Air Bag Problems of Chevrolet Lumina

Chevrolet Lumina owners have reported 17 problems related to air bag (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Lumina based on all problems reported for the Lumina.

1 Air Bag problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 05/08/2015

Dash airbag is protruding out. Vechile stationary. See photos.

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2 Air Bag problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 02/01/2015

Takita recall airbag may be the cause of passenger side dash expanding outwards. Unsure of cause. Expansion is slowing coming out of sem. Have noticed approximately two years ongoing.

3 Air Bag problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 07/19/2013

Lost control of the vehichle driving home. Crashed. Police report is identical to steering recall. Which never was repaired. The VIN number I have at home. Neither airbag deployed even though I smashed into a culvert.

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4 Air Bag problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 07/19/2013

I was driving home verred offf the left side of the road lost control the powersterring went out spun in circles until finally hitting a concrete culvert neither airbag deployed. I broke 4 vertaebras 7 ribs and received a traumatic brain injury. Couldnt even recall my parents foe months or even they lived together . Layed in the car til paremedics found me about an hor later. The airbag was designed to prevent head injury. The 1997 chevy Lumina failed horribly. Plus tendays in a coma lost a $50 k yr job and sent to a nursing home to spend my 33rd,thanksgnd chrisrmas in until I wase rleased from guardianship. 12/30/13 please help! how is the 1997 malibu different than all the Luminas recalles? same year. Gm istrying to cut there costs OH but they messsed up.

5 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 08/30/2004

While driving 5 mph vehicle drove over a pipe in the road. As a result, dual airbags deployed inadvertently. Passenger's side shattered the window, sending glass into the vehicle. Driver sustained minor burns to the arm and neck.

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6 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 07/15/2003

On 7/20/03 the battery was getting weak so I bought a new battery compatible with the car. On the first start with the new battery the car behaved normally. However, when I started it the second time and was backing up a slight slope of a driveway, the car died. I put the car back in park and restarted the car. Without touching the gas pedal with my foot, the gas pedal dropped to the floorboard and the car raced forward with the gear shift still in park. The brakes would not work. I steered the car trying to locate the emergency brakes but they were too far away for me to reach and still maintain the racing car. I thought turning off the engine would stop the car since the brakes has failed but even turning off the engine, it raced even faster and the next thing I knew I had crashed into a tree totalling out the car. I cracked my head into the windshield breaking my nose. Luckily, the visor was down and protected my face. I also sustained bruising and back injuries along with the concussion. Also, the air bag did not activate. Thankfully, as I am short and if it had, then I would have been decapitated or killed from it. My insurance only gave blue book value to the car as it was unrepairable and had to be totalled. I am wanting to seek legal action against the manufacturer. Is there any class action lawsuits regarding this problem on the Lumina's? I feel it was computer problem that shut down the car made it behave like it was possess. No lights came on inside the car to indicate there was a computer problem or any other problem. There is only one way to put in a battery so it could not have been the battery. Debra k. Oliver.

7 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 02/03/2003

While driving the drivers frontal air bag deployed, although there was no accident, and injured the driver. The next day the consumer started the vehicle and the passengers frontal air bag deployed and broke the windshield.

8 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 02/02/2001

Air bag module wiring trapped behind module preventing horn to work properly. Wiring not in clip on back of air bag to prevent this.

9 Air Bag problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 12/13/2000

While backing out of a parking space and without any indication air bags deployed. The front widsheild was shattered when the air bags deployed.

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10 Air Bag problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 04/21/1998

Anti lock brakes failed resulting in an accident, no deployment of air bag during collision.

11 Air Bag problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 03/19/1998

False deployment of air bag.

12 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Failure Date: 02/25/1997

False deployment of air bag broke passenger side windshield, instrument panel and injured 5 people.

13 Air Bag problem of the 1999 Chevrolet Lumina

Air bag module chip failed.

14 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Violent deployment of passenger airbag caused breakage of windshield.

15 Air Bag problem of the 1996 Chevrolet Lumina

Design of vehicle with air bag is not conducive for drivers 5. 0 feet tall.

16 Air Bag problem of the 1998 Chevrolet Lumina

Airbags are defective. Repaired brakes, starter.

17 Air Bag problem of the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina

Airbag module failed, the light stayed on after flashing.


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