at 145,000 miles
ST. Louis, MO
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING ON VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #11097014 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 airbag problems
11 of the 337 complaints about the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 are about the airbag system — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 93,000 miles.
11
Complaints
6
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
Exactly what failed
AIR Bags
8
72.7%
Frontal
2
18.2%
Sensor/Control Module
1
9.1%
Airbags across every Chevrolet Silverado 2500 year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 100,000 miles
Harvard, IL
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS
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.
NHTSA complaint #10903661 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 55,347 miles
Habre, MT
AIR BAGS
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 THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,347.
NHTSA complaint #10873255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Chino, CA
Crash
1 injured
AIR BAGS
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAG FAILURE DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD
NHTSA complaint #10761595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 149,000 miles
Delhi, NY
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH INTO TOWN. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. I DID NOT SEE THE LEFT BLINKER RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES, MY LEFT BRAKE LINE BLEW AND I LOST MY BRAKES AND REAR ENDED THE CAR. MY SPEED AT IMPACT WAS AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN THE TRUCK DID NOT GO OFF. I SUSTAINED WHIPLASH IN MY NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER FROM THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.
NHTSA complaint #10606110 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mason City, IA
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 SD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATED 65 MPH WHEN AN INCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND TRANSPORTED THE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SENSORS WERE SENSITIVE AND WERE TOO WEAK TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10471691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 7,000 miles
Hubbard, PA
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK, HERE ARE SOME. ALTERNATOR, AIR BAG, BRAKES, ABS, STEERING BOX, WATER PUMP, BLOWER SWITCH, SPEEDOMETER, HORN. WHEN THE BLOWER SWITCH STARTED SMOKING MY GRANDSON TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS MOVING. MY DASH IS ALWAYS LIT WITH SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10455466 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 190,000 miles
D'iberville, MS
Crash
2 injured
AIR BAGS
WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 10 IN MOBILE, AL. IT WAS A FOGGY NIGHT AND THE THE ROAD WAS DAMP. THE TRUCK SPUN SIDEWAYS AND REGAINED TRACTION HEADING HEAD ON INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. IT HIT THE SOLID CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD ON AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE BUMPER AND FRAME OF THE TRUCK WAS CRUSHED. THE CONCRETE BARRIER WAS NOT BROKEN. THE AIRBAGS ON THE TRUCK DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEATS HIT THEIR HEADS ON THE DASH BOARD AND WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THESE HOSPITALIZATIONS. THIS CASE IS VERY CUT AND DRY. THE TRUCK DID NOT MISS ANY SENSORS. DUE TO THE FACT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY ONSTAR WAS NOT CALLED.
NHTSA complaint #10441810 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 93,000 miles
BAY City, MI
Crash
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO DITCH TOTALING VEHICLE, AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO HIT STEERING WHEEL WITH HEAD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED ( TWO BLACK EYES ) JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10404555 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 34,455 miles
Plymouth, IN
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,455. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,469.
NHTSA complaint #10326030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 65,491 miles
Frederic, MI
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/SDM- FIRST REPORTED SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AT 65,000 MILE'S SCANNED SYSTEM FOUND FAULT IN SDM AND WIRING GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $825.00 FOR REPAIRS, AT 84,000 WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL/SPEEDOMETER/RADIO WENT ON/OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. SCANNED SYSTEM FOUND FAULT IN WIRING AND SDM, I HAVE HAD NO AIR BAGS/SPEEDOMETER/INSTRUMENTS FOR 18 MONTHS. VERY UNSAFE IN MI.
NHTSA complaint #10221501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.