1994 GEO Prizm airbag problems

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO PRIZM. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2009, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING THE VEHICLE. SHE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HER NECK, CHEST, AND FACE. IN ADDITION, HER NOSE AND FINGER WERE SWOLLEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE THE ISSUE INVESTIGATED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,902.

NHTSA complaint #10262377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 GEO PRIZM. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE AIR BAGS IMMEDIATELY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND CUTS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE. HER FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND SHE COMPLAINED OF A SEVERE BURN-LIKE INJURY TO HER CHEST AREA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 238,975.

NHTSA complaint #10259235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK LACERATIONS, AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF HEARING IN THE LEFT EAR.

NHTSA complaint #10075684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER SUSTAINED BURN ING FACE INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #10043976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE AIR BAG HAD A DELAY DEPLOYMENT UPON IMPACT.

NHTSA complaint #10024012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER STATES WHEN PULLING OFF FROM A STOP THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. CONSUMERS FACE WAS INJURED BY THE AIRBAG. *JB.

NHTSA complaint #8010775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE DIVIDER ON HIGHWAY AT 80 MPH, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED BRUISED RIBS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

NHTSA complaint #8009886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING AT AT 55 MPH VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER IN FRONT, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 50 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER IMFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #890475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE AT A DEAD STOP ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT APPROXIATEMELY 45 MPH REAR ENDED CONSUMER, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA complaint #885456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE AT A DEAD STOP CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45MPH, AND NONE OF CONSUMER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA complaint #885258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED. CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKES AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #878743 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH DEFECTIVE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. VEHICLE AT DEALER. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM.

NHTSA complaint #867524 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45MPH, AND HIT DRIVER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACITNG MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.

NHTSA complaint #867044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE HAD JUMP OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY , AND EMEREGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL FOWARD/ DOWN A HILL, RUNNING INTO A HUGE PINE TREE, AND HITTING THE TREE STRAIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #865164 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN DEATH OF CONSUMER DUE TO A BROKEN NECK SUSTAINED FROM DEPLOYMENT. (ATTORNEY FOR ESTATE) *MJS

NHTSA complaint #551130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS A FATALITY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD VEERED INTO HER AND SHE RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND KILLED HER INSTANTLY.

NHTSA complaint #855443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTERSECTIONAL CRASH, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THIS HAPPENED WILL TRAVELING ABOUT 45 OR 50 MPH. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #854603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #853975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH GM. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY IGNORED ME IN THIS MATTER. I WILL BE SENDING YU A COPY OF A COMPLAINT LETTER SENT TO GM

NHTSA complaint #710893 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

FALSE AND VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER (DISLOCATED JAW, EYE INFECTION FROM CHEMICALS, HEARING CHANGE IN LEFT EAR, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK/SHOULDER/CHEST INJURY). NLM

NHTSA complaint #546018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS GETING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

NHTSA complaint #838202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

I HAVE BEEN CALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE TO TRY AND GET HELP FOR MY AIRBAGS TO GET REPLACED. SO FAR I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANYWHERE. THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSORS. NOBODY WAS REALLY INJURED, BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, ENDANGERING THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGER AND MYSELF. ALSO, WHEN THE AIRBAGS BLEW, I GOT BURNS ON MY HAND AND MY FACE AND SPRAINED MY RIGHT HAND. DUE TO THIS INCIDENT, I AM ALSO HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE AIRBAG EXPLODING IN MY FACE, AND AM VERY EDGY ABOUT BEING IN VEHICLES. IF YOU COULD SEND ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO WHAT TO DO, I WOULD BE VERY GRACIOUS SEEMING THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO.

NHTSA complaint #705455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ON 3/25/99 AT 8:50 A.M. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I SMELLED A HOT SMELL, STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, LOOKED AROUND TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE HOT SMELL, AND HAD THE DRIVER SIDE BAG DEPLOY IN MY FACE. A GAS STATION ATTENDANT RAN OUT INTO THE STREET AND HELPED ME OUT OF THE CAR. AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG DEPLOYED. MULTIPLE SPRAINS AND ABRASIONS TO MYSELF.

NHTSA complaint #705467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.