1999 GMC Sierra Airbags Problems

MY SON WAS JUST IN A ACCIDENT FRIDAY NIGHT IN HIS 1999 GMC SIERRA TRUCK. HE SWERVED TO MISS A DEER AND ROLLED THE TRUCK SIX TIMES. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO STILL HAVE HIM. THE GMC DID VERY GOOD. IT IS TOTALED, BUT MY SON IS FINE. THE AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. ARE THEY ONLY SUPPOSE TO WORK WITH A HEAD ON IMPACT? HE WAS GOING SIDE WAYS SO HE NEVER HAD AN HEAD ON IMPACT. HIS HOOD HAD DAMAGE AND HIS LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS BROKE OFF AS FAR AS THE FRONT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144966

Incident

Dec 9, 2005

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10095149

Incident

Oct 5, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID

10031833

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

46,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER AND RAN INTO A TREE AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *MR

NHTSA ID

8020298

Incident

Jul 15, 2002

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE, CASUSING DRIVER TO HIT FRONT WINDSHIELD, AND PROPELLED DRIVER ONTO PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*JB

NHTSA ID

8016412

Incident

Aug 5, 2002

FRONT COLLISION AT 40 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUFFERED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8010542

Incident

Apr 27, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, ANOTHER TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER T BONED AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010481

Incident

Apr 27, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ACCELERATED AFTER A STOP LIGHT WHEN REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT SEAT BELT LOCKED ON SECOND IMPACT FROM CAR FROM BEHIND. *SLC

NHTSA ID

881871

Incident

Feb 27, 2001

WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION DOING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS DRIVING 60MPH TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN AND HIT US PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE TO OUR 1999 GMC SIERRA AND TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE SIERRA PICKUP. BECAUSE OF THE FRONT END DAMAGE THE FRAME WAS TOO TWISTED AND TOO CRIMPLED TO BE FIXED. THE BODY SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE FRAME UNDER THIS 1999 GMC PICKUP IS NO LONGER MADE AND WAS ONLY MADE AND USED THAT ONE YEAR. WHY? THE FRAME CURRENTLY BEING PLACE BACK UNDER OUR PICKUP IS MUCH MORE STURDY AND DURABLE AND IT IS A 2000 FRAME WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN MICHIGAN. THE BODY SHOP EVEN HAD TO ORDER MORE PARTS TO MAKE THE FRAME WORK BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE HEAVY DUTY AND THE PARTS ON THE 1999 WOULD NOT MOUNT TO THE 2000 FRAME. I DID CONTACT THE MANAFACTURE GM AND I RECIEVED WORD FROM THEM LAST WEEK THAT THEY THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WERE WORKING PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT AND I HAVE TOLD THEM SO. INJURES FROM THE ACCIDENT FOR THE PASSENGER INCLUDED HEAD, CHEST, BACK, BOTH KNEES WITH THE RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION MUCH WORSE (WAITING FOR MRI RESULTS) , RIGHT SHOULDER SPRANG AND BOTH FEET SPRANG. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THIS WEB SITE TO FIND OUT WHEN AND HOW THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD ACTIVE AND I STILL CANT FIND IT. PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON THE FRAME UNDER THE 1999 GMC SIERRA PU AND HOW AND WHAT MAKES AN AIRBAG ACTIVATE. IS IT THE JOLT? BOTH AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED WHY DIDNT OURS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET HIT ALMOST HEAD ON AT 60MPH. THANK YOU, WANDA AND RONNIE RYAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

737543

Incident

Oct 18, 2000

WE WERE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION DOING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS DRIVING 60MPH TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN AND HIT US PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE AND FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE TO OUR 1999 GMC SIERRA AND TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE SIERRA PICKUP. BECAUSE OF THE FRONT END DAMAGE THE FRAME WAS TOO TWISTED AND TOO CRIMPLED TO BE FIXED. THE BODY SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE FRAME. THE FRAME UNDER THIS 1999 GMC PICKUP IS NO LONGER MADE AND WAS ONLY MADE AND USED THAT ONE YEAR. WHY? THE FRAME CURRENTLY BEING PLACE BACK UNDER OUR PICKUP IS MUCH MORE STURDY AND DURABLE AND IT IS A 2000 FRAME WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN MICHIGAN. THE BODY SHOP EVEN HAD TO ORDER MORE PARTS TO MAKE THE FRAME WORK BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE HEAVY DUTY AND THE PARTS ON THE 1999 WOULD NOT MOUNT TO THE 2000 FRAME. I DID CONTACT THE MANAFACTURE GM AND I RECIEVED WORD FROM THEM LAST WEEK THAT THEY THOUGHT THE AIRBAG WERE WORKING PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE FRAME TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT AND I HAVE TOLD THEM SO. INJURES FROM THE ACCIDENT FOR THE PASSENGER INCLUDED HEAD, CHEST, BACK, BOTH KNEES WITH THE RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION MUCH WORSE (WAITING FOR MRI RESULTS) , RIGHT SHOULDER SPRANG AND BOTH FEET SPRANG. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THIS WEB SITE TO FIND OUT WHEN AND HOW THESE AIRBAGS SHOULD ACTIVE AND I STILL CANT FIND IT. PLEASE I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON THE FRAME UNDER THE 1999 GMC SIERRA PU AND HOW AND WHAT MAKES AN AIRBAG ACTIVATE. IS IT THE JOLT? BOTH AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WERE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT DEPLOYED WHY DIDNT OURS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GET HIT ALMOST HEAD ON AT 60MPH. THANK YOU, WANDA AND RONNIE RYAN. *AK

NHTSA ID

737542

Incident

Oct 18, 2000

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT 15 TO 20 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

859299

Incident

Mar 11, 1999

VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND RAN INTO A CONCRETE WALL WITH A 40-45 MPH IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. BUT, NO ONE HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

857693

Incident

Feb 22, 2000