2009 Chevrolet Impala Air Bags
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The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.
Unknown SRS light comes on and stays on I'm afraid the system will not work properly in an accident.
"Air Bag Malfunction light is on. There is a NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V507000 (Air Bags, Electrical System) which I am associating with the failure and it tends to happen at the 80,000 mile mark which this car is almost at. Why isn't this VIN included in the recall? It's a 2009 Chevy Impala. Shouldn't this recall capture all of the 2009 Chevy Impalas?
We bought a vehicle as is from a dealer and when we drove away the air bag comes on and off
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the warning message "Air Bag Malfunction" illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a used car dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger’s seat belt sensor had failed, causing the front passenger air bag malfunction. The contact became aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V507000 (Air Bags, Electrical System) which she associated to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the recall as her VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
ON 1/2/2021 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD A FRONT END CRASH AT 60 MPH AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF.
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the air bag warning light remained illuminated with the “service air bag" message displayed on the instrument panel. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed that the Vin was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 16V507000 (Air Bags, Electrical System). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 121,000.
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the airbag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the warning light illuminated for a long period of time and then went away after the reset button on their instrumental panel was pressed. The contact stated that the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.
On and off air bag light on speedometer area also service air bag will not stay on long enough to diagnose
I HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED BUT I SEE THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE PRETENSIONERS ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THIS LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF.
The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The contact stated that the driver’s side air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to the local dealer and she was informed that the failure was due to a defective seat sensor wiring. The contact was given an estimate for the repair which she declined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.
I have taken my vehicle to Lannon-Woburn several time and they fix the airbag issue but it always turns back on????? Clearly there is an issue here.
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON
THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON OUR PREVIOUS 2009 CHEV IMPALA, IN THAT THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE STARTED SHOWING ON THE DIC INTERMITTENTLY, THEN CONSTANTLY. I AM FINDING MULTIPLE CASES OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES DOING THIS ON ONLINE FORUMS, WITH HIGH BILLS FROM CHEVY DEALERS, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED. I AM ATTACHING A PHOTO OF THE DAMAGE FROM HITTING A DEER THAT DID NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS ON OUR PREVIOUS 2009 WAS TOTALED. WE JUST PURCHASED ANOTHER 2009 BECAUSE WE LOVE THE DESIGN OF THE CAR, BUT AFTER DRIVING 4.5 HOURS HOME, THE VERY NEXT DAY WE ARE SEEING THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE ON THIS CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
CAR HAS HAD SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR YEARS PRIOR TO BEING INHERITED. 4 CODES WERE PULLED INLCUDING: 1. B0021 PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP OPEN. 2. B001B PASSENGER PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT LOOP 2 OPEN. 3. B001B PASSENGER PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT LOOP 2 HIGH RESISTANCE 4. B001B PASSENGER PRETENSIONER DEPLOYMENT LOOP 2 HIGH RESISTANCE IT APPEARS SOME 2009 IMPALAS WERE RECALLED REGARDING THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG WIRING AND THIS ONE MAY BE RELATED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AT DIAMOND CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC LOCATED AT 768 WASHINGTON ST, AUBURN, MA 01501 HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I SCANNED MY VEHICLE WITH A OBD 2 SCANNER AND NO CODE WAS DISPLAYED. I TRIED TO ERASE THE AIR BAG LIGHT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. O AM WORRIED BECAUSE MY MOTHER IN LAW WHO IS 62 YEARS OLD DRIVES THE VEHICLE . THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE . I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS THIS SAFETY ISSUE OR AIR BAG RECALL LIGHT PROBLEM.
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT HIT. THIS SAME ISSUE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY.
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN STARTING, DRIVING & STANDING STILL.
CAR WAS PARKED AT HOME ON STREET.WHEN I STARTED THE CAR SERVICE AIR BAGS MESSAGE WAS ON PANEL. CAR ONLY HAS 50,800 MILES. NO DEALERS WERE OPEN ON SATURDAY, AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK. MISSED A DAY OF WORK, AND MAYBE MORE DAYS DEPENDING ON REPAIR TIME.
"TAKATA RECALL". I HAVE HAD THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE RED INDICATOR ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A FEW YEARS. I DO NOT SEE MY VEHICLE ON THE RECALL LIST. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED? ANYTIME THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON.
HAD CAR REPAIRED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. I CANNOT AFFORD $900 FOR A NEW ONE. IS THERE SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAGGIO BUICK GMC (310 NEW ROADS ST, NEW ROADS, LA 70760, (225) 240-7605) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPAIRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V507000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-547-428-9300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT TURN ON. IT IS DISABLED AND THE DIGITAL READER BELOW THE SPEEDOMETER FLASHES SERVICE AIRBAG. DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT'S FIXED?
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The 2009 Chevrolet Impala has 132 Air Bags complaints on file. 9 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.