1996 Pontiac Bonneville Air bags Problems

“I left my house on 9/10/2011 and went to gas station. After fueling up I noticed that my airbag light was on. I did not pull over because I thought it was just a sensor problem and I had never heard of anyone having to pull over for the airbag light. I proceeded to the highway and when I reached 57 MPH I put on my cruise control. In about 2 minutes both of my airbags deployed and my visibility was 0%. If I had not had both of my front windows down, the powder that engulfed my car could have suffocated me. I am on breathing medicine for copd. …”

“I left my house & stopped for gas. After getting gas I noticed my airbag light was on. I did not pull over thinking it was a sensor problem. I proceeded to the highway & when I reached 57mph I put on my cruise control. In about 2 minutes my airbags deployed & my ability to see was 0%. The entire incident took about 15 minutes from house to deployment. The powder/smoke engulfed my car. If I had not had both my front windows down I think I could have suffocated. I am currently on breathing meds for copd. The vehicle is old in years but not in mileage. …”

“On the evening this happen I was traveling home from work. About one minute before the drivers airbag deployed the airbag light came on for about 10 seconds. Then went out ... Then the airbag deployed in my face as I was driving on the highway at about 60 MPH. I was able to slow the car down and pull off to the side of the road ... After clearing the smoke from the deployment I checked the car and all seemed ok. I started again for home which at this time was about 5 miles. The airbag light did the same thing again and before I could stop the car the passenger side deployed .. …”

“My son was at a stop sign in his 1996 Pontiac Bonneville, just as his was getting ready to proceed, both the driver side and passenger side airbags deployed, he hadn't even put his foot on the gas, insurance appraiser, appraised the damage in excess of $2000 and come to find out they won't cover it due to the fact that the car wasn't in an accident, they say it's a manufacturers issue, he received a minor burn on his arm from the airbag deploying.”

“While driving, the vehicle air bags deployed without impact. Then 20 feet down the road the passenger air bag deployed, tearing apart the dashboard and windshield. Gm didn't seem to be concerned about what happened and their inspector suggested that there were pine needles on the windshield that caused water not to flow properly. The service dealer found the passenger side floor full of water from front to back. The sdm module had corrosion and water damage which possibly caused the air bag deployment.”