Do airbags ever jam when they should deploy?

rhino_man420

i think it's rare but anything is possible

Monet

yes, there always that chance of a screw up. I got hit and my airbag didn't go off.Yes, I saw white, the last thing I remember, Pysco SUV driver with road rage, figures the white was the color of the SUV.lol

Big Jimi

Airbags are designed and built by humans,therefore yes,anything can happen!!

guicho79

One time driving a 1999 Ford Escort, a friend of mine frontal-hit a COW going about 60 miles per hour. The engine didn't shut off, which is supposed to be a safety feature also, and the air bags were intact, which is more than could've been said for the rest of the car or the poor cow, not that we stopped to find out but I assume. So to answer your question, I'd say yes.

Mommymonster

Mine didn't in MY accident! It burned my arm and punched my nose!

treejamin

only one way to find out.....

Rusty Jones

No, they either work or they don't, nothing inbetween about it.
When they first came, there were many problems with this.
Some would even go off if a shopping cart hit the front end of
the car to hard, but alot failed to go off at all. They have it
perfected now 12 years later.

Justin Park

Airbags shouldn't jam. If they do jam or deploy late, then there is a defect or your car has been manufactured incorrectly. If this happens, you should contact the manufacturer or dealer immediately. A note about Volvo's airbags. The airbags on their Volvo S80s can sometimes deploy in 5 mph accidents which can be dangerous. Also, in Volvo S80s, the vents let out gases which can burn skin. I do not know if they fixed this problem or not. Despite everyone's belief of Volvo being the safest car, it has not even made it on the IIHS's top 13 cars. They all get average ratings for side impacts because they only provide marginal protection for pelvis/torso and pelvis fracture is possible/rib fractures or internal organ damage is possible in a 31 mph side impact. Except S80 which has not been tested and the XC90 which has made it to the top 13.

hoppymedic

Yes they do although not regularly but it does happen, mainly with severe damage,(go figure)..usually caused by damage to the "firing" mechanism.

Terry M

My sister-in-law flipped her car last winter and her airbag never deployed. The car finally hit a light post and stopped, thank God, had it not been there, she would have continued into a gas station and hit the pumps.

stephen1424

i am not sure but i would imagine that is has happened.

moaz e

no because cars are tested over and over for the best safety devices

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