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1993 Geo Storm Airbags Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

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.
8
Latest Jan 7, 2003
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.
14%
of 56 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.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

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 1993 Geo Storm submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 Jan 7, 2003
Crash reported

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID
10002206
Incident
Dec 11, 2002
AirbagsInterior & seats
Filed Mar 23, 2001
Crash reported

THIS VEHICLE WAS HIT IN REAR END AT 35-40 MPH. SEATBACK COLLAPSED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

NHTSA ID
883930
AirbagsSuspension
Filed Jul 5, 2000
Crash reported

EACH INCIDENT HAS BEEN FIXED AT LEAST FOUR (4) TIMES (STRUTS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR), WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AIR BAG (THANKFULLY). I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER OF ANY KNOW RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY LUCK. THE REAR STRUT FAILURE CAUSES THE CAR TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FISHTAILS EXTREMELY BAD.*AK

NHTSA ID
724951
Incident
Feb 15, 1994
Airbags
Filed Jun 17, 1999

VEHICLE REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 25 MPH, DRIVER AIR BAG FAIL TO DEPLOYED. MFR. NOTIFIED

NHTSA ID
840312
Incident
Jun 10, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 4, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD HIT A PATCH OF ICE & LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAD HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER HAD SEAT BELT ON AT THE TIME. VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
835463
Incident
Dec 24, 1998
Airbags
Filed Apr 29, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

AIRBAG POPPED OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, NO IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
810556
Incident
Mar 26, 1997
Airbags
Filed Mar 7, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DRIVER WAS NOT HELD BACK BY THE SHOULDER BELT AND ALSO FEELS THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT PREVENT THE PASSENGER'S HEAD FROM SLAMMING INTO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ID
980413
Incident
Jul 28, 1995
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Aug 15, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

IN A HIGH SPEED COLLISION THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK, AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA ID
970469
Incident
Jul 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

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