Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007106771 Incident Date: May, 08 2007
Consumer's City: CENTRAL SQUARE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BONNEVILLE 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#: 1G2HXV2K7TH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 22 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1996 pontiac bonneville. while driving 20 mph, the drivers side air bag deployed without warning. the contact sustained a burn on her forearm. the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of failure. approximately an hour and a half later, the passenger side air bag deployed without warning. the vehicle was towed to a pontiac dealer who stated that the air bag sensors corroded. the dealer has not repaired the vehicle. the manufacturer made an offer to repurchase the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 118,000.