2003 Chevrolet S10 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 15 complaints for the 2003 Chevrolet S10, 7% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 10 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
My husband was involved in a car accident in the brooklyn battery tunnel on 8/23/05. The front of his vehicle hit into the rear of another car. His airbag never deployed. My husband died at the scene of the accident. Although he did have his seat belt on, his head did break the windshield. Geico car insurance totaled the vehicle. I want to be sure that this does not happen to anyone else.
Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2005 chevrolet s10 pickup truck. The contacts vehicle was involved in a front end collision and neither the seat belt pretensioner nor the air bag deployed. The contact was traveling at 30 MPH. The vehicle struck the contacts vehicle in front. The contact received minor injuries. There was a police report. The vehicle was towed away. The failure mileage was 23672.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet S10
- Brakes 41 complaints
- Body & structure 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints