Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm

One problem related to side/window air bag has been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm based on all problems reported for the 2002 Prizm.

1 Side/window Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2010

My 2002 Chevrolet Prizm (same as a Toyota corolla) has its cruse control, horn, and the drivers side airbag all mounted on the steering wheel, electrically connected to the rest of the car through an inflatable restraint steering wheel module coil (aka clock spring) mechanism. Both the cruse control and the horn do not now operate and haven't for years, does this mean that the airbag is also inoperatable (two out of three failures sounds like a bad omen; conventional wisdom tells me that this airbag system is also faulty)? is this car safe to continue to operate with this alleged defect?.


Other Air Bag related problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Prizm

Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1
Side/window Air Bag problems
1


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