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Filed Feb 11, 2019 · Airbags · TX

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained lit. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Aug 13, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · 20,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While starting the vehicle, the driver and passenger side air bags deployed without warning or impact. There were no injuries. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. While driving, the radio, air conditioner, and instrument panel gauges stopped operating. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and checked the vehicle. While driving, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact called price kia (1390 richmond rd, charlottesville, va 22911, (833) 394-8325) and was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Jul 17, 2018 · Airbags · 169,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the service air bag warning indicator illuminated, which was a safety concern. The contact called the local dealer (rosner chevrolet, 800 s harbor city blvd, melbourne, fl 32901, (321) 345-9660) and was informed to schedule a service appointment. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 169,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2018 · Airbags · 51,000 miles · TN

Light comes on which reads "check passenger air bag". This light comes on when vehicle is started and then remains illuminated until the engine is shut off. Various dealerships and vehicle repair shops have indicated that parts for the air bags are faulty and need to be replaced. These same repair locations have indicated that the air bags will not activate in case of a accident.

Filed Dec 12, 2016 · Airbags · TN

This truck has been garaged since new. Never been in an accident. A few weeks ago the service airbag message came on. I don't believe I should have to fork out money for something that should last the life of the truck.

Filed Oct 21, 2016 · Airbags, Body · NC

When I purchased my truck the dealership promised to have it fixed,I then went to the nc dmv who handles vehicle. I had been receiving the runaround from everyone. I am sure it has been in a flood that I was not informed about due to all the rust underneath the vehicle. When I purchased it was stationary at a private dealership in a city next to a highway.

Filed Sep 7, 2016 · Airbags, Brakes · 100,000 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the brakes failed to operate. The contact crashed into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed May 4, 2016 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · MD

Takata inflators stationary and in motion.

Filed Jan 22, 2016 · Airbags · 65,000 miles · KY

The service airbag light came on and stays on the milage was about 65000 miles its looks to me like this is a common problem with this truck it is a 2005 chevy silverado 1500 ls, you would think chevrolet would fix this problem.

Filed Nov 21, 2015 · Airbags · 135,000 miles · FL

The air bag warning came on disabling drivers air bag. After checking this out I found this was a real common problem in this age silverados. Problem is a sensor that cost 400$ to repair at dealer. If this is a common problem shouldn't gm fix the defect at their cost? How many owners of this age truck opt not to have this defect fixed due to cost? This endangers owners and passengers and gm should be liable. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Airbags · 163,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

Front to rear 5 car collision, causing me to hit a vehicle and then a high curb and drainage grate, front damage to my truck is severe and my truck will require over $8,000, my insurance company will probably call the truck a total loss...my airbags did not deploy.

Filed Jun 22, 2015 · Airbags, Steering · 107,000 miles · CA · crash · 2 injuries

Vehicle was sold which was believed to be an illegal california safety inspections had for three months driveshaft flew off of vehicle a week after purchasing dealer ship fix but but a driveshaft that was to short for the vehicle which was the reason for the incident second incident cause collision into brick wall because vehicle lost steering believed to be cause by safety issues dealership retired to pass off as an "as is " vehicle air bags did not deploy

Filed Jun 6, 2015 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · WI

The air bag warning came on disabling drivers air bag. After checking this out I found this was a real common problem in this age silverados. Problem is a sensor that cost 400$ to repair at dealer. If this is a common problem shouldn't gm fix the defect at their cost? How many owners of this age truck opt not to have this defect fixed due to cost? This endangers owners and passengers and gm should be liable. Thank you, mike

Filed May 29, 2015 · Airbags · TX · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the driver was traveling at an unknown rate of speed on an on ramp, the driver crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle swayed back and forth on the road and then crashed into the rear of an 18 wheeler truck. The driver's bumper attached to the 18 wheeler truck and the driver's vehicle was dragged for a few miles until the state highway patrol assisted. The contact indicated that none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The driver sustained massive head injuries and abdominal bleeding. The contact received extensive medical attention and had to be sent to a trauma unit in another hospital. The driver sustained fatal injuries due to the air bags not deploying. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but was not able to diagnose the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed May 29, 2015 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · AL

Light comes on which reads "check passenger air bag". This light comes on when vehicle is started and then remains illuminated until the engine is shut off. Various dealerships and vehicle repair shops have indicated that parts for the air bags are faulty and need to be replaced. These same repair locations have indicated that the air bags will not activate in case of a accident.

Filed Apr 9, 2015 · Airbags · 7,000 miles · MI

I hit another vehicle in the side, it was traveling approx. 55 MPH. I was pulling into a walmart and crossing 2 lanes of traffic. Upon impact I pushed the other vehicle off the road from her inside lane. The airbag on my vehicle never deployed. I was told by the repair shop that the impact wasn't hard enough to cause the airbag to deploy. That is why I never reported the accident until now. Just recently the airbag light came on and when I took it to the dealer they said it needed a new front bumper impact sensor for $549.00. I had contacted gm about and they said since there was over 100,000 mi. They could not do anything. I have since learned there have been myriad complaints on this vehicle for the same thing. It seems to me that there are ample enough complaints for the nhtsb to order a recall. I plan on doing the repair myself. The part costs $90.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Airbags · 194,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at an unknown speed, the air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2014 · Airbags · 125,000 miles · FL

The vehicle's read "check air bag" for at least 3 months. No incident but the check light has been on since august 2014. Please advise.

