Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, she saw fire emerging from bottom of the vehicle. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact stated that the vehicle was trying to start even with the keys out of the ignition. There were no crash or injuries due to the fire. The air bags did not deploy. The fire department was contact and was able to extinguish the fire. The status of the police was unknown. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home. The contact had not notified local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2005 Chevrolet Equinox: airbags did not deploy in a crash
27 of the 638 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 65,000
- 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
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH and turning on curve too fast, control of the vehicle was lost. The vehicle swerved left and right ultimately coming to a stop after crashing into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. During the impact the contact head was hit on the windshield and abrasion to the knee were sustained. Medical attention was not sought. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. While driving 35 MPH and driving straight preparing to make a right turn, the contact crashed into the front quarter panel of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the head and ankle, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000. *dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. While driving 24 MPH on an exit ramp, the vehicle inadvertently drove off the side of the ramp and crashed. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt failed to restrain the contact. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact sustained minor injuries to the head and hips that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a field inspector was sent to inspect the vehicle. The contact was awaiting the inspection results. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. While driving 45 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. All the air bags failed to deploy. The contact noticed smoke coming from the radiator. The vehicle was towed to xtreme color inc. In kansas city, ks 66102; 913‑281‑0830. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a neck and back injury that required medical attention. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 146,500.
Abs pulsates by itself while driving making it hard to stop when I need to. When I do push down on the brakes it pushes back preventing me from stopping quickly or at all. After a while driving like this the ABS traction light comes on and stays on until I turn it off and then it happen all over again. I have been to the dealer to have it fix but the problem keeps reoccurring. In 2012 the car just stop on the road that wasn't brake related causing us to get hit from behind and the airbag didn't deploy. The car now is have electrical problems where it seems like one thing is failing after another. For example side mirrors don't work, rear windshield wiper stop working, airbag never deployed.
Head on accident into ditch, airbags did not go off
On 2/17/15, I, along with 3 of my children, were driving along the roadway at approx. 7am. As I went around a minor bend in the road, the vehicle pulled hard to the left slamming the driver's side into the snowbank around the guardrail. It continued moving forward as I attempted to apply the brake and lightly move the wheel to get us back into our lane. The vehicle pulled to the right and as I tried to straighten it up, I was sent into a spin until the rear of the vehicle slammed into the snow on our side of the road, bringing us to a stop. No air bags deployed & as I tried to pull away, I realized the vehicle was not on. It had shut itself down. I had my brother look at it & test drive, he found nothing, so I assumed it was a 1 time event and proceeded to use the vehicle. On 2/22/15, my nephew and my daughter used the vehicle to go to town. He got less than 3 miles from home, heading down the mountain, when he realized there was little to no steering. He looked down & saw that once again, the vehicle had shut itself off. He too ended up crashing. Luckily he was able to get it to the opposite side of the rd, into the snowbank just before a semi went speeding by. Again, no airbags deployed. It concerns me with the massive recall that I found online, that this vehicle is not on the list, but many ppl seem to be having the same issue. Luckily no one was injured in our incidents. But these vehicles are not safe & should not be on the roads in this condition. We were very fortunate that both incidents were during a clear spot in traffic. Now the vehicle site in my drive because I do not trust that whatever they do will fix it & I cannot in good conscience pass this death trap on to anyone else. I contacted gm hoping for a bit of help & perhaps an investigation into the safety of the vehicles, but they refused.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. The contact stated that while park, the shift lever independently shifted into drive causing the vehicle to crash into the driver's side of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 166,000.
Vehicle was hit on the driver's side at the front door. Vehicle went right after impact at full throttle into a 12 ft ditch. Turned 90 degrees out of the ditch,came out of the ditch, across a 4 lane road. Front left wheel caught on a curb, vehicle still a full throttle with driver trying to brake. Veered to the left, jumped a 2 ft ditch, went to the right, hit a 3 ft rock, knocked the rock into the ditch and car ended up on top of the rock. Air bags did not deploy at this this. Vehicle traveled approximately 953 ft at full throttle before hitting the rock. Gm had replaced the ignition switch once under policy vehicle would not come out of gear when parked sometimes. Even after replacing ignition switch we continued to have problems removing key from ignition. Nationwide insurance has possession of the car and is paying an outside vendor to down load the data from this accident. Gm was called an we got one phone call back about this accident a week ago. Do have pictures and video from the accident scene. Also have a diagram of the distances the car traveled while changing directions after being hit. Best time to call is between 10am and 1pm as I drive a school bus and can not talk. Or after 6pm to 9pm.
I hit a pole and the airbags did not deploy, but I hit the pole a little off the center on the front end I don't know if that matters I'm very upset with this and I guess there's not much I can do my car was totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet equinox. While driving approximately 70 MPH on the highway, the contact noticed the key was detaching from the ignition. The dealer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v302000 (power train). While driving 35 MPH, the contact was involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact was injured and received medical attention. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 70.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox?
27 of 638 owner complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2005 Chevrolet Equinox
ABS 48Check engine light 39Grinding brakes 33Stalling 30Won't start 27Overheating 22Loss of power 15Water leak 15Brake failure 14Headlights 14Airbag light 10Fire or smoke 10Fuel pump 10Pulling 7Wipers 7Door locks 6Engine failure 6Fuel smell 6Harsh shifting 6Hesitation 6Jerking 6Power windows 6Knocking 5Sudden acceleration 5
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