2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Air Bags Problems
- 28
- 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 28 stored complaint records:
- 9 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- light came · 6 records
- warning light · 4 records
- light illuminated · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
- brake lines · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Working door frame-away from all cables and wires-truck was parked in driveway-off-drivers air bag went off-on accident-truck was parked--no luck with gm--an luck with dealer--gm said-truck out of warranty and to old--cost me over $2000.00 to replace--i am 70 yrs old and retired--still like the truck--these $$$ hurt me!
ODI 11122432
Air Bags
My husband had a horrific one vehicle accident. He was traveling at a high rate of speed, driving on an unfamiliar county highway when he approached a curve in the road, his vehicle left the road, rolled, became air born, hit a utility pole while air born hard enough to snap it in half and move the part of the pole that's in the ground about two feet, the vehicle rolled and landed up side down. Not one single air…
Crash reported · 1 death
ODI 11139277
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
Cracked dash, just cracked, found by hearing a noise then noticed the crack, concern is air bag may make if deployed flying debres.
ODI 11013802
Air Bags
Airbag light on dash illuminates due to corroded front impact sensors.
ODI 10992020
Air Bags
Service air bag, light came on, can not find anything wrong with wiring, disconnected fuse under hood, light still stays on, am afraid to use vehicle. Had mechanic check passenger seat, and he also couldn't find any thing wrong, sometimes when starting the vehicle the light goes out, but then comes back on again. I can not find solution.
ODI 10919088
Air Bags
Takata recall i drove my truck to the shopping center about 2 miles from my home. Parked and went inside to make a purchase. When i returned to the my truck which was still parked, i turned the ignition key and both airbags exploded.
ODI 10895865
Air Bags
TAKATA RECALL
ODI 10853290
Air Bags · Engine · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving, the abs, service engine, and air bag warning lights flashed and then remained illuminated. Prior to the failure, the dealer reset the unknown codes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the anti-lock brake system was disconnected and that there was an internal disconnection for the air bags to function properly. The…
ODI 10794634
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving at 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver seat air bag sensor failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 11/25/15*lj updated 12/28/15. *jb
ODI 10763445
Air Bags · Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
A month or two ago the heating system stayed blowing while in off position and even while the car was turned off, kept killing the battery so it had to be disconnected. Rear window will roll down at start up. Radio will squeal at start up and had to be turned on or off from the center console. This week the air bag light came on and check tire. Periodically the service stability light will blink on. Today the wipers…
ODI 10712549
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the steering wheel air bag deployed independently onto the contact's chest. The contact was concerned that the steering wheel air bag deployed without the vehicle being involved in a crash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer sent an engineer to…
1 injury
ODI 10676643
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 25 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard prior to the brake pedal being depressed. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake line failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred numerous times. While driving 35 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10905780
Air Bags · Body · Exterior Lighting
I was in an accident in my 2004 silverado 1500. I lost control and hit a tree on the front driver side. The insurance company declared the truck a total loss. I kept the truck and repaired all damage. The service sir bag light was on. It was not on before the wreck. It was about the third time cranking the truck before the light came on in the dash. I thought everything was functioning correctly. We had an…
Crash reported
ODI 10650376
Air Bags
Air bag light came on- bad impact sensor right front. *tr
ODI 10617501
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated the while he attempted to accelerate after a stop, the vehicle stalled and caused the contact lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle veered into the left lane and crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained injuries to the face, neck and right hand. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10573550
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the passenger's seat air bag sensor had failed. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 06v417000 (air bags). The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10558617
Air Bags · Body · Engine
A truck went tho a red light as i was under the light heading east and the other vehicle was at stop light and for unknown reason it took off hitting the front of my right fender and putting me into a spin. At first i didn't realize what happened. The my van stopped. The police asked if i was ok. I said no.i got hit in the face and right arm by the 2 air bags in front. I was the only person in the van. The air bags…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10730838
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, he crashed head-on into another vehicle and all of the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and the passenger sustained a bruised knee. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10596457
Air Bags · Service Brakes
The vehicle had a brake failure due to a brake line rusting out. Further inspection revealed that the brake lines are of poor quality. And all the brake lines are rotted out. These are sized too small diameter to save weight .3/16th cheap steel, and thin wall tubing, uncoated, unpainted, non galvanized, or any other type of protected brake line. It is a chronic problem with these vehicles. Gm decided to use these…
ODI 10558549
Air Bags · Catalytic Convertor · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated and the odometer had failed. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the air bag clock spring needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximately failure mileage was 90,000 and the…
ODI 10533725
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
I have a 2004 chevy silverado 1500 ss, the driver's power seats, driver and passenger heated seats, and mirror dimmer's lose all power. They were working 30% of the time. I took it into the the dealership, they said the wire harness melted and would cost $500.00 to fix, they can't determine why it melted. They left the harness unplugged because it left in, it would cause further damage to the airbags. My drives side…
ODI 10312477
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. When the key was turned in the ignition, the front driver's side air bag deployed. There were no injuries. The dealer informed the contact to bring in the vehicle for inspection. The insurance company stated that they never heard of this type of failure before and someone would come out to diagnose the vehicle. The contact does not want to bring the vehicle to the…
ODI 10268489
Air Bags · Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel, which indicated that the air bags were inoperative. The failure could prevent the air bags from deploying in the event of a crash. The dealer could not determine the cause of the failure or provide a remedy. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. Updated 05/14/09.…
ODI 10267057
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, the contact struck a deer crossing the road. The contact was not injured and the air bags failed to deploy. The air bag warning indicator was not illuminated on the instrument panel. The police was called to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle sustained moderate damages and was towed to an…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10259667
Air Bags
Service air bag light came on, did not know why, i never had any problems before. But was not sure of what could happen. Took it to the dealer and they were as surprised as i was. They told me that the "inflatable restraint sensing and diagnostic module" failed and needed to be replaced. Since i did not know what could happen i had no choice but to replace this part at the cost of $800.00. They did give me the…
ODI 10252039