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SITTING IN A PARKING LOT NONE WITHIN 100 FEET OF ME MY KEYS WERE ON PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE AIR BAG EXPLOIDED THEN ON JANUARY 2019 BATTERY WENT DEAD PUT NEW BATTERY IN IT THEN ON FEBRUARY 13 LOST ALL POWER TO DASH STILL HAD ALL OTHER POWER BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF WILL NOT DO ANYTHING HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER SAID IT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE PUT IT IN AND STILL NOTHING I THINK IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE AIR BAG

RECEIVED A SAFETY LETTER SEVERAL YEAR AGO (TOLD NUMBER WAS 14609), I CALLED THE DEALER WHEN I GOT THE LETTER (APPROXIMATELY 2014) AND WAS TOLD SINCE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON EVEN THOUGH MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT PROPERLY, I WAS NOT VALID FOR THE FIX. MOVE FORWARD TO TODAY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO (INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, THEN STEADY), MY SEAT BELT HASN'T RETRACTED PROPERLY FOR YEARS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. SO 2 FOLD, I FIND OUT THE LETTER WAS JUST AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I MISSED BY DATE BUT NOT BY MILES. AND EVERYTHING ONLINE IMPLIES THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED SO NOT ONLY AM I OUT THE MONEY I AM NOT SURE IF WE SOLVED THE ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW Y'ALL COULD HAVE MADE AN AIRBAG ISSUE JUST AN NOTE ON THE PAGE (EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED ON ME) WHEN IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN MY DEATH.

DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME. 3 WIRES ARE BROKEN INSIDE BOOT. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LASTED 3 YEARS. I HAVE PICTURES. PART NUMBER 15214393 JUNE 10 2012 AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH. ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS NOT OPERATING, AND AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL IT IS CORRECTED. FOUND THAT DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR THAT 2 WIRES WERE BROKEN IN THE HARNESS IN THE BETWEEN DOOR AND BODY IN BOOT. GM PART NUMBER 15214393. I HAVE PICTURES. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND STILL NO RECALL. NO AIR BAGS TILL FIXED.

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY PICKUP ON A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD IN THE EVENING, AFTER DARK, THE TRUCK CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND WENT OFF THE ROADWAY ON A GENTLE CURVE IN THE ROADWAY. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE END OF A GUARDRAIL, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS SIGHTED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY A PASSERBY. THE DRIVER AND ONLY OCCUPANT, MY SON, WAS DECEASED INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. HE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EMPLOY AND THE ON-STAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DID NOT MAKE AN EMERGENCY CALL. THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. I ASKED THE STATE PATROL RIGHT AWAY ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT EMPLOYING, IT WAS SHRUGGED OFF, SAYING WELL SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK INTO IT AND HAD THEM HOLD THE TRUCK FOR INVESTIGATION BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THEY CALLED, SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED IT AND WANTED TO GET RID OF IT, SO THEY DID.TO NO AVAIL, I CALLED CHEVROLET AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS IT WASN'T ON A RECALL LIST AND COULDN'T TAKE A REPORT. I TOLD THEM MAYBE IT SHOULD BE ON A LIST BUT THEY DIDN'T AGREE. I CALLED THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE AND STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND GOT NO WHERE WITH THEM EITHER. I CALLED AN ATTORNEY AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND A SUIT WOULD GET ME KNOW WHERE SINCE HE WAS NOT MARRIED. I CALLED ON STAR AND THEY GAVE ME THEIR CONDOLENCES. EVERYWHERE I TURNED WAS A DEAD END. BUT I JUST FEEL IT ISN'T RIGHT AND IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE WORKED I WOULD STILL HAVE MY SON TODAY.I GOT YOUR INFORMATION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FROM A NEWS REPORTER.

THE PICK UP, TRAVELING IN ON A TWO LANE ROAD WENT OFF THE ROADWAY ON GENTLE CURVE IN THE ROAD, STRUCK THE END OF A GUARDRAIL WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE, THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY A PASSER BY. THE DRIVER, MY SON 33, WAS DECEASED. HE DIED OF HEAD TRAUMA. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE ON-STAR SYSTEM DID NOT CALL, THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. MY SON WAS IN MY PICK UP, I ASKED THE STATE PATROL ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT EMPLOYING, IT WAS SHRUGGED OFF, SAYING WELL SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I ASKED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK INTO IT AND HAD THEM HOLD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, TO NO AVAIL, I CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T ON A RECALL LIST AND THEY COULDN'T TAKE A REPORT. I CALLED AN ATTORNEY AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND WAS TOLD SINCE HE WAS NOT MARRIED THERE WAS NO SENSE LOOKING INTO IT. I CALLED ON-STAR AND THEY GAVE ME THEIR CONDOLENCES. EVERYWHERE I HAVE TRIED TO TURN OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS WAS A DEAD END. BUT I JUST FEEL IT ISN'T RIGHT AND IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE WORKED I WOULD STILL HAVE MY SON TODAY. I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM A NEWS REPORTER. *TR

AFTER PURCHASING MY TRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL INDICATE THE UNIT BEGAN STAYING ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE INDICATION LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN ONE IS SEATED AND HAS THE SEAT BELT CONNECTED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST CURRENTLY ONLY ON RARE TIMES IT MAY GO OUT. DEALER INDICATES POOR WIRING QUALITY THROUGH DESIGN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON. IS THIS ALSO A BIGGER PART OF THE FAULTY AIR BAGS AS WELL. VERY CONCERNED. *TR