Consumer Complaint Detail
OLDSMOBILE / 98 / 1995
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001105517 | Incident Date: May, 01 2001 |
| Consumer's City: SWANSEA | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: 98 | Model Year: 1995 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3CX52K1S4 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The driver's air bag is much bigger than the steering wheel, during an accident it violently deployed and blew the consumers hand off the wheel with such force that it broke her wrist (right) and resulted in 3rd degree burns to the left arm, the passenger side air bag did not deploy towards the passenger but went up through the windshield, the consumer believes that these air bags are old and outdated and believes they should be removed. nlm |