Air bags
Many owners describe crashes—head-on, side, and rear impacts, sometimes at highway speed—where the air bags did not deploy, often resulting in injuries and totaled vehicles. A few instead report air bags or warning lights activating unexpectedly with no collision.
- Warning signs:
- Some report warning lights, burning odors, or dashboard separation near the air bag area before or after the incident; one describes sudden curtain airbag deployment with no crash.
- What shops did:
- Some vehicles were towed and declared total losses without further diagnosis; one dealer found a restraint control module short circuit, and another found an intermittent airbag fault it could not replicate.
- Mileage:
- most between 20,000 and 65,000 miles, among 15 complaints that give it
“Air bag and stability control light on. Dealership found restraint control module short circuit.”
“listed as "intermittent airbag fault”, may come back on and would require additional diagnostic fee and repair cost.”