2011 Chevrolet HHR Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2011 Chevrolet HHR Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID913861
 Internal NHTSA #10453475
 ManufacurerGENERAL MOTORS LLC
 BrandCHEVROLET
 ModelHHR
 Model Year2011
 File date18/01/12
 ComponentAIR BAGS
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemLast june, my wife and i purchased a brand new 2011 hhr in order to provide a safer, more dependable vehicle for our teenage daughters to learn to drive and to have enough room to take our dogs with us when we wanted to go somewhere as a family. In january, on one of the days we actually had snow on the ground, i came to an intersection, tried to stop, couldn't, and slid through. A car in the opposite direction made a left turn, not realizing i couldn't stop, hit me on the front left side of the hhr, turning me 90 degrees from the direction i was going and causing over $8,000 of damage to the car. The good news is that no one was hurt. When i got home, the first thing my wife asked was, did i get to see what my airbag looked like? I realized my airbags never deployed. Why? Also, why didn't the anti-lock brakes stop the car, or at least slow it down? After repeated complaints, the dealer did finally get a representative from gm to look into it, pull the black box and see if we had a real issue. This accident happened on january 18, and on march 9th, i finally got a form letter from esis/gm basically claiming the car performed as it should. The letter also stated i should keep the car in an un-repaired condition until the dispute is resolved. A day before i got the letter, the dealer called to tell me the repairs on the car were almost done. They knew we were disputing it and fixed the car anyway. Gm stated i would have had to step on the brakes seven seconds from the light in order to stop in time. At 30 mph, which is the speed i was traveling at, i would travel 616 feet in 7 seconds, that's two football fields. At that distance the light was still green. I have written local lawmakers, my congressman, and the state attorney general on this matter. This car needs to be recalled because of the failure of the brakes and airbags. The contact banged his shoulder into the corner post of the vehicle. Updated ivoq 04/17/12. *js
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure19000
Number of Occurences1
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateHOLLAND, MI
VIN pattern 3GNBAAFW6BSXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?Y
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons1
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase01/06/11
Was original owner?Y
Anti-lock brakesY
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders4
Drive train typeFWD
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed30
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's nameDENOOYER CHEVROLET
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's cityHOLLAND
 Dealer's state codeMI
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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