Airbag did not deploy on chevy tracker 2001 after being rear ended at 100 MPH while traveling at a speed of 69 MPH and hit the center divider head on.
2001 Chevrolet Tracker: airbags did not deploy in a crash
7 of the 83 complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Tracker describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- 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
10/29/2009, 2001 tracker zr2 model, vehicle traveling 50 MPH with a slight right hand turn in road, west bound on hwy 26 far left hand lane. Heard a loud bang, vehicle became uncontrollable, went into right hand spin, crossed three lanes of traffic and hit concrete barricade on far right hand of hwy. Driver was slammed into window and sustained minor injuries, air bags did not deploy. Inspection of vehicle reveals damage to left rear fender, door and both wheels. Lower control arm came loose, steering rod broke in half and destroyed the rack housing. Could have died in this accident, so very lucky here.
Driver of vehicle while traveling 35 MPH hit a ford f150 that made a u-turn from the right shoulder of the road. Driver did not have time to hit brakes. Airbag did not deploy. Driver was injured.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet tracker. While driving 40 MPH on a major highway, the contact crashed into another vehicle that was stopped in the road. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact was injured and transported to the hospital. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 130,000.
While driving 50 MPH driver struck a deer head on. Upon impact, driver side airbag didn't deploy. The driver sustained slight injuries from making contact with the steering wheel.
In an accident, vehicle hit a pole and upon impact airbags did not deploy, causing minor injuries to driver.*ak
While driving, vehicle ran into the back of another vehicle at 40 MPH due to ABS anti- lock brakes locking up. Also, seat belt did not lock, and airbags did not deploy, one person was injured in the accident. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Chevrolet Tracker no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2001 Chevrolet Tracker?
7 of 83 owner complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet Tracker (8%) 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 2001 Chevrolet Tracker?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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