There are 8 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2002 Oldsmobile Alero in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 8 of 8 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS KNOW MY AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS LIFTED UP IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO. ON MAY 21, 2007, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY AND RECEIVED SEVEN STITCHES. THE DRIVER'S CHEST AND BACK WERE BRUISED. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71,000.
DURING A 55 MPH COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER STATED THA T VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING A RENTAL VEHICLE AT 52 MPH, THE VEHICLE HIT A SNOW DRIFT, ROLLED OVER AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, THEN ROLLED 60 FT. DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. DRIVER CAME OUT OF THE SEAT BELT WITHOUT IT DISCONNECTING AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SCC *JB
LTR FM JULIE ZAWADZKI (NY) REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN SECURING A 2002 OLDSMOBILE ALERO SHE RENTED FM BUDGET RENT-A-CAR, HER HUSBAND WAS INJURED IN A VEHICLE CRASH WHEN THE SEATBELT & AIRBAG FAILED. *MR THE VEHICLE HIT A SNOW BANK, WENT UP AND THEN ROLLED 60 FEET DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. *SCC *JB *CB
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING A DEER WAS LAYING IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. TO AVOID THE DEER SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A MOUNTAIN. AND THE DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS THE DRIVER'S RESTRAINT WOULD NOT RELEASE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT BENEATH IT AND FIDDLE WITH IT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE HE GOT IT TO RELEASE. *NLM *YD
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Sep 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.