Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / 98 / 1993
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001077899 | Incident Date: Jul, 23 2001 |
| Consumer's City: DEXTER | Consumer's State: MO |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: 98 | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3CW5CL1P4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was driving on highway 60 near dudley, mo @ 65 mph, when the airbag light came on. i took the nearby exit and stopped at a convenience store. filled gas tank, everything seemd to be working fine, so i pulled back onto road, soon after the airbag deployed, and horn started honking. i stopped, disconnected horn, cut away bag and drove home. notified company, and per their request had diagnostics test run at blackwell-baldwin olds in poplar bluff, mo; no codes found, mechanic said a short in the steering column caused the deployment. mechanic said column was tight, and no sign it had ever been opened, but a wire was stretched. he said apparently the steering wheel snagged the wire. oldsmobile will accept no responsibility whatsoever for this due to age and mileage on car, and say i must bear entire cost of test, replacement, and resulting equipment problems. suggested i contact the better business bureau if i didn't like their findings. since when did airbags come with an expiration date? thank you for your consideration.*ak |