2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 air bags problems
32 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 138,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 24 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 138,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 26 crashes, 24 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
From the initial report, the driver was over speed limit. However, the airbags DID NOT deploy that could have potentially saved his life.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving highway speeds, the vehicle was involved in a front end collision due to another driver hard braking. Even though the vehicle was equipped with an air bag on/off switch, which disabled the passenger side air bag from deploying, the air bag still deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene to a&a towing salvage yard and had not been determined whether it was destroyed.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 446 complaints
- Fuel system 41 complaints
- Body & structure 34 complaints
- Tires 31 complaints
- Suspension 24 complaints
- Electrical system 20 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints