Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / MALIBU / 2005

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034417 Incident Date: Aug, 12 2005
Consumer's City: EAST HARTFORD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: MALIBU Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1ZT52815F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 12 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My son used my new chev 2005 malibu ls and was in a car accident. this accident occurred on the highway he lost control of the car and hit the guard rail and the front end crashed into the ground smashing the whole front end and the air bags never went off. thank god he and his cousin were not killed. i thought the air bags were to work when you hit the front end of your car?*jb