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mySSt · 08-15-2013, 10:06 PM

That's a scary set of pictures. Hope your wife is ok too!

The side sensor on each side of the car is located near the floorboard in the area between the gill slits and the front door jamb. That other vehicle just about hit it directly. With that kind of damage, the impact location, and description you gave, I don't know why the side curtains or side seat bags didn't deploy.

I had the side curtain bags deploy without an impact because the computer algorithm predicted a rollover - but that's another thread altogether.

Keep us posted.

06_warrior · 08-15-2013, 10:10 PM

Hope your wife will be ok. Was the Hummer driver distracted by using the phone?

Mark114 · 08-15-2013, 10:26 PM

Glad to hear that you and your family are OK. Sorry to see the damage to the car. I hope they can get it fixed and have you back on the road soon!

RubyCamaro · 08-15-2013, 10:43 PM

I am glad you & the kids were not hurt & hope you wife turns out to be okay or just minor injuries that heal quickly. I hope your Camaro gets fixed up good as new really soon. I am interested to hear more about whether or not the air bags should have deployed. It sure does look like they should have just from a casual observers viewpoint.

H8S FORD · 08-15-2013, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snaphappy

You may have a case for a lawsuit. Give it some thought.

This is what's wrong with this country- this individual had no information about the incident yet; no direction or speed of travel, angle of impact, etc. The OP posted this after! However, he automatically jumps to the conclusion of sue! If you want to know why we can't have t-tops on our Camaros, it's because people like this would sue if the side curtains did in fact go off and cause the tops to break and send glass on the occupants. Screwed either way- sue, sue, sue! Check the facts on the operation of the equipment and the circumstances of the incident before dragging a company's name through the mud. People like you my friend have ruined many things in life for the rest of us.

Off my soap box now...

To the OP, hope your family is okay! I gave up my C6 for my SS so that I could take my newborn son to child care (here in Commiefornia, it is illegal to place any child in a carseat, in the front seat of a vehicle, regardless of whether that vehicle has a backseat or not), so this is a little alarming. God bless and good luck!

Dave

IowaGuy · 08-15-2013, 11:13 PM

I'd refrain from posting in case
lawyers get involved. Best wishes!

Mr_Draco · 08-16-2013, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fcatch76

maybe hit me at about 10 mph...she then drove into the car and pushed us to the side of the road, maybe another 7 feet.

10 mph is not enough for the side air bags to go off. It requires more force than was exerted or a sudden change in side to side movement to set them off. Now if she hit you going 20 mph then yes it would have went off.

Quote:

Originally Posted by IncrediblyX

Long story short, the airbags should've deployed. I hope your family is okay.

Read this part again. "18 mph for the more distributed side crashes (vehicle-to-vehicle crashes)."

Scott@Bjorn3D · 08-16-2013, 05:18 AM

Was the passenger window up or down? If down the side airbag would have had nothing to press against when it inflated to protect her. That may be why it did not go off.

PalmerGA · 08-16-2013, 07:47 AM

I wouldn't think side bags would deploy at 10 mph. That's a lot of damage but I'd guess a good bit of it came during the "pushed us to the side of the road, maybe another 7 feet" phase.

I'm guessing the Hummer driver had no sense of what was going on around her... idiot!

fcatch76 · 08-16-2013, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IowaGuy

I'd refrain from posting in case
lawyers get involved. Best wishes!

I am not sue happy and just want to know if the bags should have deployed. The story is not being exaggerated or embellished. I will talk to Chevy about it but in the long run I still feel proud to own this car and feel it was built like a tank. I drove my car home, the hummer had to be towed by a flat bed. That's gotta say something for the car....now I just hope it can be fixed...I don't want a different car, I want MY car.

And yes, the Windows were down, but the collision caused the glass to get through the door and onto the kids. Sunroof was open, did not shatter.

pmandeep · 08-16-2013, 08:32 AM

Glad to hear that you and your kids are okay, and hopefully your wife will be back to okay and healed up. Take care of your family and keep us posted with the repairs on the car.

H8S FORD · 08-16-2013, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fcatch76

I am not sue happy and just want to know if the bags should have deployed. The story is not being exaggerated or embellished. I will talk to Chevy about it but in the long run I still feel proud to own this car and feel it was built like a tank.

fcatch76 · 08-16-2013, 10:08 AM

Thx again everyone..nice to have so many caring members.

gajagfan · 08-16-2013, 10:26 AM

My first thought with any accident is that I hope all are OK. It sounds like you folks, and the other driver, are going to be alright, and that is the only real thing that matters. The car looks terrible right now, but we know they can fix it. As far as the air bags, and whether they should have deployed or not, I would want to find out, but I think there is one thing we as owners need to keep in mind. From what I understand, these bodies are aluminum. If this is the case, I think damage is going to look much worse, and accidents that look like bags should have gone off may not. If this is not the case, maybe someone can set me straight!

