Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / SUNFIRE / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003276706 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2003
Consumer's City: LEWES Consumer's State: DE
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SUNFIRE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was a passenger in the car, so i don't know specific mileage, or vin number. the car had approximately 80,000 miles on it. the accident occurred on july 5, 2002. it was a fairly low speed crash, mye estimate is we were going about 30 mph at impact. we struck the car in front of us. the airbag deployed in my face. i was wearing my seat belt and was not sitting particularly close to the airbag. the force of the impact from the air bag, broke my nose and resulted in permanent damage to my eyes. i was the only person injured in the accident.