10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 32,143 miles
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The contact owns a 1995 Buick Park Avenue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph the air bag deployed with no warning. The horn was sounding and would not turn off. A tow truck was called and before it arrived the vehicle caught fire and seemed to have started in the steering column. The police were called, extinguished the fire and filed report #10-24586. The tow truck took the vehicle to a storage lot. The contact stated that the vehicle was possibly destroyed. General Motors was called. The failure and current mileages were approximately 120,000.
- Chesterton , IN, USA
Upon the vehicle sitting horn sounds off automatically. It sometimes does it intermittently. Took vehicle to the dealer, and was told that it was being caused by the air bag.
- New Orleans, LA, USA
My horn would go off when I would turn a corner or even when unattended. I have a extend warranty which says it covers the horns. When I took it in to be fixed, they said that the part that was bad was in with the air bag and was not covered under the warranty. Now they say that it is the air bag that is bad, so it will cost me $1000 to get it fixed. Since my horn does not work, according to the warenty the horn should be fixed no mater what. Isn't the horn and the air bags considered a safety item?
- Madison, WI, USA
Air bag readiness light keeps coming on and off while driving. The dealer wants to replace the air bag system but wants the owner to pay for it.
- South Trai, FL, USA
Airbag warning light sporadically comes on when vehicle is turned on and will not go off. Dealer indicates that there's no problem.
- Sarasota, FL, USA
Shrinkage of horn pad material caused horn to activate on its own and eventually not work at all. Entire horn/airbag assembly had to be replaced, as they are located together.
- Saint Pete, FL, USA
- Rochester, IN, USA