The driver's side air bag experienced false/premature deployment causing injury to consumer. (attorney for consumer). Yh mjs
1997 Chevrolet Cavalier airbags complaints
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The airbags on the vehicle in questions were supposed to be repaired due to a recall. They instead deployed under 5 m.p.h. When the car ahead was bumped. The only damage to either car was the damage caused by the airbag. It shattered the windshield and jammed the moon roof open. The airbag also slightly injured the driver ( scraping & bruising her chin ). Chevrolet initially provided kristen with a cost free rental car and promised to fix the vehicle. Overnight their position changed. They took back the rental car and have been " bouncing " the claim from department to department causing the car to be untouched for more than 9 days now. The car was purchased at voss but now sits in smedley's chevrolet's - vandalia, ohio - lot.
Also had to have driver's door realigned, side mirror realigned, seat belts replaced, seat belt covers replaced, windshield wipers replaced, and the airbags were recalled. Also, this car still runs rough but, they can't seem to duplicate the problem.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. Manufacturer has been notified.
Received recall notice #98v146000 and contacted dealer. Took vehicle on date given. Repairs for airbag was done. Was driving 45mph & keeping time to music by hitting steering wheel, when air bags deployed. Vehicle went right & then left & hit another vehicle. Had arm & knee injuries. Emergency room treatment. Vehicle in storage for 3 months.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 35mph. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy. Passenger sustained minor injuries. Manufacturer has been notified.
Vehicle hit a tree at 25 MPH and the airbag did not deploy. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
This is department of defense offcial investigation. Vehicle was traveling about 50 MPH and hit a large fence and cement structure which caused vehicle to roll over and sustain frontal impact damages. Upon impact, passenger's airbag deployed, but driver's airbag did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. Manufacturer has not been contacted. Please provide further information.
Consumer was at stop when he was rear ended with great force, causing vehicle to move forward, hitting vehicle in front . Dual air bags did not deploy. Accident caused damages to the front end of vehicle, ,hood was pushed back into the windshield. Consumer feels that the recall corrective action for the airbag deployment caused the airbags not to deploy.
False deployment of air bag caused loss of control and injury to consumer's face,neck and back.
Vehicle was rear-ended by 92 astro van, est speed 30-40 MPH. At time of collision, our vehicle was stopped and the other driver didn't apply their brakes at anytime before or after collision. Resulting in vehicle being totalled with an estimated cost of repair over $6300. Our airbags were replaced due to recall by jet chev last spring/summer. Neither airbag deployed in this accident.
Had received recall notice in canada, on 23 nov 98, recall 98v146000. A week after air bags deployed. Brakes were applied to avoid hitting another vehicle. Air bag deployed, obscuring vision. Did not hit vehicle. Took to dealer. Was refused repairs due to minor damage to vehicle. Contacted manufacturer. Dealer sending computer part to canada to be analyzed since vehicle was registered in the beginning in canada & then in USA.
Air bags deployed with no warning or without an accident. Dealer has been contacted.
Consumer had head-on accident at 55mph. Hit a deer, driver's air bag deployed, but passenger's air bag did not deploy. Dealer was contacted.
Had received recall notice (#98v146000) in the mail. Called dealer. Took vehicle to dealer for repairs. Picked up vehicle 10/5/98. Was driving away from stop light and rearended vehicle in front, air bags deployed. Recall remedy failed.
Vehicle went over small pot hole causing false deployment of air bag resulting in cut over consumer's eye and loss of vision, other passenger received cuts on hands and face.
Vehicle's air bags malfunctioned on two occasions, one incident during collision no deployment of air bag and the other incident false deployment of air bag which damaged vehicle.
False deployment of air bag caused damage to vehicle.
While sitting at a red light a police cruiser hit the vehicle head-on, causing the air bags to deploy, hitting the consumer on her chest. Consumer's son was in the booster seat with his safelty belt on, booster seat ejected the consumer's son and made him fly toward the front seat and the passager's seat, causing the passager's air bag to strike both consumer and son on their faces and injuring them. Both of them had to be taken to the hospital.
Consumer was involved in an accident. Vehicle collided into a tree at approximately 65 MPH, both air bags did not deploy until after consumer was pulled from vehicle. Dealer/manufacturer notified.
Recall 98v146000 98026; the dealer was contacted and is unaware of the problem, and they have no information regarding the recall, dealer cannot duplicate the problem. (ron craft 281‑427‑9525). *ak dealer reported that the vehicle had already been repaired.
Air bags deployed at a very low speed in an accident. Recall letter received to have problem remedied. Incident already occurred. Recall c98026-s.
While driving 55 - 60 MPH had a frontal impact in which both air bags did not deploy, which it did not protect the occupant in this accident. Occupant got out of the vehicle, and both air bags did deploy after the accident. Cause unknown. Please provide details.
Vehicle was rearended at about 70mph. Upon impact, the front seatbacks collapsed, and the airbags did not deploy. Manufacturer will be notified.
Owner was involved in a low speed accident at 5 MPH and both driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed, causing injuries to both paseenger and driver. Cause unknown.
Air bag deployed at low speed during a collision.
During vehicle collision injuries resulted from air bag deployment failure.
Driving in outside lane a transfer truck crossed into cavalier's lane. Went off road & rolled 3 times side to side & then front to back 2 times. Driver thrown about 30 ft from rear window. Shoulder/lap belt did not restrain driver. Passenger belts held. Both injured. No air bags deployed.
False deployment of air bag during low impact, low speed collision, causing damage to vehicle and loss of vision to consumer from air bag gas.
False deployment of air bags causing damage to interior of vehicle.
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