2008 Chevrolet Malibu Air Bags

Air bag sensor is reading airbag as a foreign object and not apart of the vehicle. Airbag has never been deployed, nor has it ever been changed. This should not be happening.

On 5/23/2022, we were involved in a crash where a loaded asphalt dump truck pulled out in front of us on major highway. Vehicle was totaled from front end impact. Air bags did not deploy!!

AIRBAG OFF LIGHT STAYS ON

PASSENGER AIR BAG ERROR MESSAGE THAT AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT WORK.

RED AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON ALSO SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE IS ON. THIS IS ON WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING. NO ISSUES TO THE VEHICLE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR.

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON TAKEN TO GARAGE SCANNED NO ERRORS RESET LIGHT BACK ON TAKEN BACK TO GARAGE SCANNED AGAIN NO ERROR CODE.THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE UP FOR A RECALL.

A FEW WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HERE 2008 MALIBU AND SHE SMELLED A SLIGHT BURNING AND VERY STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE CAR, SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 30 MINUTE TRIP. SOMETIME LATER MY WIFE REMOVED SOMETHING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICE A COLOR CHANGE TO CIRCULAR PALE YELLOW WITH A CENTRAL CHARRED MARK IN PART OF THE COVER MATERIAL, UPON TOUCHING SEAT COVER MATERIAL DISINTEGRATED AND DISAPPEARED INTO THE SEAT. A PICTURE IS ATTACHED OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. LATER I INVESTIGATED THE SERVICE LIGHT AND FOUND B0081 SYMPTOM 71 WAS SET. I BELIEVE THE SEAT SENSOR SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE SEAT COVER AND FOAM TO SMOLDER POSSIBLY ON ITS WAY TO AN OPEN FLAME BEFORE THE POWER SOURCE FAILED. THE VIN NUMBER [XXX]. A COPY OF THIS LETTER WILL ALSO BE SEND TO THE NHTSA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS SERVICE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WILL NOT ACTIVATE. DOESNT MATTER IF IN MOTION OR NOT THE WARNING GOES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM.

BOUGHT MY CAR 3 MONTHS AGO FROM A CHEVY DEALERSHIP, 3 DAYS LATER MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED, THEY SAID THAT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT WAS ON. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A SAFETY FEATURE THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE PROBLEMS? ITS LIKE SELLING A CAR WITH A PASSENGER SEATBELT ONLY. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR MY AIRBAGS TO BE WORKED ON. WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS FOR AIRBAGS I THINK THEY MISSED MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. ITS REDICULOUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SHOWS ON AND OFF ADVISING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS CHECKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,687. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ UPDATED 11/10/15. *JB

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS TO SERVICE AIRBAGS. WILL STAY ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. WILL DO THIS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. I HAVE PICTURES OF IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 7/10/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 08/06/15*JB

MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" SIGN LIGHTS UP ON MY DASHBOARD AT RANDOM. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A LOCAL CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER LAST SUMMER (2014). THEY CAME UP WITH SEVERAL SCENARIOS THAT ADDED UP TO MORE THAN 1,700 DOLLARS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. I WROTE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION TO TRY TO GET ANY FURTHER FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIR BAG PROBLEM WAIVED, BECAUSE I THOUGHT 1,700 DOLLARS WAS ENOUGH, AND THEY DID NOT AGREE TO MY REQUEST. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M HOPING THAT I DON'T HAVE A SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MESSAGES: 1. SVS AIR BAG, ALSO WHEN PASSENGER IN CAR, AIR BAG IS OFF. 2. SVS TIRE MONITOR, ALSO THINKS I HAVE A FLAT WHEN ALL 4 TIRES ARE FILLED. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON DASH, DEALER SAYS THE HARNESS IS BAD, AND AIRBAG WILL NOT FUNCTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL, HOWEVER THE FORUMS ONLINE ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT, SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR MY MALIBU AND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH MESSAGE ON MY RADIO SCREEN, SO I WENT TO OUR GM DEALER, HE SAID PARTS WERE NOT IN FOR THE RECALL. WHEN TOLD ABOUT AIR BAGS HE SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT FOR $89.00. I CALLED GM THEY SAID TO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF COST. I WENT BACK ON 8/12/14 AND WAS TOLD $1386.00+TX FOR CODE 56 DEFECTIVE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. I CALLED GM AGAIN ON 8/12/14 THEY SAID THEY WOULD PRORATE COST. I PAID $825.00 ON 8/14/14. I'M GRATEFUL THAT THEY PAID ANYTHING BUT AGAIN I'M UPSET BECAUSE MY CAR ISN'T WORTH MUCH AS A TRADE-IN ( IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE PLUS LOWER MILLAGE) BUT I WAS FORCED INTO FIXING SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. I DIDN'T DARE DRIVE IT, BECAUSE THE LIGHT ONLY CAN ON SPORADICALLY AND I SOMETIMES HAVE GRANDKIDS WITH. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT STARTED TO TURN OFF AND ON WHILE A PASSENGER OF 108 POUNDS WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ALSO WAS SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD COMING ON THEN OFF. THE AIR BAG ON/OFF LIGHT EVENTUALLY STAYED OFF AFTER TWO DAYS OF THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING AND THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS CONSTANTLY ON WITH A MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND IT WOULD COST $800.00 FOR THE PART ALONE AND $100.00 - $150.00 FOR LABOR. *JS

SERVICE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. WHEN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS "OFF". *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" KEPT COMING ON, MAYBE FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN WOULD GO OFF FOR MANY DAYS. DID THIS FOR MANY MONTHS. THIS PAST MAY THE MESSAGE CAME ON MORE THAN WAS OFF. HAD IT SERVICED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY COSTLY!! *TR

"SERVICE AIR BAG" KEPT COMING ON, MAYBE FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN WOULD GO OFF FOR MANY DAYS. DID THIS FOR MANY MONTHS. THIS PAST MAY THE MESSAGE CAME ON MORE THAN WAS OFF. HAD IT SERVICED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY COSTLY!! *TR