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Air Bags complaints
18 reportsClear category filter160,000 miles · Jul 11, 2018
Air BagsStructureSuspensionCrash
I WAS DRIVING FROM PROVIDENCE RI TO ATHENS OH. I WAS IN WEST VIRGINIA AROUND MORGANTOWN, DRIVING FROM 68 WEST TO 79 SOUTH RAMP, AND I WAS DRIVING IN THE RANGE OF SPEED LIMITS. SUDDENLY IN THE RAMP, I FELT CAR IS TURNING UNWANTEDLY TO THE LEFT, AND I TRIED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE ROAD BUT I COULD NOT, AND THE CAR HIT ORTHOGONALLY…
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I WAS DRIVING FROM PROVIDENCE RI TO ATHENS OH. I WAS IN WEST VIRGINIA AROUND MORGANTOWN, DRIVING FROM 68 WEST TO 79 SOUTH RAMP, AND I WAS DRIVING IN THE RANGE OF SPEED LIMITS. SUDDENLY IN THE RAMP, I FELT CAR IS TURNING UNWANTEDLY TO THE LEFT, AND I TRIED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE ROAD BUT I COULD NOT, AND THE CAR HIT ORTHOGONALLY THE JERSEY BARRIERS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RAMP. MY AIRBAGS OPENED, ONE OF MY TIRES EXPLODED, AND FRONT OF MY CAR COMPLETELY WRECKED. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE HIT ME FROM SIDE AND BEHIND. I COULD REALLY DIE, I SEE DEATH IN FRONT OF MY EYES WHEN I WAS TURNING WITH THE CAR. I HAD REPLACED MY CONTROL ARM, SHOCKS ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, ALL IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS OF THE ACCIDENT. BUT THIS CAR WAS TERRIBLY BAD IN THE TURNS AND RAMPS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK WELL IN THESE CARS IN COMPARE TO THEIR HEIGHTS, AND ALWAYS YOU HAVE THE CHANCE OF COLLAPSING. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT COLLAPSE. IT HAD HAPPENED A LOT FOR ME THAT I FELT THESE CAR IN NOT STABLE IN RAMPS AND TURNS, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME. I ALSO DID NOT HAVE COLLISION INSURANCE, AND I HAD TO SELL MY CAR FOR A 100 $ TO A JUNK YARDS. I AM ALMOST SURE THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, AND I AM REQUESTING TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE IN THESE CARS.
NHTSA ODI #11110846
96,000 miles · Feb 22, 2017
Air BagsElectrical SystemUnknown Or Other
"TAKATA RECALL". MY MECHANIC FOUND A FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG WHILE DIAGNOSING A HORN PROBLEM. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST OR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL LIST. ALSO THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING SECURITY SYSTEM ISSUES AND CAUSING MY HORN RELAY TO STAY PERMANENTLY IN THE ON POSITION WHICH IS DRAINING MY BATTERY TO …
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"TAKATA RECALL". MY MECHANIC FOUND A FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG WHILE DIAGNOSING A HORN PROBLEM. MY VIN IS NOT ON THE AIRBAG RECALL LIST OR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL LIST. ALSO THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH IS CAUSING SECURITY SYSTEM ISSUES AND CAUSING MY HORN RELAY TO STAY PERMANENTLY IN THE ON POSITION WHICH IS DRAINING MY BATTERY TO NOTHING. HOW DO I GET MY VIN ADDED TO THESE LISTS SO THAT THESE PARTS CAN BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL?
NHTSA ODI #10956414
74,000 miles · Nov 24, 2014
Air BagsEngineExterior LightingCrashInjury
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME IN MY 2004 SATURN VUE WHEN A BUCK JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES, HOWEVER, I ENDED UP HITTING THE BUCK (DEER) THAT THEN RAN AWAY. MY ENTIRE FRONT IN WAS SMASHED IN, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK WHEN I STOMPED ON THE BREAKS. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE BOTH IN THE FRO…
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I WAS ON MY WAY HOME IN MY 2004 SATURN VUE WHEN A BUCK JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES, HOWEVER, I ENDED UP HITTING THE BUCK (DEER) THAT THEN RAN AWAY. MY ENTIRE FRONT IN WAS SMASHED IN, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, THE SEAT BELTS DIDN'T LOCK WHEN I STOMPED ON THE BREAKS. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE BOTH IN THE FRONT SEATS AND WE BOTH WENT FORWARD MESSING UP BOTH OF OUR NECKS AND BACKS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10660575
30,000 miles · Nov 4, 2014
Air BagsCrash
INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISON ON HIGHWAY AND AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THERE IS ALSO A SCRAPING NOISE COMING OUT OF STEERING COULMN WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. NO RECALL NOTICE EVER …
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INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISON ON HIGHWAY AND AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AGO THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. THERE IS ALSO A SCRAPING NOISE COMING OUT OF STEERING COULMN WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. NO RECALL NOTICE EVER SENT OUT BY GM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10652390
Mileage unknown · Oct 31, 2014
Air Bags
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ODI #10651619
89,000 miles · Aug 13, 2014
Air BagsSteeringCrashInjury
I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I WAS INJURED MY FACE NOSE & NECK, ALSO MY KEY COMES OUT OF IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS ON *TR
NHTSA ODI #10622055
60,000 miles · Jun 16, 2014
Air BagsElectrical SystemSteering
TRAVELING AT 65MPH THE KEY & KEY FOB FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN BUT HAD LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10598680
Mileage unknown · Jun 5, 2014
Air BagsElectrical SystemPower Train
I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES TO BE PASSED ON, HOPING I WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY SATURN A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 8,500 MILES. AFTER THE WARRANTY I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN BRAIN. I CALLED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY KEY WILL PULL RIGHT OUT WHILE THE…
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I HAVE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES TO BE PASSED ON, HOPING I WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY SATURN A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED AT 8,500 MILES. AFTER THE WARRANTY I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN BRAIN. I CALLED APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH. MY KEY WILL PULL RIGHT OUT WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. I KNOW THIS MODEL ISN'T IN THE RECALL, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO [XXX] WHO'S WIFE HAS ONE AND A FRIEND OF MINE HIS BROTHERS DOES THE SAME THING. THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION. IT ALSO STALLS AND HAS THAT WAS WHY THEY REPLACED THE MAIN BRAIN. I FEEL LIKE MY VEHICLE IS A DEATH TRAP AND I AM STUCK IN IT AND HOPING I DON'T GET KILLED WHILE DRIVING IT. I WANT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I DON'T WANT TO BECOME ONE THE STATISTICS BECAUSE GM WON'T ADMIT THAT THERE IS PROBLEM LIKE THEY HAVE WITH ALL THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10596402
122,422 miles · Mar 25, 2012
Air Bags
UPON ENTERING MY 2004 SATURN VUE AND CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION, HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY IMPACT, AND NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10452910
91,350 miles · Mar 2, 2011
Air BagsCrashInjury
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN ADVISING THAT THE CRASH WOULD BE ON RECORD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,350.
NHTSA ODI #10386161