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Brokinarrow · 06-21-2010, 05:13 PM

If anything, if you get this repaired vs getting a new vehicle, I'd definitely tell whoever does the repairs to get those air bag sensors looked at. Is it still under warranty?

trudawg660 · 06-21-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JEFF2010SSMANUAL

Sue for what? Were you injured badly because they didn't deploy?

If not, then why would you sue them?

Besides that, I am sorry for your accident, and am very glad your all OK

with the justice system we have, just because he didn't get hurt don't mean anything. people win court cases for dumber things

02 WS6 TA · 06-21-2010, 06:02 PM

I'm pretty certain the point of impact on the Escape didn't warrant airbag deployment.

Blownhotrodder · 06-21-2010, 06:22 PM

And people wonder why insurance premiums are so out of control. Anything happens and somebody is looking for a way to get some money that isnt theirs and didnt earn.

2010 SSRS · 06-21-2010, 06:26 PM

damn fords

rayhawk · 06-21-2010, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blownhotrodder

And people wonder why insurance premiums are so out of control. Anything happens and somebody is looking for a way to get some money that isnt theirs and didnt earn.

This country needs a lot less people trying to take someone else's money.

And if you are not injured, the car functioned CORRECTLY by NOT needlessly deploying the airbags. They only go off if necessary and the force is sufficient, obviously that was not the case. The speed you are going before the accident has nothing to do with the airbags deploying, it is the change in speed that sets them off. The airbag light is probably on because the wires got damaged, but the sensor never saw enough force to deploy.

02 WS6 TA · 06-21-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Blownhotrodder

And people wonder why insurance premiums are so out of control. Anything happens and somebody is looking for a way to get some money that isnt theirs and didnt earn.

I'm waiting on my check from BP.

Hupperware · 06-21-2010, 07:21 PM

I had a Mustang hit the retaining wall of a freeway at 65 MPH last year (ex-girlfriend pulled the wheel cause she wanted cigarettes), very similar damage and damage location with neither airbag deploying. My thoughts are the same as some posters before, the car did it's job by protecting both of us and not slamming us in the face with a punch like an airbag. Airbags can cause damage and it sounds like you would even want to sue if they deployed and hurt you... this is why this country needs tort reform. Loser pays. Would make you think twice about suing.

SSOOCH · 06-21-2010, 07:29 PM

I'd sue everybody!

02 WS6 TA · 06-21-2010, 07:36 PM

I'd sue Tom Cruise, and Jesus.

comiskeybum · 06-21-2010, 07:55 PM

you cant sue someone for injuries if they dont exist. first rule of business law is your nose better be clean and and you better have a case. 2nd rule is you better have deep pockets.

my airbags didnt go off in my 2004 F-150 BUT I WASNT HURT. Is it possible that they are smart airbags? and maybe the computer didnt deploy them because it wasnt needed?

Number 3 · 06-21-2010, 09:41 PM

Airbags don't go off based on speed, they go off based on decleration. The pictures show you had a bumper under ride. The vehicle ahead of you slammed on the brakes causing the nose to dive and the rear end to come up. You then braked hard causing your nose to dive lower than the bumper of the vehicle in front of you. This causes a much softer crash. Not saying it isn't serious, but people generally misunderstand what the sensors detect in order for the airbags to fire.

02 WS6 TA · 06-21-2010, 09:43 PM

I'm going to sue the Mexican resturant- If I lived 5 miles further away, I might have soiled my BVDs tonight.

02 WS6 TA · 06-22-2010, 08:58 AM

06-21-2010, 05:13 PM	#15
Brokinarrow Drives: 2012 Honda NC700x Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Indianola, IA Posts: 5,317 View My Garage	If anything, if you get this repaired vs getting a new vehicle, I'd definitely tell whoever does the repairs to get those air bag sensors looked at. Is it still under warranty? __________________

06-21-2010, 06:26 PM	#19
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	damn fords __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

06-21-2010, 07:29 PM	#23
SSOOCH Camaro SL,UTs Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS #16429 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jordan, UT Posts: 7,357 View My Garage	I'd sue everybody! __________________

06-21-2010, 09:41 PM	#26
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,301 View My Garage	Airbags don't go off based on speed, they go off based on decleration. The pictures show you had a bumper under ride. The vehicle ahead of you slammed on the brakes causing the nose to dive and the rear end to come up. You then braked hard causing your nose to dive lower than the bumper of the vehicle in front of you. This causes a much softer crash. Not saying it isn't serious, but people generally misunderstand what the sensors detect in order for the airbags to fire. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

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06-21-2010, 06:02 PM	#17
02 WS6 TA Account Suspended Drives: GM Stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 727	I'm pretty certain the point of impact on the Escape didn't warrant airbag deployment.

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Blownhotrodder Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clarkesville , GEORGIA Posts: 1,857	And people wonder why insurance premiums are so out of control. Anything happens and somebody is looking for a way to get some money that isnt theirs and didnt earn.

06-21-2010, 07:21 PM	#22
Hupperware Drives: 2010 Synergy Green Metallic 1LT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 104	I had a Mustang hit the retaining wall of a freeway at 65 MPH last year (ex-girlfriend pulled the wheel cause she wanted cigarettes), very similar damage and damage location with neither airbag deploying. My thoughts are the same as some posters before, the car did it's job by protecting both of us and not slamming us in the face with a punch like an airbag. Airbags can cause damage and it sounds like you would even want to sue if they deployed and hurt you... this is why this country needs tort reform. Loser pays. Would make you think twice about suing.

06-21-2010, 07:36 PM	#24
02 WS6 TA Account Suspended Drives: GM Stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 727	I'd sue Tom Cruise, and Jesus.

06-21-2010, 07:55 PM	#25
comiskeybum Banned Drives: 2010 Chevy Equinox LS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 799	you cant sue someone for injuries if they dont exist. first rule of business law is your nose better be clean and and you better have a case. 2nd rule is you better have deep pockets. my airbags didnt go off in my 2004 F-150 BUT I WASNT HURT. Is it possible that they are smart airbags? and maybe the computer didnt deploy them because it wasnt needed?

06-21-2010, 09:43 PM	#27
02 WS6 TA Account Suspended Drives: GM Stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 727	I'm going to sue the Mexican resturant- If I lived 5 miles further away, I might have soiled my BVDs tonight.

06-22-2010, 08:58 AM	#28
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