| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005073374 | Incident Date: Mar, 02 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ARDMORE | Consumer's State: OK |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: IMPALA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags:frontal |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WF55K319 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 30 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Nov, 14 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) i was driving on 2 lane undivided state highway on a clear day with the cruise control and fell asleep while driving. my wife and i were the only occupants. i woke on the side of the highway going about 65 mph. i started braking (abs brakes) i think we slowed to about 50 mph before hitting the blunt end of a guard rail. the car impacted about 6 inches right(drivers side) of center on the front. seat belts were in use. the car had spun 170 degrees clockwise and come to a complete stop and then i looked at my wife for an instant when her airbag went off closely followed by my air bag. (2) the failure of the airbags resulted in seat belt related strains and soft tissue injuries for my wife. i received a bruise on the chest. (3) so far nothing has been done. the insurance company sold the car to a used auto parts yard. i was able to track it down and i bought the computer module that was under the passenger side seat. i witnessed the removal. i was unsuccessful at contacting chevrolet. *jb |
