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2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 42 complaints for the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
42 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
39 and 1
Injuries and deaths
53 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 55% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 33 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 39 crashes, 1 fire, 53 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

On the afternoon of 6/16/08, me in my family was traveling north on I95 in north carolina going toward our destination in baltimore md., when another vehicle click us and cause my sister to lose control of the vehicle crashing into the guardrail. My two aunts and myself were ejected from the vehicle, both my aunts die instantly. My mother, sisters and myself survived but had several injuries.

June 2008 CrashInjuryDeath

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving 30-40 MPH in rainy weather, she lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle flipped over several times before landing on the passenger's side. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the face and the right leg. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the cause of the air bag failure. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 129,000 miles, July 2013 CrashInjury

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