Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2008 Hyundai Elantra

The car was hit by another car going and the airbags failed to deploy resulting in injuries. My car was turning left at about 15 mph and the other driver blew through a red light at 60 mph. Photos available from esurance.

Takata recall. Driver lost control of the car and over corrected and hit a tree which pushed her into another tree. The front end of the car was wrecked and the air bags did not deploy. We were never contacted about the recall on the car so we had no knowledge that the air bags were defective.

The contact owned a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While parking, the vehicle independently accelerated when the brake pedal was depressed and crashed into a fence and a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained bruises to the chest that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated and the odor of air bag powder emanated from the vents of the vehicle. The air bag never deployed. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who was not able to identify the failure. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 230,000.

The contact owned a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While driving approximately 15 mph going around a bend, the steering ability seized. The contact crashed into a parked vehicle, rolled back, and struck another parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the contact's head struck the windshield. The brakes also failed to respond. A police report was filed. The following day, the contact went to the hospital due to a severe headache and fever. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot by the police, towed to an independent mechanic, and then towed to the contact's residence. After the manufacturer was notified, the vehicle was towed by a third party investigator to their facilities. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle lost all steering capabilities. The contact crashed the vehicle into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact was injured, but did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the power steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the remedy failed to correct the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

Tl * the contact owned a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. While driving approximately 30 mph, the driver side of the contact's vehicle was crashed into by another vehicle. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a utility pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the left shoulder, back, and neck which required medical attention. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the air bag failure was unknown. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 52,000.

While driving east toward home, a large SUV or pickup truck came around the curve with bright lights on, thus blinding me. I did not see a car turning left until too late to stop. Resulting in rear ending the other car. The air bags on my Hyundai failed to deploy. Also I do not think the right seat belt did not catch allowing my wife, the passenger to travel to its end and hitting her head on the dash or windshield, also injuring her right shoulder. I did not receive any recalls on seat belts or air bags.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, she crashed into the rear end of a vehicle and then crashed into the side of another vehicle. The air bag did not deployed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were 85,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle crashed into a wall after the accelerator pedal was depressed instead of the brake pedal. The vehicle was not destroyed. The air bags failed to deploy during the crash. The contact suffered a head injury as a result of the crash. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 17,000 and the current mileage was 18,000. Updated 12/12/11.

Driver and passenger frontal air bags failed to deploy in a crash of two vehicles . The vehicle with failed air bag deployment was traveling approx 45-55 mph second vehicle was traveling in same direction traveling est 10 -0 mph in this rear end crash.

2008 Hyundai Elantra was proceeding north when it hit a hydroplane on an upgrade while traveling 40 mph. Driver applied brakes on downgrade to no avail. Car crashed into a parked car, went into a residential yard and through residence fence before coming to a halt on upgrade of residence yard. Front air bags failed to deploy. Driver and passenger suffered face, head, neck and back injuries. Car was totaled.

The car is a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. My wife and mother were in a head-on crash which totaled her car. The other airbags never deployed. We specifically purchased this car because of its safety ratings. The airbags in the other person's car deployed but not my wife's. We are very upset and concerned. My wife's mother was hurt.

While driving on I-95 north in maryland, a motorist cut me off suddenly, when I applied the brakes to slow down, the brakes locked and car swerved to the right, crossed all lanes, and rolled over twice. The air bags did not deploy on driver or passenger side. As a result, I received a fractured sternum.