The event was a crash of my 1998 chevrolet silverado p/u. The crash was a forward moving impact to the side of another vehicle with a speed of 40 MPH. And the air bags didn't deploy. The results was the driver impacted the steering wheel as of today only minor pain and bruises are evident. The is the first failure of this system I know of. I have tried to deploy the air bag form a 1995 buick and it didn't fire also, what is the problem with this system. This incident could have resulted in the death of the driver.
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: airbags did not deploy in a crash
5 of the 360 complaints about the 1998 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
While traveling about 75mph on the highway she took off the cruise control. And without prior warning the consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit an embankment. The dual airbags didn't deploy at all. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts
Vehicle's air bags did not deploy during an accident in which the driver was injured in the facial area. Yh
Consumer was driving about 45 MPH when he was rear ended by another vehicle. Applied brakes and the brakes went straight to the floorboard. Consumer hit the curb, and the vehicle came to a stop. Driver's air bag failed to deploy. Contacted the dealer for repair service.
While driving at about 25mph vehicle shutdown, causing the driver to lose control and the brakes to be inoperable. Vehicle collided into a pole. Upon impact, the airbag did not deploy. The dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
5 of 360 owner complaints about the 1998 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 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Wipers 54ABS 40Brake failure 19Jerking 11Pulling 11Fire or smoke 7Power steering loss 7Tire blowout 6Fuel pump 5Loss of power 5Premature wear 5
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