1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 air bags problems
16 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 13 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Unspecified: after being rear ended, air bags deployed, caused vehicle to swerve into other lane, hit another vehicle, resulting in fatality. (attorney for client)
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet k1500. While driving 52 MPH, the driver crashed into a parked vehicle. The passenger and driver were injured. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact has a police report and photos. The current and failure mileages were 24,380.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 149 complaints
- Steering 146 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 80 complaints
- Fuel system 58 complaints
- Transmission 38 complaints
- Suspension 36 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints