Tl* the contact owned a 1993 saturn sl-2. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact attempted to coast the vehicle off to the right shoulder, but lost control and crashed into three poles. The air bags failed to deploy and ejected the contact through the front windshield. A police report was filed. The contact sustained broken ribs and a permanent head injury. The contact was in a coma on life support for three weeks. The vehicle was towed and the insurance company declared that it was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 10/05/17*lj *js
1993 Saturn SL: airbags did not deploy in a crash
8 of the 174 complaints about the 1993 Saturn SL describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Was slowing down to make a left hand turn at 10mph, applied brakes & no braking power. Vehicle hit a ditch. Driver's air bag did not deploy. Police officer checked vehicle & noticed no brakes. Had vehicle towed to dealership.
Vehicle was rear-ended and pushed into the car in front of consumer. Had both fron tand rae impact. Driver's air bag failed to deploy, and shoulder belt did not lock in time to prevent driver from falling forward, hitting head on steering wheel. Also, seatback collapsed, driver fell backwards and hit back of head. Sustained injuries, and vehicle was totaled.
Driving the vehicle at about 35mph down the highway and ran into the back of a vehicle that had stopped in the middle of the highway, and the airbag didn't deploy. The front of the vehicle was damaged badly, but the vehicle was drivable.
Was driving along highway north and hit a vehicle in the center. The air bag did not deploy, resulting in an injury. Vehicle is in for repairs, and dealer is waiting to hear from general motors.
Consumer was involved in a 35 MPH frontal crash in which the driver's side air bag did not deploy. Please give further details.
While driving in rain, applied brakes (ABS) which failed, another vehicle hit sl2(2nd crash); (1st crash occurred when consumer hit another vehicle which was making a u-turn, driver's air bag did not deploy.
Vehicle was at complete stop and impact 6:00 position, again 12:00 position, driver's side airbag did not deploy.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Saturn SL no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1993 Saturn SL?
8 of 174 owner complaints about the 1993 Saturn SL (5%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Saturn SL?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Saturn SL
Adaptive cruise 18Brake failure 14ABS 9Stalling 8Fire or smoke 5
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