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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1046464 · 2014-03-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WITH THE RECENT TALK OF THE GM RECALL LAWSUIT, I WANTED TO POST A COMPLAINT. IN FEB OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH, I CANNOT RECALL HOW FAST I WAS GOING, BUT IN THAT GENERAL VICINITY IF NOT A LITTLE MORE. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH THE CENTER CEMENT BARRIER. I HIT, SPUN AROUND, AND MOST LIKELY HIT THE WALL AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER HAD TO BE TREATED FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. MY INJURIES WERE VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AS I HIT MY FACE AND NOSE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND MY KNEES UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL. I HAD BLACK EYES FOR WEEKS AND THEY THOUGHT I MAY HAVE POSSIBLY HAIRLINE FRACTURED MY NOSE. I HAD ON MY SAFETY BELT. MY PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE HER SAFETY BELT ON, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD AND LIMBS. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO FATALITIES, BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY KNOWING I HIT SOMETHING AT THAT SPEED HEAD ON, AND ONCE AGAIN ON THE SIDE WITH NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10572663
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