Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier

Ten problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier based on all problems reported for the 2001 Cavalier.

1 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/01/2013

2001 Chevrolet Cavalier. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle passenger side front wheel assembly collapsed. The consumer stated his vehicle collided with a park car. The seat belt was tight, and the air bag failed to deploy. The consumer stated the side wheel was at a 90 degree perpendicular angle to the side of the vehicle. The entire wheel assembly looked destroyed.

2 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 06/03/2010

Car was involved in a accident with a 18 wheeler it hit the side the went around to the front there were three people in the car two kids and one adult driver the seat belts popped aloosed and the air bags did not deploy there were pictures taken at the scene and there is a police report this is a very bad problem my kids are only two and five and there seat belts did not hold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

3 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 10/12/2004

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 30 mph impact with another vehicle, and both frontal air bags failed to deploy. Dealer was not notified.

4 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 12/11/2003

2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, front driver side seat belt defective. " hair trigger press to release button" my daughter christina, age 23 was wearing her seat belt, when on impact her buckle unlatched, causing her to be ejected from her vehicle. Contributing factors are inertial unlatching where the seat belt becomes unlatched during the collision. Also both air bags did not did not deploy and side impact.

5 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 11/02/2003

Vehicle involved in accident and air bags did not fully deploy. The consumer's husband was involved in an accident. The vehicle's driver's side air did not fully deploy and the passenger's side air bag deployed violently and shattered the windshield. The consumer's husband sustained injuries.

6 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 09/18/2002

Consumer states while sitting, a car hit him from behind at high speed into another car and air bag did not deploy.

7 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2002

While driving at 45 mph, consumer ran off the road to avoid hitting another vehicle, and ran head-on into an enbankment. Upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. Contacted dealer.

8 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/23/2002

At 55 mph consumer applied brake, vehicle vibrated and consumer lost control without warning. Vehicle spun around, hit a guardrail head on, then skidded 35 yards down a embankment. Passenger suffered back injuries. Vehicle was totalled however the air bags did not deploy, the abs did not work and the vehicle did not stop until it hit the guardrail and skid 35 yards down the guardrail, the turn sugnal failed due to a blown fuse.

9 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 02/23/2002

At 55 mph consumer applied brake, vehicle vibrated and consumer lost control without warning. Vehicle spun around, hit a guardrail head on, then skidded 35 yards down a embankment. Passenger suffered back injuries. Vehicle was totalled yet the air bags did not deploy, the abs system did not work and the vehicle did not stop until it hit the guardrail and skid 35 yds down the guardrail, the turn sugnal failed due to a blown fuse.

10 Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Failure Date: 01/23/2001

Rented vehicle. Vehicle collided into a dear at 60 mph, and airbags did not deploy.


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