Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt - part 1

(aw no dealer info) tl the contact owned a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While the contact was driving approximately 40 mph in the rain, another vehicle made an illegal turn. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of the other vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained face, head, mouth, chest, back, neck, and right shoulder injuries as well as bruises from the seat belt. Medical attention was required. The front passenger sustained neck, back, head, and leg injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not contacted and made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

The contact owned a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 50 mph, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement road divider. During the crash, the front end was severely damaged. The air bags did not deploy. The driver sustained an injured leg. It was unknown if medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact was involved in a front end collision and the air bags failed to deploy. In addition, the seat belt pretensioner failed to retract. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The driver sustained a sprained shoulder, facial abrasions, and minor cuts. The passenger sustained a laceration to the chin. Both occupants required medical attention. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 55 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained bruises, cuts, and chest injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained whiplash, a sprained shoulder and lower back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000. Ss.

The contact owned a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving approximately 20 mph over a hill on a railroad track, the contact crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the forehead, a bruise on the hairline, and whiplash that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the steering wheel difficult to maneuver without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into a ditch and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained facial injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,287. Jo.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the driver crashed into a deer and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact stated that after the crash, the air bags in processing light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph, he swerved to avoid an animal in the road. The vehicle rolled over and landed into a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy with the substantial impact. The contact suffered injuries to the back, chest, and multiple body bruises. A police report was filed. The vehicle sustained massive damage. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was being inspected. The contact experienced the related failure as mentioned in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 199,000.

I was driving on the highway, and my Cobalt suddenly lost power steering. I received flashing warning messages for power steering and another one saying "service air bag. " I am worried that if I am in an accident, the air bags will not deploy. These two things happened simultaneously.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while traveling various speeds, the vehicle failed to respond to deceleration attempts and the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The driver was thrown forward and hit their face on the dashboard and sustained injuries to the face and back. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure and current mileage was 90,000.

I was driving the car at about 32 mph when the engine shut down. I traveled across four lanes hitting the curb head on then hitting a concrete flower bed( approximate hit 12-14 inches), traveling over this again hitting a curb in a parking lot and then the car came to a rest. The airbags did not deploy and the car was not running. This is not the first time the car has stopped running like this. When I first purchased it in February 0f 2006 within the first week the ignition would not turn over requiring a trip to the dealership. The ignition has been replaced at least 5 times. About three months into owing it I was driving down the road and the engine was trying to restart it self. It then stopped and I ended up in a ditch. Again the airbags did not deploy. Finally, in 2012 a school bus backed into the front of the car with it running and the airbags did not deploy. The igniton was replaced on 6/04/2014 under the mandatory recall. Within 3 days the ignition once again would not turn on and then when it did the engine dragged as if the battery was bad. The battery is one year old. I have had this problem non-stop since the replacement part. I called graff Chevrolet in mt. Pleasant and I got the standard response, "we can"t duplicate it". When I insisted the car needed to be looked at I was told, we have the right to refuse service and we can no longer service your car". I've called other dealerships only to be told the car needs to go back to where the recall part was replaced.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, with the cruise control activated, the brakes seized when depressed and did not deactivate the cruise control function. The contact crashed into a median strip and upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained bruising, whiplash, and shoulder and neck injuries. The vehicle was neither repaired nor diagnosed. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure was approximately 29,000. .

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact was driving 55 mph and over steered to avoid striking a dog. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a boulder. The vehicle then flipped six times. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained a fractured nose, lacerations to the nose, a black eye, whip lash and shoulder injuries. A police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the air bag deployment failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.

On 9/13/2012 my niece was driving her 2006 chevy Cobalt. It was a clear night with light traffic. All of a sudden her car veered to the right and crashed into a tree. She died of blunt force trauma to the head. There were no brake marks and the air bags did not deploy which you would have expected with such a violent collision.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree embankment. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system) but did not confirm if the vehicle was included in the recall campaign. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

My vehicle airbag warning light has been on for years. Gm has refused to cover the cost to repair it, stating it was my responsibility, even tho the airbag has never deployed. The warning light being on indicates that if I need the airbag it will not deploy. They issued a recall and my car wasnt included in it.

