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.
11
Latest Aug 21, 2005
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 166 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.
7
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 1994 Ford Probe submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 Aug 21, 2005
Crash reported
I WAS DRIVING A 1994 FORD PROBE SE, GOING NORTH ON WESTNEDGE IN PORTAGE, MICHIGAN WHEN I NOTICED TOO LATE THAT CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED MOVING. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND REAR ENDED IT. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 35 MPH AND WAS SLOWING DOWN CONSIDERABLY BUT RAN OUT OF BRAKING ROOM. I BRACED FOR THE IMPACT AND HEARD A LOUD KRACK! AND THEN SOMETHING WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A SMALL BOMB HAD GONE OFF INSIDE MY CAR. I FELT A BURNING SENSATION AND THEN LOOKED AT MY ARM. IT LOOKED MANGLED, WITH GLASS IMBEDDED IN MY WRIST. THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE AND I HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. I HEARD MY WIFE SCREAMING AND SOBBING. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LAID ON THE GRASS. THE PAIN WAS AWFUL. I COULD NOT BEAR TO LOOK AT MY DISFIGURED ARM. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED. THEY SPENT A LONG TIME CHECKING ME OVER FOR INTERNAL BLEEDING AND A BROKEN NECK. MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF THE PAIN IN HER WRIST. I OVERHEARD THE PARAMEDIC DISCUSS OUR SITUATION. THEY EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT THE EXTENT OF OUR INJURIES IN COMPARISON TO THE DAMAGE FROM THE CRASH. WE SPENT 5 HOURS AT THE ER. MY WIFE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CLOSED FRACTURES TO HER RIGHT WRIST AND A BROKEN FINGER. I HAD BURNS ON MY RIGHT ARM WHERE THE END OF THE FOREARM AND ELBOW MEETS. I HAVE DEEP CUTS, ABRASION, AND BRUISES ON THAT ARM. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER CAR WERE ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT AND DROVE HOME AFTERWARDS. YET, WE ARE STILL COPING WITH THE INJURIES CAUSED BY THE INFLATION OF THE AIRBAGS IN WHAT SEEMED LIKE A LOW SPEED IMPACT. WE WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS AND DID NOT RECEIVE SEATBELT LACERATIONS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, NO COLLAPSING OF THE A PILLARS OR ROOF THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED MY WIFE'S BROKEN ARMS OR ME TO SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS AND CUTS. WHAT DID HAPPEN WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED, SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH SENT GLASS ONTO MY WRIST, AND CAUSED CONCUSSIVE DAMAGE TO MINE AND MY WIFE'S RIGHT ARM.
NHTSA ID
10133651
Incident
Aug 15, 2005
AirbagsElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Oct 12, 2000
Crash reported
AT STOP LIGHT VEHICLE WAS HIT BY DRUNK DRIVER IN RIGHT REAR & FRONT. THIS CAUSED LIGHTS INSIDE THE PANEL TO FLASH ON/OFF. INSURANCE CO. INSPECTOR CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED THAT IT WAS INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. HAD NO PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE OR WIRES. VEHICLE WAS POORLY RECONSTRUCTED, WIRES WERE ALL CUT.*AK
NHTSA ID
872919
Incident
Aug 11, 2000
AirbagsElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Sep 2, 1999
Fire reported
1ST INS- HORN STARTED WOULD NOT GO OFF ,SMOKE CAME OUT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HORN STILL WENT OFF AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF. HAD TO PULL FUSE. FORD SAID CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING WHEEL BROKE AND CRUSED CRUISE CONTROL AND HORN WIRES AND THE SHORT BLEW OUT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL. FORD SAID IT WOULD COST MORE THEN THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX. HAD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH USED ITEMS BECAUSE OF PRICE. SO THE MILLAGE IS ABOUT TEN THOUSAND MORE THEN ON THE ORIGANAL. . 2ND. AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE WE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. TOOK IT IN TWICE TO FORD. THEY SAY THEY CANT FIX IT BECAUSE THE LIGHT DOESNT STAY ON ALL THE TIME. WE ARE SCARED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL GO OFF WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. THEY SAID THEY DONT KNOW WHAT TO TELL US
NHTSA ID
710838
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 21, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
704695
Incident
Sep 17, 1998
Airbags
Filed Dec 11, 1998
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON/OFF.
NHTSA ID
781741
Incident
Nov 1, 1997
Airbags
Filed Oct 7, 1998
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND 65 MPH WHEN HIT SOMETHING IN THE STREET AND THE AIR BAGS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
828700
Incident
Sep 17, 1998
Airbags
Filed Dec 4, 1996
2 injuries reported
DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON SLIGHT INCLINE, NO ACCIDENT, VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN ROAD; WHEN PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED; DRIVER AND PASSENGER INJURED. *AK
NHTSA ID
805875
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Airbags
Filed Nov 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER ACCIDENT AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND BLEW OUT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE DRIVER'S SKIN WAS BURNED BY THE POWER FROM THE AIR BAGS. *AK
NHTSA ID
805217
Incident
Oct 20, 1996
Airbags
Filed Oct 30, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DESIGN:WHEN DEPLOYED, IMPACT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BROKE FRONT WINDSHIELD SHATTERING GLASS ALL OVER FRONT AND BACK SEATS; HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIGH SP.
NHTSA ID
974122
Incident
Aug 30, 1995
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 15, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION, ALSO SHOULDER LAP SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. TT
NHTSA ID
970504
Incident
Jul 11, 1995
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Mar 28, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. TT
NHTSA ID
962683
Incident
Mar 28, 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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