My wife was in a rear end accident at approximately 30 MPH, air bags did not deploy, air bag light is on. My wife got whiplash from the accident. Reading similar complaints, I'm almost glad the air bags did not deploy because her injury could have been worse. Hyundai needs to fix the issue with their air bags immediately.
2004 Hyundai Tiburon: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 82 complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- typical mileage
- 29,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. The contact was driving approximately 30 MPH when a vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact. The air bags did not deploy and she sustained a concussion and whiplash. The police were called and a report was filed. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic where they deemed the vehicle as destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was approximately 103,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 hyundai tiburon. In 2006, while driving at an unknown speed, the driver side air bag deployed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not find any defect. The contact's son was involved in a fatal crash with a school bus. The seat air bags failed to deploy. The contact feels that if the seat air bags would have deployed, his son would still be alive. The vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. The powertrain was unknown. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was not applicable.
2004 hyundai tiburon gt collided, bumper to bumper, with a stopped passenger vehicle at 5-10 MPH. Impact was on the driver's side at a 40 degree angle to the vehicle centerline. Bumper damage was minor and there were no injuries nor realistic potential for injury. The vehicle's supplemental restraint system (SRS) deployed the passenger front airbag even though there was no passenger, presenting a risk of injury to the vehicle's occupants. The driver's front airbag did not deploy. The tiburon's SRS computer activated the passenger airbag prematurely and was too sensitive to a minor, non-threatening impact; that is, defective. Bumper cover replacement $500, airbag repair $4,500. Defective devices are in my possession. Hyundai owners with a similar experience are invited to join a potential class action by e-mailing [email protected], established for this purpose.
The driver side airbag failed to deploy in the consumer 2004 hyundai tiburon . *ts the driver lost control of the vehicle while driving in inclement weather and hit a tree. The passengers frontal air bag deployed but the driver's frontal air bag did not deploy. The driver sustained injuries to her chest, neck and back. The vehicle was totaled.
I rear-ended someone on an icy road going approximately 30 MPH. My airbag did not deploy, but the passenger's did, with no one in the seat. Hyundai claims that this is normal- designed to deploy at slower speeds without the seat belt buckled, but based on the research done on injuries without a seat belt worn, I find this design to be faulty, or I must wonder if their claim is true.
On icy road conditions on december 24, 2004 my car slide down a hill and crashed into a car in the ditch. Driver air bag did not deploy, but passenger side did. No passenger in the car. Safety concerns over air bag not working properly.
My 2004 hundai tiburon was hit head on by another vehicle on 11/16/04. Both vehicles were traveling approximately 25mph. My passenger air bag deployed even though no one was in the seat. Driver side air bag did not deploy although the impact was mostly on the driver front. I sustained neck and back injuries in the collision. The car is at the dealer for repairs but I am not sure I will ever have confidence in the safety of the vehicle.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon?
8 of 82 owner complaints about the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon (10%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Hyundai Tiburon?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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