2001 Chevrolet Silverado Airbags Problems

I REAR ENDED SOMEONE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627738

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

150,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A BUMP ON MY LEG, AND MY BROTHER WAS NOT HURT. I JUST NOW HAVE HEARD OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *JS

NHTSA ID

10616624

Incident

Jul 24, 2014

Mileage

99,000 mi

MY FIANCE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND AS WE ENTERED TOWN GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BREAKING IT IN HALF CAUSING THE TOP HALF OF THE TELEPHONE POLE TO SWING DOWN AND SMACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. HE SMACKED HIS FACE OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS LAYING DOWN ON THE SEAT AND ROLLED OFF AND BROKE THE ASHTRAY HOLDER WITH MY FACE. DURING THE IMPACT NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS WERE ALL IN WORKING ORDER. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK BENT OUTWARD, THE RADIATOR WAS RIPPED OUT FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS TOTALED. I WAS THEN PUT INTO A NECK BRACE, STRAPPED TO A GURNEY AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. I WILL REITERATE THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE BOTH OF US TO BE INJURED. WE LUCKILY SURVIVED THE CRASH BUT HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE BOTH OF US WOULD HAVE SUFFERED MINIMAL INJURIES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10553271

Incident

Nov 14, 2013

INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 04/04/06 STRIKING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE, RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS A ROADWAY STRIKING A TREE. AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE TREE AND LIGHT POLE AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE. AIR BAG SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10158073

Incident

Apr 4, 2006

Mileage

72,550 mi

MY FATHER, WHO IS A MECHANIC, HAD A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HD IN PERFECT CONDITION. ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH CLEAR CONDITIONS, HE WAS TRAVELING TO AN APPLE ORCHARD IN CONNECTICUT. TRAVELING ABOUT 30 M.P.H., HE NOTICED A LARGE VEHICLE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. AS A DUMP TRUCK OPERATOR, HE IS WELL AWARE OF THE LIMITED VISIBILITY IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. SO, HE PUSHED THE BRAKES IN HIS VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE. REALIZING HIS BRAKES HAD FAILED, HE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED HE NEEDED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE SECOND VEHICLE. HIS QUICK RESPONSE AND EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE WHEEL ALLOWED HIM TO MISS THE SECOND VEHICLE. HE DIDN'T WANT TO HIT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THE DRIVERS SIDE. INSTEAD, HIS TRUCK BOLTED INTO A STONE WALL, FLIPPED AND ENDED UP IN BETWEEN TWO TREES. HIS AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HE LANDED IN THE YARD OF SOMEONE'S HOME AND THE HOMEOWNER CALLED THE POLICE. THE POLICE SITED IN HIS POLICE REPORT THAT THE AIR BAG FAILED AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL AS WELL. MY FATHER ENDED UP WITH A FEW SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND HE IS JUST GLAD EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS ALRIGHT. CHEVROLET NEVER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER. HIS INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD PURSUE LEGAL ACTION BUT IT WOULD BE A LONG, DIFFICULT PROCESS. ON THE CONSUMER PROTECTION WEBSITE, IT DOES INDICATE THAT CHEVROLET HAD RECALLED A FEW OF THEIR VEHICLES BECAUSE OF ANTI-LOCK PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT INVOLVING MY FATHER IS DUE TO ENTIRE BRAKE FAILURE. MY FATHERS MAIN MISSION NOW IS TO GET THE WORD OUT TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING TO ANYONE ELSE. AS A MECHANIC, HE ALWAYS KEPT HIS VEHICLES IN TIP-TOP SHAPE MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND FREE OF DIRT, DEBRIS OR SALT IN THE WINTER. IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER TO PREVENT THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10144717

Incident

Nov 13, 2005

Mileage

54,000 mi

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 1, 2005. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED A TRAILER.. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. NO AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.*AK UPDATED 11/02/05. *JB

NHTSA ID

10138394

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

DT: CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE GOING 15-35 MPH. THE IMPACT WAS FOCUSED ON THE MIDDLE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER YET. SHE TRIED TO CALL, BUT SHE DID NOT TALK TO ANYONE.*AK UPDATED 11/16/2006 - THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN GOING ANYWHERE FROM 15-35 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10126492

