10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,500 miles

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problem #1

Dec 142006

Express 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 47,500 miles
- the contact stated that on 12/14/06 at 7:30 pm on a clear evening a second vehicle ran a red light and the contact's vehicle hit the other vehicle on the passenger front side at 55 mph with the 2001 Chevrolet Express 3500. The contact stated that he lost control of the vehicle and hit a ditch head on at 50 mph. The police were called, he didn't speak with an officer because the contact was flown by helicopter to the hospital. The contact sustained broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and other injuries. The contact stated that the seat belt harness did restrain him, but the air bag didn't deploy. The nature of this complaint is the air bags did not deploy. Updated 2/22/2007 -

- Napoleon, OH, USA