While driving 45 mph. Lost control of vehicle. Hit ditch, went up embankment, airborn, landing and breaking power pole gude wire, continuing 300 ft, frontal impact into tree. Vehicle totaled. Front rear, under carriage and rear damage. Airbags did not deploy, seatbelt did not lock. Contacted.

My daughter was driving on highway 40 east in north carolina car was hit from behind car went across several lanes of traffic and hit rail steering over compensated and air bag did not deploy car was towed and was declared a total loss.

I have a 2006 chevy Cobalt, went off the road through a brick wall, off a 3 foot drop off and into a house. The car is totaled and most of the damage is in the front, the sensors are crushed and no airbags deployed. The car has 60k miles on it. Airbags were never deployed before and no codes were on the car saying it was bad.

Airbags failed to deploy during t-bone collision at a speed of aprox. 45 mph. No serious injuries occurred. Airbags would not deploy even when dealership representative tried to make them deploy. Vehicle had a recall on side airbag and was taken for repairs; however none of the airbags deployed.

The contact owned a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving less than 55 mph, the driver crashed into the preceding vehicle. The frontal air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and the front end was smashed into the interior of the vehicle. The insurance company was concerned that the impact was at high enough speeds so that the air bags should have deployed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 59,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While making a left turn, the contact's vehicle was struck on the front driver's side by another vehicle. The vehicle spun around and crashed into a curve. The frontal air bags failed and the left side of the contact's head struck the window. A police report was filed. The insurance appraiser inspected the vehicle and was unable to determine why the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 40,900. Updated 3/27/09 updated 04/01/09.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. In April of 2008, the vehicle was involved in a crash while driving 10 mph. The air bags failed to deploy. Recently, the vehicle was involved in a crash with a truck and both the driver's side and passenger side air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and two occupants were injured. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 09/23/08. Updated 09/24/08.

With the recent talk of the gm recall lawsuit, I wanted to post a complaint. In Feb of 2008 I was driving on an interstate with a speed limit of 55mph, I cannot recall how fast I was going, but in that general vicinity if not a little more. I lost control of my vehicle and collided head on with the center cement barrier. I hit, spun around, and most likely hit the wall again on the passenger side of the car. No airbags were deployed during the accident and both myself and my passenger had to be treated for injuries sustained in the accident. My injuries were very consistent with the airbags not deploying as I hit my face and nose on the steering wheel, and my knees underneath the wheel. I had black eyes for weeks and they thought I may have possibly hairline fractured my nose. I had on my safety belt. My passenger did not have her safety belt on, and sustained injuries to her head and limbs. Fortunately there were no fatalities, but it was very scary knowing I hit something at that speed head on, and once again on the side with no airbags deploying.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The contact mentioned that when the failure occurred the driver engaged the brakes but the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician stated that the head gasket needed to be rebuilt. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 69,000.

I was the owner of a 2006 chevy Cobalt. On December 3, 2007 I lost control of and hit head on into a guard rail on the right side of the road doing 50-55 miles and hour. The car spun and hit the back end on the same guard rail and shot me across the street into the guard rail on the left side hitting the front drivers side. The car stopped and the air bag never deploy. I called and alerted gm and they adv would send someone out to look at the car (which could take up to 14 bus days) but would not pay for storage. They adv they would replace the airbag if they found malfunction but since the car was totaled they would do nothing.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that the catalytic converter failed a total of three times. The first failure was repaired under the three year/30,000 mile factory warranty. The second failure was repaired under the extended warranty, along with the cam sensors. The dealer stated that the failures were due to the converter becoming clogged. The third time the converter was replaced under the extended warranty as well. Currently, the catalytic converter is failing for the fourth time. The vehicle would hesitate upon acceleration and lose power for several seconds before stalling. The vehicle has not been repaired to correct the fourth failure. The failure and current mileages were less than 83,000. Updated 9/1/09 updated 09/04/09. According to the paperwork, on July 18, 2010, the consumer was involved in an accident and the air bags failed to deploy. Updated evoq 08/19/jb.

