Comments on: Did an Airbag Cause Your Injuries?

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:08:59 +0000

I was in an accident yesterday in my 04 Honda Civic i was doing 60mph on the highway right after the highway started to drop someone had lost a 75-100 gallon fuel tank with fuel still in it i hit it with my driver side of my car. I know i was doing at least 45mph at inpact. My passanger side airbag deployed but my driver’s side didn’t. I have received injuries for the accident. I don’t know if i should be blessed that it didn’t go off because if it did i may have went into the drop off from not being able to see, or upset that it could be faulty.

By: jeens

jeens — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:14:03 +0000

i was in the accident yesterday, our car was handai SUV brandnew 2011 model, rentel car. airbag failed to come out. hit by about 35-40mph, no airbag was out not at all and i hit my head with the side door and it creates alot of pain.

By: J

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:37:45 +0000

My brother was recently killed in a car accident. His vehicle went through a red light at an intersection on a 4 lane highway of straight road. There were no skid marks, he didnt hit the brakes. He then hit two vehicles and was killed instantly. He was driving one of the F150 trucks that now has a recall on it for air bag deploying while driving. We are in total loss at why and how this accident occured. Now with this recall we are wondering if this could be what happened. This has been devastating.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:10:58 +0000

My dad was in an accident on friday. He ran off the road and hit 2 trees. His car was beyond totalled. He did not have collision insurance on his 2003 cadillac. His airbag did not deploy (which is ridiculous and if you saw a picture of this car you would be shocked). He broke bones in his face and ribs, has a chest contusion, several other broken bones and several gashes on his face, arms and legs. He was knocked unconscious and suffers from a severe concussion.

By: ken

ken — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:27:41 +0000

i own 2004 cts cadillac. i was driving fifty-five mph. a deer jumped out in front of me. i hit the deer sending the the deer twenty feet. air bags didnt deploy. messed up the hood ,bumper,quaerter panel, and even my trunk wont open.

By: james

james — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:49:37 +0000

I own an 05 infiniti g35. 2 years ago i was involved in a frontal crash which air bag light came on but did not deploy. Everything was fixed and nissan reset the airbag light. 3 months ago i got a recall notice in the mail for my car for failure of the airbags. i took iy to infiniti and they “fixed” it. A week ago i was hit a tree head on at aleast 40mph, again the airbag light came on but no deployment. If it was a worse accident there is no telling what would have happened because my airbag system still doesnt work after the dealership has a recall and fixes it.

By: Taras

Taras — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:29:04 +0000

Paul – thanks for your note. There are some vehicle models that have the air bag circuit electrically energized even when the key is not in the “on” or “run” position, specifically including certain Ford models. In those vehicles, it is possible for the air bag to deploy even if the vehicle is parked, as long as the crash forces or accelerations meet the criteria for the air bag sensor. Ford calls their air bag sensor control unit the RCM – Restraints Control Module. This is not true of all vehicle, but only certain ones, apparently including your 2001 Ford Focus. Although the specific requirements will depend on your insurance policy and the laws of your state, many insurance companies would cover the cost of repair, including the cost to replace the air bags. If you believe the air bags should not have deployed, I recommend you file a complaint with the federal government – please see my article entitled “How to Report an Airbag Complaint to the Government”.

By: paul

paul — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:01:06 +0000

i have a 2001 ford focus and some did a hit and run to my car and the airbags deployed. why would the airbags deploy if my car was off?

By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:06:37 +0000

On Aug 20 this year I swerved to miss someone who pulled out in front of me, swerving again to miss a telephone pole thus taking out a stop sign and hitting two parked cars at 45-50mph. I was driving a 2004 ford freestar. My air bag deployed but not passenger where my daughter was sitting. She hit her head on the dash and has pain in ribs. Just concerned if there was a defect in her air bag. We both have whiplash and I am bruised very bad since I am short and was sitting closer to the dash than her.

By: Taras

Taras — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:15:43 +0000

I have heard of your symptoms before when people have had a “death grip” on the steering wheel just before an accident in which the air bag deployed, apparently due to nerve damage. I hope that your doctors can help you out, especially with how long you’ve suffered.

However, if it happened four years ago, your incident may not be well-suited to an air bag case. First, you need to make sure the statute of limitations has not run out in your state. You MUST bring any lawsuit before the statute of limitation expires, or your claims are generally forever blocked. Also, it’s extremely difficult to bring such a lawsuit if the vehicle has not been preserved in its unrepaired post-accident condition.