While driving 40 MPH vehicle was hit from the side and also on the front. Upon impact the front air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to the emergency room.
Chevrolet Prizm no deployment problems
11 of the 155 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Prizm describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 2001 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 2001
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20015
- 20001
- 19994
- 19981
Often reported together
What owners say
While driving on icy roads, the vehicle was rear ended. The vehicle was pushed into a embankment and hit a tree. The driver's side seat belt failed to restrain the consumer. Upon impact, the frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver's head went through the windshield and the consumers chest hit the steering wheel. The driver sustained spinal/facial, and head injuries. The vehicle was inspected, it was noted that frontal air bag sensors had been damaged in the crash. *ak *scc
While driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a collision and the airbags did not deploy also the seat belts did not restrain the consumer. As a result, the consumer went through the windshield. Dealer notified. *ak. The consumer son was run off the road while trying to avoid an accident and loss control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement wall.
While driving 30-40 MPH the vehicle was involved in a head on collision yet the air bags did not deploy.
While driving 5-10 MPH the vehicle was involved in a t-bone crash yet the air bags did not deploy. *nlm updated 06/08/07
My airbags did not deploy during my mva,causing me extensive problems.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and the air bags did not deploy, consumer suffered back injuries.
The air bag failed to deploy during an accident in which the vehicle sustained considerable front end damage, the driver sustained cervical (neck) strain.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injury.
While traveling 65 MPH, and as a result of an accicent by hiting a wall, air bags did not deploy at any time. Driver sustained injuries.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Prizm no deployment
Which Chevrolet Prizm years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2001 (5 complaints), 1999 (4 complaints) and 1998 (1 complaints).
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