1998 Chevrolet S10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND LOWER BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. *TT UPDATED 8/30/18*JB

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND LODGED INTO THE DASH DURING A WRECK. NONE WAS IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME BUT IF THERE HAD BEEN THAT PERSON WOULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. *LA

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD ALREADY IN AN ACCIDENT.. SPEED WAS AT 55 MPH CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF 1998 S-10 ZR2 TRUCK.. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT...OF THIS THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AT ALL THE SAFETY BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN..DRIVER SUFFERED CHEST TRAUMA BACK,KNEE,AND NECK INJURIES.... CHEVROLET WAS CALLED TO COMPLAIN AND THEY DID INVESTIGATION BUT NOTHING WAS RESOLVED.... *NLM

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY. 40 MPH, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. APPLYING THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE MINIMAL EFFECT AS THE POWER OF THE ENGINE SEEMED TO OVERPOWER THE BRAKING. AT THAT POINT SHE TRIED TO SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL, BUT PUT IT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD. THIS CAUSED THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK, THE TRUCK THEN SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND TURNED OVER UPON STRIKING THE CURB. *NLM

WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH *JG

THE VEHICLE HIT A FENCE POST AFTER LEAVING THE ROADWAY, AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER ALSO BROKE TWO RIBS AND PUNCTURED LEFT LUNG, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EXPERIENCE DEPLOYMENT. *SCC

NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMERS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED VEHICLE AS TOTALED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED.*AK CONSUMER WAS STOPPING DUE TO TRAFFIC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER FROM BEHIND, VEHICLE WAS SHOVED OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. *SLC

AIR BAG FAILURE / 2 SEPARATE AIR BAG COMPONENTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SEPARATE EVENTS.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING CRASH, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DID NOT REMAIN LOCKED INTO POSITION AND SLID FORWARD INTO DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NOT A PASSENGER IN SEAT WHEN IT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT CRASH , NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AT 48 MPH, $ 8900 DAMAGE. 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AIRBAG SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *AK

WAS DRIVING 40MP SWERVED TO MISS A DEER/LOST CONTROL, AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND KNEES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON SIDE STREET AND SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING RIGHT, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE. SHE HAS DUAL AIRBAGS, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS HURT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH COLLISION RUNNING THROUGH A GUARDRAIL IN WHICH VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REARENDED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT PROTECT CONSUMER. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER INCURRED INJURIES. MANUFACTURER ASSURED CONSUMER THAT THE SEATBELT HAD BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REARENDED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AGAIN. *AK

WHILE SLOWING TO TURN BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *AK

BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN OTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY CUT IN FRONT OF DRIVER AND THEN ABRUPTLY APPLIED BRAKES.BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND.DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION.VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID, STRIKING A CONCRETE POLE.AT NO TIME DID THE BRAKES EVER STOP THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING THE CONCRETE POLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH HE STRUCK ANOTHE VEHICLE IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK A COW. THIS WAS A TOTAL FRONT END COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

RECALL 97V21800; WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK