2008 GMC SIERRA Air Bags Problems

2008 GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL.

The contact owns a 2008 GMC Sierra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 21V052000 (Air bags) The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the recall was serviced; but, a week later the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or independent mechanic to have it diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,398.

Mileage: 159,398

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY SIERRA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE. THE DASH IS CRACKING, CREATING LOOSE PIECES. IT IS CRACKED AT THE AIRBAG. THIS SHARP EDGES COULD IMPAIR THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, I AM AFRAID THE LOOSE DASH PIECES COULD POST A DANGER TO THE VEHICLES OCCUPANTS.

Mileage: 64,000

TAKATA INFLATORS- PULLED TRUCK INTO GARAGE AND PUT INTO PARK. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG BLEW OUT THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER PASSENGER AIRBAG BLEW OUT. HAD BEEN DRIVING PRIOR TO THIS WITH NO ISSUES OR WARNING.

Mileage: 171,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/26/2016*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,180. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SENSOR FAILED PREMATURELY. UPDATED 2/10/2016*JS, UPDATED 03/23/18*JB

Mileage: 39,180

I START MY TRUCK ONE NICE SUMMER DAY AND MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON, STRANGE I THOUGHT, SINCE MY 2008 SIERRA 1500 ONLY HAS 57,XXX MILES ON IT. . NO ACCIDENT, NO PRIOR ISSUES, NOT EVEN INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC COST WAS $132.93, AND THAT WAS TO JUST FOR PLUGGING IN THE TECH 2 SCAN TOOL AND RUNNING THE SIR AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I WAS NOT THRILLED ABOUT IT. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A FAILURE OF THE FRONT LEFT AIR BAG SENSOR. THE DEALER SAID "OH WE HAVE ONE IN STOCK AT OUT OTHER LOCATION, WE CAN GET IT SHIPPED OVER, AND IT WOULD COST $550 BUT WE COULD HAVE THE TRUCK BACK TO YOU LATER THIS EVENING." HOW DOES ONE OF THESE JUST FAIL? IF ITS DUE TO CORROSION SHOULDN'T GM PICK UP THE TAB ON THAT? THIS SAFETY COMPONENT IS WHAT SENSES IMPACT THEN CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO ACTUALLY DEPLOY AND THIS PART JUST RANDOMLY FAILS? HOW IS THAT ACCEPTABLE FOR ANY MANUFACTURER, IF THERE IS A CORROSION ISSUE, FIND A MEANS TO PREVENT FURTHER FAILURES AND COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR THOSE THAT DO FAIL. FOR A GMC TRUCK THAT USES THE PHRASE "WE ARE PROFESSIONAL GRADE" AS THE BACKBONE FOR THEIR PRODUCTS, WHY WOULD THEY USE PARTS THAT FAIL SO EASILY? SINCE SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS USED TO BE BE ASSEMBLED IN WISCONSIN, AND THEIR HEAD QUARTERS IS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN, IT'S VERY HARD TO OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT THESE PLACES ARE NOT KIND TO VEHICLES. SO WHY IS IT THAT A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM, THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM, A KEY COMPONENT CAN FAIL SO EASILY, AND THERE IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO CORRECT IT?

Mileage: 57,688

MY VEHICLE AIR BAG SENSORS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BOTH FRONT AIR BAG SENSORS ARE PART OF A KNOWN PROBLEM WHERE THE FACTORY TIGHTENED THE BOLTS TOO FAR MAKING THE SENSORS PRONE TO CRACK AND COLLECT MOISTURE. THIS MOISTURE THEN FREEZES AND THE SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AT OVER $200 PER SENSOR AND BOTH SENSORS NEED REPLACED. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO HAPPEN. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 33,635

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH CAN CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO TEAR AND OR FAIL TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN A ACCIDENT. IN RESEARCHING THIS SUBJECT ON THE INTERNET I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN ALL GMC AND CHEVROLET LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS FROM 2007-2012. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

PLACED TRUCK IN PARK, WHILE RUNNING, SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. GOES ON AND OFF FOR TWO DAYS. ON SECOND DAY LOOSE BOTH LOW BEAMS WILL NOT TURN ON. WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. SWITCH DOES NOTHING, RUNNING LIGHTS WORK, HIGH BEAMS WORK, FOG LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 76,767

