1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Air Bags Problems

38 complaints about Air Bags

38
Complaints
34
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Deaths

High Severity Issue

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All Air Bags Complaints (38)

Feb 8, 2008 Crash

HELLO. I WAS IN A CRASH,SANDWICHED BETWEEN 02 PICKUP TRUCKS. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS CRUSHED! THE FORCE BROKE MY FRONT SEATS SLAM ME INTO THE DASH. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOP ALSO AS I WAS A GREEN TRUCK SLAM INTO ME AT 45 MILES AN HOUR CRUSHING ME AGAINST A WHITE PICKUP WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO A GAS STATION. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

Dec 6, 2003 Crash

AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT. ON OCTOBER 25, 2003 MY DAUGHTER WRECKED HER 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE FRONTAL RIGHT DRIVERS IMPACT. THE POLICE REPORT STATES SHE WAS TRAVELING A 55 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE IMPACT. WE, HOWEVER, WERE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME FROM THE TOWING LOT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IS THERE A PLACE IN CENTRAL OR SOUTHEAST OHIO THAT CAN DOWNLOAD THE CRASH DATA RECORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY OR IF THE SPEED WAS LESS THAT REPORTED? *LA

Aug 1, 2003 Crash

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND WHILE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK

Aug 17, 2002 Crash

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR CAR KEPT GOING, STEERING LOCKED, AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING DRIVER IN FACE, HIT STALLED CAR FROM BEHIND. HAVE RECENTLY LEARNED CAR HAS HAD PREVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS BY PREVIOUS OWNER RESULTING IN BRAKES BEING REPLACED 4 TIMES, ALSO PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED TO DEALER STEERING PROBLEMS.*AK

Aug 17, 2002 Crash

AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING ACCIDENT, STRIKING DRIVER IN FACE, CAUSING BULDGING DISCS IN THE CERVICAL SPINE, FACIAL BRUISES, FACIAL BURNS, CHEST HEMATOMA, BRUISING TO BREASTS, BRUISING TO ARMS, AND HEARING LOSS. PASSENGER HAD NO AIRBAG AND WAS UNINJURED IN ACCIDENT. *AK

May 25, 2002 Crash

FRONT END COLLISION. GARAGE THEN REDID CAR REPLACED AIR BAG SENSOR, IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH SENSOR IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

May 20, 2002 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 34MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILED BRAKES WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. *YH

Mar 12, 2002 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH, CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB

Apr 27, 2001 Crash

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Jan 10, 2001 Crash

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, LANDING ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED.*AK

Jan 4, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH VEHICLE LIFTED INTO AIR AND CAME DOWN ON FRONT END, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN. *AK

Oct 11, 2000 Crash

PIN FELL OUT OF STEERING COLLUMN AND LOST CONTROL OR STEERING, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH A FRONT END COLLISION ENSUED.*AK

Aug 28, 2000

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Aug 22, 2000 Crash

I WAS RECENTLY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, BUT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DID NOT SMOKE, IT DID NOTHING.

Mar 30, 2000 Crash

WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND "T"-BONED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK.THE DRIVERS SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES WHEN HEAD WENT INTO WINDSHIELD. *ET

Feb 18, 2000 Crash

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Feb 18, 2000 Crash

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Jul 28, 1999 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH HAD FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A CHEVROLET BLAZER, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. *AK

May 12, 1999 Crash

HEAD-ON CRASH, FACIAL INJURIES, BENT STEERING WHEEL DUE TO IMPACT, BUT AIRBAD DID NOT DEPLOY.

Apr 22, 1999 Crash

VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND WENT FORWARD ON A GRAVEL ROAD, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALED. *AK

Mar 13, 1999 Crash

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT END COLLITON, STRIKING A TREE HEAD ON AT APROX. 20MPH. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. RESULTING IN HEAD INJURYS, AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO DRIVER. UNFORUNATELY, THE DRIVER (MYSELF), WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

Jan 11, 1999 Crash

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING VISUAL INJURY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *ML

Apr 22, 1998

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG UPON IMPACT DURING REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. PRIOR TO ABOVE COLLISION.

Feb 3, 1998 Crash

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING REAR END COLLISION, RESULTIN GIN INJURIES. *AK

Jan 7, 1998 Crash

TRAVELED ON INTERSTATE WHEN THE WHEEL AND DRUM CAME OFF THE AXEL. WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE HIT A HILL IN MIDDLE OF REVENE. VEHICLE FLEW INTO MID-AIR, LANDING ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, STILL SLIDING BEFORE RETURNING TO UPRIGHT POSITION AND HITTING A SECOND HILL. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

Oct 20, 1997

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. MJS

Jun 6, 1997 Crash

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN A CRASH OF 40 MPH. DUP OF 812417, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

May 21, 1997 Crash

WHILE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOY. *AK

Apr 10, 1997 Crash

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. FRONT END OF VEHICLE HAD DAMAGES TOTALLING $7,000 DOLLARS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. AK

Jan 21, 1997 Crash

WHILE DRIVING, ON ICY ROAD AT NIGHT, HIT GAURDRAIL AT APPROX. 35-40MPH, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMELLY CHEMICAL SMOKE, CAUSED FACIAL INJURIES, KNOCKED OUT TEETH, AND BURNED FACE. *AK

Dec 4, 1996 Crash

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.

Mar 1, 1996 Crash

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DSH

Sep 10, 1995 Crash

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Jun 7, 1995 Crash

DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Apr 8, 1995 Crash

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY. *TW

Mar 29, 1995 Crash

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. TT

Mar 24, 1995 Crash

VEHICLE WAS HIT AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Jan 18, 1995 Crash

AT 12:00 POSITION AT 30-40MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. TT