Can you highlight the section of the documents where it says the lady went off of a curved road and hit a tree, because her steering wheel locked when the ignition went to the off position? How about the part that shows the passenger was wearing a seatbelt?

Yeah bro I do drive.... Just because you lose power steering and brakes doesn't mean you can't control a car. Turning is a little harder, but not impossible, and per national regulation a car must be able to exceed .3 G of deceleration with a 40lb apply to a brake pedal of an unassisted brake system. So while…

Could have, if the key went to off, but did it go to off or just accessory? If it went to off was there a curve in the road? No curve, loss of power could have coasted to a stop. Was the switch even moved before the car left the road? People can't just jump to conclusions and say the crash was directly caused by the…

Exactly! How does a car that lost power magically steer into a tree. Maybe GM's been testing driverless on the public via the Cobalt...

Yes its a faulty component and yes it should be fixed, and should have been fixed long ago... but blaming that single defective component on crash is a little much. This particular defect should result in a call to a tow truck at worst, not an ambulance.

Refer to my previous posts that suggest that airbags are supplementary safety system. Airbags failing during crash do not equal instant death. From NHTSA data airbag deployment with seatbelt use only increases the likelihood of survival 7% in frontal crashes over seatbelt use alone. Not to mention most of the 13…

Failure to control a vehicle that has simply stalled is a driver problem... Think of how many things could occur that could cause a vehicle to stall. Not being able to control a stalled vehicle is simply inexcusable. Driving is a privilege not a right, and part of that privilege involves being able to control a…

I agree that when airbags don't deploy when they are supposed to, something needs to be addressed and corrected. What I am opposed to is someone claiming an airbag not deploying is the reason their unbelted loved one died.

Let me just leave this tidbit of info developed by NHTSA regarding restraint effectiveness. The study done in 2002, shows (on page 21 to save some reading) that of potentially fatal crashes, only 14% of unbelted occupants with airbag deployment survive... That is contrasted to 37% survival rate of a belted non-deployed…

The venturi effect the fins create cools down the exhaust from the high temps generated by the regen cycle that cleans the exhaust filter. The Sierra has one as well but it is a little further from the end of the tip. Basically keeps you from melting the fascia of the car sitting next to you in traffic.