2012 Chevrolet Malibu Air Bags

The contact called on behalf of her daughter's boyfriend who was driving alongside her daughter in a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that her daughter's boyfriend was driving on the highway at approximately 75 MPH in the left lane when a tractor-trailer in the right lane veered into their lane and the rear end of the tractor-trailer clipped the front end of their vehicle. The contact vehicle began to spin out of control until it came to a stop on the side of the road. The vehicle was totaled. The air bags were not deployed. The vehicle was towed to a local tow lot. No warning lights were illuminated prior to the crash. A police report was filed. The boyfriend seated in the driver's seat, and the contact's daughter seated in the rear passenger seat were both injured, and the infant in the rear driver's seat in a car seat was not harmed. No other individuals outside of the vehicle were injured. Medical treatment was needed for the daughter's boyfriend and the daughter. The boyfriend injured his nose on the steering wheel, and the daughter's shoulder was injured. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while a passenger was seated in the front passenger’s seat, the passenger’s side air bag warning light intermittently illuminated while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with an inoperable passenger’s side air bag sensor. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.

Air bag disabled light came on got the code checked the connector for the air bag on the drivers side either came disconnected or is defective and it disabled all my air bags.

Service Air bag warning/notice displays at every vehicle start. Car has multiple air bags and I don't know which one(s) don't work now.

I just purchased this 2012 chevy malibu from someone used 184,000 miles decent condition. Air bag sensor keeps coming on and I'm not sure why, don't say which one. Headlights have a mind of their own and are already burnt out after just changing them. The stereo screen glitches, bad. The electric seats don't work. There's absolutely no working E brake. I think there's something wrong with the steering or maybe the u-joint or something. I'm about to look into the recalls on this car.

The contact owns a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated while a passenger was seated in the front passenger’s seat, the passenger’s side air bag warning light would not illuminate. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with the seat cushion pad needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

Vehicle air bag service light activated. Vehicle checked by licensed mechanic and showed a code indicating a shortage in left airbag side. Exact location of short not yet identified.

I TURNED MY CAR ON THIS MORNING AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT AND THE DASHBOARD SAID SERVICE AIR BAG. IT WAS HUMID AND HOT THE PAST FEW DAYS. I LOOKED UP ISSUES WITH 2012 CHEVY MALIBU'S AIR BAGS, THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THEM BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS.

AIR BAGS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON HAD A RECALL TO HAVE IT REPLACE BEFORE BUT LIGHT CAME BACK ON

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ALWAYS SAY IT IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS RIDING IN THE FRONT

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER ALWAYS INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE MESSAGE DOES NOT GO AWAY AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A VERY LONG TIME

WHEN CAR IS RUNNING, THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING.

I NOTICED AN AIR BAG LIGHT THAT APPEARS ON THE CLUSTER OF MY 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU UPON STARTING THE CAR. IT'S NOT CLEAR WHY THIS AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, SO I CONTACTED GM AND THEY CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON IT. ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE'S WARRANTY IS NO LONGER VALID SINCE IT IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILES (ABOUT 22K) AND I BELIEVE GM SHOULD PAY FOR THE SERVICES FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE DIAGNOSED SINCE IT IS SAFETY RELATED BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY SERVICES. I PLAN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT I HAVE NO IDEA THE EXTENT OF HOW SERIOUS THE ISSUE IS, OR HOW MUCH IT WILL COST FOR THE REPAIRS

MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AT LIKE EVERY 3-4 STARTS IT WILL TURN OFF AFTER I TURN THE CAR OFF I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A RECALL THAT IS COVERED I JUST TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE THE ESC LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF AND WHEN IT WOULD COME ON I WOULD LOSE STEERING I WAS ONCE HAPPY WITH MY CAR BUT NOW I KEEP HAVING ALL THESE LIGHT PIPING ON AND OFF

RIGHT FRONT SEAT INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS OFF AND ON WHILE SAT ON

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MY LOCAL SHOP SAID THAT THEY HAVE RUN INTO MANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS AND I WAS HOPING THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TAKATA RECALL.

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION.

MY SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR KEEPS COME GN ON AND GOING OFF

TAKATA AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE IN FRONT END COLLISION. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A MAIN STREET WHEN I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT BY 2 CARS. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

I HAVE THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOING OFF AND STATES TO SERVICE THE AIRBAG. I HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.

TAMARA RECALL I WAS TOLD I THAT IF I HAD GOTTEN INTO A ACCIDENT THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY AND IT'S GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED .... THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ERROR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN APPOINTMENT ON MARCH 1, 2017 TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT UPDATED 6/29/18*JB