Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 20 MPH. Upon impact, airbags deployed injuring driver. Airbag hit left side of the driver's face, breaking her eye glasses, resulting in loss of sight. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
1995 Geo Prizm airbags complaints
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The anti-lock brakes failed resulting in vehicle collision, no deployment of both driver's and passenger air bag, resulting in injuries.
I had a car accident in which my car rolled,and upon impact my seat belts,both driver and passenger popped,also my airbags did not deply.I slid on ice,when try to corect my car spun and hit the side of the road and an embankment and two trees and a rock and my car flipped.I had damage from the front light assembly to the tail light on driver side and also roof and trunk damage the two doors on driver side were pushed in and the airbags did not deply and when the car finally stopped on its roof my seatbelts popped and me and my son dropped to the roof which was on the ground.
While driving 35-40mph the vehicle went over a sidewalk and both driver and passenger air bags deployed, causing injuries to occupant. Please provide further information.
While driving no more than 5 MPH and the driver's side air bag deployed without hitting or striking another vehicle. Consumer had contacted dealer, and they repaired the vehicle in 8 days. Recently the ABS light flashes on, dealer providing no help. *ak
Vehicle was stopped at a stop sign, hit a vehicle in front of her when pulling out from the stop sign, frontal impact occurred, approximately 5 MPH. Both air bags did not deploy, dealer contacted and stated they were not aware of any recalls on this vehicle, could not repair. *ak
While sitting at a stop light both driver's and passenger's side airbags deployed for no reason. Also airbags were shredded while deploying, causing injury to driver. Cause unknown.
Was going about 30 MPH in stop & go traffic. Had rearended another vehicle when applying brakes and was unable to stop. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Driver/passenger suffered whiplash. Took to dealer to check vehicle.
Anti-lock brakes failed, locked up, causing a collision.
Consumer was involved in a collosion, driving abouth 25 MPH , when she hit the rear side of another vehicle with the front end of her vehicle, and the airbags did not deploy. Owner will contact the dealer.
Consumer complains that airbags are a safety hazard for short people.
When vehicle was involved in a crash, broadsided on the passenger side. The deployment from the air bags caused driver to suffer burns on right side of face/damage to jaw joint and loss of hearing.
Vehicle lost control of the car and hit a tree, neither air bags deployed and the seat belt did not work. The driver was hurt because of the seat belt did not restrain her in the seat.
During frontal impact at 30mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.
Violent dwployment of driver's air bag, resulting in arm injury prior to recall (96v‑107).
Windshield wipers fail to complete cycle, leaving driver unable to see through windshield.
Consumer was driving and the driver side air bag deployed, wasn't in and accident. Please describe.
Neither airbag deployed in a frontal collision at 40mph. Please describe.
While driving 5 MPH, vehicle went into open throttle position, lost control impact 12:00 position, driver side air bag did not deploy. Tt
Driver side airbags did not deploy upon frontal collision at 10-20 MPH. Tt
No deployment of drivers air bag in accident, resulting in injury.
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