1997 Chevrolet Blazer air bags problems

“NOTHING HAPPENED TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, BUT ONE DAY A FEW YEARS AGO IT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC CAN'T FIND REASON WHY. SO I STILL DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE TOLD MY FAMILY, AND LEFT NOTARIZED STATEMENT WITH DOCUMENTATION, THAT IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME AS A RESULT OF THIS (I.E. AIRBAG DOESN'T DEPLOY THEREBY CAUSING FATAL INJURY OR DEPLOYS WITHOUT CAUSE CAUSING INJURY) THEY ARE TO SUE GM. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT IT STARTED TO COME OUT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE AIRBAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 164000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG CAME OUT PARTIALLY FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IT CAME OUT BUT WHEN BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO DO THE WORK UNLESS THE CONTACT PAYS FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,192.”

“DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING FOR A LONG DISTANCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHICH PROGRESSIVELY STARTED TO ILLUMINATE CONSISTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WILL DETERMINED WHETHER THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY DEFECT.”

“DT: THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NOT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, AND WAS PUSHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT. *AK”

“WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE DRIVER'S STOMACH TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND HER HEAD TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS. (03V117000) *JB”