Front Air Bag Problems of GMC Savana

GMC Savana owners have reported 4 problems related to front air bag (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Savana based on all problems reported for the Savana.

1 Front Air Bag problem of the 1997 GMC Savana

Failure Date: 06/30/2008

The contact owns a 1997 GMC Savana 3500. While driving approximately 35 mph, the passenger side front air bag deployed without warning. There were no injuries. The authorized dealer was notified of the frontal air bag deployment and stated that they needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The contact was very concerned of the safety risk involved with the air bags deploying without a crash occurring. The failure and current mileages were 145,000. Updated 07/15/08. Updated 07/15/08.

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2 Front Air Bag problem of the 2003 GMC Savana

Failure Date: 10/20/2003

While traveling at 30 mph, the consumer was involved in a front end collision when another vehicle made an illegal turn. Upon impact, none of the frontal air bags deployed. There were two back and neck injuries.

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3 Front Air Bag problem of the 1999 GMC Savana

Failure Date: 03/27/2002

While waiting at a stop light Ford pickup rearended GMC on passenger's rear corner and pushed it into rear of another vehicle. Upon impact with other vehicle, neither air bag deployed. Driver suffered injuries, and received emergency room treatment.

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4 Front Air Bag problem of the 1997 GMC Savana

Airbag inadvertently deployed with nobody inside the vehicle.


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