bigmel

me and a wall had a fight I and I lost big time. the airbags did not fully deployed how ever the SRS light came on and the car was filled with smoke. it smelled like gun smoke. I notice the steering wheel be hide the airbag was jacked up like the exploded. the front is all smashed in.

toubia320

Damn bro, hope everythings okay...what were u doing exactly???

bigmel

I was pulling to a parking lot and I hit the brake to slow down but it did not stop and i panicked and turn in to the wall i did not want to him the cars and boom.

jallison12

Hope you have no injuries yourself. Take care

bigmel

I'm ok but my wife was shaking up a little.

konigstiger

You need to stay off the pipe! Glad to hear no one was injured. Now then, when you say the brakes did not slow the car down are you implying that the SBC failed. I remember you had mentioned that the dealer performed service not too long before did it include any brake service?

kevmac

In the end, it's just a car. If you're insurance can get it fixed, great. If not, no sweat. Revel in the fact that you were both able to walk away.

mpx220

Damn that sucks! That's what insurance is for though!

AsianML

That sucks! Glad you're okay though.

barrafp

I hate reading threads that mention failing brakes. It could happen to anyone of us without warning. luckily you weren't driving in the freeway and had to slow down quickly. Now I always panic when I have to use my brakes and always prepared to step on the parking brake. Sucks.

bigmel

I wished i was on the pipe then I would not have felt a thing....lol

I was going slow about 5 to 10mph. I was slowing down and I press on something.... it like the car jerked forward as i was pulling to a parking lot.

pinebaron

Glad to know you are OK, however really sorry to hear about the crash.

Take Care

konigstiger

If the SBC hydraulic back up mode triggered, greater pedal pressure would be required to stop and the brake pedal travel will be noticeably longer. Is this what you experienced?

bigmel

just before the crash i heard a sound it was like errrrrrrrr almost luck a pumping sound. the airbag blew but did not deploy. it smell like gun power. I'm thankful it was not on the highway, bc at those speeds I would really need the air bags.

Forumid

Having the airbags fail to deploy sounds to me as if it would be a big problem for MB. A while back someone reported a crash in which the bags did not deploy, and I think MB came out to look at the car. What do you mean when you say the bags blew, but did not deploy? They never expanded beyond their enclosures?

mleskovar

Did the red brake failure warning light up in your display?

b_rashed

sorry about that man. glad u and ur wife are ok. is the car totaled, any pix of it?

bigmel

the back of the steering wheel looked like something exploded. however on airbags came out. all we smell was gun powder

bigmel

the back of the steering wheel looked like something exploded. however on airbags came out. all we smell was gun powder. so yes it did not expanded beyond their enclosures.

bigmel

I did not hear from my insurance company yet. I doubt its a total lost. However I would not be mad at this point.

konigstiger

Did it sound anything like the normal SBC “buzzing type noise” made during pressure buildup? I am trying to determine if you had an SBC failure. As another member questioned, were there any warnings in the MFD? Furthermore, you say the air bags activated however did not fully deploy. I am trying to establish if you should contact MBUSA, not the dealership, to determine the cause of the malfunction along with your insurance company.

xxwhitecastlexx

glad to here you're okay...
didnt you just buy it too...
sucks man i just got mine and had a little miss hap too...
haha...must be a jersey thing..

Vik888

Why do people want to see pics of someone elses misfortune? I find it disturbing. This isn't a safety testimonial where he says he walked away from a 100mph crash. Sheesh.

pinebaron

It is human nature; people want to see results of carnage and misfortune than good things.

bigmel

no maulfunction pop on the MFD. I told the dealer that have the car about the airbags and said they will show the claim adjuster. also I told my insurance company about the airbags and it seems like they are blowing it off.
its one thing if the airbags did not trigger. then maybe the crash was not hard enough. my consern is that they just fix the steering wheel and leave the airbags.. However I want to contact Mbusa bc it look like that system did not work as intended. its almost a good thing that this happen this way, bc I have been driving at brake neck speeds and if i would have crash on the expressway are something I would have been screwed. My wife need the airbags more than me. since my hands was on the steering wheel I just pushed the column back. however my wife hit her head on the dash.