The passenger seat air bag sensor has failed. If you do research you will see a high percentage of saturn sky's and it's sister platform car the pontiac solstice has had numerous failures due to a defective sensor module. Other manufactures that use the same module (like bmw) have issued recalls on this safety issue. If you compel gm to provide you with the number of repairs they have done on these cars you will see that the failure is wide spread and happens even on low mileage rarely used cars. Gm should has failed to respond to this safety issue and should be forced to do a recall on the passenger airbag seat sensor.
2008 Saturn Sky airbags complaints
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Service air bag warning light for no apparent reason.
Passenger occupancy seat sensor failed. Gm will not cover the $1000 repair even though this is part of the safety/airbag system and a known failure with many vehicles.
The "service air bag" message started to intermittently display. My understanding is that it is a faulty passenger presence sensor (pps), and that gm will not pay for the repair or issue a recall.
Service airbag warning light went off, this should be warranty issue.
I'm a single woman, and hardly anyone ever sits in my passenger seat. The "service air bag" light has come on out of nowhere. No one was sitting in the car when the warning light goes on. Nothing heavy (besides a few groceries from time to time) has ever been put in the seat.
The service air bag indicator came on for no apparent reason. Just driving down the road with my wife sitting in the passenger seat. Don't know for sure what it means but after visiting the dealer service center, I know I cannot afford the repair at this time. If gm can assure me that this is not a safety issue for my passenger then so be it. If gm cannot make this assurance, then gm needs to be recalling and repairing the safety equipment.
Driving home from the store and the service airbag warning came on and now the passenger airbag will not function. Looking on the internet this seems to be a common occurrence with a very important piece of safety equipment. I feel that with the large number of problems occurring with the passenger seat sensor that there should be a recall.
In 2011 my airbag service warning light came on. I had it repaired at no cost since it was under warranty. Today, october 12, 2014, the airbag service warning light came on again. The car has less than 45,000 miles and is no longer under warranty. I feel this is a real safety issue and definitely some kind of defect. I feel that I should not be responsible for this cost. I have done research and found other saturn sky owners have had the same problem. I am wondering why there has been no recall for this issue. In addition, I received a recall letter for the ignition problem and have been waiting months for parts to come in. Thank you.
Service air bag light has come and passenger side seat sensor is malfunctioning. This is an extreme concern to me because if the vehicle were to get in a wreck with a child in the passenger seat the air bag may deploy and fatally injure the young passenger. General motors needs to recall all saturn sky roadsters from years 2007-2010 as all model years are affected. This is not an isolated issue. This issue has occurred with many other vehicles as a small amount of research can indicate. Thank you!
Warning light shows airbag needs to be serviced with no crash incident. Dealer will not fix or recall without large fee. I noticed lots of other recalls for same part on other gm cars.
Passenger airbag light is on continuously. Dealer wanted $900+ to fix. They charges me $100+ just to diagnose it & tell me there was a problem in the airbag sensor. This should be considered a "safety issue" & should be fixed at the mfgs expense.
The passenger side air bag seat sensor is failing and is a known issue by gm and saturn, this is a known safety issue that is endangering people's lives.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn sky. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable to repair the vehicle and could not provide an estimate date of arrival. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Passenger airbag light, the passenger airbag sensor is bad indicating it will not work in case of an accident.
Passenger air bag light says off when someone is seated or unseated. Also shows red error airbag light on dash. Per the gm dealer, they say the passenger airbag will not deploy. This is a major safety issue that needs to be recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn sky. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag sensor was defective and caused the air bag to deactivate. The dealer stated that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn sky. The contact received the federal safety agency recall campaign id number 14v047000 (air bags , electrical system) and for 14v171000 (electrical system however, the dealer informed the contact that the repair could not be performed because the necessary parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the delay. There were no failures.
The vehicle was being driven at highway speeds, upon avoiding a collision with another vehicle, the saturn sky I was in had collided with the concrete center divider and became airborn. The airbags did not deploy after first colliding with the divider, nor after it had landed back onto its wheels. Hazard lights were operable, onstar did not activate. Injuries were sustained to both the driver and passenger.
Service airbag light is on. Dashboard indicator shows passenger airbag is off even though a passenger is in the seat.
The passenger side airbag sensor appears to be malfunctioning. It causes the airbag to go to the "off" position. Gm appears to be recalling other makes and models but not the saturn sky for the airbag issue.
At 39600 miles the passenger airbag sensor failed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn sky. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the air bag sensor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn sky redline. The contact stated that the air bag off indicator did not illuminate when an occupant was positioned in the front passenger seat. The failure occurred sporadicly. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on five separate occasions, where the passenger presence system sensor and the sensing diagnostic module were replaced at different times. The failure continued to occur after the repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,027. Updated 9/19/11 *cn updated 01.23.12
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