NHTSA Complaint #10629610 — 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA

REFERENCE# [XXX]. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING ONTO THE STREET I WAS ON. I MOVED OVER TO MAKE ROOM, AS I MOVED OVER I HAD TO CROSS OVER A CLUMP OF SNOW AND ICE THAT HAD RE FROZE MAKING A ROUGH AND BUMPY TRANSITION. I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE STOP SIGN. I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHICH WAS HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE. THE STEERING WAS HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE AS WELL. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 3-5 MPH AT THE TIME. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND IT TOOK ME INTO THE INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TOTAL DAMAGE FOR MY VEHICLE WAS $ 5,615.93. WE WERE CONFUSED AND DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING DID NOT FUNCTION AND WHY WITH THIS VIOLENT OF A CRASH THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER READING THE RECALL NOTICE EXPLAINING THE IGNITION RECALL IT MADE SENSE THAT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR