2015 Chevrolet Camaro Airbags Problems

I was recently involved in an auto accident and my Chevy Camaro was totaled. I was hit on the right passenger fender/tire side area. My air bags did not deploy and i feel that they should have been deployed with the impact that my vehicle took. Component - Airbags Safety - Airbags did not deploy to prevent injury Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer - Yes, Called Chevy & NHTSA on 04/16/24 Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? - No, Not yet. Sitting in initial spot after auto accident. Non Drivable Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? - No. No Warning Lights, or Indicators stating air bag failure.

NHTSA ID

11583358

Incident

Mar 8, 2024

The steering wheel I have for starters, is not the correct one that is suppose to be with the vehicle. It should say “Camaro” on the center of the steering wheel instead of having a Chevrolet logo on it. It’s also not symmetrical to the vehicle interior, it’s too big for where it is placed and doesn’t match up with the drive train. It poses a risk because it starts to shake after I go a certain speed and is also wobbly when I first start driving like something is loose inside of it. The seats also are not the original seats that the vehicle came with and have been replaced by idk what brand it is but it’s not a safe one because there are visible wires underneath the seat that aren’t covered and it causes me back pain after driving for the smallest amount of time. I have to reach far back to retrieve my seatbelt and it’s very inconvenient due to the strain it puts on me. I bought the car from this allegiances motors place and they allegedly inspected it and also did a safety inspection but they have not yet provided me with a legal safety inspection sticker and when I went in person about the issues I’m having they said buying was wrong with the vehicle. They coerced me in to signing a paper stating the airbags being deployed were unknown so I’m possibly driving around with no air bags in the vehicle which is highly alarming ne has I do drive with children in the backseat. It seems like all the components are slowly malfunctioning especially when I do not respond to the text messages of the car salesmen I bought the car from. They won’t provide me with any information regarding the air bags and let me know what they’re going to do in regards to fixing the visible wiring problem and ensuring I’m driving around with air bags that haven’t been deployed. Also, when I put my vin number in the system it showed me a picture of a convertible which is also pictured on the owners manual that came with the car, and it’s not a convertible. It’s just a regular ol coupe.

NHTSA ID

11462145

Incident

Mar 7, 2022

The tires spun out of control while going the speed limit and wearing a seatbelt. The brakes ultimately failed. The car had no functional safety features, and I couldn't control the steering. It went airborne and rolled over. The airbags failed to deploy after hitting a tree. My safety and others were put at risk, and I almost died from the accident. I suffer from life-threatening/altering injuries.

NHTSA ID

11461586

Incident

Feb 6, 2022

so i had a the flip key i purchased my car in the beginning of 2019 on feb 28 2019 i was out with my fiancé and the key flicked the ignition off the car lost all power all steering and it was winter the car lost control we ended up on top of a 5 foot snow bank witch we hit hard it tore my whole front end off it was like 8000 $ in damage due to this danger and my car now has an accident report witch also caused my insurance to go up i have since gotten the new key made but it doesn’t change the fact i paid a lot of money for this car that now has an accident and repairs done to it that never is the same again … our lives were put at risk and my insurance went through the roof for at fault claim … what can be done about this i’m not impressed i also asked if there was any recalls on my car and was told no i complained about the key and they made me a normal new one i still have the fob that had the flick key in it but they took the key thank god i want to know what steps i can take to deal with this i drove the car home with the front end in the trunk and prices hanging i never contacted the police cause there was no other driver involved my car was mint now it’s been back more then 3 times to the shop and they give it back and the clear coat peels off now they are saying they aren’t touching my car anymore this has caused me a lot of headache i have been dealing with it all through the pandemic and had to pay a deductible of 500$ well i was off work and it has just added to my stress and depression i want to just give up on the car 😭😭i was just made aware that this key was a recall and a lawsuit just happened over it and when i looked it says the deadline was april 2021 there just be somthing that can be done this is unacceptable if we were on a highway we would have deffinetly been injured or worse

NHTSA ID

11431683

Incident

Mar 13, 2020

CAR WAS HIT FROM BEHIND, SPUN ON HIGHWAY AND ULTIMATELY CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE MEDIAN. FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

11403877

Incident

Mar 12, 2021

Mileage

31,000 mi

2015 CAMARO - SAFETY SYSTEMS ATTACHED TO RADIO MODULE. RADIO MODULE KEEPS GOING OUT, WHEN RADIO MODULE GOES OUT, ALL AUDIBLE WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER PRESENT, INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, SEAT BELT NOTIFICATION FOR PASSENGERS/DRIVER. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT CAMARO FORUMS, AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CHEVY, NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER AS WELL AS PASSENGERS. ITS THE DRIVERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE SEATBELTS ARE ON, AND THE AUDIBLE NOTIFICATIONS HELP TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL PASSENGERS, IN THE EVENT THERE IS AN ERROR/MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE/SEAT BELT ERROR/AIRBAG ERRORS.

