1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS Air Bags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND WAS CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

Mileage: 168,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN FOR NO REASON. *TR

Mileage: 138,496

I HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING, BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOW I AM AFRAID IT WILL DEPLOY WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS. WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE RIGHT ARM. *MC THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER COULD NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A ROAD WITH NO NOTICE AND NO INCIDENT LEADING TO THE FOREMENTIONED DEPLOYMENT. STUNNED AND CONFUSED-DRIVER COULD NOT SEE AND APPLIED BRAKES AND TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *NM

Mileage: 189,200

DT: THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. GRAND DAUGHTER HAD TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, BUT DID NOT START VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 27,2005. CONTACTED THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL AND TO NOTIFY OLDSMOBILE. CONTACTED OLDSMOBILE, AND THEY SAID TO NOTIFIY GM, DID THAT, AND THEY SENT OUT A INVESTIGATOR LAST THURSDAY. THEN, RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM TO GIVE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT CONSUMER ALREADY GAVE 5 OR 6 TIMES. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER LEANED ON THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. EVOQ WAS FILED BY TONNY JENNINGS 408 GRAND AVE SW, FORT PAYNE, AL 35967/256-845-1500. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 35MPH ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DOWN A STREET WITH NO DEBRIS OR BUMPS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE APPRORIATE PART TO FIX THE AIR BAG RECALL 00V-171. NLM

CONSUMER HAS SCHEDULED SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS WITH DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 00V17100/ AIR BAG REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP ORDERED PART TO SERVICE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND PART WAS INSTALLED ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. PARTS MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CONTACT CONSUMER WHEN NEW PART CAME IN. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HEAR ANYTHING REGARDING THE STATUS OF PART NEEDED TO REPAIR DEFECT. *AK *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V171000/ AIR BAG FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO, AND DEALERSHIP CONTINUED TO TELL CONSUMER THAT PARTS SHOULD BE COMING IN ON NEXT COMING UP TRUCK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40-45 MPH WITH A 1985, FORD, MUSTANG. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS BRODSIDED BY ANOTHER CAR. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD, AND AND CAR WAS TOTALLED. CONSUMER SAID NONE OF SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER WAS HIT ON THE SIDE.*AK

CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DALGLEISH CADILLAC & OLDSMOBILE INC. 6 TIMES REGARDING RECALL 00V171000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00058 REGARDING AIR BAG FAILURE. PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. *AK *SLC

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. CONSUMER FEARS THAT AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR AIRBAG. CONSUMER DOESN'T NO IF VIN WAS INCLUDED. *AK

VEHICLE UNDER RECALL 00V171000. DEALERSHIP HAS NO PARTS TO REPAIR AIR BAGS. VEHICLE IS WITH CENTURY LEASE INC, A REGISTER IMPORTER. VEHICLE WAS IMPORTED FROM CANADA. *AK

ON FRIDAY 10/6/2000 WHILE MY SISTER DRIVING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD COMES ON WITH NO REASON. MY SISTER THEN DESIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE STARTING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN HER FACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO ARNOLD PALMER OLDSMOBILE IN CHARLOTTE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY WILL CHECK ON ANY RECALLS BY THE MANUFACTURE. AFTER TEN DAYS, THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE PROBLEM WAS FROM THE HORN MODULA. I THINK THY DID NOT WANT TO BLAME IT ON THE MANUFACTURE. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER RATHER THAN A COVER UP.

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH DIRVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING INTO A SERVICE STATION AT LOW SPEED DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO KNOWN REASON ( NO POTS HOLE OR BUMPS ) DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK

AS SOON AS CONSUMER TURNED KEY INTO IGNITION, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE UP WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *AK

BEFORE STARTING THE VEHICLE DRIVER TILTED THE STEERING WHEEL DOWN, AND WHEN HE STARTED THE IGNITION UP, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE REASON.*AK

DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASON. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN SITTING IN PARK AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WAS BACKING OUT OF CONDO & GETTING READY TO TURN INTO THE STREET WHEN DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. NOTHING HIT IT & DID NOT GO OVER ANY BUMPS. NO INJURIES. *AK

THE CONSUMER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, RESULTING IN INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN THE FIRST SWITCH POSITION BEFORE TURNING ENGINE OVER WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTEDLY DEPLOYED, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. UPON START UP OF VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN KEY WAS PLACED IN THE INGITION THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVING ABOUT 15 MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVING ABOUT 15 MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION LOST CONTROL HITTING ENBANKMENT SPEED 45MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOYED. TT