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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While waiting behind a car at a stop sign I was struck from behind by at Ford F-150. The truck was traveling at approximately 70 mph while I was at a complete stop. After being struck I was thrown into the car in front of me and both were pushed a great distance by the truck. The rear of the car suffered pretty sever damage and was totaled. The truck was completely pushed into the back seat of the car. Items such as phones, laptops, and text books were destroyed mainly from the impact but also the rain. The car shut it self off like it should have, but none of the air bags were deployed. I do not recall if my seat belt had locked up because I have no memory of the actual accident. On-star was also not notified of the accident. I was able to inform them of the accident and call for help, but I lost a connection and was not able to regain the connection. I am suffering from head, neck, shoulder, back, and leg injuries. I have been told by my doctor that I may not recover in my neck and back. There was a police report filed but honestly it inaccurately documented the accident.
I was exciting an off ramp when I swerved to avoid another vehicle, completely lost control of vehicle crashed had no brakes and keys will not come out of the ignition. My vehicle is not drivable.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while making a left hand turn, the steering wheel seized causing another vehicle to crash into the passenger front side. The air bags failed to deploy. The passenger from the other vehicle sustained unknown injuries which required medical attention. It was unknown if a police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the driver was traveling at an unknown speed when the vehicle veered off the roadway. The driver attempted to regain control of the vehicle but crashed into a tree. The passenger side air bags did not deploy. A five-year-old child passenger was killed in the crash and two passengers were injured and required medical attention. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical) two weeks after the crash, which advised of a possible air bag failure due to the ignition defect. The failure mileage was not available. The contact did not disclose if a police report was filed or not.
TL-the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle causing the contact to loose control and crash into a telephone pole. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and leg that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Djr
- Heidinsburg, MS, USA
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The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the brakes failed to engage causing the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the face and the rear passenger sustained minor bruising. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was deemed destroyed by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 15 mph, the contact crashed into the driver side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The front passenger sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While operating the vehicle, the air bag sensor light illuminated and the message to service the air bags soon appeared. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.
The airbag light will not go out, the stability control light comes on and the car loses power and the engine starts to cut off. I have sent my car to the dealership twice for the same problem I have even called the Chevrolet corporate office. Each time I get a different answer as to what the problem is the first time. I was told it was sensors that needed to be replace and that it would cost $1200. This time I was told it was the spark plugs that is causing the car to shut down and the cost would be around $400 or $500. The first service in July my receipt says they did a multi-point inspection would that not tell them my plugs were bad? my car is still at friendly Chevrolet in dallas can you please help. My daughter drives this car and she a high risk pregnancy.
The contact owned a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a ditch and struck a massive rock. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V355000 (electrical system) and stated that the part for the repair was not available. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 35 mph, a vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact was knocked unconscious and sustained shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. In addition, when making a turn, it felt as if the rear tires lifted off the ground. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact heard an intermittent ticking noise coming from the front passenger side air bag. The failure became progressively worse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08V517000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 173,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle which caused the contact to rear end another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck injuries. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,716.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that he was rear ended and no air bags deployed at the point of impact. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the air bags were inspected and deemed fine. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000. Updated 10/14/14 updated 08/28/2017
The contact owned a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact crashed the vehicle into a flatbed tow truck and the air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 176,000.
While entering a freeway traffic suddenly stopped and I changed lanes. As I changed lanes I was unable to steer and attempted to brake. The car spun out of control and collided with another car broadside. The car I hit had its air bags deploy. Mine did not. Damage to my car was all front end and drivers rear door. No injuries except bumps and bruises. My car has now been recalled for the ignition key issue by GM. Was unaware of issue before.
Petition for defect and recall re a major defect in the GM algorithms identifying the weight and size of occupants at impact and may inhibit airbag deployment; defect is probably in all GM vehicles from 2003-2010; attachments not imaged fwd to nvs200. On April 9, 2011, the driver and the passenger were struck on the right passenger side by a Chevrolet Tahoe forcing them to violently collided into the center cement retaining barrier with its front left side. Although, the passenger was seated in the front passenger seat and properly wearing his seat belt he sustained severe and permanent brain injuries in the side impact collision, when his air bag failed to properly inflate. The driver was also injured.
Service air bag light comes on intermittently, can't pinpoint what would trigger this. Occurs every week since April 2013. Seems to be many complaints online of people having the same issue.
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- Livingston, LA, USA