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2005 Chevrolet Colorado Air bags Problems

Complaints
33about this part
Share
9%of 356 total for the year
Median mileage
96,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 33 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado, 9% of the 356 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,000 miles. 15 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #11015374, filed 2017-08, 151,000 miles

“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”

NHTSA complaint #10129395, filed 2005-07, 5,400 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10137880, filed 2005-09, 39,000 miles

“Sept of 2014 our Chevrolet Colorado had issues with not starting. The dealer diagnosed it as code issues and replaced a safety sensor. The issue was never resolved as check engine light stayed on. Oct of 2015 while driving, the airbag light came on and never went off. Also oct 2015, about the time the airbag light came on, we received a letter stating that a wire harness in this make, model and year of vehicle could cause code problems and or the airbag light to illuminate, and that GM would fix it at no cost to us, if the vehicle was within 10 yrs old or had 120,000 or less miles. …”

NHTSA complaint #10790026, filed 2015-11, 160,000 miles

“Air bag light comes on making it unclear if occupants are protected or if air bag will just go off on its own. Problem is wires in back door jamb become fatigued and break causing failure of air bags. Vehicle is also considered an inspection failure as well in massachusetts.”

NHTSA complaint #11297341, filed 2020-01, 98,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202616%
202411%
202212%
202168%
202011%
201932%
201874%
201794%
2016101%
2015122%
2012921%
20111024%
2010414%
200969%
20081417%
2007129%
2006177%
2005339%
2004298%

Other parts of the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado

Brakes
95 complaints
Electrical system
69 complaints
Exterior lighting
49 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
27 complaints
Engine cooling
23 complaints
Suspension
23 complaints
Body and structure
19 complaints
Tires
14 complaints
Vehicle speed control
14 complaints
Other or unknown
12 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology