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.
14
Latest Jun 16, 2008
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.
9%
of 148 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 Oldsmobile Cutlass submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 Jun 16, 2008
1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. WHILE TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HER NOSE FROM THE DEPLOYMENT. SHE HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/15/08
NHTSA ID
10231125
Incident
Jun 15, 2008
Mileage
127,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 27, 2006
ENTERED MY CAR AFTER BEING INSIDE STORE PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START CAR WHEN THE AIR BAG IN STEERING WHEEL WENT OFF. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK FROM THE FRONT OR REAR AT THE TIME OF MY ENTRY, I BECAME DIZZY FROM THE POWDER. THE HORN BECAME ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE TO GET THE HORN TO STOP. *NM
NHTSA ID
10171987
Incident
Sep 28, 2006
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Sep 7, 2001
Crash reported
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY CONSUMER CHANGED GEAR TO DRIVE , AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE AN AIRPLANE. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IT JUMPED THE CURVE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
896004
Incident
Sep 7, 2001
Airbags
Filed Apr 24, 2001
Crash reported3 injuries reported
WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 44MPH ON A MAIN STREET AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. APPLIED BRAKES AND RAMMED INTO OTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
NHTSA ID
886706
Incident
Apr 23, 2001
Airbags
Filed Aug 17, 2000
CONSUMER WILL FILL IN THE INFORMATION CONCERNING AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON/OFF. *AK
NHTSA ID
868056
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed May 4, 2000
Crash reported
WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. PULLED HARD TO LEFT IN FRONT OF SEMI-TRAILER WHICH BROADSIDED VEHICLE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO INJURIES. *AK *ML
NHTSA ID
861449
Incident
Mar 26, 2000
Airbags
Filed Mar 20, 2000
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE AT AN 25 MPH IMPACT AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
858785
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Nov 29, 1999
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND KEPT GOING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT IT CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND HIT A TREE ON A FRONTAL IMPACT DURING WHICH THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, FAILING TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
853462
Incident
Nov 8, 1999
Airbags
Filed Apr 1, 1999
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION, NO INJURIES. (MJS)
NHTSA ID
545047
Incident
Jan 18, 1999
Airbags
Filed Mar 17, 1999
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG OCCURED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITTING PARKED VEHICLES.
NHTSA ID
544422
Incident
Jan 18, 1999
Airbags
Filed Oct 21, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT; HIT ANOTHER CAR IN THE FRONT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO FLIP OVER 3 TIMES, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
802884
Incident
Sep 2, 1996
Airbags
Filed Apr 19, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
983073
Incident
Apr 8, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jan 17, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
DURING FRONTEND COLLISION AT 40MPH AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
958758
Incident
Dec 27, 1994
Airbags
Filed Jan 17, 1995
Crash reported
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONT CRASH AT APPROX. 25MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA ID
958713
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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