2010 Chevrolet Corvette Airbags Problems

The contact's daughter owned a 2010 Chevrolet Corvette. The contact stated while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed on a rainy night, there was another unoccupied vehicle stopped side ways in the middle of the highway with no hazards lights activated. The contact stated that the front driver's side of the vehicle crashed into the other vehicle. The contact stated that the driver's side and passenger's side air bags failed to fully deploy as needed. The contact was occupying the rear passenger's side seat and was wearing a seat belt; however, the contact was propelled between the front driver's side and front passenger's side seats, causing the contact's left shoulder to hit the driver's side seat. The contact sustained a right shoulder dislocation, headache, neckache and soreness all over the body. The contact's daughter who was occupying the front driver's side seat hit her face against the steering wheel and sustained bruises and minor cuts on the face. The driver also sustained soreness on the shoulders, knees, feet, back, head and the face. The contact's niece who was occupying the front passenger's side seat hit her forehead against the windshield and the windshield was fractured. The contact 's niece sustained cuts on the forehead and severe neck pain that required her to be out of school for an extended period of time. The ambulance transported all passengers to the emergency room, where medical assistance was provided. The vehicle was towed and totaled. A police report was filed but the contact did not have the information available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the failure occurred because an object that was hanging on the driver's key holder had caused the ignition switch to turn off. No assistance was provided. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID

11670220

Incident

Nov 30, 2012

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO ME ITS COULD BE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL, CAUSE IT DOESN'T STAY ON ALL THE TIME. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BUT I'M THE 4TH OWNER OF THIS CORVETTE SO DONT KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IT NEVER GOT FIXED. THANKS. IT COMES ON AND NO SET PATTERN FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON FOR A WEEK OR TWO AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON.

NHTSA ID

11271218

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

70,000 mi

LAST WEEK THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2010 CORVETTE CAME ON INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE OPERATIONS OF MY AIR BAG, AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEM REQUIRED ON VEHICLES BY FEDERAL LAW. DOING SOME WEB RESEARCH, I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN #15643 DATED FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED ON OR AFTER 4/21/16. WHILE THE 10-PAGE NOTICE PROVIDES ALL THE DETAILS, IN SHORT, A CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. TAKING MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER TODAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLES PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CONNECTOR THAT WAS UNPLUGGED, PROBABLY DUE TO SEAT MOVEMENT. SO, MY EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT G.M. IS COVERING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IT IS NOT COVERING THE EXACT PROBLEM ON THE PASSENGER SEAT? I AM CERTAIN THE CONNECTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED BY THE SAME ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THE ONE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I AM CERTAIN THEY WERE BOTH MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME VENDOR. I AM CERTAIN THE MATERIALS ARE THE SAME. THE RESULTING PROBLEM IS THE SAME. THE PASSENGER SIDE CONNECTOR PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND G.M. SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

11209496

Incident

May 23, 2019

Mileage

20,460 mi

POSSIBLE TAKATA AIR BAG MALFUNCTION, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I WENT TO PLACE TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE TO BACK THE CAR FROM DRIVEWAY. I HAD NOT MOVED WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING SHOULDER AND NECK INJURIES TO OCCUR. THE ESCAPING GAS FROM THE AIR BAG BURNT THE HAIR OFF OF THE LEFT FOREARM.

NHTSA ID

11115754

Incident

Apr 20, 2018

Mileage

32,744 mi

1) CHECK AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ADJUSTING DRIVERS SEAT. FAULTY WIRING IN SEAT WIRING HARNESS. 2) CHECK AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR WHEN PARKED. MOVING SEAT BACK, FORWARD, UP/DOWN WILL CLEAR THE CHECK AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, BUT WARNING RETURNS. 3) RECURRING ISSUE ON MULTIPLE DAYS.

NHTSA ID

10994097

Incident

Jun 8, 2017

Mileage

18,400 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTS, WHEN I HAVENT ADJUSTED THE SEATS AND NOT SPEEDING. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURENCE WITH CORVETTE OWNERS. SAW IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT IT STOPPED BEFORE I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERS FOR SERVICE.

NHTSA ID

10916003

Incident

Oct 13, 2016

Mileage

31,000 mi

FROM TIME TO TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. IT WILL GO OFF IF I MOVE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG EVEN AFTER TAKING THE DRIVER'S SEAT OUT AND COMPLETELY RE-INSTALLING IT. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME AND MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE COME TO IGNORE THE LIGHT AND ONE OF THESE DAYS THE LIGHT WILL BE ON FOR A REASON AND I WILL IGNORE IT . I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MANY OTHER 2010 CORVETTE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE ISSUE IS IN THE WIRING WHICH MAY BE GETTING PINCHED FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10681078

Incident

Jul 23, 2013

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN

NHTSA ID

10679029

Incident

Jan 22, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR WHILE DRIVING THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES TOTAL. AFTER CAR SHUTDOWN AND RESTART IT RESETS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF IT SHORTS PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY SOMEONE MAY BE INJURED OR EVEN WORSE DIE FROM THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628082

Incident

Aug 2, 2014

Mileage

21,233 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, MANY CORVETTE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE, FOR NUMEROUS YEARS. MINE IS 2010. *JS

NHTSA ID

10616762

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL FLASH ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. THIS INDICATES A FAULT WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, AND AS A RESULT THE AIRBAGS ARE DEACTIVATED AND WILL NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION TO OCCUPANTS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, UPON WHICH THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM THEN RETURNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. IT WOULD APPEAR BASED ON OTHERS' EXPERIENCES WITH THIS ISSUE THAT IT IS RELATED TO A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR THAT IS SECURED TO THE SEAT FRAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616160

Incident

Jul 24, 2014

Mileage

21,000 mi

WHEN I ACCELERATE HARD FROM A STOP AND GET TO A HIGH SPEED ( OVER 80 MPH ) THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ALL AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THE LIGHT BACK OF IS TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. IT WILL BE FINE UNTIL I ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO A HIGH SPEED. THIS CAR WAS MADE TO DRIVE FAST AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE CORVETTE AS I HAVE TALK WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610788

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

14,000 mi

AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606663

Incident

Jun 28, 2014

Mileage

48,550 mi

I HAVE A 2009 CORVETTE C6 WITH 9500 MILES ON IT. THE AIRBAG WARNING COMES ON AND STAYS ON. DEALER TURNED OFF THE WARNING NOW AND SAID I HAVE DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAGS. HE WAS GOING TO ORDER NEW ONES AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FOR A MONTH NOW. I AM DRIVING A NEW CAR WITHOUT AIRBAGS??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10345891

Incident

Jun 20, 2010

Mileage

9,450 mi