10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 10 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 12 / 1
- Average Mileage:
- 103,651 miles
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The contact owned a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the driver was traveling at an unknown rate of speed on an on ramp, the driver crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle swayed back and forth on the road and then crashed into the rear of an 18 wheeler truck. The driver's bumper attached to the 18 wheeler truck and the driver's vehicle was dragged for a few miles until the state highway patrol assisted. The contact indicated that none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The driver sustained massive head injuries and abdominal bleeding. The contact received extensive medical attention and had to be sent to a trauma unit in another hospital. The driver sustained fatal injuries due to the air bags not deploying. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but was not able to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
- Arlington, TX, USA
Light comes on which reads "check passenger air bag". this light comes on when vehicle is started and then remains illuminated until the engine is shut off. Various dealerships and vehicle repair shops have indicated that parts for the air bags are faulty and need to be replaced. These same repair locations have indicated that the air bags will not activate in case of a accident.
- Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
I hit another vehicle in the side, it was traveling approx. 55 mph. I was pulling into a walmart and crossing 2 lanes of traffic. Upon impact I pushed the other vehicle off the road from her inside lane. The airbag on my vehicle never deployed. I was told by the repair shop that the impact wasn't hard enough to cause the airbag to deploy. That is why I never reported the accident until now. Just recently the airbag light came on and when I took it to the dealer they said it needed a new front bumper impact sensor for $549. I had contacted GM about and they said since there was over 100,000 mi. They could not do anything. I have since learned there have been myriad complaints on this vehicle for the same thing. It seems to me that there are ample enough complaints for the nhtsb to order a recall. I plan on doing the repair myself. The part costs $90.
- Nunica, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000.
- Dallas, TX, USA
SRS warning came on. Had fault code. Called Chevy dealer and they said I would need a new airbag. I researched and found that GM does know about this and even put out a tsb. It is a connector to the airbag itself located in the left kick panel. The fix is to clean the connector or replace it. No new airbag is needed but it did reoccur about a year later. Recleaned and ok again. This is a safety item and should be a recall. Since GM knew it I must assume that NHTSA knew it also. I can see where a lot of people would not fix this and just drive like this since a lot of technicians think you need a new airbag when it is in fact poor wiring by GM.
- Brentwood, CA, USA
When I got in the truck to go to work, airbag warning light along with the dic notification where on. With a osb II reader, got a code or "B0104 front right senor replace". replaced the senor at owners expense. With new part installed the warning light and dic message cleared.
- Gilbert, AZ, USA
The vehicle's read "check air bag" for at least 3 months. No incident but the check light has been on since August 2014. Please advise.
- Miami Gardens, FL, USA
Check airbag light stays on.. do I need to disengage? please advise.
- Rapid City, SD, USA
For no apparent reason, the air bag warning lights on vehicle came on when starting the vehicle. Vehicle has not been involved in any accident. Vehicle was taken in for repair and repair shop said the front sensors for no apparent reason had gone defective disabling the air bags on vehicle. Sensors had to be replaced and I was told parts were only available from a Chevrolet dealership. After repair I checked online and found numerous other owners of Chevrolet vehicles have experienced the same problem. I am concerned with the safety issue of disabled air bags when this part goes defective for no reason.
- Colorado City, CO, USA
Service air bag warning light has been on since 2007, when vehicle was still under warranty. Has been to bob grimm Chevrolet in morton, il for this same problem approx 9 times. I no longer live in the vicinity of this dealer, and wouldn't want them working on it again since they have been unable to repair multiple times. Written communication to GM all the way up to CEO has not resolved this issue. Jack schmitt Chevrolet in O'fallon, il did a diagnostic and reported the air bag in my vehicle is used. Nobody has ever worked on the truck regarding the air bag except bob grimm Chevrolet. My understanding is when this light is on, the air bag will not deploy, endangering my life.
- Troy, IL, USA
While driving down the road my service air bag light when on, was told air bags and safety products would not work unless fixed, $500 later done 2yrs later 08/22/14 light is on again"? 30,000 more miles" I never off road and keep my stuff very nice.
- Grant, MI, USA
As I was driving the "service air bag" warning appeared in the information center of the dash and the air bag light started to blink. There was no reason for the warning light. I re-set the information center and the warning reappeared. Very disappointing as there are only 64,537 miles on the vehicle. I checked on the internet to see if there was a recall for this problem for my vehicle, as the miles are very low on my vehicle. Of course there was none for my vehicle. It appears this is a common problem with GM vehicles and an extra expense to the owners. I'm very disappointed at this point. I could not locate any recalls for my vehicle VIN, but there were other recalls involving the air bags with other GM vehicles. I'm lost for words.
- Lafayette, IN, USA
Service airbag light came on. Took it to dealer said impact sensor was bad and airbags would not work if in a frontend crash. Truck has only 73000 miles on it. Cost $350 to $400 to fix. Dealer said they had a lot of this problem. Why have there been a recall.
- Defiance, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the vehicle was idling at a stop sign, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 82,400.
- Avondale, AZ, USA
Air bag light stays on.
- Pawtucket, RI, USA
Turned key on and light saying service airbag came on. Local mechanic said he read that there was going to be a recall on it.
- Marion, IN, USA
One day after sitting in a parking lot the "check air bag" message came on with air bag light. The past winter had been particularly wet and cold for Ohio. After research online, I found that the front driver side air bag sensor was deformed and causing the problem. Apparently the design can allow water into the sensor, but not drain out. Hence, the water froze inside the sensor, expanded and damaged the sensor, rendering the air bag system inoperable. Part number 15103522. Further research revealed that the part has been replaced by another part number - 10370149. Unsure if this new part corrects the lack of drainage or not but according to the online research, it just might. Contacted Chevy authorized service and they are not willing to replace the part at their cost since there has not been an official recall. I was put on hold for 5 minutes waiting to learn of the part price, at which point I hung up. There are numerous online reports of this problem and being that it is a life safety issue, one might think that Chevy would be interested in not incurring more lawsuits than they already have against them.
- Canal Winchester, OH, USA
Red check airbag light is on constantly. All repair shops indicate that there have been many more, and the expense for repair would run from $450 to $1,000. It seems that GM already knows about this malfunction, since there are many other reports. Since the light is on, the airbag will not work in the event of a crash. It would seem that GM would repair these immediately unless they want another ignition switch catastrophe. It shouldn't take someone dying as a result of this malfunction to get GM to act. As of now, my airbag will not inflate in the event of a crash.
- Byron Center, MI, USA
Air bag light just came on an had it see a dealer told me I had both sensors in the front of the truck bad and wanted to charge me around $850 to replace them I didn't have that kind on money to spend they told me it wouldn't effect the running of my truck but if I get in a wreck my air bags probably will not work is this not a safety problem GM should take care of they thousands of trucks like mine with the air bag light on an not air bag want work if they wreck I can only hope that they are a recall on this before anymore people get hurt or kill that could be prevented if GM would do what's right and fix the problem.
- Winchester, KY, USA
- Chippewa Falls, WI, USA