Incident

Jun 1, 2005

Mileage

23,655 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CRASH WAS A ROLLOVER AND THE BUMPER WAS BENT IN. CONTACT THOUGHT THAT IF THE BUMPER GOT BENT IN THE AIR BAGS WERE SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. HER HUSBAND WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT. THEY DO KNOW THAT SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10125908

Incident

May 20, 2005

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LEFT THE FREEWAY AND STRUCK A LARGE PILE OF DIRT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK *AK

NHTSA ID

10109017

Incident

Jan 4, 2005

Mileage

86,000 mi

AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A 45 MPH FRONT END COLLISION ON MY 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *NM

NHTSA ID

10107706

Incident

Dec 29, 2004

Mileage

47,000 mi

CONSUMER'S, VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS FORCE INTO A SPIN AND THEN, IT HIT A CONCRETE ROAD DIVIDER. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP HER FROM HITTING HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER THE FRONT AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONCRETE DIVIDER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TC

NHTSA ID

10103512

Incident

Dec 5, 2004

Mileage

77,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAS TOWING A TRAILERTHE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE TRAILER. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND COLLIDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE. VEHICLE AND TRAILER WERE TOTALED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10079979

Incident

Jun 25, 2004

Mileage

18,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON F.M. 356 AT ABOUT NOON. I WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 50 MPH. A CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND I ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE CAR. I WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO I QUICKLY RETURNED TO MY LANE. ONE OF MY TIRES WENT OFF ONTO THE UNPAVED SHOULDER AND I WENT DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT. IT WAS MUDDY SO I COULD NOT STOP. I HIT A LARGE PINE TREE HEAD ON AND STOPPED. BOTH OF US WERE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD AND TORSO TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL. I SUFFERED 6TH NERVE PAULSEY AND AN ANUERISM DEVELOPED ON MY AORTA. THE AORTA HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED. MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S AIRBAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO HER SMALL SIZE. SHE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEG AND A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072926

Incident

Dec 19, 2001

Mileage

8,000 mi

LAWYER REPRESENTING CONSUMER WHO WAS INJURED WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *LA (LAWYER CLYDE JACKSON ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)* JB

NHTSA ID

10059656

Incident

Dec 19, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL. THEN VEHICLE STRUCK A WOODEN FENCE. ONE BEAM OF THE FENCE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, EVENTUALLY KILLING HIM. ALSO, TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. IN THE CONFUSION, CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES AND STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT. ALL PASSENGERS AND THE CONSUMER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND MADE A REPORT. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042759

Incident

Dec 31, 2000

Mileage

900 mi

A 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO WAS STRUCK ON THE SIDE AND SENT INTO A TREE AT BETWEEN 30-35 MPH. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *LA

NHTSA ID

10041290

Incident

Oct 17, 2003

Mileage

57,900 mi

PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM ON 2001 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK. *MR THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A MOVING ANIMAL AND THE AIRBAG(S) DIDN'T DEPLOY. (THE ANIMAL WAS ABOUT SIX HUNDRED POUNDS AND THE CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AT A NORMAL SPEED) *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024534

Incident

Mar 12, 2002

FRONTAL IMPACT ON FREEWAY AT 45 MPH CHEVROLET, SILVERADO 4X4 TOTALED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMACT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10020745

Incident

May 23, 2003

Mileage

13,000 mi

CONSUMER WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND HIT A WALL AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON CONTACT. PH

NHTSA ID

10006756

Incident

Jan 30, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, CONSUMER STATES' ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED INFRONT AND CONSUMER HIT THAT VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE. NONE OF THE VEHICLES ARE BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS COLLISION WAS A HARD IMPACT AND AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

10001771

CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 45MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDED ANY ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION. TS

NHTSA ID

10001355

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK. ALSO THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.*JB

NHTSA ID

8017140

Incident

Aug 18, 2002

NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH CRASH. OCCUPANT OF OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO BE EXTRACATED FROM HER VEHICLE AND LIFE FLIGHTED TO MEDICAL FACILITY.*AK

NHTSA ID

765623

Incident

Jul 24, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

765569

Incident

Jul 24, 2002

IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE. *AK

NHTSA ID

8012818

Incident

Jun 8, 2002