Chevrolet Corvette no deployment problems

Filed Apr 26, 2023 · Airbags, Wheels · 35,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated that the warning message that the front tires were low displayed. The contact added air into the tires but the warning message that the tires were low continued to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer replaced the tires but the failure reoccurred several times and the tires were replaced several times. On another occasion, while the contact was driving 65 MPH the vehicle started shaking and the vehicle collapsed on the front driver's side, causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle and the vehicle struck the wall. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was seriously injured and was taken to the hospital. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed, and the vehicle was diagnosed by the manufacturer, and the diagnosis was that the front driver-side rim fractured. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer diagnosed the vehicle but did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Mar 1, 2021 · Airbags · 3,000 miles · CO · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated while at a stop light, a 2008 toyota tundra crashed into the vehicle. The vehicle was dragged several feet and was towed to an independent lot. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no reported fire. The contact sustained injuries to the head and ears that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The contact received the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v651000 (air bags, seat belts) after the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000. * (recall related incident) ts

Filed Mar 18, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 11,000 miles · GA

Seat belt pretensioner on the passenger side deployed (sounded like a shotgun blast in the cabin) without provocation. No accident, did not run over anything, etc. Going straight ~45mph on an empty street at 12:50am. Smoke billowing out of the cabin of my car, all the lights were on, bells were ringing, etc. It's as if I was in an accident, but no airbags deployed. Frightening experience! Gm said it is not their problem.

Filed Jun 12, 2017 · Airbags · 40,000 miles · VA

Depending on the position of the drivers seat the airbag indicator on the dash will indicate that the airbags are disabled. In the event of an accident if the airbags did not deploy it could result in serious injury or death. No event has yet to happen for my vehicle, but I feel unsafe knowing that the airbags have a defect that may result in them not being deployed.

Filed Mar 2, 2016 · 18,000 miles · DC · crash

Sideswiped and t-boned by tractor trailer, air bags did not deploy.

Filed Jan 16, 2015 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · GA · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 chevrolet corvette. While driving at approximately 63 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle caught fire. The contact sustained a broken ankle, and internal and external injuries to the face and head that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jan 16, 2015 · Airbags · GA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the driver owned a 2008 chevrolet corvette. While driving at approximately 65 MPH, the driver crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. During the crash, the driver was ejected from the vehicle and suffered trauma to the head, a fractured right ankle, and various traumas to the body that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Airbags, Steering · 92,900 miles · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns 2004 chevrolet corvette. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the power steering failed causing the contact to crash. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle turned off. A police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was totaled and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,900.

Filed Mar 26, 2014 · Airbags · 46,000 miles · NC · crash

My son purchased this car in may 2012 and wrecked it in june 2012 while driving to work in the rain. The air bags did not deploy despite his hitting a lamp post and a tree. He was not injured and no other cars were involved. We always wondered why the air bags did not deploy but didn't pursue that because we were just glad no one got hurt. My son never quite understood how the wreck happened and now that we have learned of problems with air bags not deploying in some gm cars, we wonder if there might be a problem that should be investigated with regard to corvettes as well. We got a carfax report on the car before we purchased it and there was no indication that it had been involved in any kind of incident that would have impacted the air bags.

Filed Oct 31, 2013 · Airbags · 35,550 miles · CA

I have complained about this many times with no help or response for the federal safety agency or gm. Please read my previous request for help. Confirmation numbers 10546935,10544479,10489161, 10511438 and maybe others. It happened again today. I fixed it again with zip ties. I hope it works if I have an accident. This is a common problem with all c6 2005 thru 2013 corvettes. I even read about a new c7 corvette with a check air bag light. If you read my other complaints you will see I've had it in the dealers many times. They even replaced a seat belt pre-tensioner that I paid for with no luck. We know what the problem is. It's the connectors under the seat. They are defective and need to be redesigned and replaced before someone is killed because the air bag failed to deploy. You can google it and see many post on the subject. I'm a member the corvette forum with over 25,000 post. It is a topic of discussion often. Our question that no one will answer is will the air bag deploy when the check air bag light is on? Of course no one will answer that. Many owners have given up and drive around with light on.