2008 VAN-CON CHEVY Air Bags Problems
15 complaints about Air Bags
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
This Problem Across All Years
All Air Bags Complaints (15)
HEAR POPPING SOUND WHEN A/C IS TURNED OR WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF.
Mileage: 64,000
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS NOT YET DONE ANYTHING BUT I AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT TO MY KNOWLEDGE MY VEHICLE HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG AND THE REVIEWS HAVE NOT BEEN POSITIVE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ANYWHERE WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD ALSO BEING PREGNANT WITH THE SECOND ONE ANYWHERE BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL. I NEED THIS FIXED AND OR TAKEN CARE OF ASAP.
Mileage: 167,400
I STILL HAVE A 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO AND ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND THE RECALL HASN'T BEEN FIXED. WHY ISN'T NO ONE DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW I AM SUPPOSE TO FEE CONFIDENT DRIVING MY TRUCK ESPECIALLY WITH THE 9 YEAR SON IN IT. I HAVE BEEN A LIFELONG GM CUSTOMER, AND WILL HATE TO BE FORCED TO GO FOREIGN AS MANY DO.TAKATA HAS NOT OWNED UP TO RESPONSIBILITY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION OR COMPENSATION. WHEN CAN SOMEONE FIX THIS ISSUE????????????
Mileage: 10
AIR BAGS PARTIALLY WENT OF WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH IN A COFFEE DRIVE THROUGH WITHOUT CRASHING. EXPLOSIVE WIND AND SMALL OBJECT HIT MY CHEST KNOCKING WIND OUT AND WHIPLASH. I MIGHT BE PREGNANT WITH STOMACH AND NECK PAIN.
Mileage: 125,000
I CALL THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT NO PARTS
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL - RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE
TAKATA RECALL ACCIDENT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING DEATH OF SPOUSE
Mileage: 60,000
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS DONE NOR NOTIFIED FOR ANY REPAIRS ON AIR BAG TO DATE.
TAKATA RECALL - 7/2016 RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL LETTER. STILL NO DATE WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. UNABLE TO USE VEHICLE AT TIMES AS IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NEED TO KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WHY ITS TAKING SO LONG.
TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE RECALL IN JULY 2015, IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND STILL NO UPDATE, TRIED TO CALL THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BUT THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALL. HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS GOING TO TAKE? A YEAR SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE EXCESSIVE.
DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS. FRONT DASH BOARD PLASTIC GOT CRACKED IN TWO PLACES IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE. MANY PICKUPS THAT I HAVE SEEN HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS COME OUT, THIS IS CLEARLY AN MATERIAL DESIGN FLAW.
Mileage: 9,000
HAD CHEVY MANAGER CALL ME TO DISCUSS WHY THEY REPLACED THROTTLE DUE TO HESITATION IN GAS WHEN APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL. I JUST HAD REPLACED A CATALYTIC CONVERTER DUE TO NOT PASSING SMOG. CALLED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER ABOUT THE THROTTLE CAUSING UNNECESSARY WEAR OF MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HE ASKED WHY CHEVY DIDN'T REPAIR CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT CHEVY. I CALLED CHEVY AND THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT IN TILL OVER THE WEEKEND. I WENT FORWARD WITH LOCAL SHOP THAT ACTUALLY HAD ONE. HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I WAS PAST THE 80,000 WARRANTY BUT WOULD NOT EXCEPT THAT THE THROTTLE COULD HAVE DECREASED THE AVERAGE LIFE DUE TO THROTTLE REPLACEMENT CHEVY INDIRECTLY RECALLED. SITTING THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THROTTLE IF I HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. YES I HAVE AND WOULD LIKE TO GET A REFUND FOR THE DAMAGE THE THROTTLE CAUSED. THE CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 98,821
I HAVE MANY THINGS GOING ON. IT SURGES FORWARD WHEN I START IT, SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON/OFF. USES OIL AND ANTI-FREEZE. BACK BRAKES MAKES NOISE WHEN I BACKUP, LEAKS WATER THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR. UNCONTROLABLE ON SNOW. FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE. MY TRACTION CONTROL SEEMS TO BE ACTING UP. I BOUGHT IT WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT NOW. *TR