While driving 35 MPH the consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. The driver side seat belt failed to retract and the airbags failed to deploy. The consumer was knocked unconscious when his head hit the steering wheel. *ak
1997 Chevrolet S10: airbags did not deploy in a crash
33 of the 469 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet S10 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 33
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- 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
Consumer states that vehicle was involved in a head on collision. Upon impact, both front air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified.
Consumer called complaining about having problems with the air bags not deploying. This wasthe second time that the vehicle has had a collision, and the air bags did not deploy.
While driving 20 - 25 MPH, the vehicle rear ended another vehicle, and the air bags failed to deploy.
The vehicle was rear ended and then hit another vehicle, and the air bags failed to deploy.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning another vehicle ran the traffic light and hit consumer's vehicle on driver's side. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy.
Consumer was involved in an accident. Upon impact the air bags did not deploy. Consumer suffered torn ligaments to his left shoulder.
While traveling on highway, vehicle dropped off the pavement into the gravels causing vehicle to turn sideways back onto the pavement and hitting an enbankment on the other side of the road and then turning the vehicle on its side onto the highway in which air bag did not deploy.
Consumer was traveling about 35mph on highway and there was another vehicle sitting on the road. There was a blind spot, and consumer didn't see other vehicle and veered into it. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy at all.
Consumer was traveling about approx 40mph when vehicle was hit head on by another vehicle that had pulled in frontby druck driver, dual air bags did not inflate ,totally inoperative causing leg, arm , shoulder injuires to passenger.seatbelt was worn during the accident. There was no indictation of defective airbags. $4500.00 worth of damage to the frontend.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision\. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, and restraints did not retract, resulting in major injuries. Right airbag sensor was shattered. Vehicle was totalled.*ak the driver's nose hit the steering wheel and the passenger was thrown out of the seat during the accident.
Driver was driven off the road while traveling 60 MPH and into a ditch, air bag light came on no deployment of air bag, consumer took vehicle to dealer and was told he didn't hit hard enough or at the right angle, during front end collision the drivers side air bag did not deploy, the passenger shoulder harness failed and caused the passenger to be thrown thourghout the vehicle causing 3 herniated disc. Nlm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet S10 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet S10?
33 of 469 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet S10 (7%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet S10?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet S10
Wipers 109ABS 25Brake failure 21Fuel gauge 20Stalling 14Ball joint 8Grinding brakes 7Fuel pump 7Adaptive cruise 6Airbag light 6Harsh shifting 6Transmission failure 6Loss of power 5Sudden acceleration 5
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