2002 Chevrolet Impala Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND STAYS ON. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, AND RELATED WIRING AND COMPUTER COMPONENTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. *TT
OWNER OF THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT. IT CONSISTED OF THE DRIVER HITTING AN 8 FOOT GATE AND KNOCKING IT DOWN. HITTING THE TRUCK PARKED IN THAT GATE WITH THE FORCE OF PUSHING IT INTO THE BUILDING, WHERE THE BUILDING WAS CRACKED ON THE INSIDE. ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL ITS NO REASON WHY THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AT THIS TIME. I DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. WHICH AS STATED THE OWNERS MANUAL ARE REASONS THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION . I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO WITH AN CHEVROLET IMPALA 2002. I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH OTHER OWNERS. WHO HAVE ALSO FILED CLAIMS WITH YOU. I KNOW EACH ACCIDENT/SITUATION IS DIFFERENT BUT PLEASE SEND ME A RESPONSE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG(S) ARE DEFECTIVE. RECALL #C020325. NHTSA#02V222000 SCC PH
DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *AK
IT TAKES EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO MAKE HORN WORK. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT POSITION OF AIRBAG IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR HORN TO WORK.*AK *YH
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The 2002 Chevrolet Impala has 31 Air Bags complaints on file. 12 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.