Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 2 | 12/01/2000 | |
| I was travelling at aproximately 55 mph. a full sized silverado 4x4 pulling a horse trailer failed to stop at a stop sign and pulled out in front of me. i applied my brakes and hit hm in the driver door. my driverside airbag did not deploy. my wife was riding as a passenger. she was wearing her shoulder/seatbelt. it did not lock in place and hold her back. she was thrown forward into the dashboard. she received bruised ribs and a bruise on her forehead. the passenger side airbag had been turned off due to the fact that we sometimes transport our grandchildren. we have contacted gm about this. we were told that the conditions were not right for airbag deployment or for the seatbelt to restrain! come on! i thought these things were supposed to be safety equipment!!!!! | |||
| 10/07/2003 | 1 | 01/01/2003 | |
| 1999 chevrolet s10 extended cab.*mr (nar) the consumer was involved in an accident and the air bags never deployed. the vehicle was totaled smashing the front end and breaking the windshield. *cb | |||
| 2 | 05/23/2002 | ||
| During two accidents air bag equipment never deployed.*mr in one of the incidents, the consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit a light pole. *ts *jb | |||
| 11/01/2003 | 1 | 09/07/2002 | |
| Driver loss control of the vehicle and hit a pole.*mr the consumer mention a complaint about the air bag, however he did not state what the problem was. *ph *jb *cb | |||
| 44000 | |||
| Consumer states while traveling at 30 mph, another vehicle ran a stop sign, unable to stop fast enough, consumer's vehicle hit that vehicle broadside. none of the vehicles airbags deployed. *ak see odino 10026511 | |||
| 12/04/2002 | |||
| While traveling at 50 mph, consumer states the vehicle in front swirved to avoid an ice pack, and loss control of vehicle hit a ditch and truck rolled over twice. consumer states' none of the vehicles airbags deployed. please provide any further information. ts | |||
| 07/30/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Nno summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/11/2001 | 3 | 04/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 3 | |||
| Air bag system shorted causing light to come on.*et | |||
| 08/08/1999 | 03/01/1999 | ||
| While waiting for on coming trafic to clear so i could make a left turn into a driveway, a very loud bang came from the passenger side of the dash board. after i turned into the parking lot and stopped, i checked the outside of the truck and found nothing to be wrong, when i felt the dash board where the air bag is, the dash was very hot, i checked with a mechanic and he said the primer probably went off from the air bag. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/01/2005 | 110000 | 2 | 12/01/2000 |
| A large pickup pulled in front of my chevrolet s10 (1999) and i hit it in the driver door with the front of my s10. i was traveling at about 55 mph when the accident happened. the driverside airbag on my s10 did not deploy. my wife was riding as a passenger. her shoulder/seatbelt did not restrain her and she was thrown into the dashboard. (passenger side airbag was turned off due to transporting children in carseats.). *ak | |||
| 04/02/2005 | 18000 | 1 | |
| While driving 70 mph front air bags inadvertently deployed. consumer did not hit anything. dealership will be notified of the problem. *ak | |||
| 03/07/2003 | 1 | ||
| While driving 33 mph consumer's vehicle collided with the vehicle in front. upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. driver and passenger sustained minor injuries, and were transported to the hospital. the vehicle was towed to a repair shop. *ak *nm | |||
| 1 | |||
| While driving at 40 mph, vehicle struck a light pole head on and air the bags did not deploy. *mr *scc *jb | |||
| 11/19/2003 | 49800 | 1 | |
| The vehicle was in an accident and the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was traveling at approximately 50 mph when the accident occurred. *jb the consumers husband's hand was broken as a result. *sc *jb | |||
| 08/01/2002 | 07/01/2002 | ||
| My son was traveling at 30-35 mph when another car traveling in the opposite direction, turned in from of him. the front and left front as well as left side of bed were impacted. from the force of the hit he has burns from the seat belt and the truck stopped to rest pointing in the direction from which he was traveling. the airbags never deployed even though the truck is a total loss.*ak | |||
| 08/02/2002 | 0 | ||
| While traveling at 55 mph hit a deer and front end of was smashed and totalled. upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. dealer has been contacted.*ak | |||
| 10/06/2001 | |||
| Consumer's vehicle was traveling on highway and another vehicle hit it. upon impact, dual airbags didn't deploy. dealership was aware of problem. *ak | |||
| 05/11/2000 | 0 | 01/13/1999 | |
| While going about 45 mph, 1400 pound cow was in the middle of the round in front of vehicle. then it hit the side of the truck, and airbags didn't deploy.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2000 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle at an impact of approx. 15-20 mph, and both air bags failed to deploy. dealer notified. feel free to provide further details. *ak | |||
| 12/06/1999 | |||
| Truck was involved in a crash. first truck t boned another vehicle while traveling about 45 mph. then, truck went down into an embankment, and hit a concrete culvert. upon impact, there was no deployment of driver's side air bag. passenger's side air bag was turned off. not sure if the truck was totalled. *ak | |||
| While driving at 60mph the vehicle hit a tree on the front passenger's side, and neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. *ak | |||
| Vehicle struck a lamp post head-on and was hit in the side by another vehicle at 55 mph. upon impact, air bag did not deploy. dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 57500 | 1 | ||
| Consumer complained about air bag on/off switch assembly. the front casing came off. the air bag switch was not used when problem occurred.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/18/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 40mph on the highway a dog ran in front of vehicle. trying to avoid hitting the dog, vehicle jumped and crossed the road, landing in a ditch. vehicle was straddling inside the ditch , and was trying to get back on the road. consumer was afraid to put on brakes, and vehicle lost control, went into a driveway, and hit a tree. front end of vehicle was embedded in the tree. upon impact, drivers side airbag didn't deploy. consumer has forty stitches on his face, and a cracked rib. *ak | |||