2008 Chevrolet Impala Air Bags

The contact owned a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH while in cruise control, a group of birds flew out from under a ditch which caused the contact to swerve and lose control of the vehicle. As a result of the incident, the contact crashed into the ditch. The air bags did not deploy upon impact which caused the contact's face to hit the steering wheel. The contact was later transported to the hospital via an ambulance where she was treated for a concussion. Additionally, the contact suffered several cuts and bruises to her face with additional bruising to her left leg and hip. A police report was filed; however, the report was unavailable. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was deemed totaled. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The VIN was not available.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,867.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURED LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" ON TUESDAY JUNE 19TH I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN MY 2008 CHEVY IMPALA I WAS RAN OVER THE ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE I ALSO HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR ALSO BEFORE WE WAS RAN OFF THE ROAD I WAS GOING ATLEAST 45MPH ... THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SMASHED INTO A BIG TREE NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS CAME OUT & THE CAR WAS TOTALED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BOTH SHOULDERS, LEFT FOREARM, BRUISING AND SWELLING TO THE UPPER CHEST CAVITY AND LOWER ABDOMEN. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVNG 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND CHEST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

CAME OVER ON INDICATOR AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN ROYALTON, VT TRAVELING FROM BURLINGTON, VT WHERE I WAS VISITING FAMILY TO MY HOME IN MAINE. I WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IN THE MEDIAN, I'M NOT SURE WHY BUT THEY THINK I MAY HAVE HIT SOME BLACK ICE. I ENDED UP IN THE DARTMOUTH HOSPITAL REQUIRING MAJOR SURGERY TO MY BACK AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PROBLEMS. I SPENT 6 WEEKS IN REHAB LEARNING HOW TO WALK AGAIN. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. I WAS WORRIED MORE ABOUT MY RECOVERY AT THE TIME AND NOT ABOUT WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T INFLATE BUT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL RECALLS LATELY THAT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I TRADED IN THE CAR A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER SO I DID NOT GET ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE PROBLEM.. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A LAWSUIT FILED BUT I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT IT - PROBABLY BECAUSE I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOME RESOLUTION TO THIS SITUATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD PASSENGER WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V355000 (ELECTRICAL) TWO WEEKS AFTER THE CRASH, WHICH ADVISED OF A POSSIBLE AIR BAG FAILURE DUE TO THE IGNITION DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT.

I WAS GOING NORTH ON SCHOOL STREET I HAD A GREEN LIGHT. I CAR GOING WEST ON ROCKTON RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A TREE. I HAD A HEAD CONCUSSIONS AND 6 BROKEN RIBS.MY AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED COLLAR BONE AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK THAT WENT THOUGH A BLINKING RED. HE STATED HE WAS JUST PULLING OUT. I SAW HIS VEHICLE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION ON MY RIGHT, SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO MY LEFT, TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND THE SNOW BANK. HE IMPACTED MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND FRONT FENDER,HEAD LIGHT AND BUMPER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE ONSTAR AUTO CALL FOR HELP. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT AND ONSTAR TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE PUSHED THE BUTTON. GM SAID I SHOULD HAVE PUSHED THE BUTTON BUT HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. THEY HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED MY AUTO INSURANCE, WHO THEN CONTACTED ME FOR PERMISSION TO INSPECT AND COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MY VEHICLE. BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES AGREED THAT MY CAR WAS TOTALED, OVER $9,500 IN DAMAGES WITHOUT BEING TAKEN APART OR PUT ON A LIFT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE WITH INJURIES TO MY NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK WHICH I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS FOUND AT FAULT AN RECEIVED A CITATION. I CALLED THE POLICE FROM MY PERSONAL CELL PHONE. I ENDED UP IN THE ER WITH INJURIES TO MY LEFT SHOULDER, NECK AND LOWER BACK WHICH I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM. *TR

WHILE WAITING BEHIND A CAR AT A STOP SIGN I WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY AT FORD F-150. THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHILE I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER BEING STRUCK I WAS THROWN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND BOTH WERE PUSHED A GREAT DISTANCE BY THE TRUCK. THE REAR OF THE CAR SUFFERED PRETTY SEVER DAMAGE AND WAS TOTALED. THE TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY PUSHED INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. ITEMS SUCH AS PHONES, LAPTOPS, AND TEXT BOOKS WERE DESTROYED MAINLY FROM THE IMPACT BUT ALSO THE RAIN. THE CAR SHUT IT SELF OFF LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I DO NOT RECALL IF MY SEAT BELT HAD LOCKED UP BECAUSE I HAVE NO MEMORY OF THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT. ON-STAR WAS ALSO NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO INFORM THEM OF THE ACCIDENT AND CALL FOR HELP, BUT I LOST A CONNECTION AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REGAIN THE CONNECTION. I AM SUFFERING FROM HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, AND LEG INJURIES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY DOCTOR THAT I MAY NOT RECOVER IN MY NECK AND BACK. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED BUT HONESTLY IT INACCURATELY DOCUMENTED THE ACCIDENT. *TR

SLID ON ICE INTO TELEPHONE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES TO FACE FROM HEAD HITTING WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE AIR BAGS SOON APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A FLATBED TOW TRUCK AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

PETITION FOR DEFECT AND RECALL RE A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE GM ALGORITHMS IDENTIFYING THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF OCCUPANTS AT IMPACT AND MAY INHIBIT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT; DEFECT IS PROBABLY IN ALL GM VEHICLES FROM 2003-2010; ATTACHMENTS NOT IMAGED FWD TO NVS200.*SD ON APRIL 9, 2011, THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE STRUCK ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE BY A CHEVROLET TAHOE FORCING THEM TO VIOLENTLY COLLIDED INTO THE CENTER CEMENT RETAINING BARRIER WITH ITS FRONT LEFT SIDE. ALTHOUGH, THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND PROPERLY WEARING HIS SEAT BELT HE SUSTAINED SEVERE AND PERMANENT BRAIN INJURIES IN THE SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, WHEN HIS AIR BAG FAILED TO PROPERLY INFLATE. THE DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED.

THE CAR WENT UNDER 2 TRACTOR TRAILERS AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED NOR DID THE CAR EVER SHUT OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE INSPECTED AND DEEMED FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. UPDATED 10/14/14*LJ UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,716.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT HEARD AN INTERMITTENT TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V517000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, CAN'T PINPOINT WHAT WOULD TRIGGER THIS. OCCURS EVERY WEEK SINCE APRIL 2013. SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR