2008 Chevrolet Colorado Airbags Problems

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NHTSA ID

11376406

Incident

Nov 1, 2020

SITTING IN A PARKING LOT NONE WITHIN 100 FEET OF ME MY KEYS WERE ON PASSENGER SEAT WHEN THE AIR BAG EXPLOIDED THEN ON JANUARY 2019 BATTERY WENT DEAD PUT NEW BATTERY IN IT THEN ON FEBRUARY 13 LOST ALL POWER TO DASH STILL HAD ALL OTHER POWER BUT WHEN I TURNED IT OFF WILL NOT DO ANYTHING HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER SAID IT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE PUT IT IN AND STILL NOTHING I THINK IT ALL GOES BACK TO THE AIR BAG

NHTSA ID

11180464

Incident

Jun 12, 2018

Mileage

91,000 mi

RECEIVED A SAFETY LETTER SEVERAL YEAR AGO (TOLD NUMBER WAS 14609), I CALLED THE DEALER WHEN I GOT THE LETTER (APPROXIMATELY 2014) AND WAS TOLD SINCE MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON EVEN THOUGH MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT PROPERLY, I WAS NOT VALID FOR THE FIX. MOVE FORWARD TO TODAY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE WEEKS AGO (INTERMITTENT AT FIRST, THEN STEADY), MY SEAT BELT HASN'T RETRACTED PROPERLY FOR YEARS. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPLACED THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. SO 2 FOLD, I FIND OUT THE LETTER WAS JUST AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I MISSED BY DATE BUT NOT BY MILES. AND EVERYTHING ONLINE IMPLIES THE WIRING HARNESS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED SO NOT ONLY AM I OUT THE MONEY I AM NOT SURE IF WE SOLVED THE ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW Y'ALL COULD HAVE MADE AN AIRBAG ISSUE JUST AN NOTE ON THE PAGE (EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED ON ME) WHEN IF MY AIRBAG DOESN'T WORK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD RESULT IN MY DEATH.

NHTSA ID

11140552

Incident

Oct 16, 2018

Mileage

116,347 mi

IF YOU LEAVE IT SET FOR A DAY IT WILL NOT START NEW BATTERY AND ALTANATOR WAS TESTED IT WAS GOOD . AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON .

NHTSA ID

10736158

Incident

Jan 22, 2014

Mileage

57,600 mi

DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME. 3 WIRES ARE BROKEN INSIDE BOOT. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LASTED 3 YEARS. I HAVE PICTURES. PART NUMBER 15214393 JUNE 10 2012 AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH. ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS NOT OPERATING, AND AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL IT IS CORRECTED. FOUND THAT DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR THAT 2 WIRES WERE BROKEN IN THE HARNESS IN THE BETWEEN DOOR AND BODY IN BOOT. GM PART NUMBER 15214393. I HAVE PICTURES. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND STILL NO RECALL. NO AIR BAGS TILL FIXED.

NHTSA ID

10730477

Incident

Jun 25, 2015

Mileage

174,512 mi

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY PICKUP ON A TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD IN THE EVENING, AFTER DARK, THE TRUCK CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND WENT OFF THE ROADWAY ON A GENTLE CURVE IN THE ROADWAY. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE END OF A GUARDRAIL, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS SIGHTED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY A PASSERBY. THE DRIVER AND ONLY OCCUPANT, MY SON, WAS DECEASED INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. HE DIED OF BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT EMPLOY AND THE ON-STAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DID NOT MAKE AN EMERGENCY CALL. THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. I ASKED THE STATE PATROL RIGHT AWAY ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT EMPLOYING, IT WAS SHRUGGED OFF, SAYING WELL SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK INTO IT AND HAD THEM HOLD THE TRUCK FOR INVESTIGATION BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THEY CALLED, SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED IT AND WANTED TO GET RID OF IT, SO THEY DID.TO NO AVAIL, I CALLED CHEVROLET AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND WAS IT WASN'T ON A RECALL LIST AND COULDN'T TAKE A REPORT. I TOLD THEM MAYBE IT SHOULD BE ON A LIST BUT THEY DIDN'T AGREE. I CALLED THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE AND STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND GOT NO WHERE WITH THEM EITHER. I CALLED AN ATTORNEY AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND A SUIT WOULD GET ME KNOW WHERE SINCE HE WAS NOT MARRIED. I CALLED ON STAR AND THEY GAVE ME THEIR CONDOLENCES. EVERYWHERE I TURNED WAS A DEAD END. BUT I JUST FEEL IT ISN'T RIGHT AND IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE WORKED I WOULD STILL HAVE MY SON TODAY.I GOT YOUR INFORMATION A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FROM A NEWS REPORTER.

NHTSA ID

10716071

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

8,000 mi

THE PICK UP, TRAVELING IN ON A TWO LANE ROAD WENT OFF THE ROADWAY ON GENTLE CURVE IN THE ROAD, STRUCK THE END OF A GUARDRAIL WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A LARGE TREE, THERE WAS NO DEBRIS OR SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING DAY BY A PASSER BY. THE DRIVER, MY SON 33, WAS DECEASED. HE DIED OF HEAD TRAUMA. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE ON-STAR SYSTEM DID NOT CALL, THE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION. MY SON WAS IN MY PICK UP, I ASKED THE STATE PATROL ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT EMPLOYING, IT WAS SHRUGGED OFF, SAYING WELL SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I ASKED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO LOOK INTO IT AND HAD THEM HOLD THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, TO NO AVAIL, I CALLED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD IT WASN'T ON A RECALL LIST AND THEY COULDN'T TAKE A REPORT. I CALLED AN ATTORNEY AND THE BAR ASSOCIATION AND WAS TOLD SINCE HE WAS NOT MARRIED THERE WAS NO SENSE LOOKING INTO IT. I CALLED ON-STAR AND THEY GAVE ME THEIR CONDOLENCES. EVERYWHERE I HAVE TRIED TO TURN OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS WAS A DEAD END. BUT I JUST FEEL IT ISN'T RIGHT AND IF THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE WORKED I WOULD STILL HAVE MY SON TODAY. I GOT YOUR INFORMATION FROM A NEWS REPORTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10715382

