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2007 Saturn Sky complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Air Bags
Filed Sep 1, 2016FL

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON MOTION

Air Bags
Filed Aug 9, 201623,500 milesNY

THE AIRBAG DETECTION SYSTEM, WHICH ARE HOUSED IN SEAT SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT HAVE FAILED

Air Bags
Filed Aug 7, 201631,000 milesMO

AT ABOUT 31,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A PASSENGER THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES FINALLY ENDING UP OFF WITH A SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE.WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON FREEWAY.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 26, 201655,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Suspension
Filed Jul 18, 201639,840 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V589000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,840. UPDATED10/21/16*LJ *CN

Air Bags
Filed Jun 29, 201641,000 milesGA

THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED WITH LESS THAN 45000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FUNCTION IS DISABLED. THIS IS A HIGH FAILURE RATE ITEM ON THIS VEHICLE AND ITS SISTER VEHICLE THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE VEHICLE IS STORED INDOORS AND WELL MAINTAINED WITHOUT ABUSE. THE PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST

Air Bags
Filed Jun 28, 2016VA

AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR FAILURE WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION IN MY STATE. VA.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 24, 201639,000 milesLA

MY VEHILCE HAS 39,00 MILES ON IT. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME AND TO CHECK BACK PERIODICALLY. THEREFORE IF WE ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM THEN DEFINITELY THERE IS A NEED FOR GM TO CHECK ALL OF THIS OUT. AND MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAS VERY LOW MILES ON THEM.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 24, 201686,000 milesMO

AIRBAG WARNING INDICATOR STAYS LIT. ON THE DIC AND CLUSTER. NOTICED THIS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. ASSUMING NO ONE HAS YET. AIRBAGS WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 17, 2016KY

THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIT UP, THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. SAID IT WAS THE SAME ONE THAT WAS RECALLED ON CADILLAC CTS BUT WAS T RECALLED ON THE SATURN ! I ALSO CHECK WITH THE CADILLAC DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR CAME FROM AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING! I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT, SENT AN E-MAIL TO GM AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE! THANKS FOR ANY HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 16, 201660,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 13, 201674,000 milesHI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM CUSHION PER THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 12, 201675,000 milesHI

AFTER A GM IGNITION RECALL ON SATURN SKY--WE RECEIVED NOTICE AND TOOK OUR CAR TO THE GM SHOP TO DO THE WORK. HOWEVER NOW THE "AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT" STAYS ON---WE DID MUCH RESEARCH AND REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT CUSHION AND SENSOR-----THIS DID NOT RESULT IN THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOING OFF--WE TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TO SEE WHY THE SEAT/SENSOR REPLACEMENT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY STATE THE SEAT IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND IT IS NOT CAUSING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ISSUE---BUT THEY DID NOT TELL US WHAT WAS THE DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. MANY SATURN SKY OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU AND ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILIES, THE FACT THEY CANNOT PASS STATE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTIONS; WHICH RENDERS THEIR GM PRODUCT COMPLETELY USELESS. GM HAS NEVER RESPONDED TO THESE ISSUES FOR SATURN SKY OWNERS OR FOR PONTIAC SOLSTICE OWNERS AND THE NHTSA LIKEWISE HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE, DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. MANY OTHER AIR BAG ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY YOUR BOARD FOR A VARIETY OF VEHICLES---WHY NOT THIS ONE? I WILL BE APPROACHING MY STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES WITH THIS CONCERN AS WELL; IT IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. MY HUSBAND HAS ALSO WRITTEN TO THE NHTSA HAS NEVER RESPONDED. WILL YOU RESPOND NOW?

Air Bags
Filed Jun 10, 201646,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 5, 201673,000 milesFL

AIR BAG ACTIVATION IS MALFUCTIONING. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DESIGNED TO ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT. IT IS NOT DOING SO.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 1, 201664,000 milesMO

PASSABGER AIRBAG SENSOR STOPPED WORKING AFTER A FRIEND WEIGHT 185 SAT IN THE SEAT AT 64K MILES

Air Bags
Filed May 26, 201660,000 milesMI

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS JUST COME ON, ON MY 2007 SATURN SKY. AFTER GETTING THE ERROR CODE SCANNED AIR BAG CODE B0081. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE GM SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND DOING SOME RESEARCH, I QUICKLY LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND ISSUE FOR THE 2007 SATURN SKY AS WITH THE CADILLAC CTS AND KIA. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM. WHY HAS NO RECALL BEEN ISSUED TO SOLVE THIS MALFUNCTIONING SYSTEM?

Air Bags
Filed May 25, 2016TX

FAILURE OF PASSENGER SEAT SEAT SENSOR, ONCE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND NOW HAS FAILURE AGAIN.CAR HAS LESS THAN 25000 MILES ON IT. PPS FAILED FIRST TIME AT 8100 MILES

Air Bags
Filed May 24, 201642,400 milesMI

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. DID SOME RESEARCH, APPEARS THIS IS A "COMMON PROBLEM" WITH ALL THE SKY/SOLSTICE CARS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SEAT SENSOR. MY CAR IS A LOW MILEAGE, GARAGE KEPT CAR WITH ONLY 42K MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. ALSO, IF OTHER MAKES AND MODELS HAVE HAD THIS AIRBAG SENSOR RECALLED, WHY HAS GM NOT RECALLED THE SKY/SOLSTICE; ARE THE PASSENGERS SAFETY NOT AS IMPORTANT IN OUR CARS?

