While traveling 60-65mph and had rear ended a stalled out vehicle. Upon impact with other vehicle, both air bags came out, but failed to inflate. No injuries occurred. *ak
1999 Chevrolet Cavalier airbags complaints
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Consumer was involved in a side impact at speed 55 MPH. Vehicle was forced into a ditch at 30 MPH impact head-on in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed ,causing driver to go into steering wheel. Also, fuel cut off switch did not kick in. Vehicle continued to run. Vehicle was a total loss. Please provide any further details.
Was traveling on highway at 55mph and vehicle hit a bump. Then, suddenly air bags deployed. Lost control of vehicle due to loss of visibility. Moved to slow lane & hit cement wall & went into a tail spin. Rear bumper was hit by another vehicle & came off. Horn failed to work when it was used. Driver received burns on right hand from passenger side air bag.
Was traveling about 35mph on a side street and a deer ran in front of vehicle, and rolled up onto the vehicle, and rolled by down to the ground. Sensor went off and module light came on. But, airbags didn't deploy, and vehicle's front was smashed in. Consumer stated that that dealership was aware of the problem.
Hit brakes, airbag deployed, causing accident, gm was contacted, upon their investigation, no fault, lack of evidents, evidents was destroyed at deployment of airbag
While traveling did not notice big trash vehicle and hit it head-on . Upon impact, air bags did not deploy at any time. Driver injured. *ak
While driving about any speed vehicle will stall without prior warning. *ak a pull in the shifts when they change gear due to transmission failure. Consumer doughtyer is driving the car it stall causing minor accident in which the air bag violently deployed hitting the driver in causing injury, the other air bag broke the windshield.
Consumer had a head on collision with tree after avoiding a pickup truck, and air bags did not deploy, but the air bag lights came on. Daughter was injured in the collision. Gmac has taken full responsibility for the air bag failure. *ak
While driving about 60 MPH over a wet surface lost control of vehicle, stricking trees in frontal collision, but air bags did not deploy.
Vehicle hit a deer at 50-55 MPH. Both air bags failed to deploy. But air bag sensor light show air bags have deployed. Dealer notified.
While making a left turn the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing vehicle to hit a wall. However airbag experienced no deployment.
The air bags deployed without cause, then caused a minor traffic accident
Defective passenger side airbag and carrier. Mjs
Vehicle was involved in an accident. Hit a guardrail, causing damage to sensor and the computer module. Both air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified, and inspected computer which revealed that the air bags had deployed; but, in reality, did not. Also the seat belt did not secure properly, causing consumer to hit her head on the steering wheel.
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