2005 Chevrolet Colorado Airbags Problems

Your airbags deployed unexpectedly while you were driving normally on a city street at 15-20 mph with no traffic incident occurring. The airbag impact hit your right hand and blocked your visibility, which caused you to hit the car in front of you. This unintended deployment suggests a serious malfunction in your airbag system that needs immediate inspection.

You were driving your 2005 Chevy Colorado when you veered off a county road and hit a utility pole on the left front side, causing the truck to roll over. However, the airbags did not deploy during the crash. The airbag system may need inspection to determine why it failed to activate during the collision.

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE BOUGHT VEHICLE USED

TAKATA INFLATORS , DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 9 LOOKING AT DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WHEN I HEARD 2 LOAD BANGS TURNED MY HEAD BACK TO FRONT WINDSHEILD ALL I COULD SEE WAS LOOKED TO ME CLOUDS I THOUGHT I WAS IN HEAVEN , IT HAPPENED SO QUICK, I HIT GUARD RAIL, THEN TELEPHONE WIRE, WENT UP IN THE AIR, STILL SEEING CLOUDS, THAT I THOUGHT I WAS FINAILY IN HEAVEN. UNTIL I CAME DOWN AND LANDED ON ALL 4 WHEELS. I LOOKED UP AND SEEN TREES , THATS WHEN I KNEW I CAME BACK TO EARTH.

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASH PANEL, BROKEN WIRES IN EXTENDED CAB DOORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NOSE AND LEGS INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND SEATBELT RESTRAINT FAILED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH TELEPHONE POLE. DATA EVENT RECORDER/AIRBAG CONTROLLER P/N 15106281, SERVICE #12249529, S/N AS6281K150131NEN WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE NON-FUNCTIONAL BY BILL REHM TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY MR. REHM AND REPRESENTATIVES OF BOSCH, MANUFACTURER OF THE DATA RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY OUTPUT FROM THE UNIT AND DETERMINED THAT THE UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DELTRON. [XXX] CREDENTIALS INCLUDE: MEMBER OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH UNIT, AUTO THEFT, NARCOTICS UNIT AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1995 GRADUATE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY NM STATE REPRESENTATIVE- DISTRICT 31 JANUARY 2006 PRESENT (8 YEARS 7 MONTHS) TRAFFIC CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST B. R. AND ASSOCIATES 1994 PRESENT (20 YEARS) P. O. BOX 14768 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 98191 INJURIES - CONCUSSION, CRUSHED CHEST TRAUMA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING ON SNOW AND ICE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED SLID INTO ROCK AND BACK WHEEL BROKE OFF WE ROLLED 4 TIMES AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH WHERE THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE WIRE FOR THE SEATBELT PRETENSIONER AIRBAG SENSOR BROKE, CAUSING THE SENSOR TO STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE SAID IT IS MY DRIVER SEAT SAFTEY BELT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHENEVER THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT ENGAGED, THE FASTEN SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR FAILED TO CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS LITE ON OUR 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO EXENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK, CAUSED BY THE WIRING BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE DRIVER EXTENDED CAB BACK DOOR. THIS REAR DOOR IS USED EVERY TIME THE OPERATOR USES THE VEHICLE. *TT

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THE REAR DOORS. THAT THE WIRE FROM OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS BROKEN THE WIRE IN HALF. CAUSING MY AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. 3 WIRES BROKE IN EXTEND CAB REAR DOOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SUFFERED A SEIZURE AND PASSED OUT. SHE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE SUSTAINED KNEE, CHEST, HEAD, AND FACIAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO GM, WHERE SHE FILED A CLAIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET COLORADO WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK THE AIRBAG LIGHT TYPICALLY WILL TURN AND BLINK. THIS WA SAN INDICATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TESTING ITSELF TO DETERMINE THAT THE SENSORS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. IF YOU READ THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE COLORADO, IT STATED THAT IF THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. ALSO, THE MANUAL STATED CAUTION AND WAS FOLLOWED WITH NOTIFICATIONS WHICH STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR SYSTEM MAY NOT BE OPERATING PROPERLY AND THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF A CRASH OCCURRED OR THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY DEPLOY AT ANY TIME WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2007,WHERE THEY CHARGED ME OVER $1,200, AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER REPEATED PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DELEARSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICES THE DEALER FINALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. THIS WAS GREAT, EXCEPT THESE DISPUTES OVER THE COSTS TOOK OVER 2 WEEKS WITH THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP, AND PROBLEM CAME BACK JULY 11,2007. IT SEEMED THAT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET COLORADOS, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING THIS TYPE OF PART FAILURE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY AT A ANY TIME, PERHAPS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. IT SEEMED THAT COLORADO'S HAD MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH NEEDED TO BE INVESTIGATED, AND GM SHOULD TAKE A MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIIFYING THESE PROBLEMS WHICH WERE DANGEROUS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND CORRECTING THEM. IT WA SVERY HARD TO FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE DRIVING A CHEVROLET WHEN THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME BECAUSE OF A FAULTY AIRBAG ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

AIR BAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT BLINKS UPON START UP AND THEN TURNS OFF, ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO 1 MIN LATER IT COMES BACK ON AND STAYS ON. CHEVY WILL NOT LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IM OVER 36K MILES. *NM

2005 CHEV COLORADO. TRUCK 4X4 WET ROADS, CAME AROUND CURVE 35 MPH LOST CONTROL FRONT END WENT INTO HILLSIDE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY! TRUCK THEN ROLLED OVER SMASHING DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND ROOF. SEAT BELT BROKE. ROOF CAVED IN AND BED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS IN USE. HOWEVER, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND PRE BRAKING DID OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. T A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN . *AK

I WAS TRAVELING ON SPRUCE ROAD IN EXETER, CA AT APPROX 55 MPH WHEN I REAR-ENDED A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO HIT MY BRAKES OR SWERVE AT ALL. I HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR VERY SQUARE AND HARD. THE CHP OFFICER SAID THAT MY AIR BAG SENSORS WERE HIT AND THE BAGS DID NOT GO OFF.*JB

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN MY NEW CHEV.COLORADO 2005 PICKUP. I WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO AIR BAG SENSORS ON THE BACK OF THIS VEHICLE. IS THIS TRUE? I WAS BADLY TRAUMATIZED PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND MENTALLY. I AM UNDER A DOCTOR'S TREATMENT