2005 Chevrolet Tahoe air bags problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light was illuminated while starting the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The independent mechanic determined that the passenger’s side sensing…”
filed Jan 29, 2025
“The brakes and steering locked up throwing me into a telephone pole and almost going out of the windshield slam sideways against the tree and not one of the airbags deployed my son was driving at the time if it were me I'd been dead because I have a brain tumor and cannot hit my head he has several…”
filed Jan 13, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC…Campaign 06V417000 · Oct 31, 2006
Air Bags problems in other Tahoe years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tahoe | 3 | 5% |
| 2023 Tahoe | 6 | 3% |
| 2022 Tahoe | 5 | 3% |
| 2021 Tahoe | 25 | 6% |
| 2020 Tahoe | 4 | 7% |
| 2019 Tahoe | 8 | 8% |
| 2018 Tahoe | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 Tahoe | 10 | 6% |
| 2016 Tahoe | 10 | 4% |
| 2015 Tahoe | 11 | 2% |
| 2014 Tahoe | 13 | 14% |
| 2013 Tahoe | 51 | 22% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe
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.