08-15-2013, 10:06 PM	#15
mySSt Drives: '11 SS M6, '14 SS 1LE, '17 SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: East TX Posts: 533	That's a scary set of pictures. Hope your wife is ok too! The side sensor on each side of the car is located near the floorboard in the area between the gill slits and the front door jamb. That other vehicle just about hit it directly. With that kind of damage, the impact location, and description you gave, I don't know why the side curtains or side seat bags didn't deploy. I had the side curtain bags deploy without an impact because the computer algorithm predicted a rollover - but that's another thread altogether. Keep us posted. __________________ Anyone can drive fast in a straight line, its what you can do thru the curves that matters! '11 CGM SS M6 ordered in 3/11, '14 BRM SS 1LE from stock in 10/13 & '17 HBM SS 1LE in 11/16 - all from BeckyD!!

08-15-2013, 10:10 PM	#16
06_warrior Drives: 2012 1SS LS3 M6 black on black :) Join Date: May 2012 Location: SD Posts: 1,342	Hope your wife will be ok. Was the Hummer driver distracted by using the phone? Last edited by 06_warrior; 08-15-2013 at 11:26 PM.

08-15-2013, 10:43 PM	#18
RubyCamaro Jan Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Red Jewel tintcoat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Springfield, TN Posts: 16,225 View My Garage	I am glad you & the kids were not hurt & hope you wife turns out to be okay or just minor injuries that heal quickly. I hope your Camaro gets fixed up good as new really soon. I am interested to hear more about whether or not the air bags should have deployed. It sure does look like they should have just from a casual observers viewpoint. __________________

08-16-2013, 07:47 AM	#23
PalmerGA Drives: 2013 SIM 1SS/RS L99 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southwest GA Posts: 8,755 View My Garage	I wouldn't think side bags would deploy at 10 mph. That's a lot of damage but I'd guess a good bit of it came during the "pushed us to the side of the road, maybe another 7 feet" phase. I'm guessing the Hummer driver had no sense of what was going on around her... idiot! __________________ 2013 1SS/RS Coupe L99, Stainless Power Works LT Headers, SCT X4 Custom Tune from RDP, CAI Inc. Air Intake w/ Apex Scoop, VMAX CNC Ported Throttle Body, Solo Axle-Back Exhaust w/ J-pipes, Apex Catch Can, Husky Splash Guards, Heritage Grille, 3D Carbon Rear Spoiler, Oracle Chrome Turn Signal Bulbs, GM Reverse Light Trim Billets, Gorilla Black Locking Lugs, Emblem Pros Retro SS Badges/Custom Retro SS Kickplates/Under-hood Bowtie, 35% window Tint, Nitto Motivo Tires (6-8-18)

08-16-2013, 08:32 AM	#25
pmandeep Drives: 2013 VR 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 266	Glad to hear that you and your kids are okay, and hopefully your wife will be back to okay and healed up. Take care of your family and keep us posted with the repairs on the car. __________________ 2013 Victory Red 2LT/RS "I don't break rules. I just bend'em - a lot!" -Sideswipe

08-15-2013, 10:26 PM	#17
Mark114 Drives: 2016 2SS Convertible Join Date: May 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,711 View My Garage	Glad to hear that you and your family are OK. Sorry to see the damage to the car. I hope they can get it fixed and have you back on the road soon!

08-15-2013, 11:13 PM	#20
IowaGuy Drives: 2013 Cyber Gray Metallic Chevy Volt Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lives on camaro5 Posts: 353 View My Garage	I'd refrain from posting in case lawyers get involved. Best wishes!

08-16-2013, 05:18 AM	#22
Scott@Bjorn3D Drives: Kami, 2013 2SS LS3 Luvin Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Eufaula, Alabama Posts: 6,427	Was the passenger window up or down? If down the side airbag would have had nothing to press against when it inflated to protect her. That may be why it did not go off.

08-16-2013, 10:08 AM	#27
fcatch76 Drives: 2012 2LT RS Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: United States Posts: 63 View My Garage	Thx again everyone..nice to have so many caring members. __________________ 2012 2LT/RS AGM- Injen CAI- MRT v2.0- Elite catch can- VMax PTB- ACS T5 splitter,rockers, rear panels and T2/s ports- Strut brace- Oracle side markers- JDP DRL Harness and ACS Eagle T2 leds-5% tint-Decepticon theme

08-16-2013, 10:26 AM	#28
gajagfan Drives: 2013 1SS 1LE Black - Std Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brunswick, GA Posts: 3,622 View My Garage	My first thought with any accident is that I hope all are OK. It sounds like you folks, and the other driver, are going to be alright, and that is the only real thing that matters. The car looks terrible right now, but we know they can fix it. As far as the air bags, and whether they should have deployed or not, I would want to find out, but I think there is one thing we as owners need to keep in mind. From what I understand, these bodies are aluminum. If this is the case, I think damage is going to look much worse, and accidents that look like bags should have gone off may not. If this is not the case, maybe someone can set me straight!