2001 Chevrolet Cavalier airbags problems

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 92,000 miles · MA

The dashboard cracked and I still have not been able to get it fixed I have learned since then that this is a common problem for the chevrolet cavaliers and I worry that if I get into an accident that my airbags wont properly deploy because of the cracked dashboard. Now my windshield fogs up causing visibility issues because of the leaks caused by the cracking.

Filed Jun 3, 2013 · Airbags, Seat belts · IN · crash

2001 chevrolet cavalier. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle passenger side front wheel assembly collapsed. *smd the consumer stated his vehicle collided with a park car. The seat belt was tight, and the air bag failed to deploy. The consumer stated the side wheel was at a 90 degree perpendicular angle to the side of the vehicle. The entire wheel assembly looked destroyed.

Filed Jun 9, 2010 · Airbags, Seat belts · TN · crash

Car was involved in a accident with a 18 wheeler it hit the side the went around to the front there were three people in the car two kids and one adult driver the seat belts popped aloosed and the air bags did not deploy there were pictures taken at the scene and there is a police report this is a very bad problem my kids are only two and five and there seat belts did not hold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Filed Oct 7, 2005 · Airbags, Body · 74,700 miles · TX

Dt: the contact stated that there were two cracks running side by side from the windshield to the passenger side on the dashboard. The contact discovered the problem on october 5, 2005. He was concerned about it because there was an air bag on the passenger's side. The cracked area was where the air bag was located. When he took vehicle to dealer to be looked at they said that everything in the dash area was connected to the dashboard. The cracked part of the dashboard was loosening from the rest of the dashboard.

Filed Aug 26, 2005 · Airbags, Seat belts · 10,000 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

Dt: the consumer states that a 2001 chevrolet caviler has faulty seat belts. The consumer was in involved in a crash with a garbage truck. The consumer was hit by another vehicle that ran a red light. The consumer was knocked under the garbage truck. The consumer had one passenger and two family pets with him. The driver and passenger were buckled up. The passengers knees went through the dashboard. The seatbelt did not hold the passenger securely in the seat. The seatbelt looped the passengers bowels. This happened on friday and on monday the passenger had to have major surgery to remover some of her intestines. The speed was about 30-35 MPH when the crash occurred. A year later the passenger was still having problems with her knees, from the crash. The passenger ended up with cancer in the knees, in the exact same spot that her knees were injured in the wreck. In april the passenger passed away, and the driver believes that this was a result from the seatbelts not working. The consumer does have pictures of the crash and a police report. No insurance report. All of the information provided is all that the owner has access to or knows.*ak

Filed Oct 22, 2004 · Airbags · 90,000 miles · VA · crash

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 30 MPH impact with another vehicle, and both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Dealer was not notified.

Filed May 25, 2004 · Airbags · 18,000 miles · VA

The air bag warning light came on and stayed until the vehicle was turned off and restarted. The dealership was unable to duplicate the problem so they were unable to correct it.

Filed Feb 19, 2004 · Airbags, Brakes · 11,910 miles · IL

Brakes malfunctioned, resulting in extended stopping distance. *ak the dealer informed the consumer the brakes were sensitive. The dashboard was replaced, because the air bag light was on. The dash board lights came on and went off at least twenty two times.

Filed Feb 2, 2004 · Airbags, Seat belts · PA · crash · 2 injuries

2001 chevrolet cavalier, front driver side seat belt defective. " hair trigger press to release button" my daughter christina, age 23 was wearing her seat belt, when on impact her buckle unlatched, causing her to be ejected from her vehicle. *jb contributing factors are inertial unlatching where the seat belt becomes unlatched during the collision. Also both air bags did not did not deploy and side impact.

Filed Jan 14, 2004 · Airbags · PA · crash · 1 injury

Vehicle involved in accident and air bags did not fully deploy. *mr the consumer's husband was involved in an accident. The vehicle's driver's side air did not fully deploy and the passenger's side air bag deployed violently and shattered the windshield. The consumer's husband sustained injuries.