MY CAR RECALLED AND HYUNDAI KEPT IT A SECRET.THIS IS THE SECOND HYUNDAI I HAVE PURCHASED. I CALLED MY CAR MY JAGUAR.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 15 STARTS IT WAS OFF AND ON. THEN AROUND 03/11/2004 IT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH 2014 SONATAS, BUT HYUNDAI HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A RECALL FOR THE 2013 SONATAS. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL. I PURCHASED MY CAR EARLY IN 2004 YEAR. MANY PARTS ARE CARRYOVERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WE OWN A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA (109,000 MILES) WE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. ME AND MY WIFE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE FOUND OUT ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE FREQUENT COMPLAINTS IF THIS FAILURE AROUND THE NATION AND ALSO IN MANY HYUNDAI MODELS ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS. WE ARE FILING THE COMPLAINT SINCE THE ERROR IS CRITICAL AND SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMIC IN HYUNDAI VEHICLES. WE DO NOT KNOW IF NHTSA HANDLES CARS THAT ARE OVER 100,000 MILES BUT WE FELT A COMPLAINT WAS WARRANTED SINCE THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ERROR IS SO EXTREME. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WITH THIS VEHICLE NOW! BEING A DISABLED VETERAN, ON A FIXED INCOME, WE FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT THAT HYUNDAI TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. ITS NOT EASY FOR US TO REPLACE THE CAR. *JS

Mileage: 109,000

ALL OF SUDDEN THE AIR BAG ICON IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. ALL FUSES FOR AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE COMPANY STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL. BUT READING INTERNET BLOGS THERE APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM DOES OCCUR ON THIS MODEL WHEN IT REACHES THE 100,000 MILE LIMIT. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT FINANCIAL PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 100,000

MY WIFE SOMEHOW GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN HER SANDAL AND TRYING TO GET IT UNSTUCK HIT A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. THE AIRBAG SHOT WHITE POWDER OUT ,LIGHT WENT ON TO SHOW AIR BAG WENT OFF BUT IT NEVER DEPLOYED. HAD IT BEEN A WORSE ACCIDENT FATAL INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FAULTY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING YET SHOWING IT DID BY ALL SYMPTOMS SUCH AS THE LIGHT, WHITE POWDER AND THE SEAT BELT CANNOT BE MOVED AND WILL NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NO MATTER IF UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 65,440

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. AFRAID TO CALL DEALER SINCE REPAIR COULD COST CLOSE TO $500.00. *TR

Mileage: 124,263

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT A RECALL THEY SAID NONE WERE ISSUED, HOWEVER IT NEEDED TO GET LOOKED AT BECAUSE THERE COULD BE A DEFECT. AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN AT ANY TIME OR NOT DEPLOY AT ALL IN AN ACCIDENT. THE COST TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT WOULD BE AROUND $125.00 WHICH WOULD BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE COST OF THE REPAIR IF YOU CHOSE TO GET IT FIXED BY THE DEALER THE TOTAL COST COULD RUN AT LEAST $500.00 I WAS WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 1,474,700

THE AIR BAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, AND HAS STAYED ON. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN AN AIR BAG RECALL FOR THE 2003 SONATA. WE (ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS) ARE HOPING THAT ONE WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE 2004 MODEL, AS WELL. THANKS! *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION COLLISION ON I-10 INTERSTATE. MY VEHICLE RE-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NEITHER THE DRIVER'S NOR THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. FRONT END DAMAGED AND INSURANCE HAS TOTALED MY CAR. BRAKES DID NOT SEEM TO STOP WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

8 YR. LONG CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON... BEST DESCRIPTION WE GET IS A HARNESS ISSUE UNDER PASSENGER FRONT SEAT... LAST EPISODE 12/19/11 DEALER ADVISED HYUNDAI NO LONGER HAS REPLACEMENTS PARTS FOR THIS SYSTEM... THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE MODELS STILL IN SERVICE HOW CAN MFG. NOT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL SAFETY PART... AS OF THIS MOMENT THE LIGHT IS OFF BUT GIVEN THE HISTORY THE DEALER SAID HE EXPECTS IT TO BE BACK ON SOON ... *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 04 2011. I HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO SOMEONE RUNNING A STOP SIGN. HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON FRONT!! ONLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAS NOT FULL OPEN , VERY CONCERN ON SAFETY! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN BLAMED ON UNDER THE SEAT ISSUES. WE HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS GETTING CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND WIRES REINFORCED. LIGHT ON AGAIN AND NOW WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED >$2000 TO REPLACE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (HIGH RESISTANCE NOTED). NOT SURE I TRUST THE DIAGNOSIS OR BELIEVE THE SOLUTION. AM HESITANT TO INVEST ANY MORE IN THIS ISSUE WHEN THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIX IT. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AS THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE CAR IS RELATIVELY NEW. I URGE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE RECALL MERIT. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

