10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,500 miles

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problem #2

Jun 012006

xA

  • miles
Driver airbag released gas and smoke. I was just driving down the road. No bumps, did not hit anything. Airbag did not deploy. Gas and smoke was so bad that I had to pull over and get out of the car for air. Dealership said nothing was wrong with airbag.

- Jefferson, CO, USA

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problem #1

Oct 082005

xA 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 3,000 miles
Airbag did not deploy during a head-on collision. My car was traveling at 40 mph when struck by a 1/2 ton pickup truck coming from the opposite direction. I sustained a severe neck strain(whip lash).

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

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