Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / BLAZER / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004030747 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2004
Consumer's City: HIALEAH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BLAZER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNCS18WXTK Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 26 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 14 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact stated drivers side airbag failed to deploy on two separate occasions. the first incidentoccurred in october, 2003. contact's vehicle was almost at a complete stop when it was hit in the rear end by a vehicle going approximately 45-50 mph. the service dealer could not find the problem with the airbag as to why it did not deploy. on the second occasion in october, 2004, contact's vehicle hit another vehicle in the rear part while going about 40-45 mph, because the brakes to stop his vehicle. a certified mechanic stated it was a malfunction in the airbag system. the dealership ran a diagnostic test to determine the cause of the airbag problem, but could not determine what the cause for non deployment of the airbag. *ak