2001 Oldsmobile Alero Airbags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT CRASHED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION LATER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V4000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

NHTSA ID

10636907

Incident

Jul 4, 2013

Mileage

121,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED, BUT THE CRASH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN UPDATED 4/23/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10633311

Incident

Feb 14, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT CRASH OR MAKE CONTACT WITH ANYTHING PRIOR TO THE DEPLOYMENT. DURING THE INCIDENT THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED TO THE RUN POSITION INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

NHTSA ID

10609653

Incident

Jul 10, 2014

Mileage

67,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ON 7-2-06 WHILE GOING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THE VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE AND LANDED INTO A CONCRETE MEDIUM. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE REAR AND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

NHTSA ID

10165240

Incident

Jul 2, 2006

Mileage

124,000 mi

RE 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CONSUMER WANTS MORE RESPONSES. *BF THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10113453

Incident

Feb 1, 2005

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073616

Mileage

65,000 mi

WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ON 3/5/03 AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. I WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON SCOTTSDALE RD WHEN ANOTHER CAR TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. THE IMPACT BENT THE IMPACT BARS, MOVED MY COMPRESSOR TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, HOOD, BUMPER, FENDER DAMAGE, THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE WITHOUT DOING A TEAR DOWN IS AT $5000.00. I HAVE SUFFERED NECK, SHOULDER AND LEG INJURIES. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID A CERTIFIED GM REP WILL GO LOOK AT THE CAR AND TAKE PICTURES AND WILL CONTACT ME ON THE 29TH. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MAN WHO DID NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF AT THE DEALER SHIP AND SAID HE WAS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR FOR GM AND DOWN LOADED THE INFO OFF THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OFF, AND TOLD ME I NEED TO HAVE THEM START REPAIRING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. YET IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN A NEAR FRONTAL OR FRONTAL IMPACT AND THAT THEY CAN ONLY ACCESS THIS COMPUTER IN THE CAR WITH THE OWNERS CONSENT WHICH I DID NOT GIVE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINE WORK, THE FUEL SENSOR SHOWING ME I HAD GAS WHEN I DON'T, SCRATCHED ROTORS, AND THE HAZARDS AND BLINKERS WORKING AND NOT WORKING WHICH STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. EVEN THE POLICE OFFERS DID NOT WANT TO GET IN THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF AND THEY WHERE CONCERNED THAT IT DID NOT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10062758

Incident

Mar 5, 2004

Mileage

63,100 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10063135

Mileage

62,370 mi

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT BY A TOYOTA TRUCK. ALSO AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER BEING HIT BY THE TOYOTA TRUCK AND THEN FINALLY HITTING A PARKED FORD MUSTANG HEAD ON. *JB

NHTSA ID

10060589

Incident

Jan 31, 2004

Mileage

43,822 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10044507

Incident

Oct 4, 2003

Mileage

30,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS IN 2 SEVERE HEAD ON COLLISIONS, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SECOND ACCIDENT, AND MAJOR FRONTAL DAMAGE OCCURRED. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER SLID ON WET PAVEMENT AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A CRACKED BUMPER AND THE CONSUMER PUT SCRATCHES ON THEIRS. THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED THE CONSUMER HITTING SOMEONE IN THE REAR AND DID $6000. DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGES TO THEIR OWN VEHICLE. THE BUMPER WAS PUSHED BACK, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WERE CRACKED, DRIVER SIDE FENDER DENTED AND THE HOOD WAS PUSHED BACK A COUPLE OF FEET. THE CONSUMER'S BROTHER AND FRIEND BOTH HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENTS AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND SLOWER SPEEDS OF IMPACT. *PH

NHTSA ID

10042201

Incident

Dec 16, 2002

Mileage

38,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS TURNING A CORNER AND BOTH AIRBAGS WENT OFF. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WHENT OFF IN HER FACE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

NHTSA ID

891855

Incident

Jul 1, 2001

NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT FROM SIDE BY A JEEP CHEROKEE. SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAINT DRIVER AND DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

9002760

Incident

May 14, 2001

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

889982

Incident

Jun 4, 2001