Consumer states that airbags did not deploy during accident in a 2000 chevrolet silverado causing serious injury.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado: airbags did not deploy in a crash
34 of the 1,305 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 34
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 56,473
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado. While driving 30 MPH he depressed the brakes and crashed into the vehicle in front of him. The air bags did not deploy. The front seat passenger sustained a lacerated spleen and contusion of the heart. A complaint was submitted to the manufacturer (complaint # 71-546827970). The current and failure mileages were 128,000. Updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08
Dt: consumer's vehicle was involved in a car accident on september 11, 2005 while driving 50-55 MPH. It was a head on collision. Upon impact, driver's side air bag did not deploy. The consumer had not contacted the dealer or manufacturer.
Air bags did not deploy upon impact
While driving 20 MPH consumer's vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. The cause had not been determined at this time. This information was provided by ricky's wife karen flimp.
Air bag failed to deploy, after minor side impact. *bf after traveling 20-30 feet away from the side impact crash site the consumer frontal impact crushed her vehicle. Neither the front or the side airbag deployed. *tc
Consumer's vehicle was involved in a head on collision while driving at 25-30 MPH. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Recall 02v178000 was issued. Manufacturer was not willing to assist the consumer.
While driving 45-55 MPH consumer's vehicle was rear-end by a tractor trailer. Pushing consumer's vehicle off road and into a ditch, front end first. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. *ak both the driver and the passenger sustained injuries. The driver injured his neck, back, hips and pelvis. The passenger injured her right shoulder, chest, back and hips.
Air bags did not deploy when vehicle struck a tree head on. Vehicle was traveling at 40 MPH. Driver was injured.
The vehicle was involved in frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy. The consumer was injured. *ak *ts
The vehicle was involved in an accident, and the air bag failed to deploy.
Air bags failed to deploy from frontal impact during motor vehicle accident
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- What is wrong
- On certain pickup and utility trucks, some of these vehicles have an air bag sensing diagnostic module (sdm) which contains an anomaly that could result in the driver and passenger's air bag failing to deploy during certain frontal crashes.
- Risk
- In a vehicle crash, front seat occupants may receive more severe injuries.
- Remedy
- Dealers will recalibrate the sdm on the affected vehicles. Owner notification began august 28, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑222‑1020 or gmc at 1‑800‑462‑8782.
Recall number 02V178000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado?
34 of 1,305 owner complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado (3%) 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 2000 Chevrolet Silverado?
There is 1 recall and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado
ABS 221Brake failure 118Knocking 43Fuel gauge 40Tire blowout 20Grinding brakes 19Jerking 18Premature wear 14Harsh shifting 12Loss of power 12Door locks 11Fuel pump 11Stalling 11Sudden acceleration 11Power steering loss 9Fire or smoke 8Misfire 8Seat belt 8Pulling 7Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Hesitation 6Shudder 6Spongy pedal 6Steering noise 6Check engine light 5Wipers 5
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