10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
11 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
77,897 miles

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problem #98

Jan 012020

Impala

  • 148,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 148,000.

- Williamstown, NJ, USA

problem #97

Oct 172022

Impala

  • miles
About a week ago I got in my car and started driving. as I started going down the road the passengers side alarm for the seatbelt kept going off and I noticed the passenger side airbag had turned on as well. I was in my car alone and had nothing sitting in the passengers seat nor a passenger in my car. That was the first time it lasted my whole drive to work (about 13 miles) but made me think of past times my vehicle had done that as well A few weeks before that the same thing happened and I had to connect the seatbelt to make it stop. I didn-€™t think much of it at first and thought it was a one-off kinda thing till it became a pattern of sorts. This morning I started my car and the dash kept telling me to -€œservice airbags-€ I just bought my vehicle from national auto sales in Spokane Washington the previous February of this year (2022) and only drive to work (13 miles) and back for the most part. Seeing the -€œservice airbag-€ light on in my car was concerning because I don-€™t know what that means. As I looked further into things I found a recall for my vehicle for the passenger side airbags malfunctioning, recall #36110 to replace wiring in the seat. So I called GM and they couldn-€™t find a recall for my vehicle. I then called Knudtsen Chevrolet in post falls Idaho expecting it to get taken care of. The guy from the service department looked up my VIN and told me my vehicle had already been serviced in the past for this passenger side airbag recall issue at another dealership and the work had already been completed and closed so there was nothing they would be willing to do except make an appointment and pay 145.00$ for them to diagnose the situation. I explained that the recall was for the very same thing that-€™s happening in my vehicle right now and that was unsafe if my airbags were malfunctioning. That if they fixed it in the past why am I dealing with that exact recall issue with my airbags now? I don-€™t have money to pay for something that was supposed to be fixed

- Coeur D Alene , ID, USA

problem #96

Feb 022022

Impala

  • 137,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, she noticed the "Service Air bag System" warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the air bag seat sensor and side-impact sensor to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The manufacturer informed that contact that her VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V507000 (Air Bags, Electrical System). The failure mileage was approximately 137,700.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #95

Oct 052021

Impala

  • 115,063 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that upon start-up of the vehicle, the airbag warning light illuminated the instrument panel. The contact called the dealer where he was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V507000 (Air Bags). The contact attempted to reach the manufacturer but was not successful. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 155,063.

- Mt. Vernon, IL, USA

problem #94

Feb 022021

Impala

  • miles
My air bag light stays on and my abs light stays on and something with the wiring keeps ruining my battery

- Danville, IL, USA

problem #93

Aug 182021

Impala

  • miles
The Airbag Service Light comes on!

- Anderson , IN, USA

problem #92

May 182021

Impala

  • 160,074 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted by phone however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) however, the vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 160,074.

- The Colony, TX, USA

problem #91

Jan 012021

Impala

  • 110,000 miles
I place my purse on passenger front seat and the airbag light goes on and beeps while I am driving

- Holland, MI, USA

problem #90

Dec 092020

Impala

  • 187,000 miles
When I sit in the drivers seat, the service air bag warning pops up. I have to raise my seat and then lower it in order to get the warning light to go off.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #89

Sep 052016

Impala

  • miles
Transmission slips front end hits hard when bumps occur service air bag is on the dashboard actuator knocks

- Dover, DE, USA

problem #88

Aug 172020

Impala

  • miles
The service airbag light keeps coming on. There's a frayed wire under the seat and Chevrolet is trying to charge $380 to fix the problem. Chevrolet really should open a recall for this issue because it is so common.

- Bremen, GA, USA

problem #87

May 012020

Impala 6-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
Dic says that to service passenger airbag. We checked for error codes, but can't find any.

- Thornfield, MO, USA

problem #86

May 012020

Impala

  • 58,500 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the 'service air bags' warning light illuminated. The contact stated researched failure on-line and found NHTSA campaign number: 16V507000 (air bags, electrical system), however was unaware if recall was serviced on the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA recall campaign number: 16V507000 (electrical system). The contact also indicated that the rear defroster had failed and burnt the electrical wires. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,500.

- Middletown, OH, USA

problem #85

Feb 022020

Impala

  • miles
Everytime I turn on car my dash says service airbag and wont go off

- Clay City, KY, USA

problem #84

Dec 272019

Impala

  • 79,000 miles
The "service airbag system" light came on and I was told that this is a dealership only problem and the dealership wants $130 just to check it out. Being a safety issue and a dealership fix only problem I feel like I should not have to pay for attention to this matter.

- Palmdale, CA, USA

problem #83

Aug 162019

Impala

  • 147,000 miles
Got into a collision a few months back with side and front damage. Took to be repaired, after car got out of shop, air bag light came on and wont go off and it says "service air bag system". body shop was notified and nothing was done.

- Georgetown, SC, USA

problem #82

Dec 282019

Impala

  • 122,000 miles
Got in it the airbag light came on and it read that my airbag needed to be service it stay on for about 10 minutes and I got in later and it was off

- Gaqdsden, AL, USA

problem #81

Sep 122019

Impala

  • 53,866 miles
Passenger airbag turns on with no passenger in seat. Seatbelt chime goes off while driving because of it.

- Charleston, WV, USA

problem #80

Nov 302019

Impala 6-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Impala. When the vehicle was started, the service air bag indicator illuminated. The contact called george white Chevrolet-Pontiac at 800-262-3834 (located at 1719 S high ave, ames, ia 50010) and was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Consumer stated she took the car to have the diagnostic test run.

- Stanhop, IA, USA

problem #79

Aug 072019

Impala

  • 178,356 miles
The ABS light on traction control does not work key comes out of the ingiton causeing the car to stall front passenger air bag is turned off

- Effingham, SC, USA

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