1996 Chevrolet Lumina Airbags Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND CAME UP TO A INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE OTHER PERSON HAD A STOP SIGN. THIS PERSON THOUGHT THAT I HAD A STOP SIGN ALSO SO SHE PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND I SMASHED INTO HER MAKING HER TRUCK FLY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND FLIPPING OVER. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND BECAUSE OF THAT I FEEL THAT I WAS INJURED MORE THAN IF MY AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216827

Incident

Apr 9, 2007

MY CHEVROLET LUMINA REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICHLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10095812

Incident

Oct 9, 2004

Mileage

139,318 mi

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *NM *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10038526

Incident

Feb 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH VEHICLE DROVE OVER A PIPE IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. PASSENGER'S SIDE SHATTERED THE WINDOW, SENDING GLASS INTO THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS TO THE ARM AND NECK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10090084

Incident

Aug 30, 2004

Mileage

150,000 mi

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *MR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AS WELL. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10089752

Incident

Feb 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *NLM *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10042319

Incident

Feb 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE LEFT AT 5 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, AND GLASS WAS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS ARMS AND FACE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10063584

Incident

Mar 22, 2004

Mileage

30,000 mi

CONSUMER REQUESTING FOR AIR BAG ON-OFF SWITCH. *LA *JB

NHTSA ID

10063446

ON 7/20/03 THE BATTERY WAS GETTING WEAK SO I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY COMPATIBLE WITH THE CAR. ON THE FIRST START WITH THE NEW BATTERY THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN I STARTED IT THE SECOND TIME AND WAS BACKING UP A SLIGHT SLOPE OF A DRIVEWAY, THE CAR DIED. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, THE GAS PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CAR RACED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFT STILL IN PARK. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I STEERED THE CAR TRYING TO LOCATE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES BUT THEY WERE TOO FAR AWAY FOR ME TO REACH AND STILL MAINTAIN THE RACING CAR. I THOUGHT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE WOULD STOP THE CAR SINCE THE BRAKES HAS FAILED BUT EVEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, IT RACED EVEN FASTER AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I HAD CRASHED INTO A TREE TOTALLING OUT THE CAR. I CRACKED MY HEAD INTO THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING MY NOSE. LUCKILY, THE VISOR WAS DOWN AND PROTECTED MY FACE. I ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISING AND BACK INJURIES ALONG WITH THE CONCUSSION. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE. THANKFULLY, AS I AM SHORT AND IF IT HAD, THEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN DECAPITATED OR KILLED FROM IT. MY INSURANCE ONLY GAVE BLUE BOOK VALUE TO THE CAR AS IT WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE TOTALLED. I AM WANTING TO SEEK LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER. IS THERE ANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM ON THE LUMINA'S? I FEEL IT WAS COMPUTER PROBLEM THAT SHUT DOWN THE CAR MADE IT BEHAVE LIKE IT WAS POSSESS. NO LIGHTS CAME ON INSIDE THE CAR TO INDICATE THERE WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM OR ANY OTHER PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO PUT IN A BATTERY SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE BATTERY. DEBRA K. OLIVER

NHTSA ID

10069901

Incident

Jul 15, 2003

Mileage

102,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, AND INJURED THE DRIVER. THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. *MR *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10021534

Incident

Feb 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED AND ABOUT 7 TO 10 MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

10000974

Incident

Jan 11, 2003

Mileage

32,300 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND WILL NOT GO OFF, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STORED AT DEALERSHIP, VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND IS EXPECTING ORIGINAL DEALER TO PAY FOR AIRBAG REPAIRS. *TT

NHTSA ID

8007204

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

VEHICLE WAS GOING 45-50 MPH AND WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISON. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER BOTH HIT STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD. DEALER STATED AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT SENT ANYONE TO LOOK AT TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK THERE WERE FOUR INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID

891500

Incident

May 28, 2001

AIR BAG MODULE WIRING TRAPPED BEHIND MODULE PREVENTING HORN TO WORK PROPERLY. WIRING NOT IN CLIP ON BACK OF AIR BAG TO PREVENT THIS. *AK

NHTSA ID

743331

Incident

Feb 2, 2001

UPON IMPACT SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN, NOR DID AIR BAGS DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

737437

Incident

Dec 3, 2000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT AND HOPEFULLY CORRECTED. WE RECEIVED A $104 CHARGE TO TELL US THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD COST $710 TO FIX. NO ACCIDENT OR FAST STOP EVER OCCURRED, BUT NOW WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD GO OFF AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING OR IF WE NEEDED IT TO, IT WOULDN'T DEPLOY. THE OTHER PROPLEM IS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WE HAD TO HAVE REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES (ABOUT 1 1/2 YRS. AGO) AND ONE IS BAD AGAIN AS WELL AS AN SIS, PCM, AND A SENSING MODULE. WE ARE QUESTIONING THE QUALITY OF THIS PRODUCT IF THESE REPAIRS ARE REQUIRED AT THIS POINT. WE PAID CLOSE TO $800 TO HAVE THE FIRST INJECTORS REPLACED AND ARE NOW FACED WITH A BILL OF $527 FOR ONE INJECTOR, SIS, PCM, AND A SENSING MODULE. THE WARRANTY HAD RECENTLY GONE OFF WHEN THE INJECTORS HAD GONE BAD THE FIRST TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

724531

Incident

Jun 7, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

861145

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO REPAIR SHOP FOR SOME OTHER WORK , BUT MENTIONED TO DEALER THAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS STAYED ON SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. DEALER WILL ONLY DO REPAIR'S AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

859167

Incident

Feb 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MP, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND DRIVER'S/ PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

848542

Incident

Sep 22, 1999

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT THE LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VECHICLE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, AND CUT IN FRONT OF HER. OTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND HIT CONSUMER'S WIFE HEAD . ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRVER SUSTAINED NECK TRAUMA. *AK

NHTSA ID

848307

Incident

Sep 21, 1999

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT,BOTH AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

846056

Incident

Aug 14, 1999

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN THE AIR BAG MODULE. THIS MODULE IS LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT OF PASSENGER'S SEAT CLOSER TO BACK OF CAR. MODULE SHORTED OUT WHEN A SMALL DRINK FELL TO THE FLOOR. THIS CREATED A HAZARD TO PASSENGER'S AIR BAG. *AK

NHTSA ID

834849

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AIRBAG CAUSED BREAKAGE OF WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

531938

AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH , ROAD CONDITIONS VERY BAD, SLID INTO A CAR HEAD-ON AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO ONE HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE YET. *AK

NHTSA ID

820134

Incident

Dec 24, 1997

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ATAPPROXMATELY 60 MPH WHEN A WHEEL THAT HAD FALLEN OFF A 18 WHEELER STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON ,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO MOVE TO SIDE, HITTING 2 GUARDRAILS AND PICKUP TRUCK. AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER CUTS ON TOP OF HEAD/SEVERE BRUISING. HIT REARVIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD. PASSENGER RECEIVED CUTS ON HEAD/BROKEN RIBS, AND PUNTURED LUNGS. *AK

NHTSA ID

820659

Incident

Sep 25, 1997