Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/24/2013 | 155000 | 1 | |
| While driving down the highway in the far right lane. going about 60 miles a hour we hit a patch of black ice. the vehicle started to fishtail. the driver kept the vehicle from spinning out and doing a 360. we crossed over 3 lanes of traffic, without hitting another vehicle. when the truck finally griped on to the road we had no way of avoiding the center median, a concret wall divider. upon impact neither the driverside or the passengerside airbags deployed. we hit the wall at a 70 degree angle so it was pretty much head on. why didn't the airbags deploy??????? from reading other posts on other sites it sounds like this happens a lot. why isn't there a recall. apparently there is something wrong and it's unsafe. *tr ## vin passed ## gmc, sierra, 1500, 2002 ## | |||
| 01/24/2013 | 155000 | ||
| While driving down the highway in the far right lane. going about 60 miles a hour we hit a patch of black ice. the vehicle started to fishtail. the driver kept the vehicle from spinning out and doing a 360. we crossed over 3 lanes of traffic, without hitting another vehicle. when the truck finally griped on to the road we had no way of avoiding the center median, a concret wall divider. upon impact neither the driverside or the passengerside airbags deployed. we hit the wall at a 70 degree angle so it was pretty much head on. why didn't the airbags deploy??????? from reading other posts on other sites it sounds like this happens a lot. why isn't there a recall. apparently there is something wrong and it's unsafe. ## vin passed ## gmc, sierra, 1500, 2002 ## | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 gmc sierra 1500. while driving approximately 65 mph,the contact crashed into a concrete wall head first. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to the ribs, shoulder and right knee. the passenger sustained injuries to the right knee and lacerations to the neck from the seat belt. the contact and the passenger were transported to the hospital via ambulance. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer had the vehicle inspected by an engineer. the contact stated the manufacturer did not explain the cause of the air bag failure. the vehicle was destroyed and not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000. kmj | |||
| 02/03/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2002 gmc sierra 1500. while driving at approximately 65 mph the contact crashed into a concrete wall head on. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to her ribs, shoulder and right knee. the passenger sustained injuries to her right knee and cuts to her neck from the seat belt. the contact and the passenger were transported to the hospital by ambulance. the police reported to the scene and a report was filed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer had the vehicle inspected by an engineer. the contact stated the manufacturer did not explain the cause of the air bag failure. the vehicle was destroyed and not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000. da | |||
| 04/29/2007 | 130000 | 2 | 07/18/2002 |
| This vehicle was involved in a single vehicle accident hitting a gaurdrail and concrete divider. the 2002 gmc sierra1 1500 ext. cab truck has been totaled by the insurance company. there was extensive damage to the front end, hood, side panel, bed, and bumper, driver side tire, etc. the air bag failed to deploy. it also appeared the seat belt jammed upon impact as opposed to locking as it is supposed to. even though the injuries were not severe, she hit her head on the steering wheel, and had sustained problems from the excessive impact among other things. someone should check into why the air bag did not deploy as well as the seat belt.*ak | |||