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Oldsmobile Achieva no deployment problems

17 of the 416 owner complaints about the Oldsmobile Achieva describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1995 model year.

owner complaints
17
worst model year
1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below

By model year

  • 1998
    1
  • 1997
    2
  • 1996
    3
  • 1995
    7
  • 1994
    3
  • 1993
    1

Often reported together

Brake failure 1ABS 1

What owners say

Filed Jun 23, 2003 · Airbags · 71,000 miles · MN · crash · 1 injury

The vehicle drivers side air bag did not deploy when the front end of the vehicle impact a stopped vehicle. The driver sustained injuries to her knee, right arm/shoulder, back and neck. *ak

Filed Oct 30, 2002 · Airbags · MD · crash

Consumer states that when hit in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified ts

Filed Aug 7, 2000 · Airbags · MI · crash

Consumer was involved in a frontal collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.

Filed Sep 28, 1999 · Airbags · TX · crash · 1 injury

Consumer was in a front end accident at 30 MPH . Upon impact, driver's side air bag deployed as it should have. However, passenger's side air bag did not deploy until after the accident. Child was thrown into windshield, and suffered a crushed chest dealer has not been contacted.

Filed Sep 17, 1999 · Airbags · MI · crash

While driving at a speed of 20 MPH consumer had a head-on collison, and the air bags did not deploy.weather was clear .

Filed Mar 11, 1998 · Airbags · IL · crash · 1 injury

Owner claims that she went off the road and hit a tree front-on and the air bags didn't deploy. Dup 533629, posted on 03-nov-98.

Filed Jan 9, 1998 · Acceleration, Airbags · NJ · crash

While vehicle waited at stop light, it suddenly accelerated. After taking off, vehicle hit 3 other vehicles. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. Had called dealer & informed did not know why vehicle would take off.

Filed Oct 27, 1997 · Airbags · MI · crash

Driver's air bag: driving approximately 40mph and hit a slippery spot in highway, car spun around and then went into a ditch. The air bag did not deploy.

Filed Jul 17, 1997 · Airbags, Brakes · TN · crash

Brakes failed at 35 MPH allowing vehicle to crash into stopped vehicle; air bag did not deploy.

Filed Mar 10, 1997 · Airbags · NY · crash

Vehicle made an emergency stop in front of another vehicle and hit the other vehicle from the back and the air bag did not deploy. Dealer said that the air bag should deploy because when vehicle was hit the sensor was broken under the vehicle.

Related recalls

Air bags: frontalReported October 28, 1996 · 48,689 vehicles affected
What is wrong
During deployment of the passenger air bag, the air bag fabric can snag on a reinforcement inside the instrument panel, causing the expanding air bag to lift the instrument panel pad and then deploy under the instrument panel instead of through the door in the instrument panel.
Risk
In a crash, the front seat passenger could receive more severe injuries if he or she contacts a broken reinforcement or if the snagging affects the deployment of the air bag.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the instrument panel pads and, if necessary, install a plastic edge protector to the instrument panel pad reinforcement. On certain early-production vehicles, the instrument panel pad will be replaced.

Recall number 96V211000 · Recall details

Questions about the Oldsmobile Achieva no deployment

Which Oldsmobile Achieva years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?

The model years with the most reports are 1995 (7 complaints), 1994 (3 complaints) and 1996 (3 complaints).

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