2001 Chevrolet Impala air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 49 complaints for the 2001 Chevrolet Impala, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 24 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 20 crashes, 1 fire, 24 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, a noise emitted from the front end and the engine stalled. The driver was able to merge to the side of the road; however, the brakes failed. As a result, the vehicle continued to roll, crashed into a pole, and caught fire. The front driver side air bag failed to deploy, causing the driver's head to strike the windshield.
On my 2001 chevrolet impala, an air bag light was on. The GM dealership in new richmond wi, replaced an airbag module in october. A few weeks later I noticed online that there was a recall for my car, that being the airbag module that was changed. So I brought in the recall information to the GM dealership and they said my VIN doesn't show up as being part of the recall, so they couldn't help. But they said I could call up GM. They also said that my car wasn't part of the recall.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Impala
- Electrical system 232 complaints
- Engine 174 complaints
- Lighting 87 complaints
- Steering 77 complaints
- Brakes 72 complaints
- Transmission 51 complaints
- Fuel system 42 complaints
- Exhaust system 27 complaints