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2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 air bags problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 25004% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Air Bags complaints
4%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
6 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving at approx 50 mph, another vehicle pulled out in front of me. I applied my brakes, but hit the other vehicle. The airbags did not deploy as they should have. The seat belt stopped my forward progression, but I do not know why the air bags did not deploy.

    filed Sep 5, 2016

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 2500. When the vehicle was started, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front end sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of…

    filed Jun 8, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.