Air bag light is on and when taken for service at don mealey chevrolet in clermont, fl they charged $115 for diagnostic and asked $816 for replacement part as the airbag might not deploy in the event of an accident.
2010 Chevrolet Camaro airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While driving at 55 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle. As a result, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a head concussion and cervical spine injuries that required medical attention. In addition, the driver and the passenger in the other vehicle both sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.
While driving at highway speed "service airbags" light came on for no apparent reason. This car has never been in an accident and did not come in contact with anything. Light is still on and repair "estimate" is between $750.00 and $1500.00. Car had approximately 32000 miles on the odometer when this occurred but because the car is 4 years old chevrolet will not warranty this safety problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred when driving or parked along with a chime. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor and module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,600.
My airbag service light keeps coming on. When someone sits in the passenger seat, my airbag light keeps going from on to off while someone is sitting in the seat. Safety issue is that if I get into an accident, more than likely the airbag will not deploy as expected. Faulty sensor or bad wiring I dont know but I see this issue in alot of camaro forums and online in general.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. When the vehicle was started, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was started. The contact also stated that when the passenger seat was occupied, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred each time a passenger was seated in the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the dealer deactivated the air bag on the passenger side. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While at a complete stop, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle that was traveling approximately 50 MPH. On impact, the steering wheel and the steering column fractured and landed in the contact's lap. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000. Updated 09/18/15
After driving home from work, I parked my car in my driveway. I went inside my house to grab something. After 3 minutes, I went back to my car to start it. All of a sudden the service airbag message appeared. This has never happened before. I researched online and I saw numerous complaints about the 2010 camaro and how the airbag sensors are faulty. I took my car to the chevy dealership in bridgewater nj. They determined that the sdm needs to be replaced on the car. They are going to charge 950 dollars for the repair. They stated that my airbags do not work. They also stated that they were unsure if the airbags could deploy on their own. This is clearly a known issue by gm, but yet no recall. Why is there no recall on this? How is gm allowed to make money off this, from 800-1000 per car. This is clearly dangerous. I have to drive with no airbags until I can afford the fix. Please investigate. Clearly this is an issue for the 2010 camaro.
Passenger air bag sensor keeps going off on the camaro when driving. Even with nothing on the seat, the "service air bag" message appears on the dash, but after driving for a short distance, it goes away. Then it comes back intermittently, again with nothing on the seat. The issue started appearing on its own. I've searched in online forums and see that a lot of owners are having the same issue, and when they take it to the dealer, the dealer expects folks to pay a high price to get the issue resolved. I've verified that there are no cables unplugged under the passenger seat and even verified that all cables are plugged in snugged to the module. If the issue exists with so many people reporting the same thing, why hasn't the manufacturer done a recall on this? Are they expecting a fatality to occur before this gets addressed?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag failed to illuminate when the seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat occupant mat sensor failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 8/10/15*cn the consumer stated the manufacturer offered to assist with less than half of the cost for repairs. The consumer declined the offer stating the manufacturer should pay in full. The manufacturer refused to pay in full due to the vehicle being out of warranty. Updated 10/1/2015
For the past three years there has been a tear in the top of the dash on the passenger side and it appears to be something under the dash is pushing up to create the slit in the dash. I am concerned that it is the airbag and I do not know if it is getting ready to go off on its own or exactly what is going on with it as it is growing. The slit or tear is aprox. 4 inches long and the bump up is to the right of it.
Air bag sensor began going off on my 2010 camaro about 2 months ago. I took car to dealership and they said it would cost almost $1000 to replace the sensor. They could not tell me which airbag sensor was defective. They also could not tell me if the air bag would deploy if vehicle is hit. They did look for air bag recalls and found none; however, the fact that they could not determine if they air bags would deploy is a serious safety issue that I am asking you to look into. A car this new should not be having any safety issues. All service on the vehicle has been performed at the gm dealership where it was purchased.
