Airbags

[linann]

Today was a challenge. The drive to work everyday is long . . . an hour. I was about three miles from work when there was a loud bang like a gun shot on the rear passenger door. I was driving past an empty lot in a neighborhood close to downtown and thought something hit the side of the car or someone shot the car as I passed the lot so I sped up to get out of the area. Very quickly there was another loud bang, this time in the passenger seat. There was smoke and I thought a firecracker had been thrown into the car. It felt like I had been hit in the chest below my right shoulder, but couldn't figure out what hit me. About half a mile later, there was an explosion and smoke, and I realized both airbags were deploying while I was driving. It was incredible, but I managed to not hit anything and pulled the car off the road.

The got the dealer to the dealer, who immediately assumed I hit something. Didn't happen, plus I was driving no more than 25 mph when this started. Engineers from the manufacturer are coming in to investigate what happened. The dealer gave me a free rental car until they figure out what happened.

It took me all day to calm down. I was so lucky this happened on a side street at low speed, not while I was driving 70 mph on the Turnpike. Now, I have to wait and see what the investigation turns reveals.

[MandysMom]

Holy Cow! That is scary have been reading all the reports on news of faulty airbags but not all going off like that. You are very lucky as several people have died from being hit by shrapnel from the air bag cases. So glad you are all right. Do update us as to what they find.
Velda

[gypsyrose1126]

WOW that is scary! Glad you are ok

[IrishIroamed]

That is frightening! Is you car one of the makes that is being recalled for faulty Takata airbags?
http://search.automobilemag.com/autom.gp.001/search/web?q=airbag+recall+car+list&cid=301358782&ad.segment=autom.gp.001&ad.network=s&ad.keyword=airbag%20recall%20car%20list&ad.creative=70555064782&ad.position=1t1&ad.placement=&ad.matchtype=b&ad.aceid=&ad.ismobile=&ad.device=c&ad.devicemodel=&ad.adgroupid=

[grammynmaggie]

wow Linda...that is one of the scariest things I have ever heard thank God you are okay wow I just can't get over it...please keep us posted about the results of the manufacture that should be interesting...take care and be safe

[avalen]

oh my goodness, so glad you didn't get hit by any schrapnel, so much talk on the news lately about the faulty airbags,
hope it all turns out well for you. Keep us posted.

[WickedLady]

We really need to get back to good ol' USA manufacturing.