Five problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2000 Silverado 1500.
From the initial report, the driver was over speed limit. However, the airbags did not deploy that could have potentially saved his life.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 02v178000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
My son fell asleep while driving and hit a tree and none of the airbags deployed. He had his seatbelt on however I don't think it worked properly either due to his chin hit the steering wheel and head hit the windshield. He pushed the entire steering column into the dash about 4-5 inches and couldn't even move the shifter on the column. The truck is totaled and there is major damage to the entire front of the vehicle as he hit the tree head on but toward the passenger side. This is a 2000 chevy silverado crew cab, 4x4, stepside.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (galles Chevrolet located in albuquerque, mn) confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 55 mph on icy roads, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle slid on the ice and struck the median on the road. The vehicle then spun from the left of the highway to the right, and finally came to a stop when he was able to depress the brake pedal. He exited the vehicle and had it towed to the dealer. A police report was filed. No one was seriously injured, although the contact sustained minor back pains and a swollen jaw. None of the air bags deployed in the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 92,000. Updated 01/08/09 updated 01/09/09.