Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / COLORADO / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004304253 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2004
Consumer's City: FARGO Consumer's State: ND
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: COLORADO Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCDT136548 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 15 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 19 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 5 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On 10/15/2004, i began to turn the ignition key of my 2004 chevrolet colorado automobile. the vehicle was parked. just as i turned the ignition, the steering wheel airbag inflated. the steering wheel airbag inflated for no reason. the vehicle is still under warranty since i have only owned the vehicle several weeks. the manufacturer will be replacing the airbag under warranty. the airbag inflation did not result in serious injury. the only injury was a rug burn like feeling to the face and a sore left eye and a sore left hand. neither appear to be serious.*jb