Side/window Air Bag problems of the 1998 Buick Lesabre

Consumer was driving between 60-75 mph on the highway when both air bags deployed for no apparent reason. There were no potholes or bumps in the road that would have caused the air bags to engage. After the air bags deployed the car was filled with brown smoke and fire was coming out of both air bags. After the vehicle was stopped the driver put out the passenger side air bag flame. The driver side flame went out by itself. There were only one injury. The passenger suffered bruising to the lower part of the stomach and the thighs. There were no marks left on the vehicle. Driver put the air bag back in the driver air bag compartment and drove the vehicle home. The only thing burnt was the air bags and that was the only damage. The manufacturer has been contacted. Manufacturer sent out an inspector to check out the damage to the car and take pictures. The manufacturer then referred the consumer to insurance carrier. The consumer felt that gm should have been responsible for fixing the air bags. Consumer wanted to know why that the air bags were burning. There was no police report filed. Consumer has no mailing address or phone number for the dealership.

No deployment of air bags during vehicle collision until consumer exited the vehicle to remove child from rear car seat, bodyshop has been unable to obtain a replacement passenger side airbag. Nlm.