2/25/15 - (camaro 2010 ss2, auto) upon startup the "check airbag " alarm sounded and displayed for about 5-8 seconds, and then normalized. I drove about town 15-20 miles with no further incident. 3/3/15 - while driving unto city street, the "check airbag" alarm sounded and flashed a momentary notice to have airbag serviced. I drove about 350 miles, stopping and starting at various times without further incidence. 3/14/15 - while driving on city street (about 2 miles from home), the same occurrence as above was noted. I keep my camaro spotless and mostly in the garage. I've dismissed these incidents, but after reading other reports of similar responses, I feel compelled to make official note thereof.
Driving down the highway and the airbag sensor came on. It goes on/off at will. It appears after reading other post, that this is a faulty sensor in the seat and the dealers know about it. Why hasn't there been a recall? I am not sure if airbag will deploy accidentally or if it won't deploy during an accident. Either way, if someone is sitting in the passenger's seat, they are sure the get injured.
We told dealer about trouble air bag before warranty and they checked free under warranty claimed due to oversize tires after we used tires up to milage and got new back to factory size tires and advised this did not clear up the notice on panel - check airbag as there was no light on at that time they want 1,000 to fix although we tried and even went back before the 36,000 went out to explain after warranty etc and they said no worries after tires are used and replace and realigned if it doesnt clear they would take care of it rivergate tom bannen is now serra we purchased a 2012 camaro and noticed the recall in 2012 although we continued to drive with the check airbag code the dealer assured we were in no danger and the airbag will deploy although we are fearful it will not especially now we know there is a recall for the 2012 we know it should apply to the 2010 also fyi - we also will complain on another affected part we have paid $800 for recent that also should apply that only applies to 2012.
My service air bag light came on so I took it to the dealership to get it looked at. They told me it is just a sensor and you need to pay $900 for us to fix it. I don't have $900. About a month later I notice my dash on the passenger side starting to crack a bit and then a few weeks later a see my dash is now starting to bulge and it has a outline where my air bag is. I am terrified that it is going to deploy while I'm driving and my wife or a child is in the seat when it blows. I have read numerous blogs concerning the exact same issue with the air bags and I can't figure out why this is not already a recall issue.
Preparing to make a left turn at a y shaped junction, the power to the 2010 camaro shut off. Driver was unable to steer the car or stop, and the car slammed into a block wall at 30 MPH. Air bags did not deploy. Passenger was unconscious and taken via ambulance to hospital for concussion symptoms. Driver suffered injuries to neck and upper back, also requiring medical attention. Both were wearing seat belts, both still being treated for injuries sustained.
Service air bag warning light comes on and goes off while driving . Called service department they said make sure nothing is under seats that could obstruct the seat sensors. Checked nothing there. Light still on. Service department said it would make air bags inoperable, wouldn't deploy air bags. In case of accident. Is it normal to service air bags at a certain mileage point. I am finding online many of the camaro's seem to be having the same problems I am. I don't want to be driving when they decide to go off .
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that when an occupant was seated in the front passenger seat, the service air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the seat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
For the passed few month I've notice my passenger airbag sensor hasn't been working right, but never thought anything major about it. I don't have a lot of people in my passenger seat so it wasn't a problem at first. Now it's become annoying and make me feel bad about my car. I just took to the dealership and they told me what I already knew that the module has a defect.
The dash is cracked around passenger airbag doors and I'm concerned with the operation of airbag if in a accident and the muffler is coming apart with only 27000 miles.
