Air Bag Related Problems of the 1998 GMC Sierra 1500

Table 1 shows four common air bag related problems of the 1998 GMC Sierra 1500. The number one most common problem is related to the front driver side air bag inflator (one problem). The second most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (one problem).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of GMC Sierra 1500


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1998 GMC Sierra 1500

The Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problem

"takata recall" on 02/17/2015 I [xxx] was involved in a single passenger (me) mva at "the macinac bridge" on the north side of the mackinac bridge rolling my truck into the toll booths located on the north end of the macinac bridge in the city of st ignace, mackinac county,   Read details...

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

The contact owns a 1998 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, a deer ran in front of the vehicle. The contact crashed into the deer. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Several months ago, my airbag light came on and didn't extinguish. I took my 1998 GMC extd. Cab pickup to the dealer and they completed repairs ($755. 14, even at a discounted rate). The problem was the sir coil intermittently was grounding, causing a short in the sdm module.   Read details...


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