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2008 PONTIAC TORRENT — AIR BAGS

crash · 1337752 · 2016-12-02

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
TORRENT
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END AND REAR END COLLISON WHERE I WAS HIT AT A DEAD STOP AND THE TRUCK WAS GOING 60 MPH. CAR WAS REPAIRED BY GEICO REPAIR SHOP IN TAMPA, FL. THE AIR BAGS STILL DON'T WORK AND THE LIGHT STILL OFF AND ON WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING THERE OR NOT. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR TOTAL OF $900.00 OR MORE. I RECENTLY SMELLED FUEL STRONG IN THE CAR AND OUTSIDE. TOOK TO DEALER AND I SEE OTHERS COMPLAINING TOO ABOUT THIS. NO NE INFORMED OWNERS THAT THERE IS A SPECIAL WARRANTY TO REPAIR PART OF THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED WITH ONLY 43K MILES ON VEHICLE. THE VENT SOLENOID WAS NOT COVERED YET IT IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND DEFECTIVE BUT I HAD BEEN CHARGED EXTRA 302.00 AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T INCLUDE IN THE RECALLS? BOTH OF THESE ITEMS WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE BUT ONLY ONE WAS RECALLED PRIVATELY. UNLESS YOU ACTUALLY BRING TO DEALER YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE SPECIAL RECALL WARRANTY OFFERED. THIS TO ME IS FRAUD TO THE CONSUMER!!!! HAD VEHICLE FROM 11-7 TO 11-12 AND THE RENTAL CAR I PAID FOR NOT DEALER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10929511
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