Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003232198 Incident Date: Jun, 21 2003
Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WB52K8T1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 11 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 29 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The air bag deployed without impact while driving at 35 mph. the dealer notified. *ak prior to the incident, the air bag light had come on. the consumer had gone to two separate service dealers who suggested that it was okay to drive the vehicle until the repairs could be made. the consumer was told that the module coil and wire needed to be replaced along with the entire air bag assembly. the air bag deployed while the consumer was driving and caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle. *scc *jb