Air Bags
Filed May 12, 201631,500 milesMN

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. CAR HAS 31500 MILES ON IT.

Air Bags
Filed May 4, 201656,000 milesGA

I GET A "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE WHEN I START THE CAR. THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2011 AFTER I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND FROM WEB SEARCHES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING OFTEN FOR THIS MODEL OF THE SATURN SKY.

Air Bags
Filed May 3, 201675,000 milesHI

AS WITH EVERY OTHER SATURN SKY OUT THERE THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED. AS EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID , YOU GUYS ARE FULL OF IT ,YOU WILL WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE DIE WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM STEP UP AND RECALL IT.

Air Bags
Filed Apr 28, 201645,000 milesLA

TYPICAL ENGINEERED PROBLEMS @ LOW MILEAGE: SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR, DASH INFO LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EXTREMELY NOISY AC SYSTEM. A RECALL WOULD BE NICE, BUT THE CAR IS AN ORPHAN. (A DISCONTINUED VEHICLE, WITH LITTLE SUPPORT.) SAFE AT ANY SPEED ?

Seats
Filed Mar 30, 201614,000 milesWI

THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NO LONGER WORKS! SENSOR LIGHT IS CONTINUOUS ON! MY CAR IS GENTLY USED W/UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT! IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE PROBLEM STARTED 06/14 BUT YOUR CALENDAR WOULDN'T ACCEPT THE DATE.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 3, 20166,700 milesIN

SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PERSON SEATED IN THE SEAT. ALSO HAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE DIFFERENTIAL.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 28, 201641,000 milesOK

AS I WAS THEDRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME UP AND I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHT WOULD ALTERNATE FROM ON/OFF. THE PASSENGER WAS JUST SITTING THERE IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. AFTER I STOPPED ANOTHER PASSENGER GOT IN AND STILL STAYED ILLUMINATED.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 23, 2016CA

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. IT THEN SHUTS DOWN THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. ONCE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILS, IT STORES A CODE IN THE SRS MODULE AND LIGHTS UP THE 'SERVICE AIR BAG' LIGHT. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECOMES DISABLED ONCE THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS CAN POSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER CARS WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR BRAND/TYPE - INCLUDING THE CADILLAC CTS- THESE WERE RECALLED. WHY HAS THE SATURN NOT BEEN RECALLED IF IT IS THE SAME PART? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED!

Air Bags
Filed Feb 18, 201689,000 milesLA

MY WIFE'S 2007 SATURN SKY PASSENGER SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD UNLESS THIS IS FIXED (FOR A COST OF ABOUT $900.00) THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE GM DEALER THAT LOOKED AT THE SKY SAID "PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS OUT AGAIN." NOT GOOD THAT GM DOES NOT CARE IF YOUNG KIDS THAT RIDE WITH THEIR GRAND MOTHER GETS FATALLY INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. (NO AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY). MAYBE A GM EXECUTIVE WOULD CARE MORE IF ONE OF THEIR KIDS OR GRAND KIDS WOULD BE RIDING IN A CAR THAT HAS A FAULTY AIR BAG ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING ON MOST OF THE SATURN SKY VEHICLES. JUST GIVE A RECALL - DO THE RIGHT THING!

Air Bags
Filed Feb 3, 2016109,000 milesGA

TAKATA RECALL.THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. MY VEHICLE HAS THAT DEVICE AND IT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF AND WHEN THIS WILL BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. IF NOT I NEED TO KNOW THE REASON WHY NOT FOR MY LAWYER. I UNDERSTAND ITS GOING TO COST ME $1000.00 TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE DEVICE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 29, 2016VA

MY CAR WAS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION. I DID HAVE THIS FIXED BY A DEALER AS DIRECTED. SOON AFTER THIS WAS FIXED MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME HUNDREDS TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHO ALSO CHARGED ME HUNDREDS AND COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE EITHER. I HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL FIX AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 27, 20169,023 milesFL

SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE DIC, AND CONFIRMATION FROM ONSTAR THAT CODE B0081 IS PRESENT, MEANING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE SEAT SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE WITH SATURN SKYS, AND MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 9023 MILES - ALMOST ALL DRIVEN WITH NO PASSENGER THE COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS SHOWN FROM OTHERS WHO'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM IS OVER $1000.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 22, 2016TX

PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. ISSUE HAS CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO ACTIVATE AND HAS ALSO CAUSED AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLED.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 17, 201689,000 milesCT

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. WARNING ON DASH.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 10, 201533,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE SEAT CUSHION WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 8, 2015NC

