Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RAINIER / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006084138 Incident Date: Oct, 17 2006
Consumer's City: BELLEVUE Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RAINIER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 5GADT13S742 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 01 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 03 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While crossing an intersection i was hit in the front right quarter of the vehicle. i was hit by a person running a red light. he was doing 40 to 50 mph in a light truck and knocked my suv sideways about 15 feet. there is more than $8,000 damage to the vehicle but the side air bags did not deploy. i suffered a concussion and soft tissue injuries. gm told me i had to get hit in a certain way for the air bags to deploy. they don't tell you that when selling the car. can you tell me if the bags should have deployed? *nm