Airbag warning first started appearing on the car. Now is off and on continuously reporting. Why is a relatively common fault on such an important safety component not a recall?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH over a pot hole, the transmission mounts and the motor mounts became fractured. Also, the contact mentioned that the front fascia of the vehicle slammed to the ground and the air bag failed to deploy. In another incident, the contact stated that while driving 2 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the brakes failed to respond. As a result, the contact slightly crashed into a pedestrian with the vehicle and caused minor injuries to the pedestrian. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 chevrolet camaro. While driving 10 MPH and making a u-turn, the contact crashed the vehicle over a curb. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. On a separate occasion, the power steering seized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the failure could not be duplicated. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v346000 (electrical system) and the VIN was included. The contact stated that her daughter failed driving exams three times due to the failures. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
I own a 2010 camaro with 65,000 miles. The passenger air bag system started shutting off and on randomly with a passenger in the seat approx. 2 weeks ago while on a weekend trip. I have taken the car to my dealer and contacted gm complaint center on this safety issue. It was diagnosed as the passenger seat sensor pad as the cause. They offered to replace and cover labor but not the cost of part $311. My vehicle has 65000 miles on it I purchase it new and the passenger seat has not been used much at all. My concern is there are other complaints on this same issue obviously there is a problem with the seat pad sensor. The pad itself covers the entire seat bottom made of thin plastic with sensors between the plastic. I have a concern about the reliability of the air bag system even after the pad is replaced. Vehicles are engineered to be safe using seat belts and air bags together but they must function to do so. I hope gm steps up and looks into this safety issue before there is a failure that contributes to an injury or death. I will have it repaired but my confidence is low on the dependability of the air bag system in my camaro!
I have a display on dashboard that said service air bag, I went to the dealer and they told me I had to pay 900 dollar for an airbag sensor on the passenger side. I'm the only driver for the car and is rare when I have a passenger. I heard other people having the same issues.
The airbag light came on in my camaro indicating that there was something wrong with the passenger side airbag. I took it to the jim ellis chevrolet dealership on peachtree industrial blvd in atlanta, ga and they informed me that the seat sensor that determines if the passenger side airbag is on or not had deteriorated and needed to be replaced. The risk I ran was the airbag not deploying in the event of an accident or the airbag deploying at a time that I didn't want it to. My warranty had just expired the year before which means I would have to pay the full price. This fix cost me over $800 and I do not appreciate having to spend this kind of money on a standard feature of a vehicle that is not suppose to malfunction, especially this early in the vehicle's life. It has occurred to me that this has been a recurring problem amongst camaros between 2009 and 2012. I believe I speak for most consumers when I say that we hold general motors at a higher standard than this and that we should not have to deal with these kinds of problems in our vehicles especially within the first 65,000 miles of it's life. I would appreciate it if general motors reimbursed me this $800 since I this is a problem I should not have had to deal with this soon in the vehicles lifetime. I like driving my camaro and I would like to continue to drive it safely without being hindered by major repair costs. Thank you for your consideration.
Air bag light stays on and I'm thinking that the air bags do not deploy when needed. On star sent me an e:mail stating that it needs to be fixed. Is it a recall as I do not have money for fixing it as I am putting my granddaughter through college and she uses the car everyday. Help!
The problem started out with the "service airbag" warning displaying on the information screen on the dash and the airbag warning light coming on when I had a passenger in the vehicle. According to the on/off light on the dome light the passenger bag is off when this warning comes on. Over the past month it has gotten worse and it progressed to just having the warning go off all the time now, even when I don't have a passenger. I have noticed that this is a recurring problem with the 2010 model airbag sensors going bad. I have seen many blogs that people are having the same issue with their airbag sensor. I have even read that this fix costs over $800 to the consumer. Since this is a safety issue and this will result in a failure of the airbags in the event of a crash and most likely deaths, I feel that gm should be responsible for putting a substandard part into their safety equipment and fix the problem. When you put into perspective how little use the passenger seat gets, because I only have a passenger in the car for maybe 5-10% of the time. So that means that I have only had someone in that seat for only 2500-5000 miles. That airbag sensor has had very little use and it went bad already. I fear that none of the airbags will deploy in the event of a crash, or even worse deploy while driving and then causing an accident.
Chevrolet camaro 2010, driving on interstate vehicle steering became stiff (felt as if it locked up). Slid off interstate across two lanes off traffic into the crash barrier. $23,000 worth of damage. Total of course. Airbags did not deploy, onstar did not activate.
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