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

AFTER PURCHASING MY TRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL INDICATE THE UNIT BEGAN STAYING ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE INDICATION LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER OPERATE CORRECTLY WHEN ONE IS SEATED AND HAS THE SEAT BELT CONNECTED. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST CURRENTLY ONLY ON RARE TIMES IT MAY GO OUT. DEALER INDICATES POOR WIRING QUALITY THROUGH DESIGN. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO REMAIN ON. IS THIS ALSO A BIGGER PART OF THE FAULTY AIR BAGS AS WELL. VERY CONCERNED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10649112

Incident

Apr 15, 2008

Mileage

1,500 mi

BATTERY KEEPS DYING GOT A NEW BATTERY AND IF I DON'T DRIVE IT ONE DAY AND GO OUT TO START IT ITS DEAD. AND ALSO THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ,ROUGH IDLING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586422

Incident

Feb 12, 2014

Mileage

58,545 mi

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WONT SHUT OFF. TRIED A NEW FUSE BUT NOTHING WORKED. DON'T WANT TO SPEND 100 FOR TECH 2. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543942

Incident

Jun 15, 2013

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10489063

Incident

Nov 4, 2012

Mileage

125,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH. ONSTAR TOLD ME THAT SEAT BELT TENSIONER WAS NOT OPERATING, AND AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL IT IS CORRECTED. FOUND THAT DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR THAT 2 WIRES WERE BROKEN IN THE HARNESS IN THE BETWEEN DOOR AND BODY IN BOOT. GM PART NUMBER 15214393. I HAVE PICTURES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10461122

Incident

May 31, 2012

Mileage

102,000 mi

I PURCHASED A COLORADO ONE WEEK LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT. AND I MANAGED NOT TO GET IN A CRASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT . THEY TOLD ME THE VEHICLE SITS ON THE LOTS 4 MONTHS AND MONTHS AND STUFF MIGHT WIGGLE LOOSE. OK I FIGURED . THREE WEEKS LATER WHICH WOULD BE 3/5/09 I LEFT WORK AND IT WAS A NICE DAY I TURNED MY AC ON AND NOTICED MY BLOWER ONLY WORKED ON 2 AND 3 MY 1 AND 4 WOULD NOT WORK SO I DROVE TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE ABOUT 10 MILES AWAY AND TALKED TO THE GUY AND HE TOLD ME ITS PROBABLY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SWITCH. WHICH THE PART WAS ONLY 20 BUCKS BUT HE CONVINCED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER . BECAUSE IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THINGS LIKE THIS CAN SHORT OUT AND CAUSE FIRES. SO I LEFT THE STORE AND ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD STUFF STARTED SHORTING OUT ON MY TRUCK . THAN MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THAN WITHIN 1/2 MILE STUFF WAS CRAZY THERE WAS SMOKE EVERY WHERE SO I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES WHICH THEY DIDN'T WORK SO I TRIED PULLING OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MY STEERING WAS LOCKED UP.AND THAN SOMETHING EXPLODED UNDER MY DASH THAN I STARTED SEEING SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF MY HOOD WHICH QUICKLY TURNED INTO FLAMES . KEEP IN MIND THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS GOING ON MY TRUCK IS GOING 60 MPH AND I HAVE NO BRAKES. SO THAN I STARTED SEEING FLAMES UNDER MY DASH THAN MY FLOOR THAN EVERYTHING ON MY FLOOR STARTED CATCHING ON FIRE AND I STARTED THROWING THING OUT THE WINDOW AND THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS GOING ON I AM TRAPPED IN MY TRUCK WHILE ITS ON FIRE MY DOOR LOCKS ARE SPACING OUT AND IM TRAPPED. ABOUT 1 MILE AFTER MY TRUCK WAS PRETTY MUCH FULLY ENGULFED THAN SOME HOW I MANAGED TO GET Y DOOR OPEN AND JUMP OUT BEFORE I LOOKED DOWN MY SPEDO SAID 35 MPH AND WHEN I JUMPED OUT I MANAGED TO LAND ON MY FEET AND MY TRUCK SLID IN THE MUD 4 ABOUT 50-75 FT WITHIN MINUTES 4 POLICE AND 18 FIREFIGHTERS WHERE THERE AND 2 OR 3 FIREFIGHTERS GOT HURT FROM SHRAPNO . WHAT SCARED ME WAS I WAS TRAPPED IN MY TRUCK WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE. I ONLY SUFFERED VERY MINOR INJURIES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10261085

Incident

Mar 5, 2009

Mileage

1,700 mi

THE VEHICLE PPS FAILS TO WORK WHEN MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND SEAT BELT ALARM FAIL TO FUNCTION, MY WIFE IS A SLIGHT WOMAN WEIGHING APPROX. 95 LBS. DEALER CHECKED SYSTEM FOUND NO FAULTS IT WAS WENT TO ZERO BUT STILL FAILS TO WORK, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT MINIMUM WEIGHT IS REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE SYSTEM. CHEVROLET SAYS NHTSA HAS THAT INFO CAN YOU HELP? *TR

NHTSA ID

10227966

Incident

May 15, 2008

Mileage

300 mi