Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2005 Chevrolet Impala

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. While driving approximately 50 mph, the front wheel made a noise. The contact attempted to slow down by depressing the brake pedal and heard a loud banging noise under the front end by the accelerator pedal. The contact attempted to pull the vehicle over to the shoulder of the road; however, the steering failed. The vehicle drifted into the left lane and into oncoming traffic. The vehicle crashed into a retainer wall. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. It was diagnosed that the bushing failed and the subframe separated and disconnected from the vehicle. Also, the steering failed and the entire front end of the vehicle fell apart. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the brakes failed to respond and the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled with out warning. This caused the driver to crash into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no injuries. A police report was not filed of the incident. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing, however, they could not duplicate the failure. The contact recently received NHTSA recall number 14v4000(electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000. Rg.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle stalled causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did not secure around the occupants at the point of impact. A police report was filed and two injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,100.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while making a left turn, she was involved in a head-on crash where the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained a concussion, injuries to the chest and neck. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic however, the technician was unable to determine what prevented the air bag from deploying. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 74,000.

August 2013 involved in a car accident, quick deceleration, frontal crash. Other driver pulled into traffic, with her view blocked of moving traffic approaching her. Once the truck driving in front of me turned she was stopped in the roadway. I attempted to stop my car quickly but did not have more than 4 seconds in which to stop my car. I impacted the front end, driver side quarter panel, and engine compartment of a 2005 Honda civic. The 2005 Chevrolet Impala shoulder harness locking mechanism failed. The airbag did not deploy at the time of the accident. My body propelled forward upon braking and I impacted with a fully extended shoulder harness. The length of the shoulder harness only extends to 1. 5 inches from the steering wheel, my body continued to travel beyond the extension of the harness causing injury to my left clavicle, upper sternum, neck, shoulders and ribs. My upper body, sternum and torso hit the steering resulting in whiplash, to include abdominal, neck, sternum, clavicle, shoulder and scapulothoracic injuries. My knee hit the dash underneath the steering wheel.

Driving 2005 chevy Impala on interstate 95 north when vehicle unexpectedly went off the road and crashed into the guardrail, vehicle bounced off of guardrail and spun around three times before coming to a stop with vehicle resting in the middle of the highway in the corresponding direction of traffic. The airbags did not deploy. The vehicle would not immediately start, but after two or three attempts, the vehicle started. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder of highway. The vehicle did not start again and had to be towed from accident scene. The vehicle was deemed a total loss.

In March 5 2013 I was driving while a dog ran out in front of me. The car next to me and myself came to a complete stop as the owner came and got her dog from the street. As soon as the owner got the dog a car doing 50+mph in a 35mph zone was texting and driving and the driver didn't even attempt to brake. The driver rear ended me so hard that the car moved over 15ft. My airbags never deployed and also my seat belts never locked so due to that my face broke the windshield. I suffered a lot of injuries. Broke my left foot, really hurt my neck and shoulder. If my airbags would have deployed I would not of been badily injured like I was. The 2005 Impala was completely totaled. The impact pushed the trunk into the rear seats.

My airbag light has come on. Has there been any type of recall issued for this that I'm just not finding? if not, can you give me suggestions as to what I should check to make the light go off? I haven't been in a wreck that would cause the light to go off & my air bag has never been deployed.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a rollover crash and the air bags did not deploy. Two passengers sustained moderate injuries as a result. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact stated that he did not notice any problems with the air bags prior to the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were approximately 159,000.

I was in a car accident on 12/22/09 where I rear-ended another car. My airbags never deployed. Because of that my head hit the windshield. Also I was wearing my seatbelt and the seatbelt did not catch to prevent me from hitting my head on the windshield.

The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Impala. On June 8, 2007, at an intersection, a vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The front and side air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The insurance company has possession of the vehicle. The contact and three passengers were injured. The crash involved three vehicles. The contact has photos and a police report. The current and failure mileages were 15,020.

The contact stated while driving applied brake pressure and the brakes did not stop the vehicle. The abs did not activate at any time during this incident. The contact's vehicle rear-ended the vehicle in front. The passenger seat didn't restrain the passenger during impact. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy, and the onstar service did not work. The vehicle was towed to a dealership. The insurance agency was investigating the issue with the brakes. The vehicle is currently at a dealer for repairs. Updated 12/07/05.