Five problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Lexus ES300. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Air bag, driver's and passenger's, failed to deploy in a frontal collision that destroyed vehicle. Driver was only person in car and from the seat/lap belt suffered sever bruising on torso, abdomen and thighs. Left knee badly bruised from contact with steering column. The seat/lap belt did not fail. The car was a 1998 Lexus Es300 with approximately 157,000 miles and in excellent condition. Had the air bags deployed, I believe I would have still had some bruising but the bruising would have been less severe and less painful and had shorter recovery time. 30 days after the accident, I still have bruises showing and have sever large lumps under the skin where the bruises existed. I still have many tender and sore areas from the bruises.
This complaint is in regards to the airbags in my wife's 1998 Lexus Es300 not deploying when in a full frontal accident at 35-45 mph.
The srs (safety restraint system) flashing light on the dashboard continues to come on. We do not know if our airbags or seltbelts would work in an actual collision. The automobile has been in for repair of this problem 5 times. They have replaced all kinds of things, but nothing has fixed the problem. Are we safe?.
No deployment of airbag during vehicle collision causing injuries to passengers elbow, chest, neck and back, passenger in the rear also sustain injury to the chest, neck and back from the seatbelt. Nlm.
While traveling at 10mph vehicle hit a curb, causing the air bags to deploy. A chemical released by the air bags caused injury to the passenger's eyes. Deployment of the air bags also shattered the windshield. Dealer has been contacted.
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