2001 Chevrolet Silverado air bags problems
48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Jul 27, 2014
“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…”
filed Nov 21, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Silverado years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 Silverado | 6 | 5% |
| 2015 Silverado | 6 | 8% |
| 2014 Silverado | 8 | 6% |
| 2013 Silverado | 11 | 17% |
| 2012 Silverado | 15 | 22% |
| 2011 Silverado | 13 | 17% |
| 2010 Silverado | 8 | 13% |
| 2009 Silverado | 16 | 21% |
| 2008 Silverado | 62 | 38% |
| 2007 Silverado | 40 | 22% |
| 2006 Silverado | 11 | 6% |
| 2005 Silverado | 28 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado
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.