Tl* the contact owned a 2001 chevrolet cavalier. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a back injury, the rear driver side passenger sustained body and head injuries, the rear middle passenger sustained a head injury and the rear middle passenger sustained body injuries. The injuries required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2001 Chevrolet Cavalier: airbags did not deploy in a crash
10 of the 243 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
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.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
Consumer states while sitting, a car hit him from behind at high speed into another car and air bag did not deploy.
Consumer had taken vehicle to be serviced due to failure of the turn signals and brake lights, consumer asked them to check the electrical system, however they did not and only replaced a burned out fuse, 9 days later the consumer and her son were involved in an accident in which the brakes were applied on a dry road at approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle did not stop and spun around, hitting a guardrail head on, the vehicle was totaled and the air bags did not deploy, one person was injured, consumer feels this is electrical related and feels that the vehicle should have properly been serviced at the time of the faulty turn signals.
While driving at 45 MPH, consumer ran off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle, and ran head-on into an enbankment. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Contacted dealer. *ak
At 55 MPH consumer applied brake, vehicle vibrated and consumer lost control without warning. Vehicle spun around, hit a guardrail head on, then skidded 35 yards down a embankment. Passenger suffered back injuries. Vehicle was totalled yet the air bags did not deploy, the ABS system did not work and the vehicle did not stop until it hit the guardrail and skid 35 yds down the guardrail, the turn sugnal failed due to a blown fuse. *jb
At 55 MPH consumer applied brake, vehicle vibrated and consumer lost control without warning. Vehicle spun around, hit a guardrail head on, then skidded 35 yards down a embankment. Passenger suffered back injuries. Vehicle was totalled however the air bags did not deploy, the ABS did not work and the vehicle did not stop until it hit the guardrail and skid 35 yards down the guardrail, the turn sugnal failed due to a blown fuse. *jb
Rented vehicle. Vehicle collided into a dear at 60 MPH, and airbags did not deploy.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier?
10 of 243 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier
Stalling 19Fuel pump 15Grinding brakes 13Fuel gauge 10ABS 7Check engine light 7Fire or smoke 7Jerking 7Won't start 7Headlights 6Knocking 5Loss of power 5Steering noise 5
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