# 2013 CHEVROLET SONIC — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1216939` · 2015-09-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SONIC
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I WAS GOING UP HILL APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE IN THE GARAGE WHERE I WORK.  I WENT TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND MY TURBO ENGINE SPED UP AND SLAMMED ME INTO THE GARAGE WALL.  THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED.  THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION ON THIS CHEVY SONIC.  IF I HAD PARKED  ON THE TOP FLOOR, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE IT WOULD HAVE CRASHED DOWN INTO THE STREET.  I MY ARMS AND MY ONE LEG WAS BURNED BY THE AIR BAGS.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*