Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Apr 6, 2006
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 189 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
9
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
8
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Buick Lesabre submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Apr 6, 2006
Fire reported
WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. IT DOES NOT SMELL ELECTRICAL, NOR IS THE SMOKING CONSISTENT FIRST OCCURRENCE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WERE, 40 MPH, PARKING LIGHTS ON, ECON/VENT SET AT 68 AND FAN ON AUTO WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGED. SMOKE CAME FROM OUTLETS WHERE TURN SIGNALS, TILT STEERING ADJUSTMENT AND RETRACTABLE STEERING COLUMN INSETS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW NO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SMELLED NO OTHER "HOT" INSTANCES. THE SMOKE FROM THE COLUMN CESSATED WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN ENGINEER FRIEND, HE SUGGESTS IT MAY BE THE AIR BAG CONTACTS AND ADVISED ME TO NOTIFY YOU IMMEDIATELY AS A SAFETY NOTIFICATION FOR POSSIBLE RECALL/FIRE HAZARD. WHERE THERE IS SMOKE, THERE IS FIRE AND I AM REPORTING IT AS SUCH WHICH INCLUDES UNKNOWN DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING OF SOME SORT TO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *NM
NHTSA ID
10154762
Incident
Apr 6, 2006
Mileage
108,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 28, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 BUICK LESABRE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. AT 40 MPH. IT PUSHED CONSUMER'S CAR BACK TWO FEET AND ENGINE BACK 4 INCHES. SOMEONE FROM BUICK CAME OUT AND INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND THEN INDICATED THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE. CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING NOISE LIKE THE AIR BAG WAS GOING TO DEPLOY. CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR THE HUMMING NOISES TO STOP. CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE AS INDICATED IN ODI 10105027. ALSO, CONSUMER'S AUNT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH SAME THIS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. BOTH FENDERS, HOOD, GRILL, AND BUMPER WERE COMPLETELY DAMAGED. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG PARTIALLY DEPLOYED, WHILE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACT'S AUNT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD SEAT BELT ON. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. THIS VEHICLE WAS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION ONLY, SHE STILL HAD TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10130494
Incident
Nov 20, 2004
Airbags
Filed Oct 1, 2003
Crash reported
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB *JB
NHTSA ID
10015072
Incident
Jun 29, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jan 30, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS HIT IN REAR WHILE STOPPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO 2 VEHICLES IN FRONT, FORCE SO GREAT IT TOTALLY DEMOLISHED VEHICLE (FRONT TO REAR) ROOF BUCKLED AND PASSENGERS HAD TO BE CUT OUT OF VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS IN CRASH. CJ
NHTSA ID
559331
Incident
Nov 13, 1998
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 28, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported
THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY TO BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
NHTSA ID
784998
Incident
Aug 18, 2000
Airbags
Filed Oct 31, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED, THE AIR BAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THE PRICE OF THE AIR BAG SINCE IT FAILED. *SLC
NHTSA ID
557006
Incident
Nov 13, 1998
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Jan 31, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
IT HAD BEEN RAINING IN A PARKING LOT OF A DEPARTMENT STORE, VEHICLE PROCEEDED OUT OF PARKING LOT. DRIVER'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PEDAL, AND RAN HEAD-ON TO A LIGHT POLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. DUE TO FRONT DAMAGE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. *AK
NHTSA ID
855840
Incident
Dec 21, 1999
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Sep 24, 1999
THE DRIVER AIRBAG SEEMS THAT IT WILL DEPLOY DUE TO FACT THE STEERING WHEEL IS "VERY PUFFY" AND THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE, IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTLY MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION .MJS
NHTSA ID
848634
Incident
Sep 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jun 11, 1999
COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING THE ON & OFF SWITCH TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE AN OPTION TO HAVE THE AIRBAG ON OR OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
838089
Incident
May 15, 1999
Airbags
Filed Aug 14, 1997
APROXIMATELY 2 INCH SPLIT IN DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG COVER COULD CAUSE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY OR DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. NOT CHECKED BY DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
815349
Incident
Aug 1, 1997
Airbags
Filed Apr 1, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. (1ST VEHICLE ON 603330)
NHTSA ID
516146
Airbags
Filed Oct 25, 1996
OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
NHTSA ID
510564
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 10, 1996
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH LIGHTS UP AFTER TURNING ON, TOLD BY DEALER AIRBAG WILL NOT FUNCTION. PLEASE IDENTIFY DEFECT. *AK
NHTSA ID
982568
Incident
Apr 3, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 5, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20MPH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY (DRIVERS SIDE). TT
NHTSA ID
963137
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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