2004 Pontiac Grand Am: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 170,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 pontiac grand am. While the contact's daughter was driving and attempting to turn, the power steering failed without warning. The vehicle became difficult to steer and caused the driver to crash into a snowplow. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy and the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged. The driver did not receive any injuries. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) after the failure occured. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Filed Nov 5, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · TX · crash

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy. The details of the crash were not available. The contact stated that there were also problems with the ignition switch. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Jul 21, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 100,000 miles · VA · crash

My concern is about my future safety in my pontiac grand am. Since these recalls have been going out I have checked to see if this car will be on the list. I have had to replace my ignition three times last replacement was in 2011, I was lucky that when the replacements took place my car had failed to start and I wasn't driving, however in jan of 2014 when driving during a snow storm trying to get home, my car hit an ice patch and slide into a guard rail. The impact was so hard that it damaged and bent my left side bumper, breaking the headlight to pieces. To replace the headlight the bumper required to be pulled out and straighten. My air bag did not deploy on impact, even though I hit my head on the headliner, and there was major damage to the car. I live in the mountains of va, how fast was the car going, I am not sure but I can guess impact was about 20/25 MPH. Even though the police did come (only because they witness the incident) no police report was filed, I have been looking for this car to be recalled and sure enough its on the list as of july 3 2014. I have not received a letter on the recall, nor does it show up on the cars VIN. The roads in my location are mountain roads with curve after curve and up and downs, although the speed limits are reduced in order to drive safely, my worry is that if I lose control of my car because the electrical system, I will be going down the side of some mountain. I called my local dealer for help, and was told because the recall was not on the VIN# they will not help me. I already know my air bags do not work, I already know I have had ignition problems, so if the ignition stops working, this is an accident waiting to happen. I don't understand if this car make and model is on the federal safety agency list why can't I get it fixed?

Filed Jun 26, 2014 · Airbags · 195,300 miles · KY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand am. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's driver side door and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 195,300.

Filed Mar 19, 2013 · Airbags, Body · 114,000 miles · NC · crash · 2 injuries

Driver hit gas instead of brake exiting from a parking lot and drove into the rear wheels of a flat bed tractor and trailer truck. Airbags did not deploy and driver's seat belt popped loose. Driver sustained a mild concussion. Passenger suffered chest pain and has since been diagnosed with torn cartilage and 2 cracks in sternum.

Filed Aug 8, 2007 · Airbags · 70,000 miles · LA · crash · 1 injury

My sister was driving my 2004 pontiac grand am when she was rear ended by a car behind her because a car hit the car behind her and causing my car to hit the car in front of my car. My car has a lot of damage to the front and back and is now considered a total loss and my air bags never deployed. For the amount of damage on my car the airbags should have deployed.

Filed Nov 30, 2006 · Airbags · 4,800 miles · TX · crash · 2 injuries

I had an accident in a 2004 pontiac grand am hitting the median which spun me around the other side of the highway hitting the other cement wall on the side of the highway and after all that my air bags did not deploy. The police asked me "why didn't they deploy"? I said "that I didn't know.

Filed Jan 25, 2006 · Airbags · MO · crash

2004 pontiac grand am air bags did not deploy. *ts the consumer's vehicle was rear ended then pushed into another vehicle.

Filed Dec 27, 2005 · Airbags · 25,923 miles · MO · crash · 2 injuries

Dt: the contact stated while stopping at a stop light she was rear ended by another vehicle going 60 MPH. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. The contact and passenger sustained injuries. No repairs to vehicle were made.

Filed Dec 20, 2004 · Airbags · 29,000 miles · LA · crash · 1 injury

While driving 40 MPH consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy. Driver sustained injuries because of the impact with the steering wheel.