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 2007 GMC Sierra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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
The contact owns a 2007 GMC Sierra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: (21V050000 (Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted.
2007 GMC SIERRA- Consumers writing in about the recall notice and repair of the Takata airbag. Consumer stated " I made an appointment with the dealer." " After waiting in a long line to check in. the serviceman told me that to replace the airbag they would have to remove the dashboard and it most likely will crack during the procedure and the replacement cost is at my expense. He also said that he is not aware of any problem resulting if I choose not to have it replaced. If you can guarantee that replacing the airbag will not crack the dashboard or that you will cover the cost of a new dashboard, I will be happy to honor the recall notice." Recall notice attached.
MY DASH HAS LARGE GAPS/CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. THESE RANGE FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY THE FRONT PIECE OF TRIP. THE DASH IS COMPLETELY SEPARATED. RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH, AROUND THE AIRBAGS, AND THE OTHER SMALLER PARTS OR THE DASH ARE CRACKED TOO. I USE A SUN SHIELD, SO THAT IS NOT THE CASE. MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE BOTH CUT OUR HANDS ON THE DASH. SHE WAS SO SURPRISED WHEN SHE GOT IN THE TRUCK THAT SHE ASKED IF I HAD A WRECK, AND THEN RAN HER HAND OVER THE DASH AND CUT HER PALM AD TWO FINGERS. I ALSO CUT MY HAND WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN IT SO THAT STUFF DOES NOT DROP DOWN THE CRACK, SUCH AS DIRT OR DUST, CAN'T THAT START A FIRE WITH THE WIRES AND THE HEATER DOWN THERE? ANOTHER THING IS MY VENTS DON'T WOK LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. THE DASH IS SO BROKEN YOU CAN HEAR SOUNDS OF PLASTIC VIBRATING AND BLOWING IN THE VENTS. THIS DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE AIR FLOW TO, IT'S LIKE ITS NOT EVEN CONNECTED. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE STATIONARY NOT RUNNING.
DASH IS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG. CRACKED IN THREE PLACES, IF IN A CRASH DASH MAY EXPLODE INTO SHARP PIECES AND CAUSE MORE DAMAGE. SCARED THE DASH WILL CRUMBLE IN A CRASH AND NOT PROVIDE ANY NEEDED SUPPORT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 02/08/16 *BF *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT BECAME UNBUCKLED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND CUT ON THE LEG, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 8/27/15*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TEN OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
A DRIVER TURNED LEFT INTO ME AS I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHTED INTERSECTION. HE THOUGHT HE COULD MAKE IT. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN MY VEHICLE, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT TOTALED MY TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, SO MAYBE THAT IS WHY. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS IN CASE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH GM AIR BAGS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL POST THEN A TREE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FACIAL LACERATIONS ALONG WITH NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
THE WIRE THAT CONNECTS THE AIRBAG "PERSON IN THE SEAT" SWITCH BREAKS WHEN YOU PUT (SLIDE) THE SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK. THEY KNOW THIS AND HAVE NOT RECALLED THE TRUCK! THEY WILL NOT AND ARE NOT GOING TO PAY TO FIX IT. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, IS THIS A SAFETY RECALL? *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GMC SIERRA. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY GAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,700. UPDATED 1/6/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEATBELTS LOCKED UP, WHICH RENDERED THEM USELESS. UPDATED 01/14/09. *JB
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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