18 of the 41 complaints about the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette are about the airbag system — 44% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 61,883 miles.
18
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 CHEVROLET CORVETTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
NHTSA complaint #10905075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN 1-20 AT 70 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON KNOWN TO US. I WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND GET IT STOPPED. THE AIRBAG INJURED MY LEFT ARM AND MY CHEST. IT FILLED THE INTERIOR WITH SMOKE, WHICH AFFECTED OUR BREATHING (MY WIFE HAS ASTHMA) AND VISION.
NHTSA complaint #10723870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMMENTS THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, THE DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE (DERM) MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH IS PART OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR HIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES.
NHTSA complaint #785626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER COMMENTS THAT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, THE DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE (DERM) MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH IS PART OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM, CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR HIS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES.
NHTSA complaint #785626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
CANNOT GET A REPLACEMENT PART FROM GMC . THEREFORE I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF MY AIR BAG.
NHTSA complaint #753902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE AIR BAG RESTRAIN SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTION. A LIGHT HAS COME ON THE DASH. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART. I HAVE CONTACT GM . APPEARS GM. DOES NOT HAVE A VENDOR TO SUPPLY THE PART. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE 800-222-1020 EXT 57379 SERVICE NUMBER C04306084. MY CONCERN IS THE AIR BAG ACCORDING TO GM COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. HOW MANY ADDITONAL CARS THAT GM MAKES HAS THE SAME COMPUTER MODULE THAT TODAY IS NOT AVAILABLE. I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM CONCERN.THEIR COMMENT TO ME IS IT WILL ONLY INFLATE FOR 20 SECONDS. 20 SECONDS IS A LONG TIME DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.
NHTSA complaint #747175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I'VE READ THAT THERE IS A GROUNDING ISSUE IN THE AIR BAG WITH THIS TYPE/YEAR VEHICLE CAUSING WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON AND POSSIBLE SHUT DOWN OR THE SYSTEM. IS THIS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE?
NHTSA complaint #737633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG SENSORS AT LEAST 5 TIMES. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM YET GM DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #732539 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEP FLASHING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE WERE BAD CONNECTOR ON THE AIR BAG. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #833866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASE (UNSPECIFIED).
NHTSA complaint #534653 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OTHER: AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK DUE TO FAILED DIAGNOSTIC ENERGY RESERVE MODULE. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #504127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #483050 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE CORVETTE WAS SITTING ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AND THE AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #980482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE CORVETTE WAS SITTING ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AND THE AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #980482 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS STUCK DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #487454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE, AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG INFLATOR MODULE. TT
NHTSA complaint #971579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG HAS FAILED LIGHT COME ON THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A YEAR . TT
NHTSA complaint #971441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AOR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TT
NHTSA complaint #964923 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.