2004 Chevrolet Tahoe air bags problems
15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 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 74,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 15 injuries.
What owners wrote
During a side impact/roll over motor vehicle accident, no automatic safety features deployed. Full side impact to the passenger side resulted in no airbag deployment. This vehicle was equipped at additional cost, side impact airbags. In contrary to national advertising the on-star feature was also a null response. This vehicle was a total lose and non-repairable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet tahoe. While driving approximately 50 MPH during rainy weather, the vehicle accelerated abnormally and crashed into a concrete medium. The vehicle began to spin around and then reversed while the contact depressed the brake pedal the entire time. The vehicle then crashed into a second vehicle before finally crashing into a metal rail before stopping. The air bags did not deploy. The police reported to the scene and a report was filed.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Electrical system 215 complaints
- Brakes 88 complaints
- Engine 45 complaints
- Steering 29 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints