Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe

Table 1 shows three common air bag related problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag (two problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Chevrolet Tahoe

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
2
Front Air Bag problems
2
Air Bag problems
1

Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Vehicle was involved in a rear collision at about 70mph, causing the vehicle to surge forward into another vehicle. Upon imapct, the airbags did not deploy, and the seatback collapsed. The manufacturer will be contatced .   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

Consumer called and stated that she was involved in a collision and none of her air bags deployed and also stated that the front passanger seat belt did not lock which cause the passanger to bang her head on the windshield which also caused her phisical damage and cracked the windshield.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

While in motion seat belt would come undone or wouldn't unlock from lock in order to use. Brakes would slip. My boyfriend was killed in an accident because the seat belt malfunctioned which then caused the airbags to malfunction and the brakes stuck so he wasn't able to slow down sufficiently.   Read details...


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