Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 02/17/2012 | 135000 | 1 | |
| I have had a problem with the safety airbags being non operational in my truck for a while now..dealership is wanting to charge in excess of $300 for the repair. i have been reading on multiple forums that this is a common problem with the chevrolet suv/trucks model year 2003-2011. due to the front impact sensors going out on the vehicle and yet chevrolet/gm has not done a safety recall on these. i was told by a dealer that if one of these sensors goes out that the airbag system will not deploy is in a crash. *tr | |||
| 02/17/2012 | 135000 | ||
| I have had a problem with the safety airbags being non operational in my truck for a while now..dealership is wanting to charge in excess of $300 for the repair. i have been reading on multiple forums that this is a common problem with the chevorlet suv/trucks model year 2003-2011. due to the front impact sensors going out on the vehicle and yet chevorlet/gm has not done a safety recall on these. i was told by a dealer that if one of these sensors goes out that the airbag system will not deploy is in a crash. | |||
| 10/23/2012 | 85191 | 1 | |
| Air bag light has come on due to a faulty impact sensor, a part which will cost approximately $200 to replace. even though i would consider this a major safety issue, i cannot afford repairs. *tr | |||
| 10/23/2012 | 85191 | ||
| Air bag light has come on due to a faulty impact sensor, a part which will cost approximately $200 to replace. even though i would consider this a major safety issue, i cannot afford repairs. | |||
| 10/27/2012 | 42500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving, he heard a noise under the dash board and the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the censor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that he needed to take the vehicle in to get it repaired at his expense. the failure mileage was 42,500.pmb | |||
| 10/27/2012 | 42500 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving the vehicle, the heard a noise under the dash board and the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the censor needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that he needed to take the vehicle in to get it repaired at his expense. the failure mileage was 42,500. ap | |||
| 08/11/2012 | 1 | ||
| The service airbag light came on,and i had it checked,was told the front sensor was bad. called the chevy dealer and was told they only have to be replaced if in a crash. i've had wiring problems and a recall on the blower wiring. i think chevrolet should have to check into the problem,because on the internet there are a number of owners with the same airbag problem. sounds like a safety issue to me. chevrolet said for a price they will check it. they make it sound like it's the owner's fault, and the more money they can get the better. sounds like their motto is (money before safety) something needs to be done to help the consumers. *tr | |||
| 08/11/2012 | |||
| The service airbag light came on,and i had it checked,was told the front sensor was bad.called the chevy dealer and was told they only have to be replaced if in a crash.i've had wiring problems and a recall on the blower wiring. i think chevrolet should have to check into the problem,because on the internet there are a number of owners with the same airbag problem.sounds like a safety issue to me.chevrolet said for a price they will check it. they make it sound like it's the owner's fault, and the more money they can get the better. sounds like their motto is (money before safety) something needs to be done to help the consumers. | |||
| 09/23/2011 | 75000 | ||
| My 2005 crew cab 4x4 chevy silverado air bag light has come on at 75000 miles. from my short one hour online research there are numerous gm suvs and trucks from 2003 - 2011 with this same issue. most gm certified repair faculties are not able to correct this ***major safety issue*** without significant cost to their auto owners (average cost $400-$3000). common malfunctioning part - impact sensor 15103522 (average cost of part $100; average analysis cost $200; average labor cost $87 a hour). i did call gm customer service department with no resolve. case number 71-999598205. i should not have to pay additional cost for a common manufacture safety issue that will result in a cause of death or serious injury. please use our tax dollars wisely in having gm repair this issue at no cost to the owners. (who we, including you, are the taxpayers that bailed out gm...why??? thought that is what chapter 13 bankruptery is for?) sincerely | |||
| 08/21/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 50 mph, the contact suddenly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement barrier. the contact suffered a broken jaw and the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged. the vehicle was towed from the scene and a police report was filed. in addition, the airbags failed to deploy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| 08/21/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 50 mph, the contact suddenly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement barrier. the contact suffered a broken jaw and the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged. the vehicle was towed from the scene and a police report was filed. in addition, the airbags failed to deploy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 08/21/2011 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 50 mph, the contact suddenly loss control and crashed into cement barrier. the contact suffered from a broken jaw. the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged and was towed to the residence. a police report was filed. in addition, the airbags failed to deploy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. js | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the service air bag light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced the air bag sensor. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. the current and failure mileages were approximately 30,000. | |||
| 04/19/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the service air bag light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who replaced an air bag sensor. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the current and failure mileages were approximately 30,000-bk | |||
| 06/18/2010 | 57111 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the service airbags warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. the dealer stated that the contact would have to replace the air bag sensor. the contact previously had the sensor replaced in june 2010 when the air bag light illuminated for the first time. the contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the current mileage was approximately 64,000. the failure mileage was 57,111. | |||
| 05/03/2007 | 45147 | ||
| Tl-the contact owned 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 55 mph during rainy weather conditions he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a cement barrier. the air bag did not deploy. the vehicle had front end damages. three passenger received injuries, one passenger had a cut on the head, the second passenger right shoulder was injured. the third passenger also had a shoulder injury. a police report was filed. the vehicle was destroyed. a complaint was filed with the manufacture. a month before the crash the air bag warning came on and it was repaired by the dealer. the mileage was 45,147. vwb | |||
| 05/18/2006 | 12000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving at approximately 55 mph the service air bag light illuminated on the dashboard. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where he was informed the air bag connection failed and it was repaired. the failure has since recurred twice. after the second occurrence the vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer where it was repaired. it was not repaired after the third occurrence. the failure mileage was 12,000 and the current mileage was 65,000. sm. | |||
| 04/16/2010 | 95000 | ||
| Shift indicator , does not light up, various panel lights flash off/on when driving at night, transmission with only 97,000 miles. google searched alot of same type vehicles have this problem. do not know what gear its in.....transmission went out going down highway had to pull off.....also service airbag light came on......too many things going wrong for a newer vehicle, truck is taken care of very well... | |||
| 05/28/2009 | 1 | ||
| Air bags did not deploy on a front end crash. *tr | |||
| 12/15/2008 | 35000 | 1 | |
| The front right air bag sensor in my 2005 chevy silverado failed for no apparent reason causing the air bag system to be de-activated until the sensor was replaced. the vehicle is 4 years old and has 35,000 miles on it and was not involved in any accidents to my knowledge. the issue is that when a sensor fails, the entire air bag system is de-activated until repairs are completed, causing owners to drive the vehicle without the safety feature. general motors made it very clear that they had no intention of correcting the problem for free. replacement of the sensor cost $275 for labor and parts. a service request was filed with general motors asking for them to pay for the repair and the request was denied. i could afford the repair, however many people may not be able to and will end driving their vehicle without an important safety feature. *tr | |||
| 07/16/2008 | 65000 | 1 | |
| I was on my way to work and i stopped at a stop sign and happened to look down at my speedometer and it was showing that i was going 10mph while i was sitting still. then while i was driving the speedometer jumped to 85mph. this was the first time i have noticed this problem. *tr | |||