Problems with 2005 Chevrolet TrailBlazer AIR BAGS

My vehicle was repurchased by gm recently. the dealership that handled the transaction was vandergiff chevrolet in arlington, tx. they did not respond to my calls. they ignored my request. they did not follow through on the paperwork required by gm, and they lied to gm and myself regarding filing the "warranty' with gm resulting in additional time that i had to wait in order to have the vehicle paid off to my loan institute and the remaining funds to me so that i could acquire another vehicle. *nm

Tl* - the contact's 2005 chevy trailblazer was purchased used on august 13, 2005 from berglund chevrolet of virginia, with 13000 miles. the vehicle was involved in an accident on january 8th, 2007 were there was one fatality and five people were injured. a second vehicle, a buick lasabre, failed to stop at stop sign while making a left hand turn. the contact's vehicle struck the second vehicle directly on the driver's side. the contact's vehicle was traveling at 50 mph. the driver of the second vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. the contact's vehicle passenger and driver side air bags never deployed, even though there were passengers in all seats. six state troopers were on the scene and no one was sited.

Tl*the contact own 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. the air bag warning indicator light illuminated. the dealer stated that the passenger side air bag suppression module burned and they replaced the module. the vehicle was towed to the dealer because it would not start. the power train control module was replaced and after the contact filled the gas tank. the engine idled after the she started the vehicle and the check engine warning light was illuminated. the cause of the failure was unknown and no repairs were made. the failure mileage was 13,000 and current mileage was 44,000.

Dt*: the contact stated although there were no previous problems with the airbags, there was a nhtsa recall, #06v417000 on the vehicle regarding the airbags and repurchase of the vehicle. the dealer and manufacturer were alerted, and confirmed the vehicle was subject for repurchase, but have not done so at this time.

Dt*: the contact stated a nhtsa recall letter was received # 06v417000 regarding the air bags: frontal. the manufacturer's hotline was contacted who recommended that all documents relating to the vehicle be faxed to the manufacturer. the contact received confirmation that the paperwork was received and was directed to take the vehicle to the dealer for a vehicle exchange. when the vehicle was taken to the dealer they were unaware of how to handle the recall of the entire vehicle. the dealer and the manufacturer have been in conference regarding how to handle this recall for a while and there was an expiration on how the vehicle can be held.

Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 mph entering the freeway, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle and none of the air bags deployed. the airbag warning light did not illuminate prior to the crash. a police report was filed in the state of california. there were two people injured; the nose of the child was bleeding and the contact suffered a neck injury. the child was 6 years old and the contact was 22 years old. both of the passengers were wearing seat belt. the weather was cloudy. a police report was process. the service dealer and the manufacturer were not notified.

7/8/06, while traveling highway 31 in niles, michigan, speed limit of 70 mph, we hit a deer head on with our 2005 chevy trailblazer ls, s/n. we had no time to even brake prior to the impact. the impact took out the front end of the car, pushing the radiator back into the engine compartment. neither air bag deployed. there were 4 passengers in the vehicle, including an 11-year old boy, and a 14-year old boy. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 mph, the driver fell asleep and the vehicle veered off the road hitting a tree. the impact was in the center of the front end, when this occurred, the airbags did not deploy. the driver sustained minor injuries, although the seat belt was worn. a police report was taken at the scene. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop and the technician determined the fender cut the wires for the airbag sensor. the manufacturer has been alerted.

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 20 mph, the side curtain airbags deployed without a collision. the contact sustained minor injuries. the dealership was unable to determine a problem, but replaced the airbag sensor with the sensor for the current model year vehicles.

Dt: the contact's boy friend was traveling at 78 mph when he lost control of the vehicle, and it was involved in a frontal impact. the vehicle rolled over six times. upon impact, the air bags did not deploy. the contact and passenger sustained injuries. manufacturer was not contacted. *ak

Chevy trailblazer ('05 or '06) rear ended another vehicle at a speed fast enough to total the trailblazer. the airbag did not deploy and the driver sustained chest and heart injuries. *nm

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet trailblazer. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle, which resulted in a three car pile up. the front end of her vehicle went underneath the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. she was unable to receive assistance from on star due to the air bag failure. there were no prior failures with her vehicle. the contact and three children in safety seats sustained minor injuries. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 76,000.

I was involve in an accident where i have lost control of a chevrolet trailblazer and hit a center divider on the freeway. with the front bumper smashed onto the center divider, the air bag failed to delploy.