Four problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado 800. The contact stated while driving approximately 50mph, he lost control of the vehicle due to losing consciousness. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed with a road sign which resulted in none of the airbags deploying and only the seatbelt lap belt tensioned, not the shoulder strap. The contact sustained injuries such as several lacerations across face and inside mouth, and a broken l1 vertebrae. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to a local lot then towed again to the contacts insurance lot where it was awaiting a diagnosis. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 281,000.
Turned key on and light saying service airbag came on. Local mechanic said he read that there was going to be a recall on it.
Srs warning came on. Had fault code. Called chevy dealer and they said I would need a new airbag. I researched and found that gm does know about this and even put out a TSB. It is a connector to the airbag itself located in the left kick panel. The fix is to clean the connector or replace it. No new airbag is needed but it did reoccur about a year later. Recleaned and ok again. This is a safety item and should be a recall. Since gm knew it I must assume that NHTSA knew it also. I can see where a lot of people would not fix this and just drive like this since a lot of technicians think you need a new airbag when it is in fact poor wiring by gm.
Upon starting the the truck for the first time on 6-11-2013 the "service air bag" light came on and has stayed on. There is no reason for the failure other than poor craftsmanship.