Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 4, 2023
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 695 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2016 Chevrolet Colorado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsSteering
Filed May 4, 2023
Crash reported1 injury reported
As I was driving in the icy weather feb 2022 going down a slight incline approx speed 10-15 mph on the road the power steering went out and the traction control lights came on and air bag light went off and I lost steering control wound up in a 6 ft drop off of a culvert may have lost consciousness briefly as I didn’t know I was facing up and down and man living near the culvert came up to the truck asked if I was ok and said your not going anywhere your tires are off the ground and I did not realize I was air bags did not deploy as the airbag light malfunction came on prior so they did not deploy. I had to higher a crane operator to lift the truck out of the culvert and a wrecker to take it home.
NHTSA ID
11520386
Incident
Feb 4, 2022
AirbagsEngineSteering
Filed Apr 13, 2023
Crash reported
The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would have a sudden loss of power steering. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact believed the check engine light, traction control, abs, and stability track warning lights and or messages become illuminated. The vehicle goes into limp mode causing the contact to have to turn the vehicle on and off several times. The contact stated that while their son was driving approximately 5 mph, on icy road conditions, the power steering suddenly failed to cause the driver to lose control of their vehicle. The vehicle ended up veering off the side of the road into a ditch about 6 feet deep. The air bags did not deploy. The driver had no injuries and no medical attention was needed. A police report was not filed. The vehicle had to be lifted out of the ditch and then towed. There was no damage. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 140,000.
NHTSA ID
11516838
Incident
May 1, 2017
Mileage
140,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Apr 20, 2021
PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAULTY
NHTSA ID
11413064
Incident
Apr 17, 2021
Mileage
119,200 mi
AirbagsOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 2, 2020
MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO, I'M GOING THROUGH TIRES TOO OFTEN AS THE VEHICLE WON'T STAY IN ALIGNMENT. *TR
NHTSA ID
11326923
Incident
May 1, 2020
Mileage
100,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 20, 2019
SIDE CERTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON ON MILD OFF-ROAD TRAIL GOING ABOUT 20MPH.
NHTSA ID
11171093
Incident
Jan 20, 2019
Mileage
42,100 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 7, 2019
BAD AIRBAG SENSOR IN BACK OF FRONT BUMPER. WAS TOLD IF NOT REPLACED, AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALL FOUND.
NHTSA ID
11164910
Incident
Nov 11, 2018
Mileage
40,000 mi
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 29, 2017
Crash reported1 injury reported
ON NOVEMBER 24TH 2017, WHILE STOPPING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, MY 2016 EXTENDED CAB, CHEVROLET COLORADO 4WD TURNED ITSELF OFF. WITH THE BRAKES NOT WORKING AND INTO THE INTERSECTION OF A 4 WAY STOP, I PUT THE GEAR IN PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. NO ACCIDENT AND NO INJURIES. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2017, ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN TRAFFIC ON US /ROUTE 40 IN MARYLAND, MY COLORADO TURNED ITSELF OFF, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, RESULTING IN REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK (DID NOT DEPLOY). THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY COLORADO, AND I HAVE CHEST BONE (STERNUM) INJURIES.
NHTSA ID
11051149
Incident
Nov 28, 2017
Mileage
40,100 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 7, 2017
AIR BAG HAS SQUEAKED INCESSANTLY SINCE 350 MILES. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL AS OF YET.
NHTSA ID
11044123
Incident
Aug 25, 2016
Mileage
350 mi
AirbagsSteering
Filed Mar 25, 2017
NOISES COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL FROM DAY THE TRUCK WAS NEW HAS BEEN MY COMPLAINT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS. GM AND THEIR DEALER J.P. CHEVROLET IN PERU, IL. INSTALLED FELT TAPE INSIDE THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT THE FIRST AND SECOND ATTEMPT WHICH DID NOT WORK. NOW THEY HAVE SMEARED KRYTOX GREASE ON ALL THE HORN COMPONENTS RIGHT BEHIND THE AIR BAG THINKING THIS WILL WORK. HAS NOT HELPED. OVER AND OVER I HAVE ASKED FOR GM AND THE DEALER TO REPLACE MY STEERING WHEEL TO NO AVAIL. GM AND J.P. CHEVROLET IN PERU, IL. WILL NOT DO THIS. I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THE RUN AROUND. I TRULY BELIEVE GM IS WAITING FOR THE YEARS END WARRANTY TO COMPLETE SO THEY CAN WRITE IT OFF THE BOOKS AND TELL ME IT'S YOUR PROBLEM NOW. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP.
NHTSA ID
10968498
Incident
May 28, 2016
Mileage
7,265 mi
Airbags
Filed Mar 15, 2016
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEFT WRIST, LEFT ARM, SHOULDER, AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.
NHTSA ID
10849826
Incident
Feb 5, 2016
Mileage
200 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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