I started receiving a passenger airbag warning light on my dash. It seemed to happen mostly if I set something on the passenger seat and then removed it. I took it to the dealer and they said a sensor in the seat needed to be replaced and it was $1100
2013 Chevrolet Volt airbags complaints
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The service airbag light turns on intermittently. It only happens when something is either set on my passenger seat or if someone sits in that seat. It will happen at anytime, generally when going from park to driving.
My 2013 chevy volt has recently experienced some airbag warning light issues. The airbag light comes on for stretches of time and then disappears on its own. I drive 90% of the time without a front passenger and the airbag light has no pattern to when it comes on or goes off. It is completely random. So I stopped into my local dealer who stated there was no recall for this issue, so I went home and did some online research and found the following article: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/09/chevrolet-volt-under-investigation-for-airbag-warning-lights/ obviously there is an issue that chevy needs to address, so I am filing a formal complaint regarding this issue and am requesting some help as how to address this with chevrolet.
My airbag light on the dash has been on for a very long time now and I just read an article the other day that thousands of complaints have been made over this same issue. I have a snap-on scanner for reading obd2 ports on a large amount of vehicles and when I plug mine up to my volt it tells me it is the sensor in the seat. I have already replaced this sensor once. The dealer tried to rob me in trying to charge me over 800.00 for this very simple repair. Needless to say it is out yet again and gm knows there are scores of problems with the volt but they wont properly address them. I had a 2017 volt that caught fire and burnt to the ground. What did they do about it? Not a [xxx] thing. I sincerely hope the feds make them do something to address this vehicle as lives are on the line. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Passenger airbag warning light on 2013 volt started going on and off a few months after purchasing the car. Continued to get more frequent over time until it stayed on consistently. Took to gm dealer on 9/5/18 at 37,944 mileage and paid $130 for diagnosis. Dealer stated the passenger present sensor needed replacement, the repair was out of warranty and quoted an additional $1082.26 to repair. Since it was a safety component of the car, I complained to gm management directly under a case#, but they refused to repair on 10/12/18. Still a serious concern today at 54,183 mileage. Documentation available if needed.
My passenger airbag light came on and it's been on for a while now. I went to a chevy volt forum on google and apparently it's a problem that my chevy volt owners are having so I think that this should be a safety issue since it involves the airbag.
The passenger airbag sensor triggered a warning (vehicle in motion). Took vehicle to dealer and they tried the typical loose connection check, water damage check, etc. Removed sensor and tested it - not pulling any current, so must be bad and need replacement. Total cost to replace $1,200!! If it's not replaced, airbags are disabled to protect against accidental deployment. I decided to pass and pretend that the car was built in the 1970s (ie, no airbags and just relying on seatbelts).
Passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor intermittent function at 52k miles. Would disable passenger air bag randomly whether moving or stationary. Had dealer serviced, which replaced passenger seat occupancy sensor, for $1086.
I get a service airbag warning. I receive the message on startup and at random intervals the car will chime, and display the "service airbag" message. A red icon of a person wearing a seatbelt with an airbag deployed is displayed on the instrument panel and remains on, at all times that the car is on. I don't know the exact date this first occurred. I have owned the car for about 8 months. I bought it from a chevrolet dealer.
The front passenger air bag frequently signals that service is required. Occupied, unoccupied, bag of groceries, or occupied when occupant shifts around a little. Similar reports indicate that service requires expensive calibration with little confidence in a lasting corrective outcome. Can be stationary at beginning of trip, during trip while moving - no obvious correlation. Happens more and more frequently, beginning at least a year ago.
Passenger air bag sensor failure. Airbag will not deploy if passenger is not detected. Known issue for many 2013 volt owners.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet volt. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 chevrolet volt. The contact stated that the service air bag warning indicator intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,941.
An apparent failure of the passenger seat occupancy sensor prevents correct operation of the airbag system. When a light object is on the seat, or when a passenger exits the seat, a service airbag system light comes on and persists until the next vehicle power cycle. The problem is intermittent. Initial research points to the seat sensor as the culprit, but the repair is outlandishly expensive, and prevents owners from seeking the repair, especially when the dealer cannot guarantee that the repair will succeed.
Air bag warning light is illuminated due to a failed sensor in the passenger seat. Had to replace with a used seat.
