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2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 652044 · 2008-01-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
49,157
Speed
3 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 10/30/07, MY 2003 CHEVY VENTURE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE R/S SAFETY DEPLOYMENT MODULE WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT A HUGE PROBLEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HE TOLD ME THE REPAIRS COULD WIAT UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY IN JANUARY. ON 11/25/07, WHICLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SIDE (SIDE) AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED IMMEDIATELY. I PHONED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNRELATED AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSILBE. I FILED A PRODUCT ALLEGATION COMPLAINT WITH GM. THEY SENT AN INSPECTOR TO THE DEALER WHO REVIEWED THE CAR AND FOUND IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNTION OF THE SAFETY DEPLOYMENT MODULE THAT CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. HE STATED THAT THEIR WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE TO CAUSE THE AIRBGA DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER ADMITTED TO GM THAT THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT GM DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR 2 SEPARATE FRONT AIRBAG PROBLEMS. GM STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS NO OPEN RECALLS ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, AND IS NOW OFF THE ROAD. I AM PAYING THE LOAN OFF AND HOPING TO GET SOME RESOLUTION TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE REPARED SO I CAN CONTINUE TO USE IT.*CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10213606
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