NHTSA ID

11310345

Incident

Dec 4, 2019

Mileage

49,000 mi

ALMOST 5 YEARS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT AND THE WARRI HAS EXPIRED MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAN'T BE REPAIRED BY THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR < $400. NO REALLY AS OF YET. WHILE DRIVING A MONTH OFF THE LOT MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A HIT & RUN DRIVER. EVERY SINCE MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES.

NHTSA ID

11301451

Incident

Jul 15, 2015

Mileage

25 mi

TAKATA INFLATORS: KNOWN RECALL. NEED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPEN. HEATER IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. BLOWING OUT COLD AIR.

NHTSA ID

11160589

Incident

Sep 10, 2018

Mileage

10 mi

MY CAMARO'S ACCELERATOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP WHILE DODGING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE RAN, AT IDLE. I PUT IT IN PARK. I STILL COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COULD FLOOR IT. NOTHING BUT IDLE. I TURNED OFF THE POWER AND CUT IT BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY AND HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THIS IS ALMOST THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE FUNCTIONAL HACK AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE WIRED MAGAZINE "JEEP HACK" VIDEO. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING IT 9 DAYS, THE DEALER GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING INFO. U100 DATA BUS: ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) A - NO COMMUNICATION U101 DATA BUS: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) - NO COMMUNICATION U121 DATA BUS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROL MODULE - NO COMMUNICATION U176 DATA BUS: SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) SENSOR G - NO COMMUNICATION I BELIEVE THIS TO BE EITHER A VERY SERIOUS DEFECT, OR A MALICIOUS HACKING ATTEMPT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN. WITHOUT WARNING. GM'S OFFICIAL ANSWER IS THAT THEY WILL GIVE ME AN OIL CHANGE COUPON. I DO NOT FIND THIS SATISFACTORY. I FIND IT A HUGE DANGER TO MY LIFE AND THOSE AROUND ME. I AM INSULTED THAT GM FINDS IT FUNNY. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE COVERED UP STUFF LIKE THIS BEFORE. I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO KNOW. I ASKED GM FOR CONTACT INFO ON THEIR FEDERAL OVERSEER FOR THE IGNITION ISSUE. THEY REFUSED. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE LEARNED THEIR LESSON.

NHTSA ID

11142983

Incident

Oct 8, 2018

Mileage

34,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET CAMARO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY FOR THE OCCUPANT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID

11010825

Incident

Jun 16, 2017

Mileage

32,000 mi

I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED A CAR WRECK WERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOTAL OUT BUT MY AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS SURVEY HURT I SASTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND A BROKEN LEG AND ANKLE I WAS TRYING TO REACH OUT TO SOME ONE TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY COULD HELP

NHTSA ID

10978888

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

GM CHEVROLET CAMARO AIRBAGS DIDNOT DEPLOY AT ALL. CAMARO TOTAL LOSS, A SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE COLLISIONS 1 LEFT FRONT STRUCK BY ANOTHER DRIVER, RIGHT FRONT RESULT FROM INITIAL, AND CENTER COLLISION (MOST EXTENSIVE IMPACT AND DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID

10968959

Incident

Feb 22, 2017

Mileage

21,100 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 CAMARO ON THE HIGHWAY GOING THE SPEED LIMIT (65MPH)BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NO SUDDENLY BRAKING OR CRASH THEY JUST DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

10850391

Incident

Mar 15, 2015

Mileage

17,000 mi

I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE OFTEN RIDES WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 130 POUNDS AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILS TO TURN ON ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, WE HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN SHE HAS TO EXIT AND RE-ENTER THE SEAT. THIS USUALLY TURNS THE AIRBAG ON. THIS IS AT BEST, INCONVENIENT, BUT AT WORST IN SOME SITUATIONS IT IS HAZARDOUS! THE LOCAL DEALER CONTACTED GM/TAC IN DETROIT AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS AS FOLLOWS: "YOUR VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE PER TAC THAT ANYONE 120 POUNDS AND UNDER WILL NOT TRIGGER THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS IS THE FINAL GM RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME" THE 120-130 POUND AIRBAG THRESHOLD SEEMS UNUSUALLY HIGH TO ME. IS THIS A NORMAL DESIGN FEATURE FOR ALL OF THESE CARS? WHY IS THIS WAY? IF I HAD KNOWN THAT WHEN CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT STARTED IN SEP. 2015 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY (JAN. 10, 2016)

NHTSA ID

10819217

Incident

Sep 25, 2015