| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000034909 | Incident Date: Mar, 27 2000 |
| Consumer's City: CECILIA | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: PRIZM | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1Y1SK5485XZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 30 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The driver was traveling at 50mph along a straight highway when sudddenly the steering wheel started moving violently from side to side. the driver was unable to maintain control, left the road and flipped the car several times landing upside down. the driver removed her seatbelt and was attempting to exit through the back broken window when the front airbags very slowly started to inflate. the airbags never fully inflated. the side airbags never inflated. we are anxious to find out if there is a way to determine whether a steering defect lead to the accident. |
