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While driving at highway speed "service airbags" light came on for no apparent reason. This car has never been in an accident and did not come in contact with anything. Light is still on and repair "estimate" is between $750 and $1500. Car had approximately 32000 miles on the odometer when this occurred but because the car is 4 years old Chevrolet will not warranty this safety problem.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while parked, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred when driving or parked along with a chime. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensor and module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 42,600.
My airbag service light keeps coming on. When someone sits in the passenger seat, my airbag light keeps going from on to off while someone is sitting in the seat. Safety issue is that if I get into an accident, more than likely the airbag will not deploy as expected. Faulty sensor or bad wiring I dont know but I see this issue in alot of Camaro forums and online in general.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. When the vehicle was started, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was started. The contact also stated that when the passenger seat was occupied, the service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred each time a passenger was seated in the passenger seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the passenger seat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired; however, the dealer deactivated the air bag on the passenger side. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
The contact owned a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. While at a complete stop, the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle that was traveling approximately 50 mph. On impact, the steering wheel and the steering column fractured and landed in the contact's lap. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000. Updated 09/18/15
- Ocean Springs, MS, USA
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After driving home from work, I parked my car in my driveway. I went inside my house to grab something. After 3 minutes, I went back to my car to start it. All of a sudden the service airbag message appeared. This has never happened before. I researched online and I saw numerous complaints about the 2010 Camaro and how the airbag sensors are faulty. I took my car to the Chevy dealership in bridgewater NJ. They determined that the SDM needs to be replaced on the car. They are going to charge 950 dollars for the repair. They stated that my airbags do not work. They also stated that they were unsure if the airbags could deploy on their own. This is clearly a known issue by GM, but yet no recall. Why is there no recall on this? how is GM allowed to make money off this, from 800-1000 per car. This is clearly dangerous. I have to drive with no airbags until I can afford the fix. Please investigate. Clearly this is an issue for the 2010 Camaro.
Passenger air bag sensor keeps going off on the Camaro when driving. Even with nothing on the seat, the "service air bag" message appears on the dash, but after driving for a short distance, it goes away. Then it comes back intermittently, again with nothing on the seat. The issue started appearing on its own. I've searched in online forums and see that a lot of owners are having the same issue, and when they take it to the dealer, the dealer expects folks to pay a high price to get the issue resolved. I've verified that there are no cables unplugged under the passenger seat and even verified that all cables are plugged in snugged to the module. If the issue exists with so many people reporting the same thing, why hasn't the manufacturer done a recall on this" are they expecting a fatality to occur before this gets addressed"
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag failed to illuminate when the seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat occupant mat sensor failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 8/10/15 the consumer stated the manufacturer offered to assist with less than half of the cost for repairs. The consumer declined the offer stating the manufacturer should pay in full. The manufacturer refused to pay in full due to the vehicle being out of warranty. Updated 10/1/2015
For the past three years there has been a tear in the top of the dash on the passenger side and it appears to be something under the dash is pushing up to create the slit in the dash. I am concerned that it is the airbag and I do not know if it is getting ready to go off on its own or exactly what is going on with it as it is growing. The slit or tear is aprox. 4 inches long and the bump up is to the right of it.
Air bag sensor began going off on my 2010 Camaro about 2 months ago. I took car to dealership and they said it would cost almost $1000 to replace the sensor. They could not tell me which airbag sensor was defective. They also could not tell me if the air bag would deploy if vehicle is hit. They did look for air bag recalls and found none; however, the fact that they could not determine if they air bags would deploy is a serious safety issue that I am asking you to look into. A car this new should not be having any safety issues. All service on the vehicle has been performed at the GM dealership where it was purchased.
2/25/15 - (Camaro 2010 SS2, auto) upon startup the "check airbag " alarm sounded and displayed for about 5-8 seconds, and then normalized. I drove about town 15-20 miles with no further incident. 3/3/15 - while driving unto city street, the "check airbag" alarm sounded and flashed a momentary notice to have airbag serviced. I drove about 350 miles, stopping and starting at various times without further incidence. 3/14/15 - while driving on city street (about 2 miles from home), the same occurrence as above was noted. I keep my Camaro spotless and mostly in the garage. I've dismissed these incidents, but after reading other reports of similar responses, I feel compelled to make official note thereof.
Driving down the highway and the airbag sensor came on. It goes on/off at will. It appears after reading other post, that this is a faulty sensor in the seat and the dealers know about it. Why hasn't there been a recall? I am not sure if airbag will deploy accidentally or if it won't deploy during an accident. Either way, if someone is sitting in the passenger's seat, they are sure the get injured.
We told dealer about trouble air bag before warranty and they checked free under warranty claimed due to oversize tires after we used tires up to milage and got new back to factory size tires and advised this did not clear up the notice on panel - check airbag as there was no light on at that time they want 1,000 to fix although we tried and even went back before the 36,000 went out to explain after warranty etc and they said no worries after tires are used and replace and realigned if it doesnt clear they would take care of it rivergate tom bannen is now serra we purchased a 2012 Camaro and noticed the recall in 2012 although we continued to drive with the check airbag code the dealer assured we were in no danger and the airbag will deploy although we are fearful it will not especially now we know there is a recall for the 2012 we know it should apply to the 2010 also fyi - we also will complain on another affected part we have paid $800 for recent that also should apply that only applies to 2012.
My service air bag light came on so I took it to the dealership to get it looked at. They told me it is just a sensor and you need to pay $900 for us to fix it. I don't have $900. About a month later I notice my dash on the passenger side starting to crack a bit and then a few weeks later a see my dash is now starting to bulge and it has a outline where my air bag is. I am terrified that it is going to deploy while I'm driving and my wife or a child is in the seat when it blows. I have read numerous blogs concerning the exact same issue with the air bags and I can't figure out why this is not already a recall issue.
Preparing to make a left turn at a Y shaped junction, the power to the 2010 Camaro shut off. Driver was unable to steer the car or stop, and the car slammed into a block wall at 30 mph. Air bags did not deploy. Passenger was unconscious and taken via ambulance to hospital for concussion symptoms. Driver suffered injuries to neck and upper back, also requiring medical attention. Both were wearing seat belts, both still being treated for injuries sustained.
Service air bag warning light comes on and goes off while driving. Called service department they said make sure nothing is under seats that could obstruct the seat sensors. Checked nothing there. Light still on. Service department said it would make air bags inoperable, wouldn't deploy air bags. In case of accident. Is it normal to service air bags at a certain mileage point. I am finding online many of the Camaro's seem to be having the same problems I am. I don't want to be driving when they decide to go off.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that when an occupant was seated in the front passenger seat, the service air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the seat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
For the passed few month I've notice my passenger airbag sensor hasn't been working right, but never thought anything major about it. I don't have a lot of people in my passenger seat so it wasn't a problem at first. Now it's become annoying and make me feel bad about my car. I just took to the dealership and they told me what I already knew that the module has a defect.
The dash is cracked around passenger airbag doors and I'm concerned with the operation of airbag if in a accident and the muffler is coming apart with only 27000 miles.
Airbag warning first started appearing on the car. Now is off and on continuously reporting. Why is a relatively common fault on such an important safety component not a recall?
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- Millville, MA, USA