Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| SB-08-09-41-002C | 02/01/2009 | 10029924 | General motors: diagnostic information for intermittent restraints, air bag (sir) indicator/lamp on with dtc(s) b0012, b0013, b0016, b0016, b0019, b0020, b0022, b0023, b0026, b0033, b0040, b0042 or b0044 set. this may be caused by a loose, | 07/20/2009 | |
| 4011 | 12/13/2007 | 4011F | 10020881 | Air bag indicator light is on. *kb updated on 12/13/07. *nj | 01/25/2007 |
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||||
| 060941004 | 05/01/2008 | 060941004F | 10020722 | Passenger side airbag door does not flush with dash pad/warped. (reposition locking tabs on airbag panel). *kb updated 10/5/07. *nj updated 9/12/08. *pe | 01/03/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/10/2011 | 29000 | 1 | |
| The issue started happening on a afternoon i arrived home with a passenger and thru out the time no lights/ message came on at all. so it was time to leave. i got on the car so did the passenger. turned on the car and everything worked fine. as im driving ready to hit the stop sign all i hear is the chime, and the dic displays service airbag was pretty freaked out never had i seen that message before. so i turn off the car. wait for about one minute. have the passenger get of the car and i turn on the car back on. and no message came on. so the passenger comes (passenger weighs 140lb) and sits down and were driving off and then the message comes on again. ever since then the message comes on every time i turn on the car. honestly, its annoying. the worst part about it is that it went out at 29000. how sad is that? not even half the life of the car. if please can take consideration into this faulty part. thank you. *tr | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 26000 | 1 | |
| Dic alert to service air bag system. comes on repeatedly and regularly and sometimes goes off. many owners reported dealers diagnose as the following: faulty passenger seat weight sensor could be disabling air bags while passenger of appropriate weight (above minimum i.e. child) is present. *tr | |||
| 10/10/2011 | 29000 | ||
| The issue started happening on a afternoon i arrived home with a passenger and thru out the time no lights/ message came on at all. so it was time to leave. i got on the car so did the passenger. turned on the car and everything worked fine. as im driving ready to hit the stop sign all i hear is the chime, and the dic displays service airbag was pretty freaked out never had i seen that message before. so i turn off the car. wait for about one minute. have the passenger get of the car and i turn on the car back on. and no message came on. so the passenger comes (passenger weighs 140lb) and sits down and were driving off and then the message comes on again. ever since then the message comes on every time i turn on the car. honestly, its annoying. the worst part about it is that it went out at 29000. how sad is that? not even half the life of the car. if please can take consideration into this faulty part. thank you. | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 26000 | ||
| Dic alert to service air bag system. comes on repeatedly and regularly and sometimes goes off. many owners reported dealers diagnose as the following: faulty passenger seat weight sensor could be disabling air bags while passenger of appropriate weight (above minimum i.e. child) is present. | |||
| 10/10/2011 | 29000 | ||
| The issue started happening on a afternoon i arrived home with a passenger and thru out the time no lights/ message came on at all. so it was time to leave. i got on the car so did the passenger. turned on the car and everything worked fine. as im driving ready to hit the stop sign all i hear is the chime, and the dic displays service airbag was pretty freaked out never had i seen that message before. so i turn off the car. wait for about one minute. have the passenger get of the car and i turn on the car back on. and no message came on. so the passenger comes (passenger weighs 140lb) and sits down and were driving off and then the message comes on again. ever since then the message comes on every time i turn on the car. honestly, its annoying. the worst part about it is that it went out at 29000. how sad is that? not even half the life of the car. if please can take consideration into this faulty part. thank you. | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 26000 | ||
| Dic alert to service air bag system. comes on repeatedly and regularly and sometimes goes off. many owners reported dealers diagnose as the following: faulty passenger seat weight sensor could be disabling air bags while passenger of appropriate weight (above minimum i.e. child) is present. | |||
| 10/10/2011 | 29000 | ||
| The issue started happening on a afternoon i arrived home with a passenger and thru out the time no lights/ message came on at all. so it was time to leave. i got on the car so did the passenger. turned on the car and everything worked fine. as im driving ready to hit the stop sign all i hear is the chime, and the dic displays service airbag was pretty freaked out never had i seen that message before. so i turn off the car. wait for about one minute. have the passenger get of the car and i turn on the car back on. and no message came on. so the passenger comes (passenger weighs 140lb) and sits down and were driving off and then the message comes on again. ever since then the message comes on every time i turn on the car. honestly, its annoying. the worst part about it is that it went out at 29000. how sad is that? not even half the life of the car. if please can take consideration into this faulty part. thank you. | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 26000 | ||
