2009 Chevrolet Tahoe air bags problems
97 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 97 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 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 | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the air bags complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Cracks in the dashboard of my 2009 chevrolet tahoe have been appearing over the past 7 months. GM and chevrolet refuse to acknowledge a fleetwide problem and will only pay for partial repairs. One of the cracks is in approximation to the passenger side airbag and how the airbag deployment will affect the dashboard (and vica versa) is unknown and worrisome. GM and chevrolet refuse to pay for a defective part replacement on their vehicles for this issue that affects hundreds, if not thousands of their vehicles.
Drive train vibration since taking dealer delivery nov/december 2015 @ 2830 miles air bag notice not to ride in front passenger seat 10/27/2016 1st occurence of unintended acceleration oct 27, 2015 @ 8680 miles
Other problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Body & structure 52 complaints
- Electrical system 33 complaints
- Latches & locks 22 complaints
- Engine 16 complaints