Tl* the contact owned a 2007 pontiac vibe. While the vehicle was stopped and waiting to enter an intersection, another vehicle making a right turn crashed into the front driver side and front end of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a bruised and sprained knee and ankle that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.
2007 Pontiac Vibe: airbags did not deploy in a crash
9 of the 172 complaints about the 2007 Pontiac Vibe describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 117,000
- recalls
- 4
Is there a fix? There are 4 recalls and 10 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 2007 pontiac vibe. While attempting to avoid a crash, the contact crashed into a ditch at 45 MPH. The driver's side air bag failed to deploy. The passenger side air bag deployed and metal fragments discharged. The front seat passenger sustained a fractured collar bone, neck, and back injuries that required medical attention. The contact sustained facial lacerations and a head and neck injury that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 142,563. See also 10731822.
Takata recall was performed on 3/25/16. On 6/11/16, the owner of the vehicle (my mother) was driving on an interstate highway and struck another vehicle, which was stopped, during a heavy rainstorm. There was heavy damage to the front of the vehicle and the airbags did not deploy. The driver struck the steering wheel. The driver was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where the driver was treated, including x-rays, and released. Several people have commented about the fact that the airbags should have deployed in this type of collision. Due to the fact that there have been recalls on takata air bags, including one involving the passenger airbag which has been completed on this vehicle, this should be looked into.
My daughter was driving at a speed of 45 to 50 MPH on a road with a posted speed limit of 55 when another car hit a patch of ice while coming out of a driveway and slid into the road in front of her. My daughter could not stop in time and ran into the left front third part of the other car. The other car was considered totaled by their insurance company. The front of our car had significant damage so because of it's age and because we didn't have collision coverage I decided it wasn't worth trying to fix so it will be auctioned at a salvage yard. The reason for the complaint is that the driver side air bag did not deploy causing my daughter's face to hit the dash causing significant facial injuries. Almost everyone involved seemed to think that it was odd that the air bag did not deploy so we thought we should report it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac vibe. While driving around a curve at 20 MPH, the vehicle fishtailed, spun around, flipped over twice, and crashed head-on into a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the back, sternum, and left shoulder as well as lacerations to the face and head. The contact was airlifted to the hospital to receive medical attention. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.
Vehicle was traveling at approximately 50 MPH when car in front stopped. Driver braked hard but still collided with car in front. Substantial damage (total loss) to vehicle. Driver hit steering wheel and injured lip/chin/head. Airbags did not deploy.
2007 pontiac vibe. Consumer writes in regards to power failure while driving . *smd the consumer was able to put the vehicle in park and re-start the engine. The consumer has since sold the vehicle, after being involved in an accident, in which the air bags did not deploy.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac vibe. The contact stated that since he accidentally placed his foot on both the accelerator and the brake pedal, he unintentionally crashed into a light pole. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy. He sustained injuries to his head. The insurance company is in the process of inspecting the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.
Collision with another vehicle where the front of my vehicle struck the side of the second vehicle. My air bag did not deploy and my shoulder belt did not lock in place during the crash.
Service bulletins that may apply
- This service bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Courtesy Transportation Reimbursement Program
- This service bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- Air bags
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- This informational bulletin provides information on Takata Air Bag Completion Rate Improvement Program
- On August 5, 2015, all GM dealers were notified that the vehicle population involved in Safety Recall...
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2003-2008 Corolla, 2005-2008 Corolla Matrix, and Pontiac Vibe vehicles equipped with a front passenger air bag assembly replaced under a prior recall. The air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly.
- Risk
- An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly or sub-assembly, free of charge. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑888‑270‑9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are K1Q and K0Q. Pontiac owners may contact GM customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. GM's number for this recall is N192273760.
Recall number 19V627000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑888‑270‑9371, Lexus customer service at 1‑800‑255‑3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1‑800‑762‑2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.
Recall number 18V883000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V‑043 and 15V‑285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Pontiac owners may call 1‑800‑762‑2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V‑312 in its entirety.
Recall number 15V285000 · Recall details
Air bags
- What is wrong
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V‑043 and 15V‑286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1‑800‑331‑4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1‑800‑762‑2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V‑655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V‑285 which covers all other U.S. states.
Recall number 15V286000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2007 Pontiac Vibe no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2007 Pontiac Vibe?
9 of 172 owner complaints about the 2007 Pontiac Vibe (5%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Pontiac Vibe?
There are 4 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Pontiac Vibe
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