Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Blazer submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 56 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.
The 25 most recent of 56, in the owner's own words
DRIVING APPROX. 35 MPH NORTH ON 5700 BLK OF TACONY ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19137, 2005 SILVER HONDA PULLS OUT OF DRIVE WAY HITS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER TIRE OF TRUCK, TRUCK THEN SPINS AND FLIPS OVER. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT ALL SUSTAINED INJURIES. WAS TAKEN BY RESCUE TO HOSPITAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PERFORMED AS DESIGNED BASED ON THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
I OWN A 1996 CHEVY BLAZER. MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN WET WEATHER, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLAMMED INTO A ROCK CLIFF. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AND SHE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR. ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOT GOING FAST, THE IMPACT WAS VERY HARD, ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE CAR. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DESTROYED. SHE WAS VERY LUCKY THAT SHE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IF IT HAD BEEN A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAT SHE COULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY WOUNDED IF THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB
DT: CONTACT STATED DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENTOCCURRED IN OCTOBER, 2003. CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT WAS HIT IN THE REAR END BY A VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG AS TO WHY IT DID NOT DEPLOY. ON THE SECOND OCCASION IN OCTOBER, 2004, CONTACT'S VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR PART WHILE GOING ABOUT 40-45 MPH, BECAUSE THE BRAKES TO STOP HIS VEHICLE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE FOR NON DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. *AK
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. IN WET CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES DID NOT GRAB AND THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM EVERY SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF IT.*SB
DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN MARCH 1996. THE VEHICLE HAS AN AIR BAG LIGHT THAT STAYS ON. HAD A FRONT END COLLISION IN OCTOBER 2004, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 45 MPH. NO AIRBAGS AT ALL DEPLOYED, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG ONLY. OCCUPANT WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY OR REPAIR THE AIR BAG LIGHT THAT STAYS ON. THERE ARE INVOICES.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. IT STRUCK A RETAINING CEMENT WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL, CRACKING IT. *AK
CONSUMER IS CONCERN THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN IMPACT DUE TO A DEFECTED DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE. TS
AIRBAG MODULE IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO A DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE DROPPING BELOW NORMAL. CONSUMER FEELS AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY.THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. TS...*AK
NO SUMMARY. DT
DRIVER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD FROM AN EMBANKMENT AND VEHICLE LANDED IN A DITCH APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET BELOW THE ROAD. VEHICLE IMPACTED THE GROUND SURFACE HEAD ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. DT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT, AS IF OUT OF ALIGNMENT. UPON PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT, THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKY, WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE OR SLOWING, THE BRAKE PEDAL GIVES WAY, AIR BAG FAILED. *YD
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER CAME UPON SOME BLACK ICE, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON, THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD THAT IT PUSHED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IN ABOUT 2 FEET, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK TRAUMA.*JB
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT HIT AND T-BONED OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS IF NEEDED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS ALSO LEAKING.*SLC
SHE WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A TURN IN FRONT OF HER, AND SHE HIT HER REAR DOOR AND BROKE THE AXLE.. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 60MPH.UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *YH
VEHICLE HIT A UTILITY POLE AT 45MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, GOING THROUGH INTERSECTION, HAD HEAD-ON COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER/PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. NLM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A PHONE POLE AT 20 MPH OR MORE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS FAILED, BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TROUGH A STOP SIGN STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE
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