2007 SATURN SKY Complaints

2007 SATURN SKY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY DEFECT RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD PROBLEMS REMOVING THE KEY THE FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEFECT WAS EVENTUALLY FIXED. *JB

CAR IS 2007 MODEL WITH <20,000 MILES AND HAS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. THE CAR IS RARELY USED AND IS GARAGE KEPT. I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE SATURN SKY. GM SHOULD WARN THE PUBLIC OWNERS AND DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE FAILED SHORTLY (2 MOS) AFTER ITS 'BUMPER-TO-BUMPER' WARRANTY EXPIRED. ANY PASSENGER IN THE CAR FACES ADDED RISK IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OWNER'S COST TO FIX THIS ITEM IS PROHIBITIVE ($500 - $800), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE.

5/14/12 46222 MILES VEHICLE INDICATED A "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING - TOOK VEHICLE TO COVERT BUICK DEALERSHIP SERVICE FOR DIAGNOSIS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENT MODULE WAS FAULTY AND IT WAS REPLACED. 2/10/15 84300 MILES VEHICLE IS AGAIN SHOWING "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING. AGAIN PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENT MODULE. IT WAS CONVEYED THAT IF THIS MODULE IS NOT IN WORKING ORDER THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS MODULE IS POORLY MADE TO HAVE ANOTHER FAILURE IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SEAT ON THIS CAR IS USED VERY INFREQUENTLY, NO SPILLS OF ANY KIND. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS PART. GM SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO AVOID INJURY OR FATALITY AT THEIR HANDS. THANK YOU *TR

2007 SATURN SKY HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED MAY 2014 AT 49500 MILES. DECEMBER 2014 SERVICE AIRBAG CAME ON AT 50000 MILES. $ 900.00 TO REPLACE AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER INDICATING A "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE WHEN CAR IS STARTED. RECEIVE THE MESSAGE EVERY TIME KEY IS TURNED ON... I UNDERSTAND FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SATURN SKY THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE RELATED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR. GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PART OF THE VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" COMPONENT AND/OR A PERIODIC MAINTENANCE ISSUE. GM HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES, SO WHY NOT THE SATURN SKY. IT SEEMS GM NEEDS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION AND/OR LAWSUITS, BEFORE IT WILL TAKE ACTION. AS A SKY OWNER I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WHETHER OR NOT MY AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY, DUE TO A DEFECT IN A SAFETY SYSTEM. A CAR OWNER'S EXPECTATION IS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, JUST LIKE THE EXPECTATION THE SEAT BELT WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS BROKEN. I REPLACED IT ONCE AND THE ENTIRE SEAT ONCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2007 SATURN SKY RECENTLY, A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH READ "SERVICE AIR BAG." *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A REPUTABLE AUTO GARAGE SHOP, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SENSOR WHICH ACTIVATED THE AIR BAG, AT A COST OF $800 PLUS, AND AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, HE WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPROGRAMMED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $125.00. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THE SENSOR WOULD COST $ 1,692.00. THE CONSUMER DECLINED THE REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED, THE 2009 MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *JB

FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ACTIVATED FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE DRIVING. FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT HAS A SEPARATION CRACK. NOTHING HEAVY HAS EVER BEEN PLACED ON THE SEAT AND MY ONLY PASSENGER WEIGHS ONLY 97 LBS. I HAVE READ THAT GM HAS RECALLED MANY OF THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS JUST NOT FOR THE SKY DUE TO THE SENSORS BREAKING. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AS THIS HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AND IF AN ACCIDENT HAD HAPPENED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR