I am submitting this on behalf of my father. Was involved in an accident in which his driver side air bag didn't deploy. Not sure whom the manufacture of the air bag is . According to the police report my dad was at fault. See pictures he basically pulled out on a 4- lane road and was hit by a vehicle traveling the opposite direction. The impact of the crash was pretty much driver's side headlight to drivers side headlight. I can not download photo's because they are 5. 3 mb. . The accident location was jackson, ky.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Buick Century. The contact stated that while her son was driving at approximately 35 mph, the vehicle's air bags deployed independently without warning. The air bag hit the contact's arm and face leaving minor marks and bruises, the contact did not seek medical attention for his injuries. The contact's son was able to pull the vehicle off to the side of the road and then calledthe contact. The contact arrived at the scene and drove the vehicle home without further incident. The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000. Jo.
My parent's vehicle, a 2004 Buick Century, collided with a guard rail on an entrance ramp to I-81 in christiansburg, va. They were wearing seat belts/shoulder harness. Main impact was front left bumper, which was pushed in ~ 3 feet in a narrow indentation; hood was crumpled. There was damage to left side of vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Both passengers sustained injuries and were taken to local hospital's emergency room. I suspect their injuries would have been less sever had the air bags deployed. Damage to vehicle is very extensive. Updated 12/05/06.
the front inside corner of the passenger air bag was elevated slightly. within a few months of purchase the consumer visited the dealer and ask if the cover could be fastened down. the dealer didn't know how to fasten the cover down. *dt *nlm
drivers side air bag was not connected properly. dealer informed the consumer that the electrical connection was defective. manufacturer will be informed of the problem.*ak
while driving 45 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. driver sustained bruises on her chest area. *ak
my parent's vehicle, a 2004 buick century, collided with a guard rail on an entrance ramp to i-81 in christiansburg, va. they were wearing seat belts/shoulder harness. main impact was front left bumper, which was pushed in ~ 3 feet in a narrow indentation; hood was crumpled. there was damage to left side of vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. both passengers sustained injuries and were taken to local hospital's emergency room. i suspect their injuries would have been less sever had the air bags deployed. damage to vehicle is very extensive. *nm updated 12/05/06. *jb
tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick century. while driving 35 mph, the front of the contact's vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. the driver was wearing a seat belt, but sustained bruises to his chest caused by striking the steering wheel. the cause of the failure was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 42,355.
no crash/incident. received increase in insurance premium for 2004 buick century. called insurance company which stated the increase was a result of company having increased personal injury claims for failure of airbags to deploy during accidents. although i am not reporting any accident, i indicate today's date of t his report as 12/15/2008 below. number of deaths & persons injured are unknown; however, i placed the number 1 in each category to "proceed" to the next window. further, i do not know any details of those accidents as reported by my insurance company; therefore, the "no" categories are left in the default indication. *tr
tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick century. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle became involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact mentioned that no warning lights illuminated. a police report was filed. the contact sustained laceration to the to face and mouth which required medical attention. the vehicle was towed to a lot where it was deemed destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000. updated 12/09/14*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. updated 05/19/2015*js