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THIS was for the1998 lexus gs400


CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 8003649

Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSENGER RESTRAINTS:AIR BAG:FRONTAL

Details: CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURY TO DRIVER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Cause: ERRATIC OPERATION,POOR PERFORMANCE

Result: INOPERATIVE

Occurences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: Unknown Deaths: 0
MCS Check Date: 2/12/2002



Check to Include on Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 734324

Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG

Details: CRASHED INTO REAR OF ANOTHER CAR AT 30-50MPH; AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

Cause: ERRATIC OPERATION,POOR PERFORMANCE

Result: INOPERATIVE

Occurences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/13/2000 Deaths: 0
MCS Check Date: 3/25/2001



Check to Include on Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 1449146

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH, HAD A FRONT COLLISION AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, NO AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING PRIOR TO THE CRASH. DRIVER WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

Cause:

Result:

Occurences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 11/20/2003 Deaths: 0
MCS Check Date: 12/15/2003



Check to Include on Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 1448160

Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Details: PRODUCT DEFECT WHEN THE LEXUS GS400 HIT HEAD ON A CONCRETE ANTI-TERRORIST RESTRAIN T BETWEEN 40-50 MILES A HR. SPEED COULD HAVE BEEN FASTER ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR SHOP CAUSE THE ENGINE WAS KNOWED OF ITS MOUNTINGS, HAND BREAK HANDLE BROKE AND TURNED 90+ DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THE COIN CHANGE CLOSED CONTAINER BROKE OPEN AND CRACKED AS IT THROUGH ITS CONTENTS ALL OVER THE DRIVERS AREA. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE I WAS THROWN WITH FULL FORCE AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH HIT ME DIRECTLY IN THE STERNUM CAUSING BLUNT CONTUSION TO THE RIB CAGE AND STERNUM. THE PAIN CAUSE IS GREATER THAN A KIDNEY STONE AND IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS A GO. *LA

Cause:

Result:

Occurences: 2 Injuries: 1
Fail Date: 10/31/2003 Deaths: 0
MCS Check Date: 12/15/2003



Check to Include on Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10061323

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Cause:

Result:

Occurences: 1 Injuries: 1
Fail Date: Unknown Deaths: 0
MCS Check Date: 3/10/2004



Check to Include on Custom Report CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI Case Number: 10007022

Component: AIR BAGS

Details: CRASHED INTO REAR OF ANOTHER CAR AT 30-50 MPH, AIR BAGS DID INTO DEPLOY. * NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734324

Cause:

Result:

Occurences: 1 Injuries: 0
Fail Date: 10/13/2000 Deaths: 0
MCS Check Date: 5/19/2003

jucee187

not good.. was there ever a recall???

ias

SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS LAWSUIT....hope nobody else gets hurt.

Captain Bone

I only count 2 injuries and thankfully no deaths... I have a strange feeling things might have actually of been worse if the airbags had deployed according to the evidence presented.

EDIT: I was involved in a very high speed collission and partly used my own experience also. I total'ed a 1993 SC 400 and the air bags did NOT deploy in a major collission and I believe if they did I could of been hurt much worse. I suffered no injuries as a result of the incident.

-Anthony

ias

i have a salvage yard and you might be suprised how many front end collisions come in with good air bags.

bvance

I hit a telephone pole head on going 40-50 mph after hydroplaning in my '94 gs300 and the airbags did not deploy. I then called Lexus to have them do an investigation and they acted like it was no big deal and shrugged it off. I had a hard time getting a lawyer involved so I gave up on it. Just my two cents

Stage3

iTrader: (3)

this one sounds fishy. The GS400 has no hand brake, plus the handle is made out of plastic, it would have snapped in half if that was the case... either way, this is a serious problem. If anyone hears any resolutions, please post!

TTurboPimp

iTrader: (12)

I had a 2000 BMW 540I that was hit while I was stopped n traffic, by a car gonig approx 50 to 60 mph... she braked for a split second before impact. The car was smashed in up to the rear seats......the air bags did not deploy! I found that to be F'd up as well.

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

Hmm, I really don't know what to say. Lexus, as well as many other manufacturers, build "crumple zones" into the frames of their cars so that these areas can absorb most of the impact, which could realistically alleviate the need for airbags in certain situations. These days airbags deal with everything from sensors to speed of the vehicle to the height and weight of the person in a certain seat.

Like others have said, I don't think that airbags deploying in every wreck is necessarily a good thing. There are also several cases where airbags do more HARM than good. With all of the new crash technology- crumple zones, sensors, pre collision systems, ect, I think we should instill a bit more faith into these cars than we are. I really believe that a car knows when to deploy the airbags and when not to.

-Michael-

93lscoupe

I thought Airbags only deploy when a the front of the car is affected, like in a head on accident?

If you're rear ended, the occupants would be thrown back toward their seats if anything. The opposite goes for a front end crash, occupants will lunge forward toward the windshield, thus the need for front airbags.