10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 7 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 9 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 37,667 miles
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The contact owns a 1996 Buick Regal. After inserting the key into the ignition, the driver's side frontal air bag spontaneously deployed without an impact or crash. He is in the process of notifying the dealer to determine the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 157,000.
- San Diego, CA, USA
When the driver put the key in the ignition, the air bag deployed. The driver sustained minor facial burns and bruises and was taken to the hospital emergency room. A Buick engineer determined there was a defect in the air bag, but could not determine what caused air bag deployment.
- Bowman, ND, USA
While driving at 55 mph vehicle swerved to miss a deer and consumer lost control of vehicle. Vehicle broke through a guard rail and down an embankment. Then, it flipped twice before coming to a rest. Both front seat belts broke, and front air bags failed to deploy. Consumer sustained facial bruising/abrasions, and a broken nose.
- Vidalia, LA, USA
While driving 55 mph, the driver slammed on the brakes after seeing a deer on the road. The vehicle had gone off the road and rolled over into a ditch. Both of the front seat belts failed and the front air bags did not deploy. The passenger's nose was broken and an artery was punctured in this right eye.
- Vidalia, LA, USA
Vehicle was involved in a frontal side collision. Uopn impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in major injuries. Manufacturer has been notified.
- Reno, NV, USA
Vehicle was involved in a collision at 30mph. Upon impact, seat belts did not retract, and the airbags did not deploy. Driver received a broken breast bone.
- Florissant, MO, USA
Consumer experienced air bag deployment while backing out the vehicle. Horn started to sound off, and suddenly the driver's air bag deployed for unkown reason. Dealer/mfr. Notified.
- San Josa, CA, USA
Consumer states as a result of an accident the driver's side air bag did not deploy.
- Harpsville, AL, USA
In an accident between 40-60 mph, 12:00 position, car hit gaurdrail and driver's and passenger's airbags did not deploy. Driver sustained a broken rib and other injuries.
- Boothbay, ME, USA
Dual airbags did not deploy upon front end impact, driver lost control, hit telephone pole, speed 25 mph.
- Bluefield, VA, USA
Design of vehicle is such that shorter people are in danger of injury from being too close to air bag when it inflates.
- Randolph, NJ, USA
- Depere, WI, USA