Howdy! I know you're retired from GM, but I thought you might know who to pass this along to. Instead of a private message, I thought that if there were other Camaro owners unfortunate enough to have noticed this, that they might chime in.

Both side-curtain airbags deployed, after a straight-on collision and no tilting of the car.

Thursday, on the way home from Fort Hood, I hit a deer in my month-old black 2SS/RS. (Yes, Thursday was a very bad day, all 'round.) I hit it square on, a smidgen left of center on the front bumper, at 62 mph. It fell below the bumper, got dragged a little, and got up and ran off. The car was stopped, it went only straight ahead after hitting the animal, and was not tilted at all in any direction. The passenger seat was empty.

The appraiser was amazed that both side curtain bags deployed, and felt that neither should have. I wasn't injured or anything, it's kind of expensive for my insurance company, though. It seems to me that there may be a glitch in the processor code that governs what bags deploy in response to what stimulus. Please pass this along to the "airbag whiz," in whatever engineering department might be appropriate.

It's going to take a long, long time to get repair parts, too!

Best regards,
Peyton

 

First, I am sorry to hear that you had the incident and I am glad no one got hurt.

Second, I'll make sure Scott sees this.

Not to be rude, but got pics of the aftermath? I have to admit I am curious to see how things end up after a 2010 Camaro airbag deployment.

 

Yes, good luck getting replacement parts- they have a huge wait for product right now, can't build them fast enough-

Pretty tough deer to take a hit like that and run away-

 

Howdy, Jason,

Here's the only picture I have. Forgot all my basic photography skills, and took a pic into the sun, early on the morning after hitting the deer. I need to get back by the body shop and get another shot. I'll be sure and get airbag ones.

 

When did Scott retire???

 

Yeah, I missed that too.

 

last time I emailed him.. about a month ago.. he still had a GM email?

 

Holy Crap. You hit a deer at 62mph!!!! and thats the only damage you had?!? I hit a dear at 15mph in my Trailblazer, and the front bumper cover was trashed.

 

I hit one a few years back in my '88 S-10 Blazer, don't know my speed for sure at impact as I was on the brakes hard from 55mph (had seen the deer prior to him running out, he was facing away from the road and facing toward the field). Fortunately, my PVC fishing rod holders mounted in front of the bumper took most of the impact, knocked the deer down, he jumped up and left hoof prints in the chrome wheel well trim on the right front and I had to replace two pieces of 1.5" PVC pipe. The two hoof prints are there to this day (well, the old Blazer does have 300K or so miles on it!).
Clyde

 

I hit one in a Caprice at about 35 or 40 mph- pushed the left fender into the driver's door, and broke the window as the deer rolled down the side of the car- new headlight, fender, and door to get back into business- maybe $150 in salvage parts- and no air bag deployment-

 

I hope you are also ringing GM Customer assistance about this. That is probably the most appropriate place to start in trying to get some engineering attention onto the matter.

 

you hit the dear and dragged it under the car and it got up and ran off afterward???? thats crazy. oh, sorry about the car. i would be so misserable.

 

I must be out of the loop, when did he retire?

 

I don't think Scott's retired yet.

 

I don't either. I saw him last month at the Anaheim show.