1998 VOLVO S70 Air Bags Problems

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. CONTACTED VOLVO AND ASKED TO INSPECT. THEIR ANSWER WAS THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK. I ASKED FOR A REPORT WITH ALL THE ENGINEERING DATA AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO SHOW WHY IT WAS OK, NO RESPONSE, HAVE ASKED TWICE. THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE HIDING THE TRUTH. THE SIDE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED TO GIVE EXTRA PROTECTION. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THEIR ANSWER AND I DO NEED YOU HELP. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 4,053

FAULTY DASH CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE DASHBOARD TO THE FIREWALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE LEAD TECHNICAN AT BOB PINKUS VOLVO IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT. THE CLIPS BREAK LEADING TO A SQUEEKY DASH THAT VOLVO IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS OUT OF WARRANTY. I NOW HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DIRVING THIS CAR AS I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE DASH WILL SEPERATE, IF IN AN ACCIDENT, AND SEVERLY INJURE EITHER MYSELF OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY.

Mileage: 40,000

AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN INOPERATIVE SINCE PURCHASE (WARNING LIGHT ON) DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS. VEHICLE WAS IN SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT PRIOR TO SALE BY VOLVO. THIS MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY DISABLED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT & WAS STRUCK FROM THE FRONT TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER HAS FRONTAL & SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED & THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT & WAS STRUCK FROM THE FRONT TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER HAS FRONTAL & SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH DIDN'T DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED & THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER DRIVER WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. OTHER VEHICLE HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR BUMPER, AND CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A TREE. THEN, BOUNCED OFF INTO A RETAINING WALL WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. WINDOWS WERE BUSTED OUT THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS DAMAGED, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 30-35 MPH; HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION *AK.

CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE PASSAGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HAD NO FRONTAL IMPACTS, HOWEVER, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED IN GERMANY. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DURING COLLISION. *YC

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT. AND COMING FROM MY LEFT A 1988 CHEVY S-10 WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 30MPH. I HAD NO TIME TO REACH FOR THE BRAKES, AND I RAMMED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE S10 . THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE VOLVO WAS SMASHED . IF I'M TOLD YOU NEED A HEAD-ON COLLISION FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. O.K. IF THE WHOLE FRONT END IS GONE WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

CHECK YOU EMAIL FROM. NOT AIR BAG COMPLAINT (E.G., SEAT BELT, TRAILER SUSPENSION AIR BAG, ETC.). ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. 522084 DUP OF 524915. POSTED ON 30-SEP-98. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.