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2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 938572 · 2012-09-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
27,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS HIT VERY HARD ON DRIVER FRONT AND SIDE PANEL. OTHER DRIVER IN TRUCK FAILED TO YIELD (TEXTING AND TALKING ON BLUETOOTH) WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND RAN INTO OUR CAR I WAS MOVING ABOUT 10-15 MPH NO ONSTAR CALL AND NONE OF THE BAGS DEPLOYED. 3 PEOPLE HURT AND STILL SORE MUST SEE DOCTOR FOR >12 TREATMENTS TO REALIGN AND STOP SORENESS. MY X-RAYS OF MY BACK LOOK AWFUL. WE ALL HAVE VERTEBRAE DAMAGE IN OUR NECKS INJURED NECK, SHOULDERS, ARMS/WRIST, HEADACHES, BACK, RIBS, KNEES, NUMBNESS IN FEET. HURTS VERY MUCH. M.D. STATED I WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS HURT IF BAG(S) HAD DEPLOYED. CALLED GM OUT OF CONCERN. THEY CALLED ME FOR INFO. LAST CALL, FRIDAY GM REP (FAITH) READ STATEMENT " IT MAY TAKE UP TO 120 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE AND DURING THAT TIME I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR A CAR RENTAL, IF GM FINDS PROBLEM, THEY WILL PAY FOR THE RENTAL AND/OF OTHER AWARDS." I WAS IN BED SORE DURING THIS CALL AND I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING IMPAIRED THINKING SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. AFTER I HUNG UP I WAS VERY ANGRY ABOUT THIS. GM CAN AND PROBABLY WILL SAY "NOTHINGS WRONG" AND I'M STUCK WITH HUGE RENTAL BILL AND POSSIBLY A DEFECTIVE CAR. I CALLED BACK AND LEFT MSG W/FAITH AND HER BOSS ON ANSWERING SERVICE. I ASK "WHAT IF I DON'T AGREE TO THESE TERMS?" FAITH SAID THE FILE WOULD BE CLOSED. GM, THIS IS SERIOUS, YOU CAN'T OFFER A LOANER CAR? THE AVERAGE SMALL CAR RENTAL IS AROUND $27.00 A DAY. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A CATCH-22 SITUATION. I HAD BEEN PLANNING SINCE LAST YEAR TO BUY THE CHEVY EQUINOX - FORGET THAT.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10474443
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