Airbags
Filed Jun 29, 2022
The airbag light stays on due to the connectors under the seats dragging on the carpet when the seats are moved forward or back
- NHTSA ID
- 11471520
- Incident
- Jun 1, 2022
2011 Chevrolet Corvette Airbags Problems
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.
10
Latest Jun 29, 2022
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.
12%
of 85 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
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 2011 Chevrolet Corvette 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
Airbags
Filed Sep 1, 2021
Air bag light in dashboard seemingly randomly turns on and off while driving and is usually on indicating an issue with the air bag system. To begin with the light was only intermittently on but over time it has reversed and now the light only turns off intermittently.
- NHTSA ID
- 11431316
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2021
Airbags
Filed Sep 29, 2016
DURING HARDER ACCELERATION, THE AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE INDICATOR IS OFF. THIS CONDITION HAS ONLY OCCURRED WITH HEAVY ACCELERATION, BUT HAPPENS EVERY TIME.
- NHTSA ID
- 10910492
- Incident
- Sep 3, 2016
- Mileage
- 30,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 10, 2015
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARS DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION, WHILE IN MOTION, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO GORDON CHEVROLET (ADDRESS BELOW) FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS OF THE VEHICLE AT MY COST. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, IT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY (AIR BAG LIGHT). TO THIS DATE THE DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, WOULD NOT REFUND ME FOR MISDIAGNOSES AND WILL NOT RETURN MY PHONE CALLS REGARDING A REMEDY TO THE ISSUE. GORDON CHEVROLET (904) 272-2200 1166 BLANDING BLVD, ORANGE PARK, FL 32065
- NHTSA ID
- 10789469
- Incident
- Oct 15, 2015
- Mileage
- 16,800 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 11, 2015
THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER COMPLETING SELF CHECK DIAGNOSTICS THAT ARE INITIATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM MAY NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY AND MAY NOT INFLATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT A CRASH. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. CHEVROLET DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER, 2014. A CONNECTOR FROM THE SEAT BELT AND SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG SENSORS HAD DISLODGED FROM A RETAINED POSITION (CLIP ATTACHED TO A BAR) UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE TECHNICIAN REATTACHED THE CONNECTOR USING THE CLIP TO THE FASTEN IT TO THE BAR UNDER THE SEAT AND CLEARED ERROR MESSAGES FROM THE COMPUTER. THIS ELIMINATED THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT. THE TECHNICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT WITH THE CONNECTOR IMPROPERLY SECURED CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM RECURRED ON JANUARY 2, 2015, ONCE UPON START UP, CLEARED, AND THEN AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. I CHECKED THE CONNECTOR AND IT AGAIN HAD DISLODGED. WHEN THE CONNECTOR IS ATTACHED TO THE BAR UNDER THE SEAT, THE CONNECTOR IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR THAT WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED, THE CONNECTOR DRAGS ON THE FLOOR, DISLODGING IT. THE SEAT MOVEMENT APPARENTLY RESULTS IN A LOSS OF CONTINUITY IN THE SYSTEM ILLUMINATING THE AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS A MEMORY SEAT AND HENCE, IT MOVES ITS FULL TRAVEL DISTANCE BACK UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE AND THEN RETURNS TO A PRESET POSITION UPON STARTING THE CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THIS MAY DISABLE THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG, CAUSE IT TO DEPLOY WITHOUT A CRASH AND CAUSE THE SHOULDER BELT PRETENSIONER TO FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THE PROBLEM COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10671662
- Incident
- Dec 5, 2014
- Mileage
- 11,800 mi
AirbagsPowertrain (other)
Filed Sep 3, 2014
Crash reported
VEHICLE PARKED ON LEVEL GROUND IN STORE PARKING LOT. PERSON PARKED NEXT TO MY CAR STATED, HEARD "WEIRD NOISES', COMING FROM VEHICLE THEN IT STARTED TO ROLL INTO DYED SWAMP. CAR EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARKED POSITION BUT WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARKED POSITION ON ITS OWN. AIR BAGS WAS NOT DEPLOYED & HAD TO BE TOWED. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM? *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10630310
- Incident
- Aug 30, 2014
- Mileage
- 15,496 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 26, 2014
AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR TWO HOURS IT WAS PARKED FOR SEVEN HOURS. UPON RESTARTING THE AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR HAS ALSO STOPPED WORKING.SO THE SYSTEM DOES NOT KNOW IF SOMEBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT ALSO INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10628599
- Incident
- Aug 24, 2014
- Mileage
- 12,050 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 24, 2014
AIR BAG GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY - CHEVY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO KNOW PROBLEM. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10627806
- Incident
- Oct 10, 2012
- Mileage
- 11,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 24, 2014
THE AIRBAG MELTED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10605574
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mileage
- 21,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 28, 2014
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH PROBLEM OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR. TO DATE THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THAT AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. I THINK THERE IS SOME TYPE OF FLAW WITH THIS SENSOR AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED . *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10561830
- Incident
- Jun 12, 2012
- Mileage
- 5,000 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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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