This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I was driving to pick up my kids on January 30, 2007 I was approaching a 3 way stop traveling South bound on the side street that runs along March air force base in moreno valley, California and all the sudden I could not stop I was trying to hold my brakes down as hard as I could but they are antilock brakes and I slammed into the back of a Honda Accord my car didn't stop there I hit my forehead on the steering wheel and I blacked out when I came to my car was idling wanting to still go and so I tried to put it in park and it scared me so I turned my car off I didn't know what was wrong with it I asked the people I hit to call the cops I didn't have a phone they just wanted to exchange driver info and leave I was upset I turned my car on and drove to the nearest phone putting it in neutral everytime I came to a stop my car is automatic. My dad came and pulled me home. My dad is an automotive tech and he looked at my car in the morning he came and woke me up and told me the cause of my gas pedal getting stuck was that my throttle cable for the gas just snapped and that GM made a faulty design for the gas cable it sucked and caused my cable to slice and snap I could have lost my life I was on the freeway 10 minutes before the accident..im shocked that I could have died.!! the night that this happened I was so upset that I cried myself to sleep and im 28 years old so you can see how traumatizing this was for me. I also forgot to include that on impact my air bag did not even open to prevent me from slamming into my steering wheel it hurt all the whole next day.
: the contact stated the vehicle impacted a tree, head on. The frontal airbags failed to deploy, resulting in injuries of the contact's left knee, elbow and head. A police report was filed and pictures were taken after the vehicle was moved to the junkyard. No repairs were made because the vehicle was determined by the insurer to be totaled. The manufacturer was contacted. 08/04/06 Chevy driver hit a car in her lane first, then ricocheted head on into a tree. Neither time did airbags deploy.
While driving 45 mph, the vehicle collided with the vehicle in front of hers. The air bags failed to deploy. This caused the driver to sustained major injuries and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time.
While driving on icy road at 50 to 55 mph driver lost control of vehicle. It went airborne and landed in a ditch. Upon impact, none of the air bags deployed.
- Eagle Point, OR, USA
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The airbags did not deploy. This caused injury to the driver chest. This should need to be fixed asap by GM. I will never purchase a Chevy again. Airbags that do not deploy when you hit head on and roll should not be allowed.
Involved in head on collision, both going approximately 30 mph, neither front air bag deployed. Severe facial injuries for one and concussion for passenger resulted.
Was driving, when another vehicle rear ended vehicle in front of it. Blazer avoid hitting vehicle on wet road & spun around after applying brakes. Vehicle hit median wall with front of vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy.
While traveling on interstate and without prior warning a deer jumped in front of vehicle. Driver's side seatbelt didn't hold, and airbags didn't deploy.
Consumer was traveling 32mph & had a head-on collsion. Consumer was wearing seat belt restraint at the time, but frontal air bags didn't deploy. Dealer closed the case at one point & reopened it once. Consumer contacted them a second time.
Consumer was traveling about 42mph in good weather conditions, and was hit by another vehicle on the driver's side door and the front hood. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. Dealer will be contacted.
Vehicle impacted a horse in road at a speed of 45 mph. Impact was head-on. Legs of the horse contacted the front bumper propelling the horse into the windshield and onto the roof.the car sustained major damage to the front. Although there was significant denting of the bumper the air bags failed to deploy. The roof over the front passenger had major crushing including the driver's front pilla.
Consumer was driving at 65 mph and going around a corner when the vehicle went on half of the pavement, and consumer lost control. When consumer attempted to gain control of vehicle, it rolled over about three to four times. Upon impact, air bags didn't deploy, and the passenger's side tire broke off. Consumer had to break three of the windows to get other consumer's out of the vehicle.
Vehicle was traveling at 50-60 mph on normal road condition, when vehicle got out of control, roll over into a ditch which both air bags fail to deployed. Mfr. Notified.
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- Lancaster, SC, USA