2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Air Bags Problems
- 9
- 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 9 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Vehicle was statinonary, and was hit from the rear and pushed into another vehicle on a highway. I have damage to rearend, driver side and front end. After the accident i recieved an email that there was a critical issue with airbags, my airbags did not deploy. Contacted gm about issue was transferred to esis/central claims for gm, they sent out and inspector to pull crash data, i was given copy of crash data, and…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11101584
Air Bags
I have taken my vehicle to the dealership three times because my airbag light kept turning on. Supposedly it was fixed but now the airbag light is on again and i have a message on my screen that says" service air bag"! It is frustrating to have to pay so much money for a new vehicle and to have such problems at such an early stage of the vehicles regular maintenance.
ODI 11208678
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 50 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be repaired. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. A local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v651000 (air bags, seat belts). The…
Crash reported
ODI 11065892
Air Bags
Takata recall - this issue has been goibg on since 2016 and there still isnt a solution. My air bag sensor goes on from time to time and it really stressesme out not knowing if something is going to go wrong. I have called my nearest dealership to see if there is an update or if they can provide me with a loaner in the meantime, and the answer is 'no' i have two children and their safety is my number 1 priority
ODI 11091007
Air Bags
11/24/2016 low speed collision air bags deployed at 11 mph under braking both stages causing injury to 3 people. Seat belts retracted violently causing injury. Involved in recall 16007 dealer stated to leave it for 2 weeks to repair on 11/10/2014.gm claim #849421 file sdm file downloaded and locked by esis phillip nottingham on 12/1/2016.
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10929994
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 40 mph in the evening, a deer suddenly ran across the road. The front driver side bumper struck the deer. Suddenly, the cabin of the vehicle filled with smoke, but there were no flames. The brakes were applied and the vehicle stopped. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. One injury was sustained, which required…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10947782
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 20 mph, the air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to vandergriff chevrolet (1200 west interstate 20, arlington, texas 76016, [redacted]) on four separate occasions for the failure. The dealer diagnosed that an unspecified cable within the air bag housing unit was faulty. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure…
ODI 11150073
Air Bags
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2016 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 30 mph, the roof rail air bags deployed without warning or impact. The front driver side seat belt pretensioner was also deployed. The warning indicators were not illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a storage lot. The contact was later able to drive the vehicle…
ODI 10926293
Air Bags
The truck was traveling on the interstate and the driver had to brake for heavy traffic ahead. Without reason both side airbags deployed. The airbag deployment caused the driver to veer off the interstate and onto the frontage rd.there was no impact with anything prior to airbag deployment. Luckily there was no impact after deployment either. The driver stated that he was hurt by the airbags. I rendered aid to this…
1 injury
ODI 10891957