10 complaints reported

2016 Chevrolet Impala Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
10
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2022

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2022
Nov 2021

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER A YEAR NOW AND THE PLACE THAT I JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE SAID THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. SPECIFICALLY WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE MANY SIMILAR ISSUES ONLINE AND SOME HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND FIXED FOR FREE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CHEVY DEALER I WENT TO SAID THAT CHEVY SAID IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL AND THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL COST OF REPLACEMENT. OVER $2000.00. I THINK THAT CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND COVER IT IN FULL. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF AT WILL. WORKS AND DOESNT WORK. ESPECIALLY ANY CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR A PERSON MOVING AROUND IN THE SEAT MAKES THE WARNING LIGHT GO ON AND OFF. THERE IS DEFINETLY A PROBLEM WITH THEIR SYSTEM AND/OR WIRING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2021
Oct 2020

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG POPPING UP. CREASE ON DASH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2020
Sep 2020

MY AIRBAGS LIGHTS CAN ON MY 2016

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2020
Jul 2020

AIRBAG MAINTENANCE LIGHT WENT ON, WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSPECTED AND INDICATED IT WAS A FAULTY SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE THAT DOES RECOGNIZE IF THEIR IS A PERSON OCCUPYING THE SEAT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2020
Dec 2019

AIR BAG LIGHT GOES AND OFF ON THE DASH. I HAD IT SCANNEDC AT AUTOZONE AND THE OBD READER SHOWS "DRIVER SEAT BELT ANCHOR PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT LOOP, SHORT TO GROUND ".

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2019
Sep 2019

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON SO THEREFORE THE PASSENGER IS NOT PROTECTED. MY CAR IS ONLY 3 TEARS OLD AND THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT BE MESSING UP. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. IT IS GOING TO BE $1250.00 TO GET IT FIXED I HAVE A CAR NOTE AND I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY THAT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jun 2019
Jul 2019

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF{INTERMITTINGLY) WHILE DRIVING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Sep 2018

THE AIRBAG REDYNESS LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME BUT IT DOSE GO OFF ONCE IN AWHILE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND DATES BACK TO 2009 I STRONGLY FEEL A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE IS IN ORDER BECAUSE POTENTIALLY MILLIONS OFF PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK. FROM MY RESEARCH DEALERSHIPS ARE CHANGING $300-400 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE PROBLEM SHORTLY RETURNS AND THAT WANT TO CHARGE YOU AGAIN THEY JUST SAY SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS IN CASE A RECALL IS ISSUED. I STRONGLY FEEL GM IS FULLY AWARE OF HOW COMMON THE ISSUE IS AND APPARENTLY THE COST OF A RECALL OUT WEIGHS HUMAN LIFE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2018
Jul 2017 Crash Injury

I WAS GOING UP THE HIGHWAY AND A MAN HIT ME FLYING OUT AN PARKING LOT AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF AND I WAS GOING 35 TO 40 MPH, AND HIT AN SUV. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT. SO NOW I HAVE HERNIATED DISK IN MY BCK AMD ALSO LENDONS OUT OF PLACE EVERYWHERE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 CHEVROLET IMPALA, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2016

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Quick Summary

The 2016 Chevrolet Impala has 10 Air Bags complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.