Other Engine Info: Name Plate: Chevrolet (KL1), Engine option L91 has two distinct VEN engine codes 6 for GMDAT only and D for all others. 6 coded twice in 8th position. (L42: 2.2L, L4, FlexFuel (Gas/CNG), MFI, DOHC, Alum)
Plant City: Bupyung
Plant Company Name: GMDAT
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Windows: 4
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Complaint
2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON 11/18/09, I HYDROPLANED ON THE WET INTERSTATE I 40 EAST, NEAR EXIT 37, SLID SIDEWAYS AT A 90' ANGLE TO OUTSIDE LANE OF I 40 EAST, ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERSTEER INTO THE SLIDE, WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SPIN 360' AND STRIKE THE CONCRETE LANE DIVIDER HEAD ON AT 40 OR 45 MPH. THE VEHICLES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I PROBABLY SUSTAINED A GREATER CHEST CONTUSION TO MY STERNUM DUE TO SEAT BELT RESTRAINT IMPACT TO MY CHEST. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED AN INCREASE TO BACK PAIN DUE TO A PRIOR PROBLEM OF 3 FUSED VERTEBRAE IN MY UPPER SPINE AND PROBABLY A FRACTURED STERNUM, BUT X-RAYS ARE NOT CONCLUSIVE. I CAN NOT HELP BUT THINK HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH A SEVERE BLOW TO MY CHEST AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED NEARLY AS BAD AS I HAVE BEEN. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AS THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THE IMPACT KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I REMEMBER THE BACK WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE FLYING UP INTO THE AIR, AND THE REAR END BOUNCING BACK TO THE GROUND. *TR
2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WAY THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE DESIGNED THEY ARE ALLOWING EXCESS WATER TO DISTORT THE DRIVER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP IS IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A SOLUTION. *AK