Complaint 1119671

2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • AIR BAGS • incident Oct 1, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1119671
Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Model Year
2005
Component
AIR BAGS
Incident Date
Oct 1, 2014
Date Received
Oct 13, 2014
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

AIR BAGS

Owner Narrative

FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ON VEHICLE CAME ON WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR AND REPAIR SHOP SAID THE FRONT SENSORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON HAD GONE DEFECTIVE DISABLING THE AIR BAGS ON VEHICLE. SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND I WAS TOLD PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPAIR I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE OF DISABLED AIR BAGS WHEN THIS PART GOES DEFECTIVE FOR NO REASON. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.