2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 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 | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet monte carlo. The contact was driving 29 MPH and crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest, legs and shoulder. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 03/05/14
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet monte carlo. While the contact's spouse was backing the vehicle up, the driver side air bag deployed without warning. There were no injuries. There is a recall on the air bag, but not the deployment. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 90,407 and failure mileage was 79,000.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- Engine 63 complaints
- Electrical system 56 complaints
- Brakes 43 complaints
- Lighting 36 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints