Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2000 GMC Sierra 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2000 Sierra 1500.
My husband was driving his 2000 GMC sierra going about 45mph. The roads were wet he swerved to avoid another car. He hit a utility pole in what was a front end collision. The truck was totaled. The air bags did not deploy. His eye hit the steering wheel with such force that the globe of his eye deflated. He is now blind in his left eye. After the accident I checked the truck for recalls. There was a recall about airbags not deploying properly in front end collisions. There was never any notification from GMC about this recall.
The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 hd. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The front end of the vehicle was completely destroyed. A police report was filed. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed and is currently at the body shop. He stated that gm is giving him the run around. The current and failure mileages were 75,000. The consumer stated spoke with dealer, there have been 4 recalls that were issued and he was not notified such as tailgate, airbag, front brake pipe with body cross seals, and front brake hose abrasion. Updated 09/10/07.
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