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pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 44,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- make better sensors for this problem (1 reports)
seat belts / air bags problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I was driving my 2004 Impala just under the speed limit of 35 mph and legally entered the intersection. The other guy was going the opposite direction and made a left hand turn from the far right lane on a red turn light. I hit him head on in the middle of his right passenger door. I slammed on my brakes but there was really no stopping time. The air bag did not go off so my hands slammed against the steering wheel and then my right elbow came back and hit the seat hard. His big, old, heavy car spun many times in the intersection (due to the high speed he was going) before he came to a stop. I proceeded across the intersection to the shoulder and turned off the ignition.
My car was towed and the guy never even got one ticket. Me? I went through multiple tests, two surgeries for nerve damage in both hands and arms and weeks of painful physical therapy. Five years later, the damage continues to worsen and is one of the reasons I can't work any more.
The guy had minimum insurance and I ended up in the hole financially. His insurance company would not compensate me for my car for twenty months. They were $1,000.00 off from totaling it, however, they would not access the engine damage (bumper was pushed against the radiator, radiator against the motor, motor against the dashboard) until I signed to have my car repaired. Since the frame was bent, they wanted to cut the front half off my car and replace it. I made their insurance rep mad when I refused and I told him "If cars were made to do that to, then you would be able to buy them in a box at Walmart". Oh, was he mad!
The biggest joke from them was that they would not add the air bag to the total which would have been $2,000 to $3,000 more. They said "It might still be all right". Not if it didn't work the first time. I told the rep that I would agree to sign to have the car repaired but since I do not consider myself stupid, I would never drive the car again. I told the rep that he had to promise me beforehand to give the car to his daughter to drive. Yep! He got mad at me again.
Anyway, I am writing this summary today because I just saw a commercial on TV about how Chevrolet has been hiding the fact that they have had problems with their airbags not going off since 2000. Evidently they have just recently issued recalls for some models. I hope our government hits them hard for their deception!
- Diana G., Norman, OK, US