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2011 GMC TERRAIN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1055012
Internal NHTSA #	10577796
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	TERRAIN
Model Year	2011
File date	21/06/11
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was going to a 930 am doctor appt@the cancer clinic, with my husband & father as passengers. I was in the left turn lane northbound attempting to turn into the hospital. It was 910 am. There was a lg. Delivery truck opposite me in the southbound left turn lane. As i pulled in the southbound lane,easing forward to ensure clearance the other car behind the delivery truck pulled out and around the truck and sped up to go through the intersection to make the lightthat was amber at this point. My father said that her head was down and she didn't look up until just before impact. There were no skid marks & the impact was high on the pass. Side of my vehicle rocking us up onto 2 wheels on the drivers side & then back down on all 4. My vehicle was t-boned on the front passenger side. The lady came out from behind the delivery truck at the last second, changed lanes & proceeded into the intersection at the same time i was trying to turn left. At this point the light was yellow. I have, i do believe 8 air bags, with 8 sensors in the terrain's. Also i have a full subscription to onstar which also has crash sensors in my car. not one air bag went off nor did any sensors. Onstar did not call me after the crash to tell me that they would be sending help, ambulance, police etc. My injuries were: contusion to left side of head above ear. Scalp wound above right ear, with permanent indentation to right side of my head,2 small cuts right side of forehead. Black eyes. Pain in neck & stiffness. Right eye socket @ eye brow swollen. Husband: seatbelt bruising, neck pain/stiffness. My father, neck pain, stiffness,scraped skin on instep of right foot. This formal complaint is with general motors, gmc terrain, & onstar for not 1 airbag having not gone off/deployed, nor did onstar make any effort to contact me. I contacted both gm & onstar & they did nothing to compensate me.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24185
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WAYNESVILLE, OH
VIN pattern	2CTALSECXB6XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	3
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	2
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 GMC TERRAIN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 GMC TERRAIN Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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