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED. THE BAG ITSELF DID NOT DEPLOY. JUST A LOUD EXPLOSION FILLING THE CAB WITH BLACK SMOKE. VIOLENT BLAST OF AIR/SMOKE AGAINST THE DRIVER. WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF NOT DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A SIDE ROAD AT THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT AND MESSAGE APPEARED. DEFECTIVE 15297468 SENSOR CAUSED SYSTEM FAILURE. PART BADLY DAMAGED BY CORROSION. *TR

Mileage: 79,454

BOTH PART NUMBERS152974468 (FRONT FRAME MOUNTED CRASH SENSORS) FAILED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER ON MY 2008 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HERMETICALLY SEALED UNITS BUT BOTH SHOW SIGNS OF WATER INTRUSION, CORROSION AND SWELLING. WHEN THESE FAIL THE SIR SYSTEM IS SHUT OFF. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PARTS IF YOU WOULD WISH TO SEE THEM. UPDATED 5/8/2015 *JS

Mileage: 60,000

ON OCTOBER 15, 2013, APPROX 7:45 AM, SINGLE OCCUPANT, WAS ENTERING THE EXIT RAMP FROM FREEWAY WHEN TRUCK CRASHED AND ROLLED TWICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED. OCCUPANT REQUIRED MEDICAL TRANSPORT TO HOSPITAL AND WAS KEPT FOR A WEEK FOR TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR INJURIES. COUNTY SHERIFF ATTENDED TO CRASH SITE AND SUBMITTED TRAFFIC REPORT. WITH ALL THE RECENT RECALLS OF GM PRODUCTS - LIKE IN OTHER CRASHES, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT AIR BAG, TOOK TO GMC DEALER AS GMC HAD NO RECALL ON THIS WARNING GMC DEALER RAN TEST DETERMINED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR HAD CORRODED AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND IT WAS NOT COV BY WARRANTY, SO PD 317.00 TO HAVE REPLACED. SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT IN THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND SENSOR MOVED TO OTHER LOCATION AS IT WAS CORRODED FROM WEATHER? GMC DEALER TOLD ME 2 THINGS COULD HAPPEN IF I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED, COULD GO OFF RANDOMLY OR WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT THEREFORE BOTH OF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITY IF HAPPENED IN OPERATION. WOULD LIKE COMPLAINT FILED AS I WILL NOT GET MY MONEY BACK, BUT GMC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS IN THIS YEAR TRUCK. MAYBE SAVE SOME LIVES IF IT IS RECALLED AND MOVED TO WHERE WEATHER CANT GET TO IT. GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS OF NO HELP IN GETTING THIS REPLACED OR EVEN A REPORT MADE OF THIS INCIDENT, I HAD THIS REPLACED IN OCT. 2013 AND WAS TERRIFIED EVERYDAY DRIVING IT THAT IT WOULD GO OFF, AND CAUSE ME AN ACCIDENT, AND DEALER ADVISED ME THAT I HAD 2 OF THESE BAGS, SO AT LEAST THEY (SENSOR) DID NOT GO BAD AT THE SAME TIME...THIS WAS A LOT OF MONEY TO ME TO HAVE THIS FIXED PLUS THE 39.00 TO HAVE THEM RUN COMPUTER TEST ON IT. NEEDS TO PROB BE A RECALL ON THIS PART, AND RELOCATION OF WHERE THE SENSORS ARE. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 108,787

DASH IS CRACKED AT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SHARP PLASTIC DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING CAME ON AND STAYS ON. *TR

Mileage: 39,059

THE SAFETY DURING A COLLISION OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM SHARP PLASTIC EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH CUTTING THE AIRBAG OR SHARDS OF PLASTIC BECOMING PROJECTILES POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. I JUST HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE OVER AT GM AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT COULD COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND POTENTIALITY, CAUSE GREATER INJURY TO THE PASSENGER(S) IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO NOTED TO GM THAT MY CASE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS AND THIS FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE GM VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE POSTED PICTURES OF DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS ALL WITH SIMILARITIES, SHOWING CRACKS IN THE SAME GENERAL AREAS,MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS DASHBOARD DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

MY 2008 GMC DASH IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THIS CRACK(S) ARE A CHRONIC DEFECT IN THE 07/08 GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS AND SUV'S. NO REASON FOR THESE CRACKS, NO IMPACT, ETC... THERE IS A COMMON CONCERN THE OWNERS SHARE THAT THIS DEFECT COULD IMPACT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CONTRIBUTING TO THE INJURY OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

