1996 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME Air Bags Problems

NHTSA# 00V171000 & MFR'S# 00058/INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT: CONSUMER STATES DEALER (TERRY CAPITAL OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC SUBARU; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; PHONE# 231/947-9090) INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS DONE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE. DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR MANUFACTURUER RECALL. *AK *YH

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER TURNED IGNITION ON. SHE RECEIVED NECK AND BACK INJURIES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V-171) REGARDING THE AIR BAG, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING PROPER REPAIR OR PARTS. *MJS

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V171, HOWEVER HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT 6 MONTHS IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. *SLC

AIR BAGS ARE UNDER RECALL 00V-171, CONSUMER WANTS THEM DEACTIVATED BECAUSE GM IN NOT PREPARED TO FIX PROBLEM FOR SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR, AFTER REPAIR CONSUMER WANTS AIR BAGS REACTIVATED. NLM

I RECIEVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM OLDSMOBILE STATING THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG COULD POSSIBLY DEPLY FOR NO REASON. THEY ALSO STATED IT WOULD TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS. I WROTE TO THEM REQUESTING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE MORE QUICKLY AS I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH TWO CHILDREN AND NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T HAVE AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE AND DO A LOT OF TRAVELING. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH THE SAME FORCE THAT IT DEPLOYS IN AN ACCIDENT AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THEM. I AM WORRIED EVERY TIME A GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE CAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE CHANCE TO TAKE WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY GENERAL MOTORS BY MAIL WITH REGARD TO A PRODUCT SAFETY ISSUE WHICH AFFECTS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR. THEY ADVISE OF A DEFECT THAT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE BAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, WITHOUT A CRASH, AS YOU START YOUR CAR OR DURING NORMAL DRIVING. IN 1995 OR 1996 MODELS OF MY VEHICLE. THEY CLAIM IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A REASONABLE AND SAFE SOLUTION. MY VEHICLE IS NEAR THE 60,000 MILE USAGE AT WHICH THESE UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENTS COULD OCCUR. SEVERAL MONTHS IS NOT THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE DRIVING HIGHWAYS AND NOT ONLY ENDANGERING MY OWN LIFE, BUT THE LIVES OF OTHERS WHO MAY BE HURT OR KILLED IF MY DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYS IN TRANSIT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET PERMISSION TO HAVE THE AIR BAG ELECTRICAL MECHANISM DISMANTLED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS GM CAN TOOL UP TO REPLACE THE SYSTEMS WITH A NEW AND EFFECTIVE ASSEMBLY. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. I AM TRULY FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE MY CAR. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIR (00V-171), THE RECALL NOTIFICATION STATES THE REPAIR WILL TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS FOR A REMEDY TO BE AVAILABLE. *MJS

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL (00V-171), THE REPAIR CAN NOT BE OBTAINED AT THIS TIME WITH THE RISK OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING DURING THE WAITING PERIOD, THE AIR BAG CAN NOT BE DISENGAGED WHILE WAITING FOR RECALL REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. *MJS

MANUFACTURE'S RECALL CAN NOT BE COMPLETED ON THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *ET