2001 Chevrolet Silverado air bags problems
49 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 46 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 40 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 46 crashes, 40 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
Consumer had a head-on collision at 55 MPH and neither airbag deployed. Driver and passenger suffered chest/neck and leg injuries. Vehicle was totalled. Consumer states that a person from the other vehicle was killed in the accident. *slc
While driving consumer was towing a trailerthe driver's side rear tire treads separated from the trailer. Consumer was not able to maintain control of the vehicle, and collided into a concrete barrier. Upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. Passenger sustained head injuries, and was transported to a hospital by an ambulance. Vehicle and trailer were totaled.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 452 complaints
- Engine 94 complaints
- Tires 57 complaints
- Body & structure 53 complaints
- Fuel system 49 complaints
- Transmission 45 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Cruise control 38 complaints