Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, another vehicle crashed head on into the vehicle and the driver and passenger frontal air bags failed to deploy causing the contact face to hit the steering wheel. The contact suffered injuries to the face and knee, the front passenger suffered injuries to the legs and face, and the rear passenger suffered injuries to the legs and face. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
2008 Pontiac Grand Prix airbags complaints
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I have had my car 2yrs now and my passenger airbag light still doesn't come on all time when my fiancee sits on my front passenger side of my car. My fiancee is little and only weigh about 125lbs but I am getting frustrated with constantly turning the car on and off and making her get in and out off the car until the sensor reads that she is in the seat. When my bother and I sit on the passenger side the airbag is light comes on first try. My brother and I both weigh 250+ and I'm starting to think it may have something to do with the amount of weight in the seat for the sensor to pick up. Please help to resolve this because I am afraid that if I ever have a wreck and my fiancee is in the passenger seat the airbag may not deploy.
We got this 2008 pontiac grand prix from a second hand dealer that sold 2008 or newer, we were on a lease with this auto we also had a warranty as well. We took a short trip to ohio and we checked into the hotel , went out got into the car was heading to their casino for the night was driving on interstate 75 doing about 72 MPH. While I was in the fast lane I lost all power didn't know what had happen had to try to get the car all the way over to right side of the highway. This was in on june 26,2012 police came I called the warranty company they stated that we would have to have the car towed to a gm dealership so we did, the next morning I got up and called the dealer told them what happen while I was driving the car it cranks and does not start check and please advise. While waiting on them I called the lease company to see what kind of help we could get from them the answer was point blank none was never late on payments with them the car only had 92152 miles on it at this time we got it back in aug.2009. So the dealer called back and told us the the car had a bad ignition control module and coil , this not the killing part we had to pay $705.88 and wow general motors saying they don't have any recalls on this model or year. I have been trying to get reimburse for the amount we paid to have this done, I know that it's a whole lot of people out here that have had some of the same issues that I have had but didn't get them repaired. Other issues (1) power sterring(2) brake lights staying on alot of the time(3)airbag ,and the list goes on.
Airbag light goes on intermittently and won't turn off. Took car to gm dealership and was told that the passenger presence module was bad which causes the airbags to become inoperable when the light goes on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the brakes failed to respond on multiple occasions. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal had to be pumped in order to stop the vehicle. The contact also stated that the seatbelt sensor illuminated after the seatbelt was latched and that the air bag sensor flashed intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
I was in an accident going about 35 miles per hour when I hit a bronco I knocked his tires off complete total of my vehicle the hood was destroyed I have pictures of my car the air bags did not go off and I hit my head pretty hard on the steering wheel I'm glad it was just me as my kids would have been injured but my concern is with the airbags not deploying even the cop on scene said they should have deployed.
A vehicle turned in front of me causing a subsequent crash resulting in front damage to my car. Airbags did not deploy although bumper was torn off and hood bent. Additionally aside from the crash, my car has started losing power while driving. I was driving on the highway when it lost power. I was able to maneuver and get it to the side of the road. It finally restarted. It will not start sometimes. Had the engine light checked and it shows there is a sensor problem. Will not identify which pedal sensor. Frustrated and will not drive it on the highway.
My father-in-law was driving my grand prix and my mother-in-law was in the passenger seat. My father-in-law lost consciousness at the wheel and they went left of center and ran another vehicle off the road. My mother-in-law grabbed the wheel to avoid a collision and they went off the road to the right and went airborne and crashed into a tree. My father-in-law died in the crash and my mother-in-law was life-flighted. The car had extensive damage and was totaled. The airbags never deployed.
Passenger seat air bag weight sensor cycles on and off when passenger of approx 150 lbs. Is in seat. Had dealer check, said would cost approx $900 to repair.as car was out of warranty (4yr). This is a very expensive repair on a vital safety device that should reliable well beyond a 3 or 4 yr period.
I have a 2008 pontiac grand prix, the air bag sensor light came on, I checked with the dealer repair service, they said it would be $1,100 to fix it. I called gm and they did offer to pay for half the cost to fix it, but my air bags were not able to work with the sensor out. I had to pay $475 to have the sensor replaced, it would seem that is something that should be covered for more than 3 years, beings the car is 3 years old, never been in an accident, so as far as I know, the airbags have never been deployed, so why would I have to pay $1,100 for that? That is a safety issue, and if I would have been in an accident, the airbags would not have worked.
On certain occasions, the front passenger air bag sensor turns the airbag "off" even though an adult of suitable weight who is properly seated in the seat is present. The problem is usually (but now always) corrected when the vehicle is turned off and restarted. Two dealerships were unable to diagnose, detect and correct the problem since it is intermittent. This problem exposes the front adult passenger to serious injury or death if an accident occurs and the air bag is not activated because of this faulty sensor.
I was pulling into a parking space and my foot slipped off brake and I hit a curb. The airbags went off which also shattered the windshield. My insurance and body shop said there was not enough damage to the car to cause the airbags to go off.
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