2006 Chevrolet Impala Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Filed one complaint already about my car malfunctioning now on May 15 2025 I was.involved in a car accident and my airbags DID NOT DEPLOY!!!it was a front crash hit the front right side of the car and no airbag deployment

Got the car saying it needs service on the airbag

THE RECEIVING SEAT BELT CONNECTOR COUPLING DEVICE AT THE BASE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT SECURE THE SEAT BELT MALE END. THE RED BUTTON THE NORMALLY FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE RECEIVER. YOU WOULD NORMALLY DEPRESS THE RED BUTTON DOWN TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT ONCE LOCKED INTO THE COUPLING DEVICE. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WITH ENGAGING THE BELT INTO THE CONNECTOR IS UNSUCCESSFUL. TRIED LUBRICATING THE MECHANISM. NO HELP. IT'S A SELF CONTAINED DEVICE AND CAN NOT BE DISASSEMBLED FOR REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED TO TURN AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH WAS A CONCERN TO THE CONTACT AS SHE STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED HER OF A RECALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE UPPER BODY BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT PROVIDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT COMING TO A SUDDEN FALL OUT OF NOWHERE IT WAS THICK PUT MY BRAKES ON THE SLOWDOWN NEXT THING YOU KNOW I'M COMING UP ON THE TREE I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER 45 MILES AN HOUR BEST TO TRY TO HIT IT HEAD-ON BUT IT'S GOING UP INTO A HILL SO. TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUMPER PASSENGER SIDE PUT A CHAIN ON THE BUMPER TO THE TREE SO I CAN PULL THE BUMPER OUT OF MY TIRE AND PULL MY TRUCK TO SAFETY AND PARKING LOT CROSS STREET AND CALL TOW TRUCK THE TRUCK FRAME WAS BENT 2 IN OUT OF FRAME I HAD A COUPLE BODY SHOPS LOOK AT IT I'LL GET THAT ESTIMATES BUT A LOT OF DAMAGE SWITCH ON FIXING UNLESS YOU FIND SOMETHING WRONG MY BRAKES WHICH I THINK THERE IS KNOWING MY LUCK I GOT ONE OF THOSE BRAKE SENSORS YOU RECALLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH FROM A RESIDENTIAL STREET TO AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND A WHIPLASH. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ANKLE AND A WHIPLASH. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO INJURED. ALL THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED AT THE SCENE AND WAS TOWED TO A POLICE LOT. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM THE POLICE LOT TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CAME TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 926820. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,945.

SERVICE AIRBAGS CAME UP ON THE

REAR SEAT SEAT BELT WONT LATCH- PASSENGERS ARE AT RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SUFFERED A HEALTH RELATED EPISODE AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN WALL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NECK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CHECK AIR BAG RANDOMLY COMES ON AND SHUTS OFF. SOME TIMES I THINK ITS RELATED TO KEYS IF I REMOVE THE WEIGHT OF KEYS BUT NOT SURE.

WELL TODAY LIGHT CAME ON SERVICE AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A DEER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO LATCH AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO DISENGAGE AFTER THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT FAILS TO LATCH. ON THE MORNING OF 9/9/2015 I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SEATBELT TO LATCH NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED. THE RED BUTTON MOVES UP AND DOWN FREELY JUST LIKE THE OTHER SEATBELT LATCHES IN THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR IMPALA?

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAYS OFF.

