Tl* the contact owned a 1999 chevrolet tahoe. While driving 35 MPH, the contact had a head on collision with a light pole. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was inured and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled and towed to the contact's residence. An unknown dealer was made aware of the failure, but did not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe: airbags did not deploy in a crash
11 of the 551 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- 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
I have a 99 tahoe that I was involved in an accident. I hit a car while doing 40mph that had pulled out infront of me. My air bags didn't deploy and my safety belt didn't keep me from hitting the steering wheel hard. Upon review of my safety belt, I noticed that it is routed incorrectly at the top holder. It binds on itself preventing it from retracting. My passenger side is routed correctly and works perfectly. I suffered a brain injury because of this and am quite concerned.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet tahoe. The contact was driving approximately 15 to 20 MPH on normal road conditions and unexpectedly, the opposing vehicle crashed into the front end of the vehicle which resulted in a head on collision. The police and ambulance were called to the scene. The contact sustained severe injuries. The air bag failed to deploy with the massive level of impact. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The contact had concern of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 141,000.
The vehicle's air bags did not deploy during a frontal collision. *nm council for the consumer stated that air bags need to be tested at chevrolet's expense. *tc
During a front end collision while driving at 55 MPH front air bags did not deploy. Three passengers sustained minor injuries. Consumer had the vehicle towed to dealership for inspection.
While driving 40 MPH vehicle was hit in the front center. Both frontal air bags did not deploy.
Drivers airbag failed to deploy in a front end accident.
Vehicle hit a tree. Upon impact, seat belt did not retract, and air bags did not deploy, resulting in injuries.
Consumer was traveling 55mph on highway and another vehicle ran in front, and consumer's vehicle hit other vehicle broadside. Upon impact, airbags didn't go off.
While traveling at 45 MPH another vehicle pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle resulting in an accident. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy at any time. Also, ABS locked up. Please provide further information.
While driving down the road at 40 MPH another vehicle ran a stop sign, consumer hit other vehicle directly in the side of car. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy. Consumer felt air bags should have deployed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe?
11 of 551 owner complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe (2%) 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 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe
ABS 103Brake failure 29Wipers 29Stalling 14Fuel pump 13Jerking 13Tire blowout 11Grinding brakes 9Harsh shifting 7Power steering loss 7Pulling 7Won't start 7Engine failure 6Knocking 5Fire or smoke 5Fuel leak 5Headlights 5Loss of power 5Transmission failure 5
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