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2016 Chevrolet Impala air bags problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2016 Chevrolet Impala15% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Air Bags complaints
15%
share of all complaints
51,950 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The Side Detection System Modules are preventing the vehicle blind spot system to work correctly. and the vehicle takes 5, 10, 15 + attempts to start up.

    filed Jun 11, 2024

  • I recently purchased this car, and the airbag warning light will not turn off. Meaning, something is wrong with the airbags.

    filed Dec 19, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.