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.
10
Latest Oct 15, 2014
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.
2%
of 510 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.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
4
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 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Oct 15, 2014
Crash reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THERE WAS A SLIPPERY SUBSTANCE ON THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,000.
NHTSA ID
10644807
Incident
Sep 26, 2014
Mileage
233,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 19, 2004
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED INADVERTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE ACCELERATING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. REPORTED. NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
10073929
Incident
May 19, 2004
Airbags
Filed Apr 26, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND HIT MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. *NLM
NHTSA ID
10016550
Incident
Apr 26, 2003
Mileage
90,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Dec 9, 2002
Crash reported
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS STOLEN AND BY GOING BY THE POLICE REPORT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 45-50 MPH IN RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
NHTSA ID
8023976
Airbags
Filed Dec 9, 2002
Crash reported
CONSUMER STATE RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE AT 25 MPH VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
NHTSA ID
8023972
Airbags
Filed Jul 11, 2000
Crash reported2 injuries reported
CAR WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. WAS REAR-ENDED BY A TRACTOR-TRAILER GOING 50-55 MPH. WHEN CAR WAS STRUCK, IT WAS PUSHED ACROSS HIGHWAY AND STRUCK GUARDRAIL AT MORE THAN 10 MPH, ACCORDING TO WITNESS. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. POSSIBLE DEFECT EITHER IN SYSTEM, ITSELF, OR IN MFG. PROCESS??*AK
NHTSA ID
725256
Incident
Jul 5, 2000
Airbags
Filed Oct 6, 1999
Crash reported
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SWERVED, WENT OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A TREE.UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
850068
Incident
Sep 24, 1999
Airbags
Filed Apr 8, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING HIT A TREE HEAD-ON DRIVER'S/PASSENGERS SIDE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK
NHTSA ID
836621
Incident
Mar 26, 1999
Airbags
Filed Jan 19, 1999
Crash reported
MY VEHICLE WAS BUMPED FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE MAKING A SUDDEN LANE CHANGE WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACTUAL IMPACT IT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CAR TO SLIDE LEFT AND SCRAPE THE LEFT REAR BUMPER ALONG A CONCRETE BARRIER CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. DURING MY EMERGENCY BREAKING AND THE RAPID DECELERATION TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FORCING MY HANDS OFF THE WHEEL AND OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. AS A RESULT OF THE INFLATION OF THE AIRBAGS THE CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.
NHTSA ID
702364
Incident
Nov 21, 1998
Airbags
Filed Sep 22, 1998
PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER CAME LOOSE, CAUSING NOISE.
NHTSA ID
541612
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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