2009 SATURN SKY Complaints

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEATS OF THE SATURN SKY'S AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE. A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEATS IS LEADING TO AN EXPENSIVE FIX FOR GM OWNERS. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATES DUE TO A FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE SEAT SENSOR. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND REALLY STARTED TO TAKE PLACE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL. THE REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR IS COSTING AROUND $900 FOR THE REPAIR OF ONE SEAT WHEN THE PARTS CAN BE ORDERED FORM GERMANY FOR AROUND $80. GM KNOWS AND REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES SOME TYPE OF BODILY HARM.

PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATE MODULE MUST BE REPLACED ($700.00 TO $1100.00). RESEARCH INDICATES A REPLACEMENT MODULE MAY FAIL AGAIN.

I PURCHASED A 2009 SATURN SKY FROM A GILLMAN CHRYSLER/JEEP/ RAM A HOUSTON DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I TEST DROVE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT AS OF NOW, IT HAS NOT. I TALKED DIRECTLY TO CHEVROLET BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES PRIOR ON THE SAME CAR. THIS SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A RECALL. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE YOU REACT. *TR

I WAS TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION AND AS I ENTERED A CURVE IN THE ROAD MY HAND HIT THE KEY FOB AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. I STOPPED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE AND HAVE AIR BAGS SERVICED LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I RECENTLY HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED UNDER RECALL BUT THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. *TR

THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN MY VEHICLE CAME ON TWO DAYS AFTER DEALER REPAIRED THE IGNITION RECALL. AND I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE . SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED GM VEHICLES FOR 25 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IN FACT I HAVE A 01 DURMAX THAT HAS 375 THOUSAND MILES AND AIR BAGS SYSTEM HAS NEVER FAULTED. YOU DO REALIZE 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 ($800-$ 1000.00), AND THAT THE EARLY FAILURE OF THIS PART IS SOMEWHAT COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY THREADS WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER AND I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE DAILY AND ,I FEEL YOUR COMPANY IS PUTTING MYSELF AS WELL AS MY PASSENGERS AT RISK OF INJURY. *TR

2009 SATURN SKY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION AND START SWITCH RECALL PARTS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER THREE TIME, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THEY HAD BEEN ORDERED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALLS 14V047000 AND 14V171000. *JB

GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AND NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WONT GO OFF. THIS RESULTS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH ANYONE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I GOT THE IGNITION RECALLED. *JS

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE PASSENGER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DIC WHEN THEY SAT DOWN. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR SAID THE AIR BAG WAS "OFF". AFTER THE PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING REMAINED AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL SAID "OFF". DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND RESETTING MADE NO DIFFERENCE. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT MODULE SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING (ACCORDING TO WARNING ON DASHBOARD), WHICH IN TURN WILL NOT ACTIVATE THE AIR BAGS IN A VEHICLE COLLISION. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR MOST YEARS OF THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND THE SATURN SKY MODELS. THIS IS AN ONGOING MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM IS AWARE OF. PLEASE FACILITATE A RESPONSE FROM GM TO RECTIFY THIS URGENT SITUATION. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK. I GOT INTO A PARKING PLACE AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. THEN WENT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR BY TURNING THE KEY. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND SO I COULD NOT TURN MY CAR OFF. I HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF BY OPENING THE HOOD AND TAKING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE OUT TO SHUT IT OFF. THE KEY WOULD TURN TO TURN IT OFF BUT NOT OFF. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND GOT IT REPLACED. NOT CHEAP. NO WARRANTY. AN INCONVENIENCE. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN AS MY GIRLFRIEND GOT INTO MY 2009 SATURN SKY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INTO THE SEAT. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GLOWED INTO THE DISPLAY AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. NOW WHEN I HAVE SOMEONE RIDE WITH ME THEY WILL NOT HAVE AN AIRBAG TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH ETC. IT COST WAY TOO MUCH TO GET IT REPAIRED. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME GM DEALER I DID THAT FIXED MY KEY STUCK IN IGNITION FOR ME AND JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT'LL COST $100 EVEN IF I KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. THE SEAT WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART AND A NEW AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. TOTAL COST: $850-$1,100. AND YET NOW RECALL. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOTH THESE ISSUES. THEY ARE BOTH MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE IS MADE IN GERMANY BUT NO MORE INFO. ON THEM. ALL SATURN SKY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND EVEN IF WE DO SPEND THE OUTRAGES AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX IT BOTH PROBLEMS CAN AND HAVE HAPPEN AGAIN TO SATURN SKY OWNERS. *TR