I t-boned a mini van that failed to to yield on a turn at 35 MPH, my airbags did not deploy.
2002 Chevrolet Silverado: airbags did not deploy in a crash
22 of the 710 complaints about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 22
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 40,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers 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 2002 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 45 MPH on normal road conditions, a vehicle crashed into the front of the driver side. The contact was transported to the hospital after sustaining injuries to the head, neck and lip. The ambulance and police arrived and a police report was filed. The air bags failed to deploy with the massive level of impact. There were no warning light indicators illuminated on the instrument panel after the crash. The front end of the vehicle sustained severe damage. The vehicle was towed to a collision center and the vehicle was repaired. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet silverado. While driving 30 MPH, the contact struck a deer and swerved into a ditch. His chest slammed into the steering wheel and was injured. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not retract. The driver's side bumper was crushed into the front grill all the way across to the passenger side of the vehicle. The contact called the insurance agent, but no police report was filed. He was the only occupant in the vehicle and the seat belt was worn properly at the time of the crash. There was no maintenance performed on the air bags or seat belt prior to the failures. The contact filed a complaint with gm concerning his air bags and seat belt (complaint number 71-670143505). Gm is not taking responsibility for the air bag failure. In addition, no one came out to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was 61,752.
Anti-lock brakes failed to function as designed causing lose of vehicle control and crash. Additionally airbag did not deploy in a front end collision severe enough to totally destroy vehicle.
A piece of furniture was located in the middle of the highway while driving, causing the driver to hit the furniture. Driver lost control of a vehicle ,and it crashed into a concrete wall. Driver's side seat belt failed, and the airbags did not deploy. Driver refused medical attention at that time and went to the hospital on his own. Vehicle was towed by the insurance company.
I was at a complete stop at a red light when a young lady ran the light from the opposite direction. She hit another truck then crossed over into my lane hitting me on my right front bumper. Less than 3 seconds later the other truck hit me head on at 35-40 MPH head on. The impact was hard enough to throw me backwards into some motorcycles behind me. My frontal airbags did not deploy during either hit.
While driving at 43 MPH vehicle was involved in a left front collision. Upon impact, front air bags did not deploy, and passenger sustained injuries.
Consumer complained about having problems with the air bag deployment. Also, while driving vehicle was involved in a collision, and air bags did not deploy .passenger was driving at 50 MPH when passing over a bridge on a rainy day, and water from the river was splashed on the front windshield which caused the driver to loose control of the vehicle. Manufacture was not contacted at the time of this phone call.
Consumer states that when hit at 55 MPH in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified. Mr
Consumer states while driving 45mph had a head on collision air bag did not deploy. Ts
This vehicle was involved in a head-on collision while traveling at 50 MPH. Both the driver side and passenger side air bags did not deploy. Mr
This truck was involved in a head on crash. I was running about 55 MPH and the other vehicle was running approximately 35 MPH. The truck was a total loss with most of the damage done to the front end.the drivers side air bag or the passenger air bag did not deploy. Mr
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado?
22 of 710 owner complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Chevrolet Silverado?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Chevrolet Silverado
ABS 117Brake failure 83Knocking 23Harsh shifting 21Grinding brakes 14Transmission failure 14Seat belt 12Headlights 11Stalling 11Steering noise 11Tire blowout 11Check engine light 8Jerking 8Wipers 8Loss of power 6Spongy pedal 6Pulling 6
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