My mom and sister was recently involved in a auto accident which caused critical injuries. My mom rear ended a semi truck and the air bags did not deploy nor did the seat belts lock causing my mom to crush her face. My sister recieved 2 vertebra fractures and 3 rib fractures. The cause of this accident caused my mom to have to have surgery on her face and is still in the ut hospital. If the air bags had deployed then it could have saved her face more than it did.
2002 Chevrolet Malibu: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 567 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 109,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle causing the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained neck, back and arm injuries that required medical attention. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained a cut to the lip, bruising on the forehead, neck injury, and her front teeth were loosened. It was unknown if the contact received medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v1400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified. The speed was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
In a collision with another vehicle, brakes failed to work, airbag did not deploy. Totaled my vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the driver's side door of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts did not tighten. The contact sustained a fractured hip and a passenger sustained a concussion. A police report was not available. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Airbag failed to deploy on my 2002 chevy malibu 4d sedan during a collision between the malibu front-end directly with a saturn 4d sedan in the driver's door at a speed of 50-55 MPH.
While driving at 40 MPH a motorist failed to yield and crashed into the front end of consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy, and the seat belts failed to retract. Driver hit head on the roof, and sustained head and neck injuries.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu?
7 of 567 owner complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu (1%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu
Won't start 88Stalling 34Fuel pump 24Overheating 16Headlights 12ABS 10Loss of power 10Check engine light 9Engine failure 9Hesitation 8Grinding brakes 6Door locks 6Warning lights 6Wipers 6Adaptive cruise 5Ball joint 5
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