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2006 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash · 1072506 · 2014-06-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
119,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN THE 2006 CHEVY COBALT THAT WE PURCHASED. THE ACCIDENT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO RENDER THE VEHICLE TOTALED. SHE WAS PULLING OUT INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC AND A CAR HIT HER CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CORNER DOING ABOUT 50MPH, SINCE SHE WAS JUST PULLING OUT HER SPEED WASN'T MORE THEN 15-20MPH. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE COLLISION WAS ON THE FRONT CORNER AND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO SHIFT THE ENGINE BLOCK AND BREAK THE MOTOR MOUNT. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENGINE SWITCH AND HAVING BULKY KEY CHAINS AND HOW JARRING COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF AND NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS, THE DRIVERS OR THE PASSENGERS, DEPLOYED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10596442
Machine
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