I was driving and lost power randomly it came back in less than a minute but just lost power could certainly cause an accident... And the service airbag light is on and seemingly has the same issues as the 2010 Malibu Maxx which was recalled and replaced free of charge and frankly I don't have the 1200 $ to make sure it doesn't kill me I'm not sure why with as many 2007s that this is an issue in why it isn't recalled...
2007 Chevrolet Malibu: airbag warning light
45 of the 977 complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu describe airbag warning light.
- owner complaints
- 45
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 94,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbag warning light by model year
What owners say
The contact's daughter owns a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,111.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the airbag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 49,000. The VIN was invalid.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet malibu. The contact stated that the service air bag indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 131,288.
This vehicle has a safety design fault where the passenger pressence sensor(pps) defaults causing the airbag light to come on dissabling the whole whole airbag protection system. This car shares the same parts with the 2007 saturn aura whose model has been safety recalled for te pps.
2017 the airbag light stopped sensing passenger side and service airbag appeared on screen with the dash light too. Repair worked to get sticker in 2017 but did not take (new seat & sensor) can not get a sticker this year with the light on. Specialist in wiring said they spent alot of time and consulted dealership and can not find the problem. I am afraid to drive this car or have a passenger ride with me. Have spent about 1500.00 trying to fix this issue. Light is on all the time with service airbag warning for passenger side. I was told that none of the airbags will work in a collision if the light is on.
The service airbag light comes on and goes off quite often. This could cause accident or kill a person if goes off. The power steering starts getting hard to use then makes noise then fine. Airbag light doesn't have to be in motion. Power steering is in motion. On highway and turning. There is no recalls that I know of for airbags but heard there was. This has been an issue since I bought car 1/27/18 to today
Airbag light on from may thru september every year...on continually. Doesn't matter if car is in motion or not. Soon as key turns light comes on and stays on.
Takara recall the passenger airbag light on dash has been on for a year. On the radio part it has said service airbag. Everyone tells me u can not service it. Now the radio says airbag warning and want to off.
At 6:00 a.m january 11 2018 I arrived at work. I was waiting on a parking space to become available. When one became available I started my car and it immediately said power steering across my radio screen. As I tried to moved into the parking space my steering wheel was very hard to turn. Also the service air bag light came on as well.
My service air bag light is on when I took it to dealer they said it was the passenger presence module and they no longer make the part.
Airbag light stays on passage and driver side
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu airbag light
Is airbag warning light a common problem on the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu?
45 of 977 owner complaints about the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu (5%) mention airbag warning light. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2007 Chevrolet Malibu
Power steering loss 198Steering lock-up 90Fuel gauge 66Check engine light 57Engine failure 54Jerking 54Loss of power 52Adaptive cruise 27Harsh shifting 20Steering noise 18Fuel pump 16Stalling 14Pulling 11No deployment 9Won't start 7Ball joint 6Grinding brakes 6ABS 5Knocking 5Seat belt 5Shudder 5
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