I GOT THE CHECK AIRBAG. TOOK TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP. REPALACED UNDER " GOOD WILL". 33K ON MY ODOMETER. 46K ON MY ODOMETER IT IS BACK AGAIN CALLED GM. THEY KNOW IT IS DEFECTIVE BUT BECAUSE A QTYY OF PEOPLE HAVE NOT DIE YET THEY ARE DOING A RECALL

Air Bags
Filed Nov 16, 201592,350 milesFL

MY PASSENGER PRESSANCE CONTROL MODULE CAME ON AFTER MY PASSENGER LEANED FORWARD IN MY CAR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. IT NOW COMES ON EVERYTIME I START MY CAR WHETHER I HAVE A PASSENGER OR NOT.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 20, 201551,774 milesMS

THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM MODULE HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE DONE ALL CIRCUIT TESTING, RESEARCH AND PRICED THE REPAIRS. I AM A SERVICE TECHNICIAN OF 6 YEARS AND HAVE WORKED FOR GM FOR THE FIRST 3. ALMOST EVERY SATURN SKY I KNOW OF HAS HAD THE PPS MODULE FAIL, AND WE HAVE MANY REPORTS AND PICTURES OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING DURING COLLISIONS, SOMETIMES THE DRIVER DOES NOT EITHER. THIS IS CLOSE TO A $1000 FIX, CONSIDERING THE PRICE OF THE PPS MODULE BY ITSELF IS $500+ FROM THE DEALER. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND IN MOTION, CITY AND HIGHWAY WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURED. THE PPS MODULE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND THEREFORE DOES NOT TURN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON. THE FIRST TIME IT DID IT, 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING, IT TURNED ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT CYCLED BACK OFF, LIT UP THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SAID, 'SERVICE AIR BAG,' ON THE DIC. IT CYCLED ONE MORE TIME TO ON, AND THEN BACK OFF A FEW MINUTES LATER AND NOW STAYS OFF. THE ENTIRE TIME IT CYCLED BACK AND FORTH THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. AS A TECHNICIAN AND A CAR ENTHUSIAST, I AM WELL AWARE THAT CARS HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED AND EXPENSIVE PARTS WILL BE BOUGHT OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN SKY'S AIR BAG SYSTEM IS CONCERNING AND I WOULD HOPE, WITH AS MANY RECALLS HAVE GONE OUT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THAT NHTSA, AND GM, WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT LIKE PEOPLE DID IN THE COBALT IGNITION RECAL

Air Bags
Filed Oct 13, 201573,300 milesCA

MY PASSENGER PRESSANCE CONTROL MODULE CAME ON AFTER MY PASSENGER LEANED FORWARD IN MY CAR WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. IT NOW COMES ON EVERYTHING I START MY CAR WHETHER I HAVE A PASSENGER OR NOT. MY LOCAL GMC QUOTE 889 TO FIX THIS AND EVEN HE SAID THAT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE (NOTE THAT THE QUOTED PRICE INCLUDED LABOR).

Air Bags
Filed Sep 29, 201514,700 milesNY

PASSENGER AIRBAG PRESENCE SWITCH FAILED WHICH IS COMMON AMONG OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. GREAT EXPENSE TO REPAIR. GM SHOULD RECALL AS IT IS SO PREVALENT BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 29, 201527,000 milesCA

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED IN MY 2007 SATURN SKY. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 27K MILES AND FAILED WHEN MY 7 YEAR OLD SON SAT IN THE SEAT AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE ON ERRANDS. THE COST TO FIX THE SENSOR IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE AND IS OCCURING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY IN THIS FAMILY OF CARS. THIS CAUSES THE AIRBAG NOT TO FUNCTION WITH A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. IN THE EVENT OF A WRECK THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING COULD CAUSE THE FATALITY OF THE PASSENGER.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 21, 20159,100 milesFL

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SIGN SAYS OFF CAN NOT RESET,

Air Bags
Filed Sep 19, 201527,000 milesAZ

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR DOES NOT DETECT PERSON SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. MY GUESS IS THAT IT HAS A FAULTY SENSOR.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 18, 201565,427 milesMD

PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT RESPOND TO WHETHER SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON ON DASH.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 17, 201513,400 milesMN

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING APPEARS ON DASH WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING APPEARS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ALWAYS READS "OFF".

Air Bags
Filed Sep 7, 201518,000 milesMI

CAR INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING

Air Bags
Filed Sep 5, 201566,000 milesNJ

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR DEFECTIVE

Air Bags
Filed Aug 26, 201551,000 milesFL

THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR HAS FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS PROHIBITIVELY COSTLY (MY ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS $800) TO DO THIS REPAIR. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY OF THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE ACROSS THIS VEHICLE PLATFORM, I FIND IT TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND REQUEST THEIR ASSISTANCE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 26, 201570,000 milesAR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR SHUTS OFF. USED TO BE PERIODIC BUT NOW APPEARS TO BE PERMANENTLY OFF. STARTED HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER RECALL REPAIRED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 24, 201583,000 milesNJ

I STARTED THE CAR THIS AFTERNOON AND SERVICE ESC CAME ON

Air Bags
Filed Aug 7, 201574,000 milesTX

AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DEFECTIVE

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