Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / DEVILLE / 1998

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002027423 Incident Date: Sep, 06 2002
Consumer's City: LEBANON Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: DEVILLE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G6KD54Y9WU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The consumer was on the driveway of personal residence with all seat belts secured when both the driver/passenger side airbags deployed. there was a loud explosion. the engine shut down, there were no power features working, and the horn was blowing continuously. the dashboard was blown up from the force of the airbags and the front windshield was severely smashed from the force of the dashboard. the consumer was driving and his arms were burned from the airbag on the driver side, consumers his wife hit her head on the passenger side window. (consumers wife suffered from a temporary hearing loss in left ear, and neck pain/headaches) *scc