The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac G5. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, and it was determined that the occupant detection module was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, IG Burton (1 Automotive Blvd, Elkton, MD 21921), and IG Burton (6913 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, MD 21061). The dealers informed the contact that the part to repair the vehicle was no longer in production. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 53,150.
Pontiac G5 airbag light comes on
21 of the 381 owner complaints about the Pontiac G5 describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 2007 model year.
- owner complaints
- 21
- worst model year
- 2007
- typical mileage
- 68,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
The airbag warning light came on having no prior issues with the car. The car was taken to the local GM dealer, [XXX]. Diagnostics have revealed the Passenger Presence Module may be defective and was not communicating with the SDM. The passenger airbag goes into default mode and turns the airbag off, posing a safety threat to a front passenger. This symptom first appeared August 2022. The vehicle had approximately 120,000 miles on it. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I just purchased this vehicle on 02/06/19 passanger airbag light is off an will not come on when an adult sits in the passanger side .also will not alow you to turn it on thats when I started learning about the recall. Takata recall
Service airbag light comes on randomly in the dic while driving on city streets and highways.
Car has never been in an accident, yet the car displays service airbag light. Gm should recall and fix this issue. I see alot of complaints about the airbag not deploying upon impact or accident, this scares me.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g5. While driving 35 MPH, the air bag indicator illuminated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,141.
Service air bag light on dashboard was on and passenger airbag off light on ever since I owned the car. The car was bought used with 122k miles on it so I'm not sure when this issue first arrived on this make and model. I have done some research into the issue and it seems recalls are out for this issue on lots of 2007 pontiac g5s I also had experienced the key getting stuck in the ignition in november 2016
For the last couple months the check air bag light comes on and won't go off. I took to dealership and they said that they have no recall information on it. Not sure where to go after that. Also I had a recall for transmission and they said its not the recall. My transmission went out. So that cost a lot of money out of my pocket. Just wondering where to go from here?
Passenger seat airbag sensor is faulty causing the airbag light to be illuminated on the dashboard & doesn't go off. Sensor willnot detect someone seated, causing the airbag not to deploy if in an accident. Nothing caused this to happen & they want about $400 to fix it. We were sitting still & a passenger sat on the seat. Put seatbelt on & ck airbag came on & on ever since.
Passenger seat airbag sensor is faulty, causing the airbag light to be illuminated on the dashboard. Sensor will not detect someone seated, causing the airbag not to deploy if in an accident.
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 Pontiac G5 airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the Pontiac G5?
Owners who report it most often also describe seat belt won't latch or retract, complete transmission failure and fuel leak.
Which Pontiac G5 years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2007 (13 complaints), 2008 (7 complaints) and 2009 (1 complaints).
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