There's a persistent issue with the airbag sensor for the passenger seat, where it will either 1) give an error warning when no one is in the seat, or 2) temporarily not register the presence of a passenger in the seat. In the latter instance the airbag is temporarily taken offline while a person is actually in the seat, and it turns on and off whenever the passenger shifts their weight. These error warnings occur with every start up of the vehicle.
Airbag warning light due to seat sensor has been on since 40000 miles. Took it to dealer and they said it's out of warranty will cost 1000. At the time the warning was frequent but intermittent. Now the warning is all of the time. Multiple volt owners online have complained about this issue. Please investigate.
About four weeks ago my service airbag light came on. No car crash and no wet seat for the sensor to go off. The light just came on when I turned the car one morning on my way to work. I use the car to commute to work and back home, have no children 70% of the time I drive alone.
Passenger airbag sensor, being triggered intermittently. Sensor is contained within the passenger seat. Sensor is question is called a passeneger presence system module.
"service airbag" sensor issue on the 2013 chevy volt. Is seems to be a common issue per the prior complaints I see. As stated by others, no water damage or anything has occured on the passenger side of my vehicle. In fact, I've only had people actually ride in the passenger seat 5 times in total in all the years that I've had it. So basically it isn't used. The issue is an airbag / sensor issue and there should be a recall by chevy to fix said issue! As others have stated. It does come and come but has been more frequent as of late even though the car passenger seat is not used!
A service airbag message randomly appears on the dashboard and goes away after a few minutes. The message appears at random with no apparent cause.
"service airbag" warning light and console message appears intermittently, mainly in warm weather. Dealer says it will cost $1100 to fix definitively - for 3 years. This appears to be the only way gm will guarantee the airbag will inflate. Many other volt owners on the gm volt forum (https://gm-volt.com/forum/) have had this problem and at least one has filed a complaint with you.
Service air bag system message comes up on dash briefly and goes away again quickly. After some research online, I'm finding this is most likely cause by the passenger seat airbag sensor or seat occupancy sensor. It has only happened in our volt when I had a front seat passenger so this makes complete sense. This is a very common issue on 2012, 2013 and 2014 chevy volts at least and should be recalled and repaired by gm. This is a safety issue. The repair is around $800 and that should not be the case with a safety issue on many vehicles u see 100k miles. We have 81k on ours. I saw the issue happened to other volts in my research as low as 27k miles. When this happens, I have just started the vehicle, it is stationary and people are getting into seats and buckling belts. Longest the message has come on was about 45sec with most occurrences more like 10-15 sec before message clears. This were all in suburb type settings and not the first use of the day for the vehicle but rather later on in day second or more use for the day.
The car regularly gets an airbag light relating to the passenger seat presence sensor. The airbag light will randomly come on and then turn off as I drive.
No unusual activity. No spills or other occurrence that could cause sensor to fail. Passenger seat presence detection sensor has failed. Car now reports a "service airbag" warning and has disabled the passenger side airbag because of it. This is a life-threatening error caused by a simple sensor failure that is showing a high failure rate with countless complaints on the internet. Most people are not repairing this sensor as it cost $1000 to $2000 to repair through the dealers that are not discounting or covering the cost of repair under warranty.
I am getting an airbag warning light caused by a faulty passenger presence module. If I have a passenger riding with me, the warning light will go on and off sometimes caused by hitting bumps in the road. When the light is on though, it says the passenger airbag is off which is a very big safety concern. The vehicle has never been in a wreck or had any liquid spilled on the seat.
The airbag sensor stopped working causing the passenger airbag to be turned off.
Continuously receive a "service airbag system" warning. Began happening for no apparent reason. Warning stays on all the time (as soon as vehicle is started). Dealership investigated and determined that the passenger side seat sensor for the airbag must be replaced, at a high cost (~$800). Without this repair, it is possible that the passenger side air bag may not deploy in the event of an accident (sensor does not indicate that someone is seated on passenger side, so only driver's side may deploy).
(chevy volt 2013) a warning message "service airbags" intermittently shows. The car has not been involved in accidents. It appears to be a very common issues among chevy volt owners (including 2 people in my family who own the same car model) the warning shows while driving and disappears after a few seconds.
Passenger seat unoccupied will alert airbag sensor warning display
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