The contact owned a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, he dozed off as the vehicle drifted off to the right shoulder of the highway. The contact regained alertness once the vehicle drove over the highway's rumble strip. As the contact attempted to regain control of the vehicle; the vehicle crashed into a tree. The contact's face smashed into the steering wheel as both the driver's seat belt shoulder strap and the driver's air bag failed to operate as needed. Moments after smashing his head into the steering, the contact stated that the air bag deployed with a delay which caused severe cuts to the contact's face. The contact was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he was treated for multiple severe injuries. Due to the air bag failure, the contact suffered a severe laceration that started from the right corner of the contact's mouth and extended to the contact's left earlobe. The contact suffered another laceration that started from the center of his bottom lip and curved down to the left side of his chin. In addition, the contact suffered a right orbital socket fracture, two vertebrae fractures in the neck, a torn right shoulder, multiple torn tendons in the right arm and five broken teeth. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene to an independent tow yard where it was destroyed. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
1999 Chevrolet Silverado airbags problems
33 complaints (2% of all complaints for this car). 29 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 33
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- crashes
- 29
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal28
- Side/window1
- Frontal: sensor/control module1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet Silverado airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1999 Chevrolet Silverado owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Dt: the contact stated while traveling at 65 MPH he fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle was involved in a crash, it hit a guard rail. This was a frontal impact, and the driver's side air bag did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled.
Emergency brake failed three times. The consumer contacted the manufacturer. *nm while driving consumer tried to down shift and the vehicle would not go into gear. The brakes locked up and the anti-lock braking system did not work. The emergency brakes also failed to work causing the driver to hit a tree. The driver or passenger side air bag did deployed. The driver's seat ejected off of the floor with the driver strapped into the seat. The vehicle had caught on fire upon the side impact. Consumer has had trouble shifting threes times previously and the transmission along with the clutch had been replaced once before. *tt
While driving approximately 20 MPH driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed into a brick wall. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained major injuries, and was transported to the hospital by a helicopter. The vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection.
1999 chevrolet silverado faulty driver restraint system. *mr the vehicle was involved in an accident. The safety belt failed to the restrain the driver, and the air bag did not deploy. *ts. The driver received serious head injuries. (lawyer john kelly on behalf of client, james scott).
The ABS light illuminated. It was later determined that the ABS module failed.
Consumer states of having problems with the middle seat belt buckle. Dealer has been contacted. Ts
These three defects that are mentioned here nearly cost me my life!. No safety defect listed.
While driving 45 MPH vehicle collided head on into a jeep cherokee. Air bags failed to deploy upon impact. Thornton chevrolet in lithia springs seemed to think that air bags didn't go off due to the angle of impact. Estimated extent of damage was $9,000. Consumer was aware of chevrolet 2000's that were being recalled for preventive air bag deployment. Please describe details.
While pulling out and making a left turn, the vehicle acclerated at a high speed, hitting another vehicle, none of the air bags deployed on impact. *ak
Questions about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado airbags
Does the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 33 complaints about the airbags of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado, 2% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1999 Chevrolet Silverado airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet Silverado have bad airbags?
The Chevrolet Silverado model years with the most airbags complaints are 2008 (62 complaints), 2000 (53 complaints) and 2001 (48 complaints).
Other 1999 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Brakes 1,003Suspension 107Transmission 98Acceleration 95Tires 90Body 85Steering 69Engine 64Electrical 51Seat belts 48Seats 48Visibility 45Fuel system 37Locks 22Lights 20Wheels 9
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