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2004 Chevrolet Silverado air bags problems

31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado5% of all complaints for this model year.

31
Air Bags complaints
5%
share of all complaints
36,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
21 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, he poured oil into the oil reservoir, and then placed the key into the ignition switch to turn on the vehicle when the air bags unexpectedly deployed without warning. The steering…

    filed Jun 24, 2022

  • Air bag warning light occasionally started coming on. Took truck to several independent svc places. They said do not have computer reader for airbags. Light started staying on constantly. Took truck to dealers and they said because of liability, the diagnostics are $900 and could run another $1500…

    filed Jun 25, 2015

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.