THE 'AIRBAG ON' SIGN HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I TRIED TO ALERT THE MANUFACTURER. THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE RECENT RECALL EXCLUDES CARS MANUFACTURED IN 2004, AND THE CAR IS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY PERIOD AS WELL. I PUT AN INTERNET SEARCH AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINS ON HYUNDAI SONATA AIRBAG ISSUES.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON AND DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT A WARRANTY OR RECALL ISSUE. LIGHT IS STILL ON AND WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN VEHICLE. POSSIBLE DEATH COULD OCCUR IF AIRBAG FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

AIRBAG SAFETY LIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 110,865

I ENTERED MY CAR AND STARTED UP THE IGNITION AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON. MY CAR IS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE USED A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE TOOL REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HYUNDAI REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE PPD SENSOR WAS BAD. MY CAR HAS 53, 965 MILES ON IT. I WAS CHARGED $375 TO REPLACE THE PPD SENSOR. WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO READ ABOUT THE SENSOR, I LEARNED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE SONATA AND ELANTRA MODELS MANUFACTURED BY HYUNDAI MOTOR CO. *TR

Mileage: 53,840

AIR BAG LIGHT. PLEASE HELP ,I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO YOU BEFORE. MY AIR BAGS ARE DEFECTED. THE DEALER SUPPOSE TO HAD REPAIRED THEM AT LEAST 7 TIMES. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED EXCEPT THE AIR BAGS ITSELF. I CAN NOT GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OF THIS.SOMEBODY IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS.*TR

Mileage: 55,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING CAR. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE ITS OVER FIVE YEARS OLD AND HAS 53,704, IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? AND COVERED BY LAW? *TR

Mileage: 53,689

WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JUNE 21, 2009. I HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO SOMEONE RUNNING A STOP SIGN. HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED IN HER VEHICLE AND DOES NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS LOOSE OR A SHORTAGE WAS PRESENT. HYUNDAI STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,700.

Mileage: 53,700

THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THE AIR BAGS WITH THE 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. IF YOU READ THE COMPLAINTS, I HAD THE MOST PROBLEMS. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR A RECALL., FOR SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVES DEPEND ON YOU. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS WERE COMPLETELY SMASHED IN AND THE FRAME WAS BENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER LEFT SHOULDER. THE PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS OPERATED IN THE MANNER THEY WERE DESIGNED; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE IS STILL OCCURRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE SENSOR DEVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT NO REMEDY WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND REAR ENDED A ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS NOT HURT, BUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT WAS. *NM

Mileage: 15,420

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BROAD SIDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN BOTH DOORS. BOTH PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPORT; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. UPDATED 5/2/2006- *NM

Mileage: 40,000

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT AND HER PASSENGER IN THE SEATS. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE PASSENGER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND BROKEN BONES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND AN INSURANCE REPORT WAS FILED. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK UPDATED 2/21/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 2,118

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNATTACHED IN THE COLLISION.*AK THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BY CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED OUT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

2004 HYUNDAI SONATA WAS INVOLVED IN A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT, STRUCK BY A DODGE DURANGO. IMPACT WAS CENTERED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND RESULTED IN AN APPROXIMYATE 1 FOOT OF INTRUSION. MAX CRUSH OCCURRED JUST FORWARD OF THE B-PILLAR. B-PILLAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE SEAT AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DOOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HEAD/THORAX BAG LOCATED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT DID NOT DEPLOY. NHTSA SHOULD INSPECT THIS TO SEE WHY THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE TYPE OF IMPACT IN WHICH THE SIDE AIR BAGS WERE DESIGNED FOR. DRIVER SUSTAINED NUMEROUS FRACTURES TO THE PELVIC REGION, A LACERATED SPLEEN THAT RESULTED IN 2 SURGERIES AND ALMOST 2 MONTHS OF HOSPITALIZATION, MOST OF IT IN INTENSIVE CARE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON I97, A VW CABRIOLET CHANGED FROM 2/3 OF EXIT TO RIGHT TO PULLING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME PERPENDICULAR. I VEER TO LEFT, JAMMED ON BRAKES BUT HIT HIS DRIVER SIDE DOOR (ORIGIN SPEED 50-55 MPH) THEN CONTINUUED INTO A STEEL GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, THEN PULLED OUT MOST OF THE RAIL AND JOLTED TO A STOP AT AN ANGLE ABOVE A DROP OFF. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT FRONT OR SIDE AIRBAGS. WE WERE LUCKY TO WALK AWAY WITH BRUISES, CUTS, AND EMOTIONAL TRAUMA. ANOTHER FAMILY MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY