2004 Chevrolet Silverado Air Bags & Restraints Problems

Abs system is failing light comes on then brakes don’t catch, airbags message keeps coming on . Pulling in to store when it done it end up hitting the metal pipe in from of store to stop

The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, he poured oil into the oil reservoir, and then placed the key into the ignition switch to turn on the vehicle when the air bags unexpectedly deployed without warning. The steering wheel air bag hit the contact's face and knocked him to the ground. The contact suffered cuts to his cheek, below his eye, and neck, as well as soreness to his neck, face, and back. The contact stated his left ear was ringing and he could not hear; however, no medical attention was received. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 173,000.

Collided with a bear at 55mph with significant front end damage. Air bags were commanded to deploy and never did. I have contacted GM about the problem and have been told to wait for a claim advisor as no recalls are active on my vehicle.

CANT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED I BLACK OUT AND WOKE UP WITH COPS AROUND ME. THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK IS WRECKED. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

WORKING DOOR FRAME-AWAY FROM ALL CABLES AND WIRES-TRUCK WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY-OFF-DRIVERS AIR BAG WENT OFF-ON ACCIDENT-TRUCK WAS PARKED--NO LUCK WITH GM--AN LUCK WITH DEALER--GM SAID-TRUCK OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO OLD--COST ME OVER $2000.00 TO REPLACE--I AM 70 YRS OLD AND RETIRED--STILL LIKE THE TRUCK--THESE $$$ HURT ME!

MY HUSBAND HAD A HORRIFIC ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DRIVING ON AN UNFAMILIAR COUNTY HIGHWAY WHEN HE APPROACHED A CURVE IN THE ROAD, HIS VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD, ROLLED, BECAME AIR BORN, HIT A UTILITY POLE WHILE AIR BORN HARD ENOUGH TO SNAP IT IN HALF AND MOVE THE PART OF THE POLE THAT'S IN THE GROUND ABOUT TWO FEET, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND LANDED UP SIDE DOWN. NOT ONE SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY HUSBAND WASN'T WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. I'M NOT EXCUSING HIS ACTIONS, BUT THE OTHER SAFETY FEATURE DIDN'T PERFORM AS WELL. I'VE CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY IN RETURN TURNED IT OVER TO ESIS THEY'RE ADDRESS IS ESIS/GM CENTRAL CLAIMS UNIT. P.O BOX 300 MAILCODE 482-C19-B61 DETROIT, MI. 48265-3000. PHONE NUMBER 800-888-0164 FAX 248-778-1794. I SENT ESIS MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE TOTALED VEHICLE SHOWING THAT NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I'VE RECEIVED A LETTER BACK FROM ESIS RELATING THAT THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW OF MY CLAIM, BASED ON ALL DOCUMENTATION REVIEWED. ALSO TELLING ME THAT IF I HAVE ANY FURTHER EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT MY CLAIM TO PLEASE SUBMIT IT TO THEM. ARE PICTURES OF A TOTALED OUT VEHICLE THAT SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE BUT YET NO SIGNS OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT NOT PROOF ENOUGH? I'VE ASKED ESIS HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES LIKE OURS MAY BE OUT THERE. NO RESPONSE. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED SEVERE BRAIN TRAUMA, A BROKEN NECK, STERNUM, FOUR BROKEN RIBS, BROKEN RIGHT LEG IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM THAT WAS ALSO BROKEN IN MULTIPLE PLACES. HE HAD HIS ACCIDENT ON MARCH 12TH 2018 AND DIED AS A RESULT OF IT ON AUGUST 7TH 2018. ESIS HASN'T OFFERED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A COPY OF THEIR FINDINGS NEITHER. I'M FULLY AWARE THAT HE WOULD HAVE SUFFERED INJURIES REGARDLESS OF SEAT BELT ON OR OFF. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THANK YOUR [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CRACKED DASH, JUST CRACKED, FOUND BY HEARING A NOISE THEN NOTICED THE CRACK, CONCERN IS AIR BAG MAY MAKE IF DEPLOYED FLYING DEBRES.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATES DUE TO CORRODED FRONT IMPACT SENSORS.

SERVICE AIR BAG, LIGHT CAME ON, CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH WIRING, DISCONNECTED FUSE UNDER HOOD, LIGHT STILL STAYS ON, AM AFRAID TO USE VEHICLE. HAD MECHANIC CHECK PASSENGER SEAT, AND HE ALSO COULDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG, SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT THEN COMES BACK ON AGAIN. I CAN NOT FIND SOLUTION.

"TAKATA RECALL" I DROVE MY TRUCK TO THE SHOPPING CENTER ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOME. PARKED AND WENT INSIDE TO MAKE A PURCHASE. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE MY TRUCK WHICH WAS STILL PARKED, I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY AND BOTH AIRBAGS EXPLODED.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS, SERVICE ENGINE, AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE DEALER RESET THE UNKNOWN CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DISCONNECTED AND THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL DISCONNECTION FOR THE AIR BAGS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06V417000 (AIR BAGS), 06V289000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), 05V043000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,502.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ UPDATED 12/28/15. *JB

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT OCCASIONALLY STARTED COMING ON. TOOK TRUCK TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT SVC PLACES. THEY SAID DO NOT HAVE COMPUTER READER FOR AIRBAGS. LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON CONSTANTLY. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALERS AND THEY SAID BECAUSE OF LIABILITY, THE DIAGNOSTICS ARE $900 AND COULD RUN ANOTHER $1500 OR MORE TO FIX PROBLEM. AND, THEY WANTED TO KEEP TRUCK. TRUCK IS USED DAILY FOR SHORT RUNS AND HAS A BUNCH OF EQUIPMENT ON IT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO LEAVE IT SOMEWHERE. BECAUSE OF THE STAGGERING COST, AND THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO OFF LOAD THE TRUCK AND NOT HAVE ITS USE AND THE LACK OF PLACES TO WORK ON IT AT ALL, WE HAVE LEFT IT ALONE. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITHOUT AIRBAGS OVER 3 CONTINENTS AND THROUGH JUNGLES & ALL TYPES OF TERRAIN OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS WITH OUT EVER NEEDING AIRBAGS. NOW TAKATA MAKES A SAFETY DEVICE THAT CAN SHOOT AND KILL YOU -- DO I NEED THIS? IF SO, WHO PAYS THE REPAIR BILL?

ON MAY 29TH MY SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHT CAME ON. IN TALKING WITH OTHER CHEVY SILVER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND AROUND THAT YEAR IT SEEMS THIS IS COMMON. I PAID $521.18 TO GET THESE AIR BAG SENSORS REPLACED ON 17 JUN15 AT A DEALER IN HARRISBURG PA., BECAUSE I WAS TOLD WITHOUT THE SENSORS THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I AM BEING TOLD B Y OTHER DRIVERS THEY ARE JUST DRIVING AROUND WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ON. THATS UP TO THEM. ALSO ON 21 JAN 14 I HAD TO HAVE ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD RUSTED AND WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK COSTING $720.00. I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF NORTHEASTERN WINTERS AND ROAD SALTS, WHICH I FIND TO BE A UNEXCEPTABLE ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. ON 23 DEC 03 I PAID $356.96 TO REPLACE DASH CLUSTER WHICH ALSO IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I THESE SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE SILVERADOS ARE BE IGNORED. MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD BE AFFECTED OR INJURED BY THESE PROBLEMS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY ONTO THE CONTACT'S CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD PRIOR TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT ANOTHER VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/08/16*LJ *TR

FATAL CRASH. ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE RIPPED OFF INCLUDING DRIVER DOOR. TRUCK FLIPPED ALSO. HIT 4 TREES. SPEED LIMIT WAS 65 IN THE AREA THEY BELIEVE THE VEHICLE TO BE MOVING A LITTLE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED NONE OF THEM. THE IMPACT TOTALED THE VEHICLE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON- BAD IMPACT SENSOR RIGHT FRONT. *TR

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE GMC DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT, BUT SHOULDN'T A SAFETY ITEM LIKE YOUR AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON BE COVERED UNDER A LIFETIME WARRANTY? JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THIS CRITICAL SAFETY FEATURE ON ALL NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD BE COVERED. SO DOES IT MEAN THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I'M IN AN ACCIDENT, OR IS IT JUST A MALFUNCTIONING DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT THAT HAS COME ON? I KNOW MY MODEL TRUCK IS OLDER (2004) BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS I SHOULD THINK WOULD BE COVERED. HAVE THERE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS HAPPENING IN CHEVY TRUCKS? *TR