58 of the 1,614 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado are about the airbag system — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 76,000 miles.
58
Complaints
57
Crashes
1
Fires
37
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT IN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10328507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATED SPLEEN AND CONTUSION OF THE HEART. A COMPLAINT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE MANUFACTURER (COMPLAINT # 71-546827970). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08
NHTSA complaint #10199593 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 6-17-05. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CRASH REPORT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES. THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH. THE PASSENGER'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, BUT PASSENGER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT REPORTED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE CAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT TOOK PICTURES OF THE PINE TREE THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN THE HOOD. UPDATED 11/15/05.
NHTSA complaint #10139984 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH. IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10137048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT
NHTSA complaint #10128831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT
NHTSA complaint #10128831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT
NHTSA complaint #10128831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OFF CENTER HEAD ON CRASH WITH 2 SIMILAR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCKS. ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED 90 MPH ( 60 MPH VEHICLE 2, 30 MPH VEHICLE 1 PER CHP REPORT) NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10122067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FEMUR BONE, 2 BLACK EYES AND FRACTURED RIBS DUE TO THE INACTIVATION OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BENT RESEMBLING AN AIRPLANE WHEEL. MY WIFE CHECKED THE INTERNET AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG MODULE ON THE YEAR OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING UPDATES TODAY. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN A STORAGE YARD AND WE ARE AWAITING THE RESPONSE FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR.
NHTSA complaint #10120946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FEMUR BONE, 2 BLACK EYES AND FRACTURED RIBS DUE TO THE INACTIVATION OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BENT RESEMBLING AN AIRPLANE WHEEL. MY WIFE CHECKED THE INTERNET AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG MODULE ON THE YEAR OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING UPDATES TODAY. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN A STORAGE YARD AND WE ARE AWAITING THE RESPONSE FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR.
NHTSA complaint #10120946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY RICKY'S WIFE KAREN FLIMP.
NHTSA complaint #10113830 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, AFTER MINOR SIDE IMPACT. *BF AFTER TRAVELING 20-30 FEET AWAY FROM THE SIDE IMPACT CRASH SITE THE CONSUMER FRONTAL IMPACT CRUSHED HER VEHICLE. NEITHER THE FRONT OR THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TC
NHTSA complaint #10109669 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RECALL CAMPAIGN 02V078 00 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSING MODULE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINE DINJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10111181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE EVENT WAS A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME WHICH STILL HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE (2000 CHEVY SILVERADO). THEN MY TRUCK HAD A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT AT GREATER THAN 30 MPH INTO A DIRT WALL IN WHICH NEITHER THE DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (THE TRUCK IS TOTALLED). I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND GOT A CONCUSSION WITH BLOOD AROUND THE BRAIN, A BROKE CHEEK BONE, AND FRACTURED HIP. MY WIFE WAS 33 WEEKS PREGANANT AT THE TIME AND HER WATER BROKE AND SHE GOT A COMPOUND FRACTURE IN THE LOWER LEG/ANKLE. AS A RESULT OF THE WATER BREAKING MY SON WAS BORN 3 DAYS LATER 7 WEEKS PREMATURE. AS FOR WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM I'M HOPING IT WILL AT LEAST BE INVESTIGATED TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM (I.E. SOFTWARE SCREWUP SOMETHING NOT HOOKED UP RIGHT IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ETC). I HAVE PICS OF THE TRUCK AND THE CRASH SITE I CAN SEND IF NECESSARY. I CAN ALSO PROVIDE THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED.
NHTSA complaint #10108404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. RECALL 02V178000 WAS ISSUED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER.
NHTSA complaint #10101301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AIR BAG FAILURE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. IN FIRST CRASH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT THE RIGHT FENDER AREA AT 75-80 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IN SECOND CRASH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AT 50 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO EXPLAIN THESE ISSUES.
NHTSA complaint #10089236 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-END BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. PUSHING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF ROAD AND INTO A DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DRIVER INJURED HIS NECK, BACK, HIPS AND PELVIS. THE PASSENGER INJURED HER RIGHT SHOULDER, CHEST, BACK AND HIPS.
NHTSA complaint #10081392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I REARENDED A VEHICLE THAT WAS SITTING STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS SHIFTED IN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE KNEE AND BACK PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10045511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. DRIVER WAS INJURED.
NHTSA complaint #10044432 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT COLLISION ,AND NEITHER OF THE FRONT BAGS DEPLOYED.
NHTSA complaint #10029556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DIDN'T RETRACT.*AK *PH
NHTSA complaint #10027230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK *TS
NHTSA complaint #10022039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.
NHTSA complaint #10008151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY FROM FRONTAL IMPACT DURING MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #10008044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A COLLISION, RESULTING IN A FATALITY. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10005962 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, VEHICLE'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND OR TO RECORD ANY INFORMATION. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10004390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT COLLISON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
NHTSA complaint #8023044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AROUND A CURVE, CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO A TREE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA complaint #8022592 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON RIGHT FRONT COLLISION WITH CONCRETE WALL,
NHTSA complaint #767253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NHTSA RECALL 02 V 178 000/ANUFACTURER'S RECALL 02029 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE: VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH IMPACT, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMNATION.
NHTSA complaint #8018202 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.