10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 8 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 16 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 7,778 miles
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The contact owns a 1995 Buick Lesabre. While driving 5 mph in traffic on the highway, the front passenger side air bag spontaneously deployed. A police report was filed. After careful inspection, an investigator concluded that water entered the air bag module, which caused corrosion and unwarranted deployment. A police officer stated that there was no damage to her vehicle that would cause the air bags to deploy. She called the manufacturer and is waiting for a response. The vehicle has not been properly repaired. The failure mileage was 140,000. 4/01/09 the consumer was injured as a result of the air bag deployment. Updated 04/06/09.
- Fort Atkinson, WI, USA
1995 Lesabre driver and passenger side air bags deployed without warning while vehicle was in motion. The consumer and his wife suffered minor burns and lacerations.
- Lyons, NY, USA
1995 Buick Lesabre passenger air bag deployed. The consumers wife was injured. There was no accident to cause the air bag deployment.
- Swanton, OH, USA
Unexplained airbag deployment in my 1995 Buick lasabre.this may not be the exact day the incident happened but close.
- Cleveland, OH, USA
Consumer states that when braking and without warning the air bag deploy for no reason causing a distraction to the consumer and they was force to pull over. Dealer notified.
- New Philadelphia, OH, USA
Consumer states while driving vehcile air bag deployed without vehicle being in a accident.
- Titufville, FL, USA
While in an accident front passenger's air bag was on fire.
- Winnsboro, LA, USA
While wife was driving hit a deer and air bags did not deploy. She was injuried.
- Prestigo, WI, USA
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 45 mph, and airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. Manufacturer has been notified. The horns are inoperable since the accident.
- Peshtigo, WI, USA
While driving and attempting to make a left turn, vehicle was hit twice on the right side which sent the vehicle into a steel post head-on. Neither air bag deployed. Driver suffered chest, head and neck injuries. Also, passenger sustained injuries. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
- Decatur, AL, USA
While traveling at 25 mph, another vehicle came from the right hand side of the road & hit consumer head-on. Upon impact, the airbags deployed, driver's air bag caused the driver to be burned on both forearms, left hand and wrist swelled as a result of air bag impact.
- Oakhurst, NJ, USA
Consumer was driving approx. 25mph when driver's side air bag inadvertantly deployed, blocking her vision, she then lost control of vehicle, causing a four car pile up. Consumer's passenger's side air bag then deployed.
- St. Louis, MO, USA
Violent deployment of air bag caused bruises and a sprained wrist.
- Hemet, CA, USA
Consumer was involved in an accident driver's and passenger's side air bags deployed, both sustained 2nd degree burns.
- Warsaw, IN, USA
During frontal impact, the driver and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.
- Orange, CA, USA
While involved in accident driver's and passenger side air bag did not deploy.
- Springfield, MA, USA
Other: Driver's air bag failed.
- Pismo Beac, CA, USA
- Charles Town, WV, USA