2003 Chevrolet Tahoe air bags problems
19 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 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 | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the driver attempted to avoid crashing into a deer and lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle was flipped several times. The air bags failed to deploy and the driver was killed. The contact did not confirm if the driver was secured by the seat vehicle safety belt. The vehicle was destroyed and had not been inspected for the air bag failure. The VIN was not available.
Well my air bag light stay on never goes over and my driver seat belt does not even lock at all. Then I keep hear this popping noise that come from hub and shocks and nothing on my dash works 1st it started off by I couldnt see what gear I was in. My driver seat u push the button to go forward it moves the seat back. My heat blower has something wrong with and it has something to do with this purple wire on the floor bored.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Electrical system 193 complaints
- Brakes 118 complaints
- Steering 52 complaints
- Fuel system 38 complaints
- Engine 28 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Seats 19 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints