2009 Chevrolet Equinox Air Bags

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AND AFTER REVIEW OF THIS INFO ONLINE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AGAINST THIS SAME ISSUE NOT SURE WHY NO ONE WILL LOOK INTO THE RECALL NEEDED FOR THESE AIRBAGS THE DEALER IS SAYING IT WILL 1200 TO REPLACE SENSOR LIGHT PUT IN BY MANUFACTURER THIS IS INSANE AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON THE RIDE THIS IS MUST HAVE ITEM IN A CAR

"TAKATA RECALL" SERVICE AIR BAG , THAT IS WHAT COMES UP ON DASH EVERY TIME I START THE CAR.

TAKATA RECALL. SERVICE AIR BAG FOR PASSENGER SEAT IS ON AND AIR BAG IS OFF. BEGAN WHILE STATIONARY WITH PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS VEHICLE HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. UNACCEPTABLE THAT IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS 'OFF' WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PASSENGER RIDING IN THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS OUTLINING THE SPACE WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD POP OUT FROM. IT APPEARS UNSAFE AS IF IT'S FAULTY AND COULD INITIATE AT ANY MINUTE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT LOOKS AS IF OTHER MODELS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS MODEL BUT NO RECALLS ARE SHOWN. THERE ARE OTHER 2009 GMS THAT HAVE RECALLS ISSUED.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. THE CRACK IS OUTLINING THE SPACE WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD POP OUT FROM. IT APPEARS UNSAFE AS IF ITS FAULTY AND COULD INITIATE AT ANY MINUTE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT LOOKS AS IF OTHER MODELS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I SAW AN EXPOSE ON THE TAKATA AIRBAGS AND GM WAS MENTIONED. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS MODEL BUT NO RECALLS ARE SHOWN. THERE ARE OTHER 2009 GMS THAT HAVE RECALLS ISSUED. A BODY SHOP TOLD US WE SHOULD CONTACT THE DEALER FOR AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE THERE WERE RECALLS ON THEIR AIRBAGS BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE ARE NONE. I'M TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A FREE ESTIMATE AFTER NOTIFYING THEM THE CRACK HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FOR SOME TIME AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON A RECALL.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS INTERMITTINGLY ON AND OFF. IN MOTION AND SITTING STILL. GET "SERVICE AIR BAG" ON DIC, AND PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/ OFF INDICATOR SHOWS OFF WITH PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED. NO PATTERN - JUST SPORADIC. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT NOT WORKING IN A CRASH, AS WELL AS GOING OFF ON ITS OWN. HAPPENS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.

THE PASSENGER SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE PASSENGER "ON / OFF" LIGHT STAYS ON THE OFF POSITION WHEN A PASSENGER IS SETTING IN THE SEAT

PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING DISPLAYED IN INFORMATION CENTER. THIS NOW OCCURS EVEN WHILE STATIONARY. CAN NO LONGER HAVE A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT WHILE DRIVING.

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL TURN ITSELF OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING OR IF VEHICLE IS AT A STANDSTILL. EVEN IF NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR TURNS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON - TOOK TO DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY FOUND THE FOLLOWING "B0074 & B0081 SET. DIAGNOSED AND FOUND PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE INTERNALLY FAILED". THEY TOLD ME IT'S A 800+ REPAIR. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG APPEARS EVERYTIME I START CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $700 TO GET IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THE PART WAS OVER $600. ALSO I HAD TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL TO LEAVE IT AS IT WAS. WHAT I NEED TO KNOW, IS THERE ANY RECALL NOTICE THAT COULD HELP ME? MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BOTH RETIRED AND ON A FIXED INCOME. MY DEALERSHIP IS BACHMAN BERNARD CHEVROLET IN GREENEVILLE, TN THANK YOU *TR

AIR BAG PASSENGER LIGHT ALWAYS FLASHES "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" EVEN WHEN AN ADULT SITS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER SAID THIS COMPUTER MODULE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECENT RECALLS OR WARRANTY AND THAT CHARGE WILL BE ABOUT $1000.00. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS. AIR BAG HAS NEVER DEPLOYED. *JS

I HAD PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK DUE TO LOW BLOOD SUGAR. THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 55/60 MPH. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYED. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. *TR

PERIODICALLY WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE RIGHT AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. THE PASSENGER CAN MOVE AND BOUNCE AROUND ON THE SEAT WITHOUT TURNING THE LIGHT TO "ON". THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME WAS MAY 25, 2012 AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE AUTO BY THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE "OFF" LIGHT WAS ON AND THERE WAS AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE "OFF" LIGHT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, BUT THE TECHNICIANS FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. THE ONLY SUGGESTION RECEIVED WAS A *.PDF DOCUMENT FROM GM DESCRIBING WHAT TO DO WHEN THIS OCCURS AS FOLLOWS: 1. TURN VEHICLE OFF 2. REMOVE ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FROM THE SEAT..... 3. PLACE THE SEATBACK IN THE FULLY UPRIGHT POSITION 4. HAVE THE PERSON SIT UPRIGHT IN THE SEAT, CENTERED ON THE SEAT CUSHION, WITH LEGS COMFORTABLY EXTENDED 5. RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAVE THE PERSON REMAIN IN THIS POSITION FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES AFTER THE ON INDICATOR IS LIT. NOT ONLY ARE THE PRECEDING INSTRUCTION ENORMOUS AND DIFFICULT TO PERFORM WHEN IN A NORMAL DRIVING SCENARIO, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE NECESSITY OF PERFORMING THESE RESET OPERATIONS INDICATES A SYSTEM FAULT THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED, PARTICULARLY IF THE AIR BAG IS INDEED OFF WHEN THE INDICATOR SAYS IT IS "OFF". ALSO, THE VERY FACT THAT GM HAS DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO ISSUE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN BY GM. THAT BEING THE CASE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

TWO MONTHS AFTER REPAIR OF VEHICLE, GRANDDAUGHTER REPORTED THAT CAR VEERED TO RIGHT AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. SHE HIT A POLE AND THE CAR SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND BRUISES. PICTURES OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE AVAILABLE. *TR