ON SEPT. 28TH ABOUT 1PM I WAS TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN I APPROACHED SOME POT HOLES. THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND DRY AND I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKE BUT AS I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN I HIT THE FIRST COUPLE AND MY SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER ADVISED IT WAS IN A ROLL AND DEPLOYED THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND ALSO THEY ADVISED THE COMPUTER SENSED THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE PASSANGERS SEAT WHEN THERE WASN'T SO MAYBE THE SEAT SENSORS A BIT SENSITIVE. IT WAS EVIDENT I WASN'T IN A ROLL AND THEY REFERRED ME TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TOOK MY INFOMRATION AND SENT A 3RD PARTY I BELIEVE RAYTHEON TO DO AN INSPECTION. I CALLED GM YESTERDAY AND THEY ADVISED THEY RECEIVED THE RESULTS AND PER THEIR ENGINEERS AND THE DATA THEY PULLED THEY DETERMINED THAT THE POT HOLES THAT I HAD HIT (WHICH WERE NOT LARGE) WERE LARGE ENOUGH TO TELL THE COMPUTER THAT I HAD LOST STABILITY AND TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. WITH THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ISSUES OR COSTS. I HAD SPOKEN WITH JOE THE SUPERVISOR AND I HAD ASKED HIM THAT WHEN I GET THIS FIXED AM I TO BE LEARY OF POT HOLES IN THE FUTURE THAT IT MIGHT SET THEM OFF AGAIN AND HE DIRECTLY ANSWERED THAT THAT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IF THE COMPUTER SENSES THAT THE TRUCK HAS LOST STABILITY THAT THEY WILL DEPLOY AGAIN. AGAIN HE ADVISED EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BUT I'M DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AS IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I DID SEE ANOTHER SAFETY REVIEW THAT I BELIEVE HAD A NHTSA REVIEW # 10205258 WHICH APPEARS JUST LIKE MY INCIDENT BUT THAT ONE FOR A 2007 GMC YUKON. GM ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $2700 AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN I WOULD AGAIN BE LIABLE FOR THE COST EVEN THOUGH IN MY MIND IT'S A DESIGN OR ENG. FLAW. *KB

Mileage: 95,000

ON SEPT. 28TH ABOUT 1PM I WAS TRAVELING ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN I APPROACHED SOME POT HOLES. THE DAY WAS SUNNY AND DRY AND I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKE BUT AS I HIT THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN I HIT THE FIRST COUPLE AND MY SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTER ADVISED IT WAS IN A ROLL AND DEPLOYED THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS AND ALSO THEY ADVISED THE COMPUTER SENSED THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE PASSANGERS SEAT WHEN THERE WASN'T SO MAYBE THE SEAT SENSORS A BIT SENSITIVE. IT WAS EVIDENT I WASN'T IN A ROLL AND THEY REFERRED ME TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TOOK MY INFOMRATION AND SENT A 3RD PARTY I BELIEVE RAYTHEON TO DO AN INSPECTION. I CALLED GM YESTERDAY AND THEY ADVISED THEY RECEIVED THE RESULTS AND PER THEIR ENGINEERS AND THE DATA THEY PULLED THEY DETERMINED THAT THE POT HOLES THAT I HAD HIT (WHICH WERE NOT LARGE) WERE LARGE ENOUGH TO TELL THE COMPUTER THAT I HAD LOST STABILITY AND TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. WITH THAT THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY ISSUES OR COSTS. I HAD SPOKEN WITH JOE THE SUPERVISOR AND I HAD ASKED HIM THAT WHEN I GET THIS FIXED AM I TO BE LEARY OF POT HOLES IN THE FUTURE THAT IT MIGHT SET THEM OFF AGAIN AND HE DIRECTLY ANSWERED THAT THAT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IF THE COMPUTER SENSES THAT THE TRUCK HAS LOST STABILITY THAT THEY WILL DEPLOY AGAIN. AGAIN HE ADVISED EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO GET MY TRUCK FIXED BUT I'M DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AS IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS I COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I DID SEE ANOTHER SAFETY REVIEW THAT I BELIEVE HAD A NHTSA REVIEW # 10205258 WHICH APPEARS JUST LIKE MY INCIDENT BUT THAT ONE FOR A 2007 GMC YUKON. GM ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $2700 AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN I WOULD AGAIN BE LIABLE FOR THE COST EVEN THOUGH IN MY MIND IT'S A DESIGN OR ENG. FLAW. *KB

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE CONTACT BECAME UNCONSCIOUS AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 11/03/09 UPDATED 11/03/09 *BF UPDATED 11/03/09. *JB

Mileage: 15,000