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.
17
Latest Aug 14, 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.
7%
of 227 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.
12
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10
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 1997 Saturn Sl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 Aug 14, 2014
2 injuries reported
ON JULY 23, 2014 APPROXIMATELY 6:35P.M. I WAS ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ALONG WITH THREE OTHER PASSENGERS. MY SISTER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY GRANDSON AND THE LADY THAT LIVE WITH ME WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS A BOOM OR EXPLOSION THAT CAUSE ME TO BRIEFLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FUME FROM THE DEPLOYED AIRBAGS. MY ARMS WERE CHEMICALLY BURNED AND KNUCKLES ON LEFT HAND FROM HOLDING STEERING WHEEL. THE PASSENGER IN FRONT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT WRISTS PAIN, ANXIETY AND CHEST PAIN IN ONE OF HER BREAST. MY GRANDSON AND THE LADY RIDING IN THE BACK WAS NOT HURT BUT WAS CHECKED AT THE EMERGENCY FOR INHALATION AND RELEASED. WE WERE ALL CHECKED AND RELEASED AFTERWARD. I LATER GOT IN TOUCH WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A DEFAULT. THEN I LATER CONTACT GM, THEY GAVE CLAIM NUMBER AND TOOK INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT. LATER THEY REFERRED CLAIM SPECIALIST, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM CLAIM SPECIALIST CONCERNING WHAT TO DO. *TR
NHTSA ID
10622410
Incident
Jul 23, 2014
Mileage
115,028 mi
Airbags
Filed Feb 10, 2006
1 injury reported
DRIVER WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND HIT THE PARKING CURB JUST SLIGHTLY WHILE BRAKING. BOTH DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NM
NHTSA ID
10150000
Incident
Feb 9, 2006
Mileage
71,393 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 16, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported
MY CAR WAS BACKED INTO IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH PUSHED THE FROND END BACK INTO THE RADIATOR SUPPORT AND BUCKLED THE HOOD. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THEN REVERSED AT TOP SPEED INTO MY FRONT END. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *NM
NHTSA ID
10139819
Incident
Oct 13, 2005
Mileage
145,610 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 4, 2003
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
NHTSA ID
10046330
Incident
Oct 31, 2003
Mileage
104,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 8, 2002
Crash reported
VEHICLE HIT A CURVE AT 10 MPH CAUSING AIR BAGS TO UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
8001758
Airbags
Filed Sep 8, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. IT ONLY BEGAN TO OPEN ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY AND STOPPED. AS A RESULT, I SUFFERED SEVERE INJURY TO MY LIVER, RIBS, RIGHT LEG AND MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD.
NHTSA ID
730762
Incident
Aug 21, 2000
Airbags
Filed Aug 11, 2000
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
867548
Airbags
Filed May 31, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A ROAD AIR BAG DETONATED, BUT DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
NHTSA ID
862841
Incident
May 30, 2000
AirbagsBrakesFuel system+1 more
Filed Jan 28, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
ABS BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED DURING IMPACT INJURIES DUE TO FAILURES. YH
NHTSA ID
550684
Incident
Jan 16, 2000
Airbags
Filed Oct 26, 1999
Crash reported
VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
851742
Incident
Oct 22, 1999
Airbags
Filed Sep 30, 1999
Crash reported
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
849566
AirbagsTransmission
Filed Sep 20, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
DURING MINOR IMPACT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY CAUSING FACIAL INJURY AND JAW PAIN TO PASSENGER. NLM
NHTSA ID
548632
Incident
Jun 1, 1999
Airbags
Filed Oct 28, 1997
Crash reported
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AND THE FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT HIT ANOTHER VEIHCLE IN WHICH NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. *AK
NHTSA ID
817815
Incident
Oct 26, 1997
Airbags
Filed Sep 30, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH HIT POTHOLE , NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR WHEELS. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BREAK HIS THUMB. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. *AK
NHTSA ID
816776
Incident
Jul 31, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jul 22, 1997
1 injury reported
AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED BURNS TO SEAT BELT, WHICH RESULTED IN SEAT BELT RIPPING. DUP OF 811097, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
NHTSA ID
520016
Incident
Mar 13, 1997
Airbags
Filed Jul 3, 1997
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATES AT INTERVALS, INDICATING THAT MALFUNCTION EXIST WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE MODULE SENSOR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
813778
Airbags
Filed Apr 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING APPRX. 55MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURNED THE SHOULDER STRAP OF DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT BELT. *AK
NHTSA ID
811097
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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