Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS WERE DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 258,669.
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG KEY SWITCHED IN OFF POSITION. THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG DEPLOYED, THE STEERING WHEEL ONE DID NOT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NO ROAD CONDITIONS, AND THE WEATHER WAS FAIR. WE WERE NOT INJURED BUT SHOCKED US. I QUICKLY STOPPED THE TRUCK TO AIR OUT THE CONTENTS OF THE AIR BAG IN THE CAB. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K-1500. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED FIRST AND THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED AFTERWARDS. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES. BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED BRUISES ON THEIR INNER FOREARM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 113,450.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET K1500. WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,380.
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE CONSUMER CLOSED THE DOOR. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER, AND EXPLAINED THAT THIS OCCURRED WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
DURING AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, IN WHICH CONSUMER SUFFERED BURNS TO HIS FACE AND ARMS. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. [XXX] LO QUE DICE ES QUE LA BOLSA DE AIRE ESPLOTO SIN NINGUNA RAZON. QUEMANDOLE SU ROSTRO Y LOS BRAZOS. MR *JG *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. MR *TT. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON CONSUMER WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING.*AK BEARING SPLINTERED, CAUSING METAL PIECES INTO TRANSMISSION OIL, THE REACTION CARRIER, OVERRUNNING CLUTCH, CLUTCH SUPPORT, OVER CLUTCH RACE, AND TORQUE CONVERTER ALL FAILED. LEFT REAR DOOR PANEL BAD, RATTLE IN SIDE DOOR, REAR SIDE DOOR REPAIRED, RIGHT SIDE DOORS TRIM PANELS BECOME LOOSE, DOOR PANLES REPLACED, SIDE DOOR PANEL RATTLES. VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, REAR TAIL LIGHTS NOT AT SAME HEIGHT, LEFT WINDOW SWITCH REPLACED, DOORS LOCKED WITH KEYS IN VEHICLE, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING, BATTERY FAILED FIVE TIMES, ANTITHEFT LIGHT ON RADIO CAUSING IT NOT TO WORK. AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING HOT AIR AND VENT WOULD NOT ADJUST FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WINDOWS KEPT GETTING STUCK. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. POWER STEERING WAS NOISY, DEALER REPAIRED POWER STEERING, POWER STEERING BECAME NOISY AGAIN. REAR SHOES WERE REPLACED. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC
THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL FOR UNKNOWN REASON RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY DRIVER ERROR, NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES. (STATE OF NEVADA TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORT PROVIDED) *MJS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED. NLM
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISION, INJURIES TO RIBS OF CONSUMER. MJS
WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS CONSUMER RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HITTING A TREE HEAD-ON, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML
WHEN INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT (55) MPH VEHICLE HIT OTHER VEHICLE AT 9:00 AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK CONSUMER SAID IT IS NOT HIS VEHICLE AND NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. *ET
INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED.
UNSPECIFIED: AFTER BEING REAR ENDED, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE INTO OTHER LANE, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN FATALITY. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
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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