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 |
| 3677 | 3677C | 10016532 | Airbag on light (aol) indicator loose or pushed in. to include 2006 saturn ion. *tt updated 08-15-07. *kb | 09/20/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 69,000. | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 69,000. kmj | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the air bag warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 68,000 and the current mileage was 69,000. pm | |||
| 08/16/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the air bag warning light and the tire pressure warning lights were illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the air bag sensor failed and needed to be replaced. the dealer added air to the tires however the tire pressure failure was not corrected. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 67,000. the vin was not available. kmj | |||
| 08/16/2012 | 67000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the check air bag light and the check tire light illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer advised that the air bag sensor failed and needed to be replaced. for the tire light illumination the dealer placed air in the tires; however the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileage was 67,000. li | |||
| 12/24/2011 | 63000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. the failure and the current mileage was 63,000. | |||
| 12/24/2011 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. the failure and the current mileage was 63,000. kmj | |||
| 12/24/2011 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. the contact the stated the air bag light remained illuminated. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. the vehicle was not repaird. the failure and the current mieage was 63,000. li | |||
| 10/06/2008 | 10495 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 saturn aura. while driving less than 10 mph and attempting to make a right turn, the air bags deployed without impact. the seat belt locked around the contact's neck. her neck was injured and she was transported to a physician due to the chemicals expelled from the air bags. the impact was forceful enough that the contact thought she had been shot. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they advised her not to drive the vehicle. the failure mileage was 10,495 and current mileage was 10,600. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 04/11/2010 | 40000 | ||
| Side passenger airbag deployed while driving down the interstate. there was no outside force on the car. | |||
| 11/22/2008 | 12000 | 1 | |
| Air bags deployed on my 2008 saturn while driving car. *tr | |||
| 05/23/2008 | 4300 | 1 | |
| My side or side curtain air bags did not deploy on my 2008 saturn aura. 1. i was driving on the highway in the far left lane at about 60mph. a vehicle behind me changed lanes erratically to the right crossing over 4 lanes of traffic. the car had to swerve back into the lane to her right when someone entered the highway. the car who changed lanes lost control of her car and went sideways across the lanes to the left and struck my right front passenger door with the front end of her car. this pushed me across the breakdown lane with the left front fender (from the headlight down to the beginning of the door) of my car striking the concrete median. 2. i was jarred to the left and my head struck the left driver's window. i later had severe left pain in my head, back, hip & leg. i had a ct scan on my head but no injuries found and an mri on my back which should degeneration (a condition was unaware of) aggravated by the accident causing inflammation and pressure on the sciatic nerve. 3. my car was repaired at a cost of approx $11,000 (although it just went back into the shop as they found the motor mount broke and needed replacing so it will be higher). i asked in the beginning why the side or side airbags never deployed and was told they would let me know. due to my injury and trying to locate transportation for the month my vehicle was in the shop i forgot to follow up on that. now i asked and was told it didn't meet the parameters. i advised i was hit square in the door, what exactly are the parameters? no one at the saturn body shop could tell me. i was referred to the saturn home office. they opened a legal file on this and after a few days called me to say that it didn't meet the parameters. i again asked what those were and they said that the impact had to be on the pillar and not the doors. i'm sorry that doesn't make any sense to me. they referred me to my owner's manual and that was the end of it. *tr | |||