Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Saturn Sl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 SATURN SL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING AND THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I WAS IN A BROAD SIDE COLLISION (T-BONE) TYPE ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT ANOTHER DRIVER AFTER SHE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING THIS COLLISION AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED MY SEATBELT LOCKED CAUSING ME TO HAVE SEVERE NERVE DAMAGE IN MY NECK ON THE LEFT SIDE, MY LEFT LEG NOW HAS INJURY FROM THIS ACCIDENT NEEDLESS TO SAY I WILL HAVE THIS LIFELONG PROBLEM STEMMING FROM THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK THE CURB AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT. THE MECHANIC CUT THE AIR BAG OUT OF STEERING WHEEL AND SHOWED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAG HAD OBVIOUSLY NOT DEPLOYED CORRECTLY, HALF OF THE AIR BAG HAD STAYED INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HALF THAT WAS STUCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER. CONSUMER FEELS THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG OR ITS DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY, AND SHE THINKS IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SATURN TO REPLACE IT AT NO COST. *YD
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 27-JUL-97. WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE SEATS TO FULLY RECLINE. *AK
HIT A CURB AT ABOUT 5MPH, CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
DURING COLLISION AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HOWEVER DID NOT INFLATE RESULTING IN NECK AND FACIAL INJURIES.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT AT THE TIME. OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY AT 15 MPH .MANUFACTURER WILL SEND SOME ONE TO INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FALSLY DEPLOYED CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
ALL VEHICLE DOORS CAME OPEN UPON IMPACT, OWNER LOST CONTROL, FISHTAILED ON GRAVEL ROAD, SKIDDED, HIT DITCH/EMBANKMENT, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, VEHICLE TOTALED. SEATBELTS SAVED DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S LIVES, OWNER WILL INCLUDE VIN. *AK
WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE AND BOTH AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . *AK
WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE AIRBAG NEVER TOUCHED THE DRIVER. ALSO THE PRESSURE FROM THE AIRBAG CAUSE DMORE HARM THAN THE AIR BAG ITSELF. THE PRESSURE MADE THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BEND. *AK
IN AN ACCIDENT AT 10:45 POSITION AT 30MPH CAR HIT FIRE HYDRANT AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. *AK
VEHICLE WAS STROKE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD-ON AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE STROKE AN GUARD POLE WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. *AK
AFTER HITTING THE CURB, BOTH AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT 2-3 MPH.
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY EVEN AFTER AIR BAG REPLACED BY AREA DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP IS HAVING PROBLEMS IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN FRONT END COLLISION.
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 20 MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
UPON OFF CENTER TO LEFT, FRONTAL IMPACT BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
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