Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SW / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002102131 Incident Date: Oct, 28 2002
Consumer's City: LAKEWOOD Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SW Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZN8272YZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2099
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At about 70 mph on the fwy. i swerved left to avoid a collision, abs caused steering to tighten, i was unable to straighten, so i pulled harder to the right. i skidded right, hitting another vehicle with my right front at about 50mph. the srs air bags failed to deploy. i continued to slide to 180 degrees. rolling backwards, i hit the center divider with the right rear bumper at about 35 mph. the impact caused my seat back to collapse (recline), although i was wearing a seatbelt. i was ejected and slammed the back of my head into the ceiling of the car. i was hospitalized. the impact also ruptured the fuel tank. driving conditions were clear, and dry. dt