Filed Aug 28, 2014 · Airbags · 6,300 miles · OH

Service airbag light came on. Took it to dealer said impact sensor was bad and airbags would not work if in a frontend crash. Truck has only 73000 miles on it. Cost $350.00 to $400.00 to fix. Dealer said they had a lot of this problem. Why have there been a recall.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Airbags · 82,400 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While the vehicle was idling at a stop sign, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 82,400.

Filed Jul 5, 2014 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · OH

One day after sitting in a parking lot the "check air bag" message came on with air bag light. The past winter had been particularly wet and cold for ohio. After research online, I found that the front driver side air bag sensor was deformed and causing the problem. Apparently the design can allow water into the sensor, but not drain out. Hence, the water froze inside the sensor, expanded and damaged the sensor, rendering the air bag system inoperable. Part number 15103522. Further research revealed that the part has been replaced by another part number - 10370149. Unsure if this new part corrects the lack of drainage or not but according to the online research, it just might. Contacted chevy authorized service and they are not willing to replace the part at their cost since there has not been an official recall. I was put on hold for 5 minutes waiting to learn of the part price, at which point I hung up. There are numerous online reports of this problem and being that it is a life safety issue, one might think that chevy would be interested in not incurring more lawsuits than they already have against them.

Filed Apr 25, 2014 · Airbags · 49,000 miles · MI

Red check airbag light is on constantly. All repair shops indicate that there have been many more, and the expense for repair would run from $450.00 to $1,000.00. It seems that gm already knows about this malfunction, since there are many other reports. Since the light is on, the airbag will not work in the event of a crash. It would seem that gm would repair these immediately unless they want another ignition switch catastrophe. It shouldn't take someone dying as a result of this malfunction to get gm to act. As of now, my airbag will not inflate in the event of a crash.

Filed Apr 19, 2014 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · KY

Air bag light just came on an had it see a dealer told me I had both sensors in the front of the truck bad and wanted to charge me around $850.00 to replace them I didn't have that kind on money to spend they told me it wouldn't effect the running of my truck but if I get in a wreck my air bags probably will not work is this not a safety problem gm should take care of they thousands of trucks like mine with the air bag light on an not air bag want work if they wreck I can only hope that they are a recall on this before anymore people get hurt or kill that could be prevented if gm would do what's right and fix the problem.

Filed Mar 19, 2014 · Airbags · 104,000 miles · MD

Vehicle has service airbag light and message on the dic indicating a faulty air bag safety system. Upon further diagnostic it has been determined that the driver side front airbag impact sensor is faulty disabling the airbag safety system. This part is $250 from the dealer and as a safety item is known to be faulty too soon.

Filed Feb 24, 2014 · Airbags, Brakes · 176,000 miles · OH

I bought a 2005 silverado from my mother, and she bought the truck off of a used dealer lot purchasing for 12,500 four years ago. Since then the truck has had an air bag sensor replaced and it once again showing the air bag needs serviced, which can be very dangerous to truck owners in situations of a crash. Was told they go out commonly. The truck has also had an ABS issue since it was purchased on the lot, we sent it back to be fixed, and the issue was never solved, it has been looked at by three technicians. This is also a public safety hazard if the ABS causes the brakes to fail. The truck also has numerous electrical issues, such as the gear selector does not illuminate, in which case someone may not be able to determine what gear they are in and cause an incident, the headlight, tail light, brake light, and marker lights are always blowing bulbs, the dash cluster doesn't always want to illuminate either, this could cause a crash especially at dark when you cannot see the RPM, speedo, oil press, temp, or any other gage present.

Filed Feb 4, 2014 · Airbags · 99,021 miles · PA

Upon starting the truck, everything was fine. I let idle for about 2 to 3 minutes to warm up. After it was warmed up, I looked down onto the dash and noticed the warning text "service air bag". Also the airbag light on the left side of the dash was illuminated, to this date I have yet to fix the issue. After research online, it seems that I am not the only one with this problem. This does not affect the function of the truck however if I do get into an accident, the air bags will not deploy. I guess I am willing to take that risk as a trip to the dealer to fix the air bag issue will result in a bill of over $200.

Filed Mar 29, 2013 · Airbags · 74,320 miles · UT

Service airbag light comes on when vehicle is started and comes and goes throughout the drive. After discussing with friends found out there are approx. 5-10 other vehicles of the same model and around the same mileage in my area with the problem. If you search the web, there are a lot of trucks with the same problem. Not an isolated incident!!! The problem is expensive to fix and sounds like a money maker for the dealerships!!

Filed Jan 27, 2013 · Airbags · 135,000 miles · FL

I have had a problem with the safety airbags being non operational in my truck for a while now..dealership is wanting to charge in excess of $300 for the repair. I have been reading on multiple forums that this is a common problem with the chevrolet SUV/trucks model year 2003-2011. Due to the front impact sensors going out on the vehicle and yet chevrolet/gm has not done a safety recall on these. I was told by a dealer that if one of these sensors goes out that the airbag system will not deploy is in a crash.

Filed Nov 4, 2012 · Airbags · 85,191 miles · IL

Air bag light has come on due to a faulty impact sensor, a part which will cost approximately $200 to replace. Even though I would consider this a major safety issue, I cannot afford repairs.

Filed Oct 31, 2012 · Airbags · 42,500 miles · KS

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving, he heard a noise under the dash board and the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the censor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they stated that he needed to take the vehicle in to get it repaired at his expense. The failure mileage was 42,500.

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