1996 Chevrolet S10

THE ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST HEAD ON MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT WAS HARD THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF IN THE OTHER CAR BUT NEITHER ONE OF OURS WENT OFF. FOR ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE TRUCK WOULD STALL AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

THE LADY TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND I TBONED HER. *TR

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED 1996 CHEVROLET S-10 WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TRUCK WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES, INCLUDING WHIPLASH, A SWOLLEN HEAD, CUT AND SCRAPS, FACIAL ABRASIONS, AND INJURIES TO THE CHEST/LEGS/STOMACH AND A BLACK EYE. THE SEAT BELTS DID CONTAIN THE DRIVER TO THE SEAT. THE DRIVER HAD MARKS ON THE STOMACH LEFT FROM THE SEAT BELT. BUT, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER SAVED HIM FROM FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS FACE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND FRONT WINDOW BUSTED, AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN. . THE CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO AN URGENT CARE FACILITY. THE SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR CONSUMER'S COMPANY TOOK CARE OF THE ACCIDENT, AND DID NOT CALL THE POLICE. THE COMPANY PREPAIRED A REPORT AND HAD PICTURES. *AK

NO SUMMARY. DT

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY

ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DEPLOYED AT A THRESHOLD OF 9-18 MPH. THY DID NOT. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I NEED YOUR HELP. MY HAND IS IN A CAST AND ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR MAY NEED AN OPERATION TO MEND THE TORN LIGAMENTS IN MY HAND. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. YET THE GM MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THE AIR BAGS WORK. A VEHICLE CROSS MY PATH NOT YIELDING TO TRAFFIC AND CROSSED MY FRONT ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY. I HIT THE THE OTHER VEHICLE IN T-BONE TYPE ACCIDENT GOING AT 40 MPH, SPUNNED THE OTHER VEHICLE ABOUT THREE TIMES AND MY AIR BAG IN MY CHEVY S-10 TRUCK DID NOT DEPLOY. GM HAS PLACED THIS FILE ON THE BACKBURNER AND WITHOUT ACTION. THEY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY SAFETY.*AK

AIR BAG FAILURE,. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205-75 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205-75 R15 )

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE'S FRONT END BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 50 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED, BREAKING 3 BONES IN BACK. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30-35 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. TRUCK TOTALLED. *AK.ET.

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION APPLIED THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK

TRAVELING AT 40+ MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER EITHER BECAME UNCONSIUS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. I WENT OVER AN ENBANKMENT AND INTO A DITCH HEAD ON TOTALING THE CAR. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE COLLISION WAS A FRONT IMPACT INTO A HARD DITCH DUE TO THE DROUGHT STATUS AT THE TIME. THE FRONT END WAS WRECKED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT IT MALFUNCTIIONED AND WANT IT REPORTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I HAVE REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE CO AND TO GM.

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 55 MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH(TRUCK T BONE OTHER VEHICLE), AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. DAMAGES TOTALED WAS $7,000.00. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, REPAIR WORK, I.E. PADS, ROTORS, HAVE BEEN DONE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FROM DAY ONE, ON THE FIRST DEALER VISIT THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY, CALIPER, PADS, ROTORS, WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND PADS HAD COMPLETELY WORE DOWN AND WERE SQUEAKING, AT 16000 MILES THIS PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF, ON 28-SEP-98 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY35 MPH, GOING WEST, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING NORTH, RAN TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT OTHER VEHCILE IN THE SIDE. CONSUMER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES TO CHEST. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND HIT S10 DEAD CENTER. NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. UPON IMPACT, SUSPENSION TORE UP. VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE. DRIVER INJURED. 825145 DUP OF 825914; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ,RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED SIMULAR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER WA SISSUED A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED TO AVOID SPEED. FOUR DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT, CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK PAIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, NOR DID THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK