Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt

"takata recall" I was driving to work. Went over an icy bridge. Lost control, spun, and went down hill and into the trees. Airbags never deployed on impact. The car is completely totaled.

Received a letter in March 2015 from general motors advising that the clock spring coil wires to the driver air bag may become chaffed on a sharp edge of the steering wheel horn plate and that if this defect is not corrected and the chafed wire was to ground to the horn plate the driver air bag may not deploy if the vehicle were to be involved in a crash. The letter goes on to advise that if I believe that the vehicle has the condition described above is present the condition will be repaired for me at no charge. I called two dealers and told them that I believe that the condition is present in my vehicle and have been told that unless the air bag instrument indicator lamp continuously displays a warning light for the air bag they will not consider my vehicle for repair. My son, of thai descent who does not understand much english has advised me that he has seen the light come on intermittently. The letter states that if the light is intermittent that is reason to believe that this condition may be present. Since gm is not willing to consider my vehicle for repair since the light is not continuously lit I consider this letter a safety warning and want to go on record that I believe this is a safety issue which is subject of my complaint. I also believe that this letter on the part of gm will be used to defeat any claim I am have if the air bag does not deploy. What am I to do, wait until my son has an accident and the air bag does not deploy or are you wiling to assist me in getting my car repaired.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle at an unknown rate of speed causing extreme impact to the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. The drive sustained injuries to the head, neck and back. The passenger sustained injuries to the head, neck and back. The driver and the passenger were to receive further treatment due to the impact of the crash and the force of their heads hitting the windshield due to the failure. The vehicle was towed and parked. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system). The vehicle was to be towed to an authorized dealer for further inspection and diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Dyd.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at approximately 30 mph, there was black ice on the road, which caused the vehicle to spin and crash into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. In addition, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The contact did not disclose whether a police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I was in an accident, rear ended lady going 50 mph and air bags did not deploy.

As I was pulling into the garage I always look to see exactly where I should stop. As I stepped on the gas pedal to pull up a little bit more the car accelerated and would not stop when I stepped on the brake and went into my son's tool box and if it wasn't there would of gone through the dining room wall out the other side. As it was the tool box went into the wall. The air bags did not deploy and the windshield wipers kept on go as full speed, the tires were spinning and there were skid marks on the floor. The brakes went down to the floor. The garage was full of smoke from the tires that is how fast the car was going. I had trouble shutting off the car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the driver drove over a patch of ice, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the guard rail and embankment. This caused the driver door to open and the driver to be thrown from the vehicle. The driver was wearing a seat belt. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was air lifted to the hospital and sustained brain injury. 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 105,000. Rg.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact suffered an injury to the neck. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle sustained damages to the front driver's side bumper and was towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. While driving at approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning and the vehicle crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was not aware of the diagnosis. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was later repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 10v073000 (steering), but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that he was crashed into from the rear and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact was injured and required medical attention. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was unknown.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt. The contact stated that a second vehicle traveling approximately 20 mph crashed into the front of the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the air bag system was faulty and the vehicle was repaired. The contact also indicated that while pulling out onto a highway and turning the steering wheel to the right the vehicle drove to the left and into oncoming traffic causing a second vehicle to crash into the front drivers side of the vehicle. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken. After restarting the engine the vehicle operated as normal. The contact also indicated that fuel was leaking from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed and repaired the failure. No information was available regarding the diagnosis. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 40,000. Jft.

Air bags did not deploy in a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt crash that caused $7,200 in damage and on star did not call or report the crash. When I asked why, I was told "because the "brains" of onstar was "knocked out" in the crash, that shut down the air bag system and other safety measures. " fortunately, this crash did not cause any bodily harm to the person involved, but the whole front end of the car was pushed in, radiator was pushed back, with lots of other damage. The person in the car was fine, but if the engine would have been pushed in further in, it could have been in the lap or, even worse, the chest of the person driving. I do not have on star for it to be "disabled" in a crash because of where it is placed in the vehicle. This seriously needs to be examined and fixed before someone does really get hurt, if this had not happened already.