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Visibility
09/08/2006
WE WERE TRAVELING THE I-40 IN AZ BEHIND A TRACTOR/TRAILER RIG. THE RIG THREW UP A ROCK. IT HIT OUR CAR. WE LOOKED AT OUR WINDSHIELD THINKING THE ROCK HIT THERE AND SAW NOTHING SO WE PROCEEDED. LATER, WE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SOMETHING FLY OFF. WE STOPPED AND DISCOVERED PART OF OUR SUNROOF HAD BROKEN APART AND FLEW OFF. WE DUCT TAPPED THE REMAINING SUNROOF AND PROCEEDED AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. IT OCCURRED TO US IF A MOTORCYCLE OR CONVERTIBLE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND US THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE GLASS. THANK GOD, THEY WEREN'T THERE. WE COULD HEAR PIECES OF THE GLASS FALLING ON THE SUNSHIELD. THANKFULLY, WE WEREN'T CUT. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT SUNROOF GLASS ISN'T LAMINATED OR OF THE QUALITY OF WINDSHIELD GLASS. IS IT POSSIBLE TO REQUIRE A DISCLAIMER OR A SAFER GLASS FOR SUNROOFS? *JB
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Air Bags
07/11/2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN DURING THE INCIDENT AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.
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Air Bags
08/06/2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR THE 2ND TIME. ON EACH INCIDENT, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH ON A DRY COUNTRY ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT GRAVEL CAUSED THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THERE WAS A DING ON THE BELLY PAN OF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NO MARKS ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO EITHER INCIDENT. THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. UPDATED 09/05/06. *JB
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Air Bags
05/03/2006
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING LEFT, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE DOOR HOWEVER THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION BEFORE THE CRASH THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY OTHER THAN THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SOME TIME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED HOWEVER; NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE AS TO WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.
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Latches/locks/linkages
04/14/2006
AUTO DOOR LOCKS AFTER LOCKING ALL DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK REAR DOORS AFTER STOPPING AND EXITING CAR. ONE MUST MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM. IN A EMERGENCY ONE NOT FAMILIAR WOULD BE TRAPPED IN CAR. *NM
