2012 Chevrolet Silverado air bags problems
15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 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 48,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving, a driver cut in front of me and literally slammed on their brakes. I was not at fault in the accident. My airbags deployed and caused significant injury to my head. The injury was not consistent with an airbag deployment in conjunction with me wearing my seatbelt. I was diagnosed with a severe concussion and many other ailments, balance dysfunction, memory loss, parasympathetic anomalies, etc.
Tl-the contact owns a 2012 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 37 MPH, all four side curtain air bags independently deployed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition key was cycled over 5,000 times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. Djr