What 194 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro

APPROACHING A THREE-WAY INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN WITH INTENT TO STOP AND TURN RIGHT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT FROM DRIVER. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE/STOP VEHICLE OR EFFECTIVELY CONTROL STEERING/PATH OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO STATE PATROL, GAINS AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 65 MPH THROUGH INTERSECTION AND COLLIDES WITH EMBANKMENT/MOUNTAIN HILLSIDE. AT THIS TIME, CAR BECAME AIRBORNE TO AN ESTIMATED HEIGHT OF 28' AND LANDED ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE FIRST. FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAINED A SERIOUS TBI(TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY) & CONCUSSION DUE TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD DUE TO LACK OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. OWNER STILL CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM SIDE EFFECTS OF THE TBI INJURY AND WANTS TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES EXIST WITH THIS VEHICLE. TO DATE, GM HAS ISSUED TWO MAJOR RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE PERTAINING TO WHAT LEAD/CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10640036

THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 4500 MILES IN THE MIDDLE LANE AS CAR PULLED INFRONT AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE CAR WHEN INTO A SKID AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AT APPROX 40 MPH.THIS DEFECT DID NOT CRASH THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS AT APPROX 70 ON THE FREE WAY AS A CAR CAME THROUGH THE TRIANGLE AT A JUNCTION I HIT THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL CRANKED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND LOCKED UP AS DID THE BRAKING SYSTEM THROWING ME HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL AT APPROX 60. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS WELL. THE FOLLOWING DAY AT THE CAR YARD WHILE THE KEY WAS INSERTED BY THE TECHNICIAN THE CAR SAID THAT AIRBAGS DEPLETED NEED REPLACING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10443287