HHR SS airbags went off, no accident, no rollover
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Now, I have no idea about this BUT.......
If you did take the turn (and uphill climb) to fast and the sensors and computer anticipated a roll over, wouldn't all the air bags go off....not just the side curtains?
just asking....
If you did take the turn (and uphill climb) to fast and the sensors and computer anticipated a roll over, wouldn't all the air bags go off....not just the side curtains?
just asking....
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unless i missed it - i dont recall reading exactly what your speed was??
is that something you can divulge?
cause i tell ya what - i dont want no %$#@ computer THINKING i'm gonna roll...if it lifts to a point and a roll is imminet - deploy...otherwise stay in your pillar cover Mr. airbag
is that something you can divulge?
cause i tell ya what - i dont want no %$#@ computer THINKING i'm gonna roll...if it lifts to a point and a roll is imminet - deploy...otherwise stay in your pillar cover Mr. airbag
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From: Akron Ohio
On the way home yesterday, I replayed the events of that day in my head, trying to think of anything that could have caused the car to think it was going to end up on its lid. I then took the corner at a MUCH slower speed (my 67 GMC can only do so much), the one thing that was more apparent, than all of the other hundreds of times that I took the corner, was the grade of the street that I was turning onto, it is much steeper than I had always thought, for those of you with a uphill driveway leading up to your garage, imagine the same kind of elevation change. Even if the car did not lift any wheels, the change in the incline of the road that I was turning onto might have tricked the airbag module into thinking a rollover was imminent, of course, this theory is totally hypothetical.
At this point, I have thought about involving an attorney, but I am most likely not going to take it that far. Let them do their investigation, get the feedback and then determine the course of action.
As hyperv6 stated, new airbags, seat belts, headliner and installation will be a drop in the bucket compared to lawyer fees.
The inspector called today and he asked me to go over the story again. He is going to check out the car tomorrow. He also asked specifically where the incident occured and about the service airbag indicator that I had a few weeks ago.
Stay tuned, more to come.
At this point, I have thought about involving an attorney, but I am most likely not going to take it that far. Let them do their investigation, get the feedback and then determine the course of action.
As hyperv6 stated, new airbags, seat belts, headliner and installation will be a drop in the bucket compared to lawyer fees.
The inspector called today and he asked me to go over the story again. He is going to check out the car tomorrow. He also asked specifically where the incident occured and about the service airbag indicator that I had a few weeks ago.
Stay tuned, more to come.
I just get the feeling that with the service light being on a week or two before there may have been an issue in the system. A sensor may have failed?
Normally these systems are pretty fail proof but anything made by man can and will fail at some point.
I think they will offer to fix you vehicle and offer you a settlement not to take legal action. I suspect they will make you a fair deal once the info is unloaded.
To take a corner in any way to make one go off would almost entail being up on two wheels or blunt force.
Unless there is something you are leaving out I see nothing that would have set it off. Also the wheel bag should have also gone too.
I would just let them down load and see where all this ends up. The black box records the issues and will set the record straight.
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Rollover protection is only the side curtain. The front air bags only deploy during a frontal impact.
From the service manual:
The vehicle rollover sensor is used to supplement the side Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System. The sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) uses the input from the vehicle rollover sensor to assist in determining the severity of a vehicle rollover or near rollover condition. If the SDM determines a deployment is warranted, the SDM will cause current to flow through the deployment loops deploying the roof rail air bags.
From the service manual:
The vehicle rollover sensor is used to supplement the side Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System. The sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) uses the input from the vehicle rollover sensor to assist in determining the severity of a vehicle rollover or near rollover condition. If the SDM determines a deployment is warranted, the SDM will cause current to flow through the deployment loops deploying the roof rail air bags.
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From: Akron Ohio
Rollover protection is only the side curtain. The front air bags only deploy during a frontal impact.
From the service manual:
The vehicle rollover sensor is used to supplement the side Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System. The sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) uses the input from the vehicle rollover sensor to assist in determining the severity of a vehicle rollover or near rollover condition. If the SDM determines a deployment is warranted, the SDM will cause current to flow through the deployment loops deploying the roof rail air bags.
From the service manual:
The vehicle rollover sensor is used to supplement the side Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System. The sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) uses the input from the vehicle rollover sensor to assist in determining the severity of a vehicle rollover or near rollover condition. If the SDM determines a deployment is warranted, the SDM will cause current to flow through the deployment loops deploying the roof rail air bags.
Did it say what roll over angle it needs to reach before it goes off? I read it a while back where most are set but I forget what it was.
