FaultScore

1994 Pontiac Bonneville airbag problems

15 of the 123 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Bonneville are about the airbag system — 12% of everything reported for this model year.

F

15

Complaints

8

Crashes

0

Fires

5

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 8 53.3%
AIR Bags 5 33.3%
Sensor/Control Module 2 13.3%

Airbags across every Pontiac Bonneville year

1994 15 14.9%
1995 36 35.6%
1996 27 26.7%
2001 11 10.9%
2005 12 11.9%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Woodstock, GA 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. MR

NHTSA complaint #8022656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Woodstock, GA

AIR BAGS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKING AT HOME THE PASSEGER AIR BAG DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFROMATION:: MR

NHTSA complaint #8022612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lake City, SC

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET HER AIR BAGS REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS BEGINNING TO SPLIT. SHE WAS AFRAID IT WAS GOING TO DEPLOY WITHOUT A CAUSE.

NHTSA complaint #855486 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Portland, MA Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

BOTH THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION . THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5MPH, WHILE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #824421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Davenport, IA Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DDURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER(NECK, LOWER BACK, RIGHT SHOULDER, RIGHT ELBOW).

NHTSA complaint #543120 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ridgecrest, CA

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE AIRBAG WARNING STAYS ON WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEEDED REPAIRING.

NHTSA complaint #820224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

White Sand, NM Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

OWNER STATES THAT SHE WAS IN ACCIDENT, SHE HIT A DEER AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS WENT OFF, CAUSING SEVERE BURNS TO DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #806382 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Carriere, MS Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER BROKE ARM IN FOUR PLACES. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS HIT IN THE FOWARD PART OF THE REAR DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY, AT IMPACT THE AIR BAG RELEASED AND CAUGHT CONSUMER'S ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED CONSUMER'S ARM HAD NO WHERE TO GO.

NHTSA complaint #804440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Carriere, MS Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER BROKE ARM IN FOUR PLACES. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS HIT IN THE FOWARD PART OF THE REAR DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY, AT IMPACT THE AIR BAG RELEASED AND CAUGHT CONSUMER'S ARM IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED CONSUMER'S ARM HAD NO WHERE TO GO.

NHTSA complaint #804440 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Davie, FL

AIR BAGS

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUALLY.

NHTSA complaint #500766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Weare, NH Crash

AIR BAGS

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #503335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

North Babylo, NY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

WHEN DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON TOOK TO DEALER TEN TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA complaint #979871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

North Babylo, NY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

WHEN DRIVING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON TOOK TO DEALER TEN TIME. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

NHTSA complaint #979871 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Collbran, CO Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA complaint #958476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Collbran, CO Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #958476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1994 Pontiac Bonneville problems

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