The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet HHR. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light illuminated and occasionally flashed on and off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the cost. The contact had previously received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) and the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 199,000.
2009 Chevrolet HHR: airbag warning light
47 of the 508 complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 47
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 54,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 11 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
For approximately 6 months when I start my 2009 chevy hhr panel, the air bag warning light comes on. It does not go out while driving. The warning light does not always come on as it is an intermittent issue. It only comes on at starting never while driving. I am very concern that the air bag is not operating properly. I found that gm did a limited recall on a connector. My vehicle did not come up for a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr equipped with cooper ultra touring ht tires (na). While driving approximately 60 MPH, the rear driver's side tire blew out. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated and the tire pressure monitoring system indicated that the tire pressure was decreasing. In addition, there was a recurring failure of tread separation with the replacement tires over the course of two months. A dealer was not made aware of the failures. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures through several voice messages by the contact. The tire size, dot number, VIN, and tire failure mileage were unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
My airbag light keeps coming on and off to get serviced. My warranty is ran out so I don't have the money to get it fixed. What can I do?
Air bag light came on which effects the seat belt
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the connector module needed to be rewired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000. The VIN was not provided.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. While the vehicle was stationary, the check air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed as needing a new passenger side air bag. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 27,000.
Airbag light comes on when the interior temperature rise, after the interior cool down the light goes off. I have to turn the air condition on high to cool down the interior temperature to get the light to go out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet hhr. While driving 45 MPH, the contact noticed that the air bag warning light became illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not repaired. The failure mileage was 119,000.
I have a 2009 hhr and I have been having a number of problems the ESC and the ABS warning lights come at low speeds around 5 to 15 MPH and the brakes make a growling noise I drive 80 miles a day back and forth to work in stop and go traffic on the interstate and the turnpike I am afraid I will rear end somebody or worse I don't want to let my wife drive the car because when it occurs she might not know on to react. When I turn the car off and it goes away for a while but comes back. And the service air bag light comes on from time to time when it is raining or heavy dew I had the recall performed on the air bags and it still is happening the passenger air bag display on the dash will come on when there is no one sitting in the passenger seat. The service ABS light also comes on at the same time as the ESC and the traction control light I don't feel safe I have 179,000 miles on the car the electrical system in this car has a major problem and it needs to be addressed by gm before more people are hurt or killed as I have read in other comments I don't want to take it to the dealer and just go thru the remove and replace tango trying to get lucky and fix the problem or play car doctor and treat the symptoms and not address the malady
I have found through research that there has been a recall previously due to the airbag lights, apparently this was never fixed in our car. We bought the car this past december. The light comes on even when no one is in the passenger seat and now the light and system says that we need to service the airbags.
Shortly after we purchased our 2009 hhr we received a air bag warning light. It was resolved however we have had three additional problems with air bag lights coming on including one that we were charged for repair. Then we learned that our car was on a national air bag recall and took it to a chevy dealer for repair. Dealer has been unable to get the light to turn off and have been told it is a sensor but they can't find which one is the problem. The dealer is priority chevrolet in chesapeake. We are very worried about this problem especially since our history of problems with this issue. As of today 5/31/2015 we are still in same position with air bag warning light stuck on. We want to sell this lemon but no one will buy it with that light on.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Air bags
- Special Coverage
- Chevrolet/pontiac/saturn: TSB contains an owner notification letter
- Customer satisfaction program. certain 2009-2010 model year chevrolet hhr vehicles may have a passenger...
- Chevrolet HHR:2009-2010 passenger air bag wiring harness connector: certain vehicles airbags CAN cause...
- Passenger presence system (PPS) may command passenger airbag indicator and seat belt reminder on when...
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- General motors: diagnostic information for intermittent restraints, air bag (SIR) indicator/lamp on with...
Related recalls
Air bags
- What is wrong
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on February 10, 2014 that they are recalling 619,122 model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 vehicles. On February 25, 2014, GM increased the recall to include an additional 748,024 model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR and Pontiac Solstice vehicles and 2003-2007 Saturn Ion vehicles and 2007 Saturn Sky vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine. On March 27, 2014, GM notified the agency that the defective ignition switches may have been used as service replacement parts on other vehicles, and as a result GM will be recalling certain model year 2008-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Sky, and Pontiac G5 and Solstice, and 2008-2011 Chevrolet HHR vehicles. The part numbers for the service parts are 10392423 (a/k/a ACDelco D1461F), 10392737, 15857948, 15854953, 15896640, and 25846762. This expansion represents an additional 823,788 vehicles.
- Risk
- If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. An interim notification was issued to owners of 2007 and earlier models on March 10, 2014, informing them of the safety defect. Owners of 2008 and later vehicles will be mailed an interim letter on April 21, 2014. All affected owners will receive another letter once parts are available. The recall began on April 18, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet at 1‑800‑222‑1020, Pontiac at 1‑800‑762‑2737 or Saturn at 1‑800‑553‑6000. GM's number for the initial recall is 13454 and 14063 for the expansion. GMs recall number for the vehicles that may have received the replacement parts is 14092. Note: Until the recall repairs have been performed, it is very important that customers remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the vehicle key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. Always wear your seatbelt.
Recall number 14V047000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2009 Chevrolet HHR?
47 of 508 owner complaints about the 2009 Chevrolet HHR (9%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2009.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2009 Chevrolet HHR?
There is 1 recall and 11 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2009 Chevrolet HHR
Power steering loss 55Fuel leak 42Fuel smell 26Door locks 17Stalling 16Check engine light 15Loss of power 15Headlights 12No deployment 9Seat belt 9Steering lock-up 9Won't start 9Engine failure 8Fuel pump 7ABS 6Adaptive cruise 6Jerking 6Brake failure 5Fire or smoke 5Wipers 5
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