MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT GOING APPROX. 35 TO 45 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BUT DID NOT ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS. LUCKILY SHE HAD HER SEAT BELT ON AND DID NOT GET HURT. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS TO SOMEONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2001 Pontiac Vibe
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsAir BagsCrash
Filed Mar 9, 2012NJ
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2009Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.