2000 Pontiac Montana: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Jun 7, 2011 · Airbags · 131,042 miles · SC · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac montana. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH and crashed into a tree while attempting to avoid hitting an animal. There was damage to the front end of the vehicle and driver side door. The air bags failed to deploy with the significant impact. The contact sustained bruises on the body from the tightening of the seat belt. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,042.

Filed May 17, 2011 · Airbags, Seat belts · 163,000 miles · MI · crash · 2 injuries

Addition to filed airbag accidents the federal safety agency-farm bureau-still insuring the unsafe vehicle. As I drive with a head injury. Other injurys and expected to care for adult child with tbi. Farm bureau stopped paying her pip benefits. The federal safety agency id-=my accident 11-11-2010 daughters 3-18-2010 seatbelts did not lock down. 2 tbi accidents same year. No air bags deployed. No one asked if seat belts locked.did not know to report.

Filed May 17, 2011 · Seat belts · 160,000 miles · MI · crash

I was in an accident. Hit andrun.on 3-18-2010. Insured by farm bureau. Who still insures the faulty vehicle. The impact was from a large white truck. Traveling at a high speed rate turning through a red light as I crossed an intersection. No air bag deployed.registered on11-28-2010.realized the seat belts did not activate either. No one asked.yes it was connected.mothers accident on 11-11-2010 rearend collision. Stopped hit by a truck traveling 35mpg no air bags. No seat belt lock down. Emt said saw her go over steering wheel in front of mclaren hospital. They did not admit her. No investigation. Farm bureau still insures faulty vehicle. State farm insured. Was on drugs or drinking. City police let her go. And for mine they had several reports of white truck hit and runs no investigations. Done in city. Lack of funds.

Filed Dec 13, 2010 · Airbags · 104,000 miles · VA · crash

Daughter-in-law was driving our 2000 montana van and rear-ended a pickup truck. Caused $3700 damage, bent in bumper, radiator, A/C condenser, hood and broke headlight. Airbags did not deploy in this instance.

Filed Nov 28, 2010 · Airbags · 164,000 miles · MI · crash · 1 injury

I was stopped at a red light in front of a hospital's pedestrian walkway. A woman in a 1994 silverado truck rear ended me. She was traveling 35mph. Did not see stopped traffic. My steering wheel airbag did not deploy nor any other airbag. The second impact this year and no airbag deployment insurance,deems vehicle still safe. They came and looked at damage. Knowing daughter suffered a tbi in march for same defect they are not recognizing.

Filed Nov 28, 2010 · Airbags · 162,000 miles · MI · crash · 1 injury

Daughter 23yrs old. Began to cross into intersection with traffic. A white truck came turning left hitting the vehicle to her right and clipping the front right side of the pontiac montana. The vehicle to her right lost a piece of the bumper which was a dodge they did not stop.she lost conciousness.found herself stopped.and traffic was passing by her no one stopped.pieces of the cars were left in the intersection. We have pictures.her air bag did not deploy.

Filed Apr 14, 2007 · Airbags · 00 · crash · 3 injuries

Was driving, turned wheel slightly to right, vehicle wouldn't respond and continued to go left, total loss of steering. Went across lane, hit at moderate speed a hydro pole severed and moved 4 feet by impact. Air bags did not deploy. I received multiple injuries, as well as my 2 children sustained whiplash.

Filed Aug 8, 2005 · Acceleration, Airbags · 37,182 miles · OH

New march 2000. Van always receives regular maintenance. The following is a history of repairs: 4/00 windshield wipers would not return to closed position - dealer fixed. 12/03 (37,179 mi) tps sensor breaking down causing idle to surge - dealer replaced throttle position sensor, completed reprogram ($255.14) 12/03 (37,182 mi) air bag light coming on - dealer replaced right front seat belt buckle under warranty (labor $134.51). 12/27/03 (37,555 mi) was in collision (other vehicle pulled out in front of me as I was coming down small overpass, he was cited). My van sustained $4,500 in front end damages, his car was totaled. My air bags did not deploy. No one injured. 5/04 (40,983 mi) rear hatch would not stay up - dealer replaced both hatch props ($258.73) 7/04 (43,437 mi) van was "shifting" hard, would not pick up speed correctly. Dealer replaced pressure control solenoid, flushed transmission and replaced front brake pads and machined rotors ($986.48). 12/04 (48,284 mi) van would not start on several occasions. Known independent repair shop replaced battery, checked oil leak. ($114.90). 4/05 (51,646 mi) low coolant light /check engine light coming on. Same independent repair shop replaced intake gaskets, thermostat, spark plugs and filter, and oil pump shaft 0-ring. Corrected air bag light ($791.03) 6/05 purchased new tires and were told needed all new tie rods. We went on vacation july 9, 2005 (ohio to virginia and back). Concerned that the van shook terribly when applying the brakes on long downgrades through wv and va. We were towing nothing. The very next day, after returning home, the van would not start consistently. 7/05 (56,533 mi) told that the computer crashed. Same independent repair shop replaced ECM, crank sensor, ign module and machined front rotors which if you remember were just done in july of 2004 ($982.02). After researching the track record of pontiac montana, have found that many consumers having the same problems.

Filed Oct 3, 2003 · Airbags · TX · crash · 1 injury

Driving through an intersection and was broadsided by another vehicle and the passenger side airbags did not deploy.

Filed Nov 7, 2002 · Lights · MI · crash

We were in a collision (not at fault) in which we hit head on at approximately 50 MPH. None of the airbags inflated. The vehicle had major front end damage and we are waiting if it is repairable or will be totaled. Since owning the vehicle, we have had the airbags checked on three separate occasions. We were very fortunate to not have major injuries, but do feel the injuries we did receive would have not happened if the airbags had worked properly. Many of the emergency personnel at the scene of the accident were shocked that in such a collision the airbags did not inflate. We feel there must be some type of defect with the air bags. Dt

Filed Aug 17, 2001 · Airbags · MI · crash

Was traveling 40-45mph when another vehicle was trying to make a turn around, u-turn, and cut off pontiac. Vehicle was hit on driver's rear side. Upon impact with other vehicle, air bags failed to deploy. No injuries.

Filed Aug 1, 2001 · Airbags · TN · crash · fire · 1 injury

We were involved in an auto accident on july 5, 2001 in a head-on collision which killed my husband immediately and my son died two days later due to head injuries. I was injured with rib fractures/ low back spinal fractures and my left leg required surgery. I am unable to bear weight on my left leg for approximately six months. A car was going east on I-40 and I was going west. It crossed the median trying to miss a ladder that had fallen out of another vechicle and it hit us head-on. Airbags did not inflate upon impact. Front passenger did inflate after we were removed, and van caught on fire. My son might have been saved if the airbags had inflated since the car went down the side of my van. We all had our seatbelts on. My son was only seven years old.