On march 1, 2017, while driving down la vita pass, on hwy 160 east, in colorado, the roads were solid ice. I tried to break lightly, in a touch, release, method, but the sensor on the dash stated (no traction), and would lock the breaks, during the light applied pressure on the breaks, causing me to slide a bit. I hit a vehicle in front of me, (speed aprox. 35mph) causing me to spin into on coming traffic, going west bound. My vehicle was struck in the front, and back, my air bags never deployed. Wanting to report: break problem with my vehicle, and non-deployment of air bags. (can not send you pictures as you only allow 5mb files, and I guess, my pics are larger, and they will not let me send them to you.)
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 308 complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While driving 25 MPH flames emitted from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle caught fire without warning the fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 189,000. Updated 02/23/17*lj consumer stated airbags did not deploy updated 7/6/18*jb
Pontiac grand prix 2001: was hit by another car in the left rear while car was at red stop light waiting for green light, spinned, went on to "automatic" drive and hit fire hydrant on the right side fender. The impact may have been too great to cause the vehicle to move passed median and still hit a fire hydrant and stop sign at the intersection. My wife suffered multiple injuries, I.e., broken ribs, neck wounds, organ burst, etc., that killed her at the scene. I have seen a car that went on "crazy spin" after running over a piece of tire on the road. I have been bothered by that incident which happened just a month after my wife's death and began to question the design of front wheel driven cars that go on to "automatic" drive after any disturbance. The other car that hit my wife's car is smaller and it must have been moving over the speed limit of 35 MPH to have to cause the grand prix to develop that much motion and move at random.. And it must be the mechanism or transmission that triggered it to move. Theorize that the grand prix was at stop and brakes applied, car would not move the distance it had if not undergone "automatic". There were previous reports about front wheel cars/engines before they became common. The grand prix's on-star did not activate or function, also the air bag did not deploy. It was not physically possible for the grand prix to move that much distances if attributed only to other vehicle hitting it. The grand prix pro-performance claim was something that have been put together without safety checks. Non-deployment of the air bag also had delayed rescue and the "on star" claim of immediate alert did not work. How safe are the front wheel cars now? I have to read back popular mechanics magazine 1978's back issues to find the article on the front wheel drive cars. I feel that the speed of the other car was not the factor that made the grand prix go on random motion. There must be fuel injection mechanism/component problem.
My daughter and I was involved in an accident. We were going 40-45 MPH, when we struck two trees. The airbags did not deploy. We hit right in the center of the car, right at the airbag sensors.
The consumer is reporting that the 2001 pontiac grand prix is an unsafe vehicle, which caused the death of his wife, where the airbags did not deploy, and a trunk that was pushed all the way to the drivers seat. It appears that the passenger in the back had no chance of surviving because of the fragile structure of the vehicle . To the consumer it seemed that the dealerships are longer worrying about the safety of the vehicle but how it looks. Please investigate on quality and protection of the vehicle. *cb updated
The consumers wife was stopped at a red light when a SUV crashed into the back of her vehicle, the trunk was pushed all the way to the drivers seat, the air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was knocked into a street sign pole and a fire hydrant, the consumers wife was killed in the accident, consumer stated the front and rear tires were cut when they hit the smooth edged curb and he felt the tires did not withstand hitting the curb, no specific tire information was given. *slc *scc
Airbags did not deploy when grand prix was hit in the rear by speeding SUV and air bags did not deploy when grandprix impacted on to the fire hydrant due to the crash. Trunk was compressed up to drivers seat. Tires were cut on impact with smooth edged curb.
Airbags did not deploy when grand prix was hit in the rear by speeding SUV and air bags did not deploy when grandprix impacted on to the fire hydrant due to the crash. Trunk was compressed up to drivers seat. Tires were cut on impact with smooth edged curb.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger, sport utility vehicles and mini vans, some of these vehicles have a passenger air bag that was manufactured without a check valve pin. An air bag without the check valve pin could produce increased pressure at the onset of the air bag deployment and reduced pressure afterward.
- Risk
- This could increase the severity of injury to a person who was not properly restrained and who was close to the passenger air bag at the time of deployment. It could also reduce the ab8ility of the air bag to protect a restrained front seat passenger.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the passenger air bag. Owner notification began december 16, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑222‑1020, pontiac at 1‑800‑762‑2737, oldsmobile at 1‑800‑442‑6537, or saturn at 1‑800‑553‑6000, prompt #3.
Recall number 02V329000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger, sport utility vehicles and minivans. The passenger air bag inflator modules were built without the correct amount of generant, which produces the gas that fills the air bag. Some were built with a double load of generant and some were built without generant.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash that would trigger a passenger air bag deployment, a double load of generant can cause the inflator module to explode. If the air bag module explodes, metal and plastic debris could cause severe injury to vehicle occupant. A module with no generant would not inflate the air bag, and the occupants could receive more severe injuries.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the passenger air bag module. Telephone calls were made to owners on january 29, 2001. Follow up owner mailing began on april 17, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑222‑1020, pontiac at 1‑800‑762‑2737, or saturn at 1‑800‑553‑6000.
Recall number 01V026000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix?
8 of 308 owner complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix (3%) 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 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix?
There are 2 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix
Fire or smoke 96Stalling 14Check engine light 10ABS 9Headlights 9Overheating 9Transmission failure 7Loss of power 6
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