OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILLS THERE IS TOTAL BRAKE LOSS, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK *SLC
2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE BROADSIDED A 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH. FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH. INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT CONSUMER WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 22 MPH ,AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, FRONT END WAS DIRECTED DOWNWARDS, ALLOWING MOST OF CONTACT TO HIT ON HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: CONSUMER SUFFERED BACK/NECK/KNEE INJURIES, AND DRIVER OF CAVALIER SUFFERED UNKONWN INJURIES. *AK