1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM Air Bags Problems

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND STRUCK A LIGHT POST. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 190,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DITCH AND A FENCE. A 2X4 STEEL POLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT THE DRIVER IN THE FACE THE DRIVER WAS UNCONSCIOUS. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON A WET ROAD AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER MOTORIST. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONSUMER'S NECK, SHOULDER AND CHEST WERE SORE. THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED. WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCES THE CONSUMER HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED WORN WHEEL BEARINGS. VEHICLE IS NOW ON IT'S SIXTH REPAIR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING AHEAD OF CONSUMER SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED OTHER DRIVER. CONSUMER STATES THAT NONE OF THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT CRASH AT 30-35 MPH, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

PARENT WAS PLACING CHILD IN VEHICLE AND WHEN EXITING VEHICLE, CONSUMER'S KEYS SOMEHOW FELL DOWN INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR AND ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, TRAPPING THE CHILD INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH AT 15-20 MPH IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE FORCED FORWARD. 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF FOR NO REASON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN A STOP SIGN AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 15 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN FRONT END ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HEAD INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH TO AVOID HITTING A HORSE, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SHOULDER STRAP DIDN'T HOLD THE CONSUMER , CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS FACE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLY IN CRASH.

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMER'S FACE.

VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 70 MPH, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD/NECK/RIBS, AND HAS BACK PAIN WITH BOTH LEGS GOING NUMB.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVLEING ABOUT 25 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT. DUP OF 812439, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

OWNER WAS HIT IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DELPOY. *AK

COMING ACROSS BRIDGE, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT PONTIAC HEAD-ON, ROADS WERE ICY, TOOK GRILL OFF VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISIONS.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION.

DRIVER'S AIR BAG COULD NOT REACH DRIVER BECAUSE OF HER SMALL SIZE AND LIGHT WEIGHT; SHE IS 5'1" AND WEIGHS 94 LBS. *AK

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING UNCONSCIOUSNESS/BURNS/BRUISES/SWELLING INJURY TO DRIVER, ALSO KEPT SEAT BELT FROM WORKING.

CAR GOING TO MAKE A LEFT, MOVED CAR TOWARDS MIDDLE, ANOTHER CAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, WAS STRUCK IN FRONT BY PONTIAC, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS HELD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM, VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD; HIT A TREE; AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM, VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD; HIT A TREE; AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *SD

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL (12:00) COLLISION GOING AT 15-20 MPH. TT

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE TRAVELLING AT 40 MPH. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING ACCIDENT IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION (12:00) AT 30 MPH. TT

APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE IDLED HIGH VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

DURING 35MPH FRONTEND IMPACT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. TT

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON 12:00 AT 30-35 MPH. TT