| Dic alert to service air bag system. comes on repeatedly and regularly and sometimes goes off. many owners reported dealers diagnose as the following: faulty passenger seat weight sensor could be disabling air bags while passenger of appropriate weight (above minimum i.e. child) is present. | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 32608 | ||
| The air bag sensor in my vehicle failed shortly after i purchased the vehicle through a certified pre-owned program at a local gm dealership. fortunately this module and needed repair is covered under the certified warranty,however, exactly one month after the initial repair i am getting the service air bag warning again, which denotes failure to the system. while the repair will again be covered under certified warranty, at this rate if this problem persists, eventually i will be out of the warranty period and this is a very costly repair for a part known for continued failure. 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. any passenger in the vehicle faces added risk if an accident were to occur. it has also been confirmed by gm that not replacing the module can lead to arbitrary inflation of the airbag. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | 53000 | ||
| The passenger airbag sensor in my vehicle triggered a malfunction light without any provocation. the stock part responsible and its identical gm replacement part is known to have a high failure rate. a pontiac service station quoted the repair at a prohibitive $800 and requires gm service device to be able to communicate with and read the cause of the failure rather than providing any specific information to the vehicle owner. documentation on this part states that it should be replaced immediately due to risk of arbitrary inflation or injury to passengers. | |||
| 10/10/2011 | 29000 | ||
| The issue started happening on a afternoon i arrived home with a passenger and thru out the time no lights/ message came on at all. so it was time to leave. i got on the car so did the passenger. turned on the car and everything worked fine. as im driving ready to hit the stop sign all i hear is the chime, and the dic displays service airbag was pretty freaked out never had i seen that message before. so i turn off the car. wait for about one minute. have the passenger get of the car and i turn on the car back on. and no message came on. so the passenger comes (passenger weighs 140lb) and sits down and were driving off and then the message comes on again. ever since then the message comes on every time i turn on the car. honestly, its annoying. the worst part about it is that it went out at 29000. how sad is that? not even half the life of the car. if please can take consideration into this faulty part. thank you. | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 26000 | ||
| Dic alert to service air bag system. comes on repeatedly and regularly and sometimes goes off. many owners reported dealers diagnose as the following: faulty passenger seat weight sensor could be disabling air bags while passenger of appropriate weight (above minimum i.e. child) is present. | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 32608 | ||
| The air bag sensor in my vehicle failed shortly after i purchased the vehicle through a certified pre-owned program at a local gm dealership. fortunately this module and needed repair is covered under the certified warranty,however, exactly one month after the initial repair i am getting the service air bag warning again, which denotes failure to the system. while the repair will again be covered under certified warranty, at this rate if this problem persists, eventually i will be out of the warranty period and this is a very costly repair for a part known for continued failure. 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. any passenger in the vehicle faces added risk if an accident were to occur. it has also been confirmed by gm that not replacing the module can lead to arbitrary inflation of the airbag. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | 53000 | ||
| The passenger airbag sensor in my vehicle triggered a malfunction light without any provocation. the stock part responsible and its identical gm replacement part is known to have a high failure rate. a pontiac service station quoted the repair at a prohibitive $800 and requires gm service device to be able to communicate with and read the cause of the failure rather than providing any specific information to the vehicle owner. documentation on this part states that it should be replaced immediately due to risk of arbitrary inflation or injury to passengers. | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 26000 | ||
| Dic alert to service air bag system. comes on repeatedly and regularly and sometimes goes off. many owners reported dealers diagnose as the following: faulty passenger seat weight sensor could be disabling air bags while passenger of appropriate weight (above minimum i.e. child) is present. | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 32608 | ||