My teenage daughter swerved to miss a deer, hit a utility pole head on, dead center of the bumper, snapping it off at the base. Her car was totaled. It was 2006 chevy Cobalt. The air bags did not deploy. If it had not been for the pole being old, there is no doubt she and her passenger would have sustained huge injury or worse. There is no explanation as to why the air bags did not deploy.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving 55 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle struck the embankment, flipped over, and landed on the roof. The roof detached and the vehicle was destroyed. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the back and shoulders. The insurance company has not determined what caused the air bags to fail. A police report was filed. The dealer information was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 15,000.

I was at a red light, the light turned green I started to go and the person in front of me in a pt cruiser stopped short and I hit him in the rear causing so much damage to my front end. How on earth can they give this car even 1 star for front end collisions, if I was going any faster I would have been killed! the entire bumper, hood, the structure that holds the bumper is ruined and my compressor to the air conditioning as well, this was all at the speed of approx 2 to 4 miles per hour! the airbags never deployed either, showing that this was not a heavy impact, however this car just crumpled and I am worried for my saftey driving in my car. I go to college and then to work and I am scared that if someone were to hit me I don't even have a chance in this car that claims to have good impact results. There was no damage to the other car and I was the one that was injured, my back and both knees. I would like more information on this car and the results from minor fender benders as they call it to see if maybe there is something wrong with the structure of just my car, or all the 2006 Cobalt 4 door sedans.

2006 Chevrolet colbalt. Vehicle was involved in collision hitting another vehicle on the right side causing damages to the front end. Consumer states that the air bags did not deploy. Update 4/25/tr.

- while driving on a rainy day on a main road, the contact lost control of a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt at a speed of 40 mph, causing the vehicle to crash into a hillside that had a big rock sticking out. The entire front of the vehicle sustained damage, the radiator, transmission and engine were crushed. The contact stated that the frontal air bags never deployed. Prior to the incident there was no warning that the air bags weren't working. The consumer hit a ditch before hitting the hillside. The seat belt didn't restrain the consumer. Updated 02/27/07.

2006 Chevrolet Cobalt sedan had 2 incidents of going out of control 9 days apart. First time was when car was put in reverse and slight tap of gas pedal resulted in car rapidly reversing until hit mud area on grass and light pole. Second incident was when car was in forward and stopped to open trunk. Car lunged forward with such force that it went through garage wall. Air bags did not deploy either time. Car towed to dealership. Parts ordered to replace damage but not yet checked out mechanically to see what went wrong with forward & reverse incidents and why air bags did not deploy.

Letter from constituents regarding problems their son experienced with his 2006 chevy Cobalt; considers it to be a lemon, seeking reimbursement (full document not imaged). The consumer stated his son was making a right turn, when the vehicle suddenly stalled, leaving him without steering capabilities. The vehicle darted to the left, across the opposite lane of traffic, where he crashed into a curb. The left control arm collapsed, he hit his head on the door post and the air bag did not deploy. The vehicle was towed, the consumers residence. On a separate occasion, the vehicle stalled again on the freeway, and again steering capabilities were lost. There was no accident, but the vehicle would not re-start, and it had to be towed to the dealer. Their testing could not locate the problem. The same problem happened 6 more times, resulting in a tow to the dealership. Each time, the problem was blamed on the power control module. The third incident happened while his son was driving on a curvy mountain, the vehicle lost power and there was no steering ability. His son was traveling at a low speed and he steered the vehicle into a ditch damaging the radiator, the engine pan and the front bumper cover. The last accident totaled the vehicle, when the vehicle stalled in traffic, the anti- lock brakes failed and the air bags did not deploy.