2011 Chevrolet Tahoe air bags problems
186 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 186 33% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 92 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
I was driving west on rio rd. In charlottesville, va, at roughly 35 MPH. At approximately 6:00 pm, a deer emerged from the passenger side of the vehicle. It happened instantaneously and avoiding the deer was not an option. Immediately after striking the deer at the front right bumper (underneath headlight), the side airbags deployed in my 2011 chevy tahoe. However, the airbag that was suppose to deploy from the drivers seat (on the side near seatbelt) did not deploy.
Dash on 2011 chevrolet tahoe has cracked on the passenger side next to the airbag panel. Dash has also cracked on the driver side above the instrument panel cluster. Concern is that in a car accident where the air bags deploy the dash board may break apart and become shrapnel causing additional injury, permanent disability, or death to the passenger.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Body & structure 82 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints
- Stability control 15 complaints