2005 Chevrolet Colorado air bags problems
33 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 15 crashes, 10 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Was driving my 2005 chevy colorado and very tired veered off the county road, hit a utility pole on left side front and truck rolled over air bags never deployed
Takata inflators , driving down highway 9 looking at driver side mirror when I heard 2 load bangs turned my head back to front windsheild all I could see was looked to me clouds I thought I was in heaven , it happened so quick, I hit guard rail, then telephone wire, went up in the air, still seeing clouds, that I thought I was finaily in heaven. Until I came down and landed on all 4 wheels. I looked up and seen trees , thats when I knew I came back to earth.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado
- Brakes 98 complaints
- Electrical system 69 complaints
- Lighting 55 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 24 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints