2001 Chevrolet Tahoe

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER HIT THE BRAKES SUDDENLY AND VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AND ROLLED TWICE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PEOPLE WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT,THEY DIED. *AK

ON AUGUST 3, 2003, CHRISTOPHER MOFFEIT, AUDREY MOFFIET AND THEIR TWIN DAUGHTERS, MACKENZI MOFFIET AND MALLORY MOFFEIT, WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING IN THEIR 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. MACKENZIE AND HER SISTER, MALLORY, WERE SECURELY BUCKLED INTO THEIR CHILD SAFETY SEATS WHICH WERE FASTENED INTO THE BACKSEAT OF THE TAHOE WITH SEATBELTS. FORENSIC EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE SEATBELT SECURING MACKENZI'S CHILD SAFETY SEAT RELEASED DURING THE ROLLOVER COLLISION. MACKENZI'S CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS EJECTED FROM THE TAHOE. AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED, MACKENZI PASSED AWAY SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. FORENSIC EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT THE SEATBELTS OF CHRISTOPHER AND AUDREY ALSO RELEASED DURING THE ROLLOVER COLLISION. BOTH WERE EJECTED AND DIED AUGUST 3, 2003 AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES THEY SUSTAINED IN SAID ACCIDENT.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THAT VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR CENTER FOR BODY REPAIRS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THREE YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN ANIMAL AND THEN INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR CENTER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT WERE IT RECEIVED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND SEVERAL TREES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A LEFT LEG INJURY, MULTIPLE HIP ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,597.

A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF US AND OUR VEHICLE T BONED THAT VEHICLE. NONE OF ARE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WE WERE INJURED. THAT PERSON'S INSURANCE COMPANY CONTACTED US THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND QUESTIONED WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT? WE WANTED TO KNOW WHY ALSO. *TR

INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WHERE 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE LOST CONTROL AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND FLIPPED END-OVER-END MULTIPLE TIMES TOTALING VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVER AND SINGLE PASSENGER INJURED REQUIRING AMBULANCE TRANSPORT TO ER. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY SON AND I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND I TRIED TO CORRECT IT WHEN MY BACK RIGHT TIRE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND I TRIED TO CORRECT AND WENT TO THE LEFT WHEN MY LEFT BACK TIRE DUG INTO THE EARTH AND CAUSED MY TRUCK TO FLIP OVER. WHEN THE TRUCK FLIPPED OVER MY SON WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT THE BELT CAME UNDONE. ALSO IN THE ROLLOVER NO SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN IF THEY DID IT MIGHT HAVE KEPT HIM IN THE VEHICLE. BEWARE IS ALL I CAN SAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DEER. THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHERE I REAR ENDED A CAR. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 54 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS SLOWING TO TURN WITHOUT BLINKERS OR BRAKE LIGHTS. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE-I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 OTHER DRIVER WAS APPROXIMATELY 40...DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT ARM...VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *TR

AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN HEAD-ON CRASH. *TR

DRIVING IN LARGE PARKING LOT APPROX 25 MPH, LIGHT POLE WITH CONCRETE BASE WAS IN BLIND SPOT AS I WAS TURNING. HIT THE CONCRETE HEAD ON, $12,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK, FRAME BENT, FRONT END REPLACED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN THE DAMAGE MUST HAVE BEEN IN JUST THE WRONG SPOT. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. *JB

TL* - THE VEHICLE OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE SEAT BELT FAILED ON THE PASSENGER'S REAR SIDE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY FAILED TO SECURE THE PASSENGER DURING THE IMPACT. THE PASSENGER WAS FORCED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPLACED, AND THE CONTACT ALSO HAS THE OLD SEAT BELT.*AK UPDATED 02/21/07. *JB

DRIVING ON 93S IN SOMERVILLE MA IN AM RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY NEVER WORKED. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX. 10-12 MPH AND NEVER STOPPED, THEREFORE CRASHING INTO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING HIM INTO ANOTHER CAR.

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. *AK *JB *NM

DRIVER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS AS WELL AS PASSENGER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE WHEN MY VEHICLE HIT BLACK ICE ON I-70 IN KANSAS AND WAS STRUCK BY AN 18 WHEEL TRUCK. TRUCK HIT AT SECOND PASSENGER DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE, SPUN OUR VEHICLE, RIPPED OFF THE FRONT GRILL, BADLY DENTED THE FRONT BUMPER AND TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER RECEIVED CHEST, HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ONTO ON INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH

HIT BY A RED LIGHT RUNNER (45/50MPH) ON DRIVER'S SIDE, HIT A SECOND CAR, THEN A CONCRETE POST HEAD ON. NOT ONE OF THE FOUR AIR BAGS ENGAGED AT ANYTIME. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION, PICTURES, POLICE REPORT, AND HAVE CONTACTED CHEVY, THEY HAVE NO CLEAR RESPONSE ON WHY? IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE DETAIL ON INJURES OR HAVE ANY QUESTION PLEASE FILL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, DANIELLE HURST-STONE. *AK

TAHOE WAS TRAVELING UPHILL ON PRIVATE GRAVEL DRIVE WHEN HIT BY TRUCK TRAVELING DOWNHILL AROUND BLIND CURVE. TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WHEN IT HIT TAHOE. BOTH OF TRUCK'S AIRBAGS INFLATED. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE, AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY STOMACH AND CHEST.*AK