[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos I wonder how manufacturer dependent the... Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Mon, 7 Apr 2014 09:18:40 In Reply to: Re: Airbag function, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 12:05:46 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

hardware/software is that controls these. Probably a lot. You make a really good point (and thanks for the link above), that other manufacturers don't have these numbers. there really should be no reason that the car needs to be on for the airbag to deploy. Lots of electronics can draw from the battery when the car is off.

Sounds like there are a number of engineering issues with those cars.

Fwiw, I drove a pontiac G4 (I think it was 4) rental back around 2008. Almost identical to the cobalt - you could basically swap tail lights, trim, etc. I think the metal work was the same. Badge engineering at its finest! Anyway, it was a cheap car, and I didn't care for it much... except... somehow the combination of gearing and engine was significantly more drivable than most Asian cars I have rented (including Mazda 5, several Subarus, Yaris, etc)... for a shoddy, cheapo car, it was not that bad. But it was still crap.

GM really should have done better.

• OT: GM recalls, MI-Roger , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 08:22:55
  • They released a fixed part with the same PART NUMBER nm, Brian in MA, Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:45:51
    • Difficult separating fact from fiction in the media, MI-Roger , Sun, 13 Apr 2014 08:15:11
      • Re: Difficult separating fact from fiction in the media, dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 14 Apr 2014 05:30:13
  • GM lampooned on SNL, dtechakacheaptech, Sun, 6 Apr 2014 07:13:13
  • Our 2006 Honda Odyssey - 3 recalls!, Brucer, Fri, 4 Apr 2014 07:50:35
    • Re: Our 2006 Honda Odyssey - 3 recalls!, dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 4 Apr 2014 08:26:14
      • I didn't realize how big a deal this GM thing was..., Snowmobile , Mon, 7 Apr 2014 07:18:49
        • Re: I didn't realize how big a deal this GM thing was..., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 7 Apr 2014 08:34:06
          • Re: I didn't realize how big a deal this GM thing was..., Snowmobile , Mon, 7 Apr 2014 09:02:19
            • Re: I didn't realize how big a deal this GM thing was..., dtechakacheaptech, Mon, 7 Apr 2014 11:51:49
              • Re: I didn't realize how big a deal this GM thing was..., Snowmobile , Mon, 7 Apr 2014 12:37:31
  • GM recalls - NPR link to timeline, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 10:13:46
  • Am I the only one who doesn't think it's a safety issue, dmz789qqq, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 07:45:03
    • The EDR(event data recorder) black box tells all., Norm9-5, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 18:11:07
    • Re: Airbag function, BobS, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 11:42:14
      • Re: Airbag function, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 15:39:59
      • Re: Airbag function, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 12:05:46
        • I wonder how manufacturer dependent the..., Snowmobile , Mon, 7 Apr 2014 09:18:40 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: Am I the only one who doesn't think it's a safety issue, cgwiz , Wed, 2 Apr 2014 09:32:53
  • Hyundai, Volvo, and VW -every car recalled since 1980's, Norm9-5, Tue, 1 Apr 2014 14:10:55
    • I know, it is the magnitude of the total, MI-Roger , Tue, 1 Apr 2014 16:26:00
      • Is it a worldwide thing or just NA?, Steve T, Fri, 4 Apr 2014 10:48:43
      • Re: I know, it is the magnitude of the total, turbocon86, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 05:40:55
        • Re: replacing detention and spring, BobS, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 09:54:31
        • The sad thing..., ELaw , Wed, 2 Apr 2014 06:28:05
          • Re: The sad thing..., dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 08:50:36
  • Re: OT: GM recalls, dtechakacheaptech, Tue, 1 Apr 2014 13:34:46
    • Reopening GM bankruptcy case?, westernny, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 06:34:28
      • Re: Reopening GM bankruptcy case?, dtechakacheaptech, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 09:37:28
  • Re: OT: GM recalls, RMinNJ, Tue, 1 Apr 2014 08:51:38
    • Re: OT: GM recalls, Ultimated, Wed, 2 Apr 2014 04:54:48

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