Accident going about 50 mph and no airbags deployed
Chevrolet Blazer no deployment problems
192 of the 8,038 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Blazer describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 192
- worst model year
- 1995
- typical repair cost reported
- $7,800
- typical mileage
- 98,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
ABS 14Brake failure 12Grinding brakes 5Seat belt 4Airbag light 4Steering lock-up 2Power steering loss 2Ball joint 2
What owners say
The contact's father owns a 2013 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that while his father was driving at approximately 40 MPH straight forward, the brake pedal was depressed, and it traveled to the floorboard. Then, the brake pedal was lifted, and the brake pedal traveled a second time to the floorboard. The vehicle did not slow down as intended, and the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bag did not deploy, and no warning lights illuminated. The contact's father sustained a facial bruise. Medical attention was not needed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a lot where it was pending an inspection from the insurance company. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Chevrolet Blazer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH when a semi-truck crashed into the rear of the vehicle on the driver's side of the vehicle. The vehicle began to spin, causing it to go into the lane the semi-truck was in, and it was hit on the driver's side of the vehicle several times. The vehicle ended up crashing into the median and coming to a stop. The air bags did not deploy. The contact received neck injuries, spinal injuries, headaches, consistent ringing of the ears, shoulder injuries, and hip injuries. Medical attention was needed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and taken to the dealer, who repaired the driver's side doors, tires, rims, and other parts of the body of the vehicle that the contact was unable to identify. The air bag failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
Driver may have swerved to avoid an animal (deer) on dark country road. Vehicle rolled over ejecting the driver. Death was instant. The drivers door came off hinges and locks. See photos. Airbag did not deploy. No other vehicle involved.
Rear ended a stopped pick up at 45 MPH and air bags did not deploy. It was on a highway where the speed limit is 55. The whole front end was damaged but most was on driver side.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 chevrolet blazer. While driving 40 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an embankment. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact sustained injuries to the spine, a whiplash, and a concussion which required medical attention. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 298,430.
"takata recall" vehicle acted like it wanted to only go right and I couldn't turn left and ended up hitting the guardrail on the right side of the road and almost totalled the vehicle. Didn't know about any recall so I went to junkyard to get whole front end, fenders, hood and pretty much every thing on front of vehicle except for motor. But did replace fan on motor. Cost in parts only was approx. $700.00 (have receipts). Not including labor! & time and cost spent not having a vehicle until fixed. Also no airbags deployed!
Takata inflators: I had left my house headed to work at approximately 6:30 am and got on i40 eastbound, it had snowed the day before and the roads had been treated and were clear for travel, I was traveling on a 3 lane highway in the left lane @ aprox 50mph and I applied my brakes to do upcoming traffic, when the ABS system locked. I attempted to let off and re apply the brake but the ABS system just stayed engaged and the front end started sliding hard to the left and I steered away from the pull. I subsequently hit the center concrete wall at approx. 40mph with the front passenger side of my car, which caused me to spin around and hit the passenger rear, I continued to spin until I was facing back east. My air bags did not deploy but it caused severe damage to core support and passenger side frame horn. It was a single vehicle accident and no damage was done to anything but my vehicle and myself, the ABS did not release within what I approximate to be about 6 seconds and this so called safety device nearly killed me. I was wearing my seat belt.
Driver lost control of the vehicle striking another and died on 12/29/14. Driver was 23 years old. The airbags failed to deploy as in ignition defect switch cases which may be the case with this vehicle and should be investigated. The seatbelt was also defective and inoperable, thus not worn at the time of death.
Driving approx. 35 MPH north on 5700 blk of tacony st philadelphia pa 19137, 2005 silver honda pulls out of drive way hits the rear passenger side and rear passenger tire of truck, truck then spins and flips over. No air bag deployed at all sustained injuries. Was taken by rescue to hospital.
Related recalls
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- What is wrong
- General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020 Buick Enclave, Cadillac XT5 and XT6, Chevrolet Blazer, Silverado 1500, 2500 and 3500 and Traverse and GMC Acadia and Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The diffuser component of the Roof-Rail Air Bag (RRAB) inflator may not have been properly crimped to the inflator and could separate from the inflator during air bag deployment.
- Risk
- If the diffuser separates from the inflator during deployment, RRAB performance may be degraded, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the suspect RRAB modules, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1‑800‑630‑2438, Cadillac customer service at 1‑800‑333‑4223, or Buick customer service at 1‑800‑521‑7300. GM's number for this recall is N202305380.
Recall number 20V446000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chevrolet Blazer no deployment
Which Chevrolet Blazer years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (45 complaints), 1996 (43 complaints) and 1997 (19 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix airbags did not deploy in a crash on the Chevrolet Blazer?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $7,800 (median of 5 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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