15 of the 144 complaints about the 1994 Buick Century are about the airbag system — 10% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 63,000 miles.
15
Complaints
14
Crashes
0
Fires
9
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS ON LOW MILEAGE 1994 BUICK CENTURY DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10045179 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #785460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH, AND PUSHED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO AN EMBANKMENT, CRUSHING THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WENT INT BUSHES. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #862660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
THE OWNER HAS AN ON/OFF SWITCH THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND WHEN IT IS IN THE OFF POSITION,THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS STILL ON. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #849290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #838500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT A STOP SIGN AND PROCEEDED FORWARD, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT. DEALER SAID FRONTAL IMPACT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE HIGHER IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #835395 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN VEHCLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH, HITTING A PALM TREE HEAD-ON, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED.
NHTSA complaint #822768 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.
NHTSA complaint #822425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #517016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #806070 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #977713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #977713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT; LOST CONTROL; GRAVEL SURFACE; VEHICLE HIT FENCE ON ITS FRONT, SIDE, AND FLIPPED OVER. TT
NHTSA complaint #964972 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 65MPH WENT OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, LOSS CONTROL WENT INTO ENBANKMENT, DRIVERS SIDE AIR DID NOT DEPLOY IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. TT
NHTSA complaint #961793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONTAL COLLISION SPEED 15 MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA complaint #958663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.