2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 air bags problems
34 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 92,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 13 crashes, 13 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Driver air bag sensor failure after impact on accident. I was driving 2004 chevy silverado truck, other driver came almost head on in my lane tried avoiding got hit on passenger side rear quarter panel,caused vehicle to spin twice due to drive shaft broke upon 1st impact,lost control of car after spinning I was on the opposite side which crashed front end to driver side of another car. Driver that hit me on 1st impact was charged with dwi and no insurance.
A truck went tho a red light as I was under the light heading east and the other vehicle was at stop light and for unknown reason it took off hitting the front of my right fender and putting me into a spin. At first I didn't realize what happened. The my van stopped. The police asked if I was ok. I said no.I got hit in the face and right arm by the 2 air bags in front. I was the only person in the van. The air bags were broke open. Never had accident before were air bag went off.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 342 complaints
- Electrical system 273 complaints
- Steering 75 complaints
- Engine 41 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 23 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints
- Cruise control 20 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints