2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Air Bags Problems
- 8
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 8 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Exterior Lighting · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Seat Belts · Seats · Service Brakes · Steering · Suspension · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper · Wheels
EVAPORATED SYSTEM.
ODI 10915372
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 45 mph, the contact was distracted and drove off the road into a ravine. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact injured both legs, knees, and ribs that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10780068
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet silverado 1500. While at a stop, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle crashed into the preceding vehicle, which resulted in a four-vehicle collision. The driver and front seat passenger both sustained head, neck, and back injuries. In addition, the driver encountered the front windshield and suffered from minor injuries to the…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10722562
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
My husband and i were in an accident and the bags never deployed. My husband was taking to er and had several staples placed in his head.
Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death
ODI 10917432
Air Bags · Parking Brake · Tires · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I was in a car accident. While driving, i don't know what happened but something caused my truck to roll over. Earlier that day i remember that my parking brake would not work. I also had some trouble putting the gear into park. My airbags didn't deploy during this accident, and i was driving with cruise control on if that has any bearing on this. Also, my front tires were always needing air. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10245168
Air Bags
Suburban was traveling @ approximately 35 miles per/hour when a toyota forerunner illegally pulled in front @ a speed of approx 5-10 per hours and caused a head-collision. Forerunners airbags deployed but the suburban did not causing injury to occupant of the suburban. The suburban's damage was both radiators were split into 2 also car needed over 10,000.00 worth of major repairs to front end. After crash car would…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10616617
Air Bags · Body · Steering · Wheels
Someone ran a red light and creamed into us at about 50-55 mph. The impact area was the passenger wheel well area and the impact was so violent that it smashed everything over and including the starter... Our air bags did not deploy and i always wondered if it was because the crash smashed the starter and had something to do with the gm recalls now. Both my son and i have never been the same after that crash and…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10598990
Air Bags
The box that contains the safety switch for deployment was completely crushed, however neither bag deployed causing personal body injury. The force of hitting the wheel was enough to bend it so it needs to be replaced. Nlm
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 759916