We have classified the 3 complaints from 2004 Buick Century about AIR BAGS into the following categories.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 buick century. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle became involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact mentioned that no warning lights illuminated. a police report was filed. the contact sustained laceration to the to face and mouth which required medical attention. the vehicle was towed to a lot where it was deemed destroyed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000. updated 12/09/14*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. updated 05/19/2015*js
No crash/incident. received increase in insurance premium for 2004 buick century. called insurance company which stated the increase was a result of company having increased personal injury claims for failure of airbags to deploy during accidents. although i am not reporting any accident, i indicate today's date of t his report as 12/15/2008 below. number of deaths & persons injured are unknown; however, i placed the number 1 in each category to "proceed" to the next window. further, i do not know any details of those accidents as reported by my insurance company; therefore, the "no" categories are left in the default indication. *tr
My parent's vehicle, a 2004 buick century, collided with a guard rail on an entrance ramp to i-81 in christiansburg, va. they were wearing seat belts/shoulder harness. main impact was front left bumper, which was pushed in ~ 3 feet in a narrow indentation; hood was crumpled. there was damage to left side of vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. both passengers sustained injuries and were taken to local hospital's emergency room. i suspect their injuries would have been less sever had the air bags deployed. damage to vehicle is very extensive. *nm updated 12/05/06. *jb
While driving 45 mph consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision. upon impact, dual air bags did not deploy. driver sustained bruises on her chest area. *ak