14 of the 281 complaints about the 1996 Cadillac Deville are about the airbag system — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 79,000 miles.
14
Complaints
9
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT ON WHICH IT SAID TRACTION CONTROL-CHECK AIRBAG. RED LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY.
NHTSA complaint #10042877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT REAR ENDED A TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ALSO, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS COLLAPSED. *AK CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #892088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY A SMALL BLACK OBJECT APPEARED ON PAVEMENT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR TURN RIGHT OR LEFT BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC, VEHICLE PASSED OVER THE OBJECT AND IT WENT BETWEEN WHEELS AND DOWN MIDDLE OF CAR. BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER MADE IT TO SHOULDER. CONSUMER STATED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE, AND THAT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS AND BURNS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER FEELS THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED FOR JUST RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY DEBRIS. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #891416 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-37 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER ,HITTING IT HEAD-ON, AND CAUSING CONSUMER TO FLY FOWARD AND HIT HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF NEAR THE SUNVISOR. ON HIS WAY DOWN BACK INTO THE SEAT, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYE, BUT IT DID NOT INFLATE, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION AND INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #868670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MAKING A TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE, TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND, PLOWED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLASPED. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #854469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE'S FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30MPH, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, INJURING THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #856498 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION IN THE CAR EVEN THOUGH THEY DEPLOYED IN THE OTHER CAR THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CADILLAC HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT END TO THE EXTENT THAT THE UNIBODY ON THAT SIDE WAS CRUMPLED, A LARGE PART OF THE FRONT WILL BE REPLACED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. IF THE SEAT BELTS HAD NOT WORKED EXTREMELY WELL, HOLDING BOTH FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS AGAINST THE SEAT, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #705569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THEN ROLLED OVER, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNERS WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #821028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON.
NHTSA complaint #604864 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING AIR BAG SAFETY IN REGARDS TO PERSONS OF SHORT STATURE.
NHTSA complaint #515264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
UNSPECIFIED: SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.
NHTSA complaint #519417 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARINING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. AIR BAG LIGHT DID GO OFF AFTER VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALERSHIP. ON 1/26/96 LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT AIR BAG COIL WAS REPLACED AND THE WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS ALSO REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #812855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON . THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER'S OR /DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT ACTIVATE.
NHTSA complaint #811098 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSSENGER'S AIR BAGS DURING A REAREND ACCIDENT, RESULTIN GIN AN INJURY TO CONSUMER, ALSO SEATBACK COLLAPSED. .
NHTSA complaint #802541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.