| The air bag sensor in my vehicle failed shortly after i purchased the vehicle through a certified pre-owned program at a local gm dealership. fortunately this module and needed repair is covered under the certified warranty,however, exactly one month after the initial repair i am getting the service air bag warning again, which denotes failure to the system. while the repair will again be covered under certified warranty, at this rate if this problem persists, eventually i will be out of the warranty period and this is a very costly repair for a part known for continued failure. 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. any passenger in the vehicle faces added risk if an accident were to occur. it has also been confirmed by gm that not replacing the module can lead to arbitrary inflation of the airbag. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | 53000 | ||
| The passenger airbag sensor in my vehicle triggered a malfunction light without any provocation. the stock part responsible and its identical gm replacement part is known to have a high failure rate. a pontiac service station quoted the repair at a prohibitive $800 and requires gm service device to be able to communicate with and read the cause of the failure rather than providing any specific information to the vehicle owner. documentation on this part states that it should be replaced immediately due to risk of arbitrary inflation or injury to passengers. | |||
| 12/05/2012 | 32608 | ||
| The air bag sensor in my vehicle failed shortly after i purchased the vehicle through a certified pre-owned program at a local gm dealership. fortunately this module and needed repair is covered under the certified warranty,however, exactly one month after the initial repair i am getting the service air bag warning again, which denotes failure to the system. while the repair will again be covered under certified warranty, at this rate if this problem persists, eventually i will be out of the warranty period and this is a very costly repair for a part known for continued failure. 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. any passenger in the vehicle faces added risk if an accident were to occur. it has also been confirmed by gm that not replacing the module can lead to arbitrary inflation of the airbag. | |||
| 02/18/2012 | 53000 | ||
| The passenger airbag sensor in my vehicle triggered a malfunction light without any provocation. the stock part responsible and its identical gm replacement part is known to have a high failure rate. a pontiac service station quoted the repair at a prohibitive $800 and requires gm service device to be able to communicate with and read the cause of the failure rather than providing any specific information to the vehicle owner. documentation on this part states that it should be replaced immediately due to risk of arbitrary inflation or injury to passengers. | |||
| 07/10/2012 | 19955 | 1 | |
| Passenger presence module failed. *tr | |||
| 07/10/2012 | 19955 | ||
| Passenger presence module failed | |||
| 02/15/2012 | 63225 | ||
| Receiving check airbag message from passenger seat, mileage is 63k and 80% of the mileage was with only the driver's seat occupied. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 28000 | 1 | |
| Service air bag warning comes on intermittently while driving. have taken car to four gm dealer service departments. all told me that attempting to diagnose is futile because there are no fault codes stored in the car's computer (other than a general 0013 indicating driver's air bag deployment loop). only when the service air bag warning is displayed will there be a fault code detailing the circuit involved. all service managers have told me that the car is dangerous to drive because the driver's air bag will not deploy when the service air bag warning is on. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 28000 | ||
| Service air bag warning comes on intermittently while driving. have taken car to 4 gm dealer service departments. all told me that attempting to diagnose is futile because there are no fault codes stored in the car's computer (other than a general 0013 indicating driver's air bag deployment loop). only when the service air bag warning is displayed will there be a fault code detailing the circuit involved. all service managers have told me that the car is dangerous to drive because the driver's air bag will not deploy when the service air bag warning is on. | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 35527 | ||
| The passenger air bag status indicator light will not come on when a person sit in passenger seat. the airbag readiness light on the instument panel cluster is on the time and the service air bag display on the dic. the problem has to be in passenger seat system as it is separate from the driver seat. there has been a lot of problems this electrical and moduals with the passeger seat that could result a death in a crash. a lot of drivers have had complaints on this airbag hazard on all 06 thru 10 pontiac solstice noted in the soltice forum. please review the complains declare it recall. thank you | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/14/2011 | 2500 | ||
| Car has been in for service 3 times for the passager air bag turn off when it feels like it now the dealer tell me 120 pounds is not heavy enought it does not turn off in my other chevs say they can do no more to fix it | |||
| 03/12/2009 | 2200 | ||
| Passeger air bag turns off with someone sitting in seat | |||