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Old 02-15-2022, 11:31 AM   #1
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Zl1 1le. My airbag random exploded at thunderhill

It wasn't the first. It won't be the last.
I feel GM should start considering they have an issue with airbags especially if this happens with a "track ready" car.
Did i catch some air? yes like 99% of the people going over the little hill.
not a justification for this to happen.
Especially cause was my daily of wife and son.

you may want to consider to deactivate the airbags when on track.

well that is why I sold the camaro for the GT500.


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Old 02-15-2022, 11:52 AM   #2
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damn ale is on the camaro forum lol never thought i would see the day
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Old 02-15-2022, 11:55 AM   #3
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It wasn't the first. It won't be the last.
I feel GM should start considering they have an issue with airbags especially if this happens with a "track ready" car.
Did i catch some air? yes like 99% of the people going over the little hill.
not a justification for this to happen.
Especially cause was my daily of wife and son.

you may want to consider to deactivate the airbags when on track.

well that is why I sold the camaro for the GT500.


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You got it on video...GM will pay for this.
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Old 02-15-2022, 12:04 PM   #4
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You got it on video...GM will pay for this.

lol no they wont ive seen 3 or 4 of these happen to people all on video and none of them was covered
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Old 02-15-2022, 12:29 PM   #5
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Well that'll make ya fill up your drawers holy cow
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Old 02-15-2022, 12:38 PM   #6
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Wow! Glad you are ok and that it didn't cause any injury to you or you to wreck the car.
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Old 02-15-2022, 12:57 PM   #7
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That landing impact looked brutal, I’m not surprised the bags popped.

GM is notoriously trigger happy with the rollover bags. 5th Gens, CTS-V2s, and SS sedans were all susceptible. I’ve seen much fewer cases with the 6th Gen but it does happen. I would plan to disable the bags if tracking the car.
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Old 02-15-2022, 02:05 PM   #8
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You should talk to this guy, he had the same issue. https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=602414
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Old 02-15-2022, 06:34 PM   #9
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I sold the car. And no the land isn't brutal. It is only one tire lifted there. But again. It happened to people on the curbs. Or autocrossing. It is just wrong.
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Old 02-15-2022, 06:37 PM   #10
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damn ale is on the camaro forum lol never thought i would see the day
Hahaha. I did post before Michael lol
Few though. And probably this is last one lol.
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