Tl* the contact owned a 1997 pontiac grand prix. While driving at approximately 40 MPH, another vehicle made an illegal left turn. As a result, the contact crashed into the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head, neck, and back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 810 complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
While driving 25 MPH another vehicle t-boned the consumer's vehicle on the driver's side and then a second time the vehicle was hit head on by the same motorist. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained back and neck injuries. The vehicle was totaled. *ak
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy.
While traveling at about 35-40 MPH, consumer ran into another vehicle head-on. Upon impact, driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. Contacted dealer and they are not willing to do anything. *ak consumer stated there was an injury in the accident. Two weeks after purchase, water pump failed. Alternator failed. Windows quit going up and down.
Consumer was involved in 55 MPH frontal collision in which driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Consumer was involed in a 30 MPH frontal collison in which the driver's or passenger's air bags did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Abs lost all pressure during braking, occurred at 35 MPH--impact at 12:00, driver's side air bag did not deploy.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix?
7 of 810 owner complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix (1%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
Headlights 141Fire or smoke 77Wipers 51Power steering loss 34Airbag light 28ABS 25Steering lock-up 22Stalling 17Loss of power 16Engine failure 11Overheating 11Adaptive cruise 9Knocking 8Tire blowout 7Brake failure 6Fuel gauge 6Steering noise 6Transmission failure 6Grinding brakes 5Check engine light 5Pulling 5
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