Tl* the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 5 MPH and pushing another vehicle, the brakes failed when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, both vehicles crashed into a wall. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe: airbags did not deploy in a crash
9 of the 283 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- 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
Crashed 1996 tahoe going about 45 MPH, no airbags deployed, causing head injury. Not sure of date it was fall of 2002.
Air bag failed to deploy during frontal collision at about 30 MPH, the driver sustained major whiplash .
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 40 MPH, and airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collisio., uopn impact, the airbags did not deploy resulting in m inor injuries. Dealer and manufactuer have been notified.
Abs brakes failed, resulting in loss of control/crash. Upon impact,air bags didn't deploy. Consumer contacted dealer.
My son was driving the tahoe about 60 MPH on a highway. A pickup trunk pulled out in front of him. The tahoe hit the pickup trunk squarely in the side. The airbags in the tahoe did not deploy. However, the airbags in the pickup truck did deploy. Chevy said this is normal and refused to investigate. I don't understand how the tahoe airbags did not deploy as it hit the pickup truck squarely in the side at a high rate of speed. Why would the pickup trunk airbags deplo,y and not the tahoe? Particularly since the pickup was only hit on the side and had very little forward motion. Damage to tahoe was rated at fd-5 and to the pickup at ld-6 by the police department. Both vehicles were not driveable and had to be towed. My son was wearing his seatbelt and only suffered from whiplash. However, once the vehicle is repaired, how can I ever trust the airbag system again if it is ever needed.
Was driving vehicle when steering wheel retracting rod came loose and vehicle lost control. Hit a tree after leaving road. Air bags did not deploy upon impact. Noticed under hood nut & bolt was left out from manufacturer.
Estimated speed 30 MPH w/direct frontal impact; drivers air bag failed to deploy. Bumper pushed back in middle. Please describe details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
9 of 283 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe
Wipers 35Brake failure 21ABS 16Headlights 11Fuel pump 9Stalling 8Door locks 6Overheating 6Power steering loss 6Engine failure 5Fire or smoke 5Transmission failure 5
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