Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu

My daughter got a safety recall notice for her 2003 chevy Malibu. She took the car to maguire Chevrolet 2073 route 96 in trumansburg, NY 14886 (607)-387-6111 (this dealer was printed on the recall card) in August to have the recall repaired. Someone at that dealership told her that there is no such recall. I found it fishy at the time. We have received another recall notice exactly the same as the other one. So, I have researched it online. There is indeed a recall, and it can be serious. It clearly states that there could be a possibility of the air bags not deploying. What if something happens to my daughter or my grandson, in the meantime, because maguire Chevrolet were too lazy to make the repairs? I don't understand how this is acceptable behavior by a dealership? thank you for your attention to this matter.

My daughter was in a car accident she was going 25 to 30 mph on a surface street and rear ended a car in traffic the airbag failed to deploy. She hit her head on the steering wheel.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that the air bags in the vehicle failed to deploy after a head on collision. An injury was sustained and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 111,000.

The contact owned a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at approximately 55 mph and attempting to merge into another lane, the vehicle crashed into two barrels. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle stalled. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a junk yard. The contact sustained a left knee, left ankle, and whiplash injuries that needed medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v40000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 133,200.

I was traveling on a snowy/icy road when I lost control of my vehicle at about 50 mph. My vehicle went sideways until traveling into a ditch at which point the vehicle collided with a tree. The front end was completely destroyed and pushed the motor back a good 2 feet. My head slammed into the windshield and airbags were not deployed. The impact of the front end was just a little off center to the passenger side.

I was traveling with the right of way at the posted speed limit when someone pulled into my path causing me to hit them. My air bags did not deploy and I took the full force of the collision into my chest.

While driving on the freeway I was rear ended and pushed into the center divider and bounced off only to be struck again from the rear. The front and rear quarter panels were damaged the frame was compromised. My complaint is that the airbags never deployed. I suffered back, arm, leg & knee injuries in the collision. The car has been totaled by my insurance company but I am still curious as to what happened to the safety air bags.

Car veered off the road at approximately 45 mph. Crashed into a strawberry field and rolled multiple time ejecting driver from the car. Car sustained major damage. Airbags never deployed. Passenger may have grabbed at steering wheel causing the car to veer off the road.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. On may 25, 2008, while driving 40 mph, the vehicle began accelerating faster than normal. The contact had to merge out of traffic. She could not feel the brakes working and sped through a stop sign. She drove into a parking lot to avoid crashing into other vehicles. The vehicle finally stopped when it crashed into an embankment. The front driver's side air bag failed to deploy. The vehicle was taken to the body shop to replace the driver's side door and headlamp. The manufacturer stated that an investigator would investigate the failure. They are currently stating that due to the body work that was performed on the vehicle, they will not investigate the acceleration failure, only the air bag failure. The contact has a back injury that was aggravated due to the crash. A police report was filed. The failure and current mileages were 24,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and caused another vehicle to crash into the rear of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The dealer stated that the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The contact was concerned that the remedy would not repair the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

While driving consumer was entering a parking space and vehicle accelerated at a very high speed, leaving skid marks in the parking space where she was trying to park. Then, vehicle jumped the curb and hit a tree. Upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. The consumer was injured.

While driving consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. Consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and hit a concrete barrier. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver and passenger sustained head and neck injuries, and were air lifted by a helicopter to the hospital. Vehicle was towed, and totaled by the insurance company.

While pulling inside of a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated uncontrollably. The consumer put both feet on the brake pedal and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The accelerator pedal was stuck to the floor. This caused the consumer's vehicle to hit another vehicle. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. No injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer on four occasions. This problem remained the same. Gm would not take responsibility.

While driving vehicle was involved in a collision. Air bags did not deploy, and seat belt did not restrain consumer.

The vehicle hit a guard rail and the air bags did not deploy. The dealer stated that they replaced the clockspring in the steering that shorted. Scc.