Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet k1500. While driving 52 MPH, the driver crashed into a parked vehicle. The passenger and driver were injured. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact has a police report and photos. The current and failure mileages were 24,380.
1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: airbags did not deploy in a crash
5 of the 554 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- 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
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and air bags did not deploy. Dealer or manufacturer had not been contacted. Mr *tt.
While traveling on highway and without prior warning vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. Upon impact, airbags didn't go off. Dealership was aware of problem.
While driving 40 MPH and applying the ABS brakes, the system pulsated and extended stopping distance occurred, resulting in a collision. Air bags did not deploy. *ak
While driving on wet roads consumer ran off the side of the road, hitting a tree head-on, the air bags did not deploy. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
5 of 554 owner complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (1%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Wipers 67ABS 40Fuel pump 37Jerking 28Brake failure 27Pulling 16Transmission failure 15Power steering loss 14Stalling 14Overheating 10Fuel gauge 8Door locks 6Knocking 6
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