Bad 3 vehickle auto accident on I-96 in michigan. A white car stopped or stalled in center lane of highway and was then hit by a green car and we hit the green car "head on" in the rear.. Air bags did not deploy with a direct head on hit at 65 to 70 miles per hour. My truck was a 1997 gmc jimmy.
1997 GMC Jimmy: airbags did not deploy in a crash
12 of the 273 complaints about the 1997 GMC Jimmy describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 gmc jimmy. The contact stated that the air bag failed to deploy when he was involved in a frontal crash. The vehicle was destroyed. The driver sustained minor injuries to his arms. A police report was filed. The dealer had not inspected the vehicle and it was sent to a salvage yard. The speed was unknown and the VIN was invalid. The current and failure mileages were 135,000.
While driving 35 MPH the consumer was involved in a head on collision. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The driver sustained neck and back injuries. Please provide additional information. *jb
Have had multiple problems with no brake lights, hazard lights or driving lights. Vehicle also has been in two front end collisions and air bags did not deploy in either wreck. Vehicle was looked at by a dealer and could not be fixed.
When hit at 35mph in the front center of the vehicle air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified.
The dealer knew about the defects to this vehicle and refused to fix them after receiving 3 separate estimates. 2 days after I repeatedly went back to the dealership to report these safety hazards the dealer continued to refuse to fix the problems and I had a car accident due to the defective vehicle. The dealer compliance board has a current case against the dealer and he has only agreed to take his vehicle back. The dealer has requested the damage from the motor vehicle accident not be fixed by the insurance company. The damage prior to the sale was so extensive from water or flood damage that the engine is completely ruined. It will not pass emissions. My fear is that the next unsuspecting consumer will be deceived by this dealer and this vehicle and I believe the next person will not be as lucky. I should be dead right now. The airbag never deployed and I believe it should have, which may also indicate that their is also something wrong with the airbag system. There may not even be an air bag in this vehicle even though it states there is one. This dealer will get this vehicle back and I am sure that instead of selling it as a salvage vehicle he will again slap a price tag on it and re-sell it immediately without fixing it. Dt
While driving at 40mph a vehicle came out in front suddenly , consumer hit other vehicle head on. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy , cause was unknown.
When applying ABS brakes when on a icy surface, power steering locks up until you come to a full stop. Also air bag did not deploy upon direct frontal impact at 30 MPH into slate mountain. When changing a tire, jack slipped out of the locked position and dropped the vehicle.
Consumer was waiting at an intersection to make a left turn,controlled by a traffic light, when another vehicle coming from the left side, ran the red light and hit consumer vehicle slightly to the left at approximately 25-30 mp. Driver's air bag failed to deploy. Driver sustained injuries. Dealer notified.
Comsumer's wife was involved in an head-on collision with an impact of approximately 30-35 MPH. Driver's air bag did not deploy. Dealer notified and informed consumer that the air bag should have deployed. Manufacturer informed consumer that they saw nothing wrong, and they are closing the investigation.
Abs brakes failed, vehicle lost control, resulting in a head-on collision. Upon impact, driver's/passenger's air bags failed to deploy, resulting in injuries. In addition, ignition locked up/fuel gauge and alternator failed.
Consumer was involved in a head-on collision traveling 55 MPH and the driver side air bag did not deploy. Also the front end has over $9000 of damage.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 GMC Jimmy no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 GMC Jimmy?
12 of 273 owner complaints about the 1997 GMC Jimmy (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 GMC Jimmy?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 GMC Jimmy
Ball joint 50Wipers 40ABS 20Brake failure 12Fuel gauge 10Stalling 9Fire or smoke 7Fuel pump 6Overheating 6Grinding brakes 5Power steering loss 5Pulling 5
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