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON ROUTE 24 - DIXIE HIGHWAY - SOUTH OF DAVISBURG ROAD / NORTH OF I-75 (OAKLAND COUNTRY, MI) AT 6PM ON THURSDAY JUNE 25, 2015. THERE WAS A CHEVY IMPALA DRIVING SOUTH IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE (I.E. HE WAS HEADING THE WRONG WAY). I AVOIDED HIM BY SWERVING BUT HE COLLIDED WITH A FORD EXPLORER HEADING NORTH. THE COLLISION WAS NOMINALLY A HEAD ON, OFFSET TOWARDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE IMPALA WAS FAIRLY NEW, AFTERWARDS I CHECKED PICTURES ON THE WEB AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT IT WAS A MY 2006-2012 MODEL. THE EXPLORER WAS FAIRLY NEW AS WELL. I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE IMPALA DRIVER WASN'T WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS LAYING ACROSS THE FRONT SEATS WHEN I ARRIVED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED WHERE HIS HEAD HAD STRUCK IT. THE HORN WAS SOUNDING AND IT LOOKED LIKE FUEL HAD BEEN SPILLED. I WANTED TO MAKES SURE THE CAR WAS OFF TO PREVENT A FIRE SO I REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE HORN CONTINUED TO SOUND. IT WAS EVENTUALLY STOPPED WHEN SOMEONE DISCONNECTED THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE IMPALA HAD BEEN DEPLOYED. THERE WAS A KNOWLEDGEABLE VOLUNTEER NEAR BY WHO TOLD US NOT TO TOUCH THE DRIVER BECAUSE HE MAY HAVE SPINAL INJURIES. I SPENT THE NEXT THIRTY MINUTES AT THE SCENE AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE POLICE. BASED UPON THE WAY THE BODY WAS HANDLED, I AM ASSUMING THE DRIVER OF THE IMPALA WAS KILLED BY THE IMPACT. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE IN THE IMPACT TO KILL THE DRIVER (I ASSUME) BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. THE DRIVER IN THE EXPLORER WAS INJURED BUT HER INJURIES DIDN'T LOOK ESPECIALLY SERIOUS AND HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THE IMPALA SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED / INSPECTED BY A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL TO ESTABLISH THE ROOT CAUSE ON WHY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND CRASHED. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES ON THE HANDS AND ARMS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAP A CHILD SAFETY SEAT ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT FAILED LATCH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

I'VE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING MY VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL 14299, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE, BUT PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE?! THE LETTER REPEATS HOW THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FOR ME AT NO CHARGE... WHOOPIE ITS YOUR MISTAKE I SHOULD NOT EVEN HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS TYPE OF THING. AND SO WHAT YOU REPAIR WHAT YOU DIDNT GET RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHAT ABOUT THE GAS I HAVE TO PUT IN TO DRIVE OVER 50 MILES AWAY TO GET TO A GM DEALER? WHAT ABOUT THE DAYS I MISS FROM WORK AND/OR MY COLLEGE CLASSES? OH YOU'RE SORRY FOR MY INCONVENIENCE? WHAT GOOD DOES YOUR SORRY DO FOR ME? I WORK FULL TIME, GO TO COLLEGE FULL TIME AND I RUN MY OWN HOUSEHOLD I DONT HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO DRIVE THAT FAR TO SIT AROUND A GARAGE FOR AN HOUR OR MORE FOR IT TO GET FIXED. NOT TO MENTION THE STRESS I ENDURE WHILE IM DRIVING IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RELIABLE FAMILY CAR, NOW I AM MERELY WAITING FOR IT TO GO OFF THE ROAD UNINTENTIONALLY MOVE THE KEY AWAY FROM THE RUN POSITION AND LOSE MY ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING AND THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING INCREASING MY RISK OF INJURY OR FATALITY?! NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO JUST REST EASY AND WAIT FOR MY FATALITY TO POSSIBLY OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT WHILE IM DRIVING MY CAR THAT I PAY GOOD MONEY FOR WHILE YOU FIGURE OUT WHEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEND ME A LETTER WHICH COULD TAKE MONTHS AND THEN SET ME UP AN APPOINTMENT THAT DOESNT INTERFERE WITH MY SCHEDULE WHICH IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY AND COULD ALSO TAKE MONTHS. SO UNTIL THEN I AM TO JUST DRIVE MY DEATH TRAP AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT LETTER TO ARRIVE. I'VE NEVER BOUGHT ANYTHING BUT A CHEVROLET BUT WITH THIS INCIDENT IM NOT SURE I'LL EVER BUY ONE AGAIN. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I UNDERSTAND YOU MAKE MISTAKES IM NOT BLAMING YOU THERE BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR YOUR MISTAKES NOT ME, A FULL TIME COLLEGE/WORKING STUDENT TRYING TO MAKE MY WHILE THROUGH COLLEGE ON WHAT LITTLE I MAKE. *TR