Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 07/31/2007 | 100000 | 15 | 07/02/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet cavalier. while driving 17 mph, the accelerator pedal extended to the floor when it was depressed. she depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to stop. the contact drove into a ditch to avoid being hit by a tractor trailer that was traveling 95 mph. the entire passenger side of the vehicle was destroyed from the rear to the front end. the air bags failed to deploy. five passengers sustained injuries. a police report was filed. the current mileage was 129,000 and failure mileage was 100,000. | |||
| 11/13/2003 | 1 | 02/11/2002 | |
| Was driving a 2002 chevrolet cavalier ls sport at 40 mph. when another vehicle pulled out in front of me,i ended up t-boning the 2nd vehicle at 40mph no time to hit brakes, all fontal damage and air bags never deployed.*ak | |||
| 06/24/2002 | |||
| The air bag light illuminated. the vehicle has been taken to the dealer twice for this problem. the dealer has also replaced the air bags three times. *nlm | |||
| 06/24/2002 | 2 | ||
| Defective air bags. dealer was contacted, and vehicle has been at repair shop twice, air bags have been replaced . *nlm. *ak | |||
| 01/24/2002 | 2 | 12/06/2001 | |
| Consumer was traveling 55mph on highway, there was vibration and pulsation on driver's side tire. vehicle slid and the axle broke. wheel and rim came off, vehicle hit median, air bags failed to deploy, one person was injured in accident. *ak *tt | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/19/2007 | 84500 | 1 | 11/01/2001 |
| I was involved in a major accident which resulted in the totaling of my 2002 chevrolet cavalier. although there was considerable front-end damage the airbags did not deploy. *jb | |||
| 07/08/2005 | 33000 | 2 | 01/04/2005 |
| I was broadsided while making a left turn into a shopping center on july 8, 2005. my passenger side doors were completely pushed in. the car was considered a total loss by the insurance company. driver's air bag and passenger air bag did not deploy. i suffered serious damage to my stomach area, resulting in 3 days of non-stop vomiting. | |||
| 12/13/2002 | 10297 | 6 | 06/14/2002 |
| My airbag system has been worked on 6 different times and is now flashing the air bag lights again. this is a serious safety issue and should be looked into. | |||
| 01/21/2003 | 4721 | 2 | 09/09/2002 |
| During first snow in dec 02, the abs in my 2mo old car activated for the first time. the normal pedal vibs occured, but there was a patterned pinging of a spring at the pedals location. all braking power was lost during this, and i had to run a red light because i could not stop, even after pressing the brake again, with the same effect (this also occured while pulling into my garage on a dry surface, so i had to use emergency brake to keep from running into the back wall). i took the vehicle to the dealership, where they checked it twice on the road, and once with the sensor checks (no codes were found, they said). of course i had them document this. on jan 21 '03, i was forced to slam on my brakes because the vehicle in front of me stopped too fast. although the pedal felt pressurized as it should be, there was again no braking power, although the abs did not activate. no decelleration was felt until i slammed into the back of the vehicle in front of me (at approx. 30mph). noone was injured although there is $4000 worth of damage to my car (and the airbags did not deploy although the front censor was impacted hard). there is definately something wrong, but the dealership could not duplicate the problem. | |||
| 08/19/2002 | 1 | 03/01/2002 | |
| While traveling 35 mph and as a result of being cut off by an suv, passenger's side air bag deployed, but driver's side air bag didn't deploy. manufacturer has been contacted. *ak the driver of the vehicle suffered injuries. the injuries included unconsiousness, broken sternum, seat belt abrasions, contusions, concussion to name a few. the crash was considered a full frontal impact to the side of the suv involved. *jg | |||
| 04/27/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2002 | |
| At a speed of 35-40 mph hitting a firebird in the rear, my airbag failed to deploy causing me to hit my head. either my bumper is designed to low for a straight on impact causing the hit to slide up over the sensor and crush the hood or the sensor is positioned poorly or malfunctioned entirely. my radiator was pushed into the engine, if the bumper was not hit how could the radiator go into the engine. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 12/13/2002 | 10297 | 6 | 06/14/2002 |
| My airbag system has been worked on 6 different times and is now flashing the air bag lights again. this is a serious safety issue and should be looked into. | |||