Cruising on the mass. Turnpike at 68mph on a rainy night, the passenger air bag exploded for no reason. The bag shattered the windshield, blew the moonroof up and bent the rails. When shrapnel and dust settled, the driver bag went off. I've owned this car for 17 years and was never made aware of this problem that has been known about for some time.

- Arlington, MA, USA

The contact owns a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the air bags deployed inadvertently. As a result, the windshield became cracked. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000. Updated 12/17/14 the consumer stated the manufacturer advised the failure was due to a corroded switch in the floor under the passenger seat. The manufacturer considered the failure poor maintenance. The consumer stated the rug was wet because the moonroof malfunctioned. Updated 9/29/2015

- Arlington, MA, USA

Driving 1995 Pontiac Bonneville, passenger side airbag deployed without crash, violent explosion, dash came apart, breaking and bowing out passenger side of windshield. Pregnant passenger was injured by air bag.

- Pleasant Plains, AR, USA

Driver side air bag deployed when car was started, not even in gear, a minute or so later the passenger bag deployed shattering the windshield. I contacted GM to find out why. GM had me at my expense tow the car to a dealership to have their inspector investigate. The investigation showed that water had damaged the wiring in the module that controls the air bags. GM concluded that it was a manufacture defect and offered to assist by repurchasing my vehicle at aprox 1/3 its currant market value! they refuse to give me any of the paperwork and I am very angry!!! my car is a complete loss.

- Pellston, MI, USA

My neighbor and I were driving along.................when suddenly without warning, the air bags were deployed from driver and passenger side of my Pontiac Bonneville sedan.........front windshield damaged due to air bag being deployed. Must be replaced. No injuries.........we are sore from this incident............however, I feel that General Motors must know something about this situation.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

Air bag deployed at 25 - 30 mph without any cause. No accident at all. Shattered my whole windshield and blew apart my dashboard. My daughter was in the passenger seat at the time and she was very upset.

- Brentwood, NH, USA

Airbag deployed while driving. Light came on and about 30 seconds later passenger bag went off and blew out the windshield. The insurance company fixed the window but are claiming that this is a mechanical defect and is not covered unless a rider is present on the policy. I feel this is a disclosure violation as I would have had that rider in tact. This vehicle still needs airbags and systems repaired. The driver side has been disconnected to allow for the vehicle to be driven as the insurance company has halted the rental car and are dragging there feet getting an agent to the house to look at the vehicle.

- St Clair Shores, MI, USA

1995 Pontiac Bonneville air bag deployed. The driver's air bag deployed inadvertently shattering the windshield and part of the molding over the dash. There was no impact.

- Portland, OR, USA

The air bag light came on and the passenger side air bag spontaneously came out while I was driving. This is a very serious situation, in which I could have been hurt, or caused to be in an accident.

- Buffalo, NY, USA

The driver side airbag went off in my 1995 Bonneville while driving down the road at about 60 mph. GM said they would replace the airbag.but they will not warranty the new bag. There seems to be a problem with these cars taking on water somwhere which then gets to the airbag sensor under the passenger seat.this causes the sensor to get corroded and become faulty. I'd like to know what my options are for dealing with GM on this matter.

- Old Forge, NY, USA

Driver's side airbag suddenly deployed without warning while driving down interstate.

- Jasper, MN, USA

My 1995 Pontiac passenger side air bag deployed while my car was parked, with no impact! it caused extensive damage and when GM was contacted about the issue there reply was "to bad, its your problem, the car is more than 5 years old". if there had been a passenger there would have definitely been serious injury!

- Broadview Hts., OH, USA

Brakes failed resulting in a vehicle collision, violent deployment of air bag, exploding into windshield with no protection to consumer. 532918 dup of 533261; posted on 09-07-1999.

- Boynton Be, FL, USA

Violent deployment of air bags during collision causing extensive damage to vehicle.

- Boynton Be, FL, USA

Brakes failed, causing accident.

- Boynton Be, FL, USA

False deployment of driver's/passenger's air bag, also passenger's air bag deployment was violent.

- Glenview, IL, USA