This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph over a pot hole, the transmission mounts and the motor mounts became fractured. Also, the contact mentioned that the front fascia of the vehicle slammed to the ground and the air bag failed to deploy. In another incident, the contact stated that while driving 2 mph, the vehicle stalled and the brakes failed to respond. As a result, the contact slightly crashed into a pedestrian with the vehicle and caused minor injuries to the pedestrian. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,500.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. While driving 10 mph and making a U-turn, the contact crashed the vehicle over a curb. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. On a separate occasion, the power steering seized. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but the failure could not be duplicated. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V346000 (electrical system) and the VIN was included. The contact stated that her daughter failed driving exams three times due to the failures. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.
I own a 2010 Camaro with 65,000 miles. The passenger air bag system started shutting off and on randomly with a passenger in the seat approx. 2 weeks ago while on a weekend trip. I have taken the car to my dealer and contacted GM complaint center on this safety issue. It was diagnosed as the passenger seat sensor pad as the cause. They offered to replace and cover labor but not the cost of part $311. My vehicle has 65000 miles on it I purchase it new and the passenger seat has not been used much at all. My concern is there are other complaints on this same issue obviously there is a problem with the seat pad sensor. The pad itself covers the entire seat bottom made of thin plastic with sensors between the plastic. I have a concern about the reliability of the air bag system even after the pad is replaced. Vehicles are engineered to be safe using seat belts and air bags together but they must function to do so. I hope GM steps up and looks into this safety issue before there is a failure that contributes to an injury or death. I will have it repaired but my confidence is low on the dependability of the air bag system in my Camaro!
I have a display on dashboard that said service air bag, I went to the dealer and they told me I had to pay 900 dollar for an airbag sensor on the passenger side. I'm the only driver for the car and is rare when I have a passenger. I heard other people having the same issues.
The airbag light came on in my Camaro indicating that there was something wrong with the passenger side airbag. I took it to the jim ellis Chevrolet dealership on peachtree industrial blvd in atlanta, ga and they informed me that the seat sensor that determines if the passenger side airbag is on or not had deteriorated and needed to be replaced. The risk I ran was the airbag not deploying in the event of an accident or the airbag deploying at a time that I didn't want it to. My warranty had just expired the year before which means I would have to pay the full price. This fix cost me over $800 and I do not appreciate having to spend this kind of money on a standard feature of a vehicle that is not suppose to malfunction, especially this early in the vehicle's life. It has occurred to me that this has been a recurring problem amongst Camaros between 2009 and 2012. I believe I speak for most consumers when I say that we hold General Motors at a higher standard than this and that we should not have to deal with these kinds of problems in our vehicles especially within the first 65,000 miles of it's life. I would appreciate it if General Motors reimbursed me this $800 since I this is a problem I should not have had to deal with this soon in the vehicles lifetime. I like driving my Camaro and I would like to continue to drive it safely without being hindered by major repair costs. Thank you for your consideration.
- Ellenwood, GA, USA
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Air bag light stays on and I'm thinking that the air bags do not deploy when needed. On star sent me an E:mail stating that it needs to be fixed. Is it a recall as I do not have money for fixing it as I am putting my granddaughter through college and she uses the car everyday. Help!
The problem started out with the "service airbag" warning displaying on the information screen on the dash and the airbag warning light coming on when I had a passenger in the vehicle. According to the on/off light on the dome light the passenger bag is off when this warning comes on. Over the past month it has gotten worse and it progressed to just having the warning go off all the time now, even when I don't have a passenger. I have noticed that this is a recurring problem with the 2010 model airbag sensors going bad. I have seen many blogs that people are having the same issue with their airbag sensor. I have even read that this fix costs over $800 to the consumer. Since this is a safety issue and this will result in a failure of the airbags in the event of a crash and most likely deaths, I feel that GM should be responsible for putting a substandard part into their safety equipment and fix the problem. When you put into perspective how little use the passenger seat gets, because I only have a passenger in the car for maybe 5-10% of the time. So that means that I have only had someone in that seat for only 2500-5000 miles. That airbag sensor has had very little use and it went bad already. I fear that none of the airbags will deploy in the event of a crash, or even worse deploy while driving and then causing an accident.
Chevrolet Camaro 2010, driving on interstate vehicle steering became stiff (felt as if it locked up). Slid off interstate across two lanes off traffic into the crash barrier. $23,000 worth of damage. Total of course. Airbags did not deploy, onstar did not activate.
With no one sitting in the passenger seat, I turned the car on and the passenger airbag light flashed on and off. The drivers panel airbag light was flashing. It would go off with some turns off the car. Left or right didn't matter. This went on for a few months. If someone sat in the seat they would have to move around for the sensor to pick up they were in the seat. The airbag light in the drivers panel eventually stayed a solid light and no longer flashed.
A electrical fuse short has caused the passenger airbag to no longer activate/ turn on when a passenger is in the front seat. Thus, when a passenger is in the seat, the air bag will not deploy. Both the fuse and the module are required to be replaced. No damage or change was done to the vehicle to cause the shortage in the electrical system.
Passenger airbag sensor malfunction. Seems like multiple people have had this issue. Should be a safety recall. I had to pay over $800 to repair at dealership.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the passenger air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the passenger side seat air bag sensor mat was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 17,500 and the current mileage was 18,000.
As I was driving my service airbag light came on. Unfortunately it was a weekend so the dealership was closed. The next morning I started looking up recalls on my car. The result was no recalls on my car but I found hundreds of complaints about the same issue I'm having. I took my concern to the Chevy dealer they diagnosed my car with a faulty airbag sensor in the passenger side seat the cost was $800 to replace I immediately called GM directly and expressed my concern. After two day and many phone calls to the man at GM that was handling my case they told me they couldn't help me. This is faulty product that is put in vehicles that we the consumers are driving our families around in. GM needs to get on the ball, recall these faulty parts before there is a fatality. My passenger side airbag does not work so I am unable to drive my car with a passenger. I am completely disgusted with the service and the product GM produces.
Vehicle displays a "service airbag" light and message in the message display. I was told that this will lead to a non-deployable airbag in case of an accident. Several people have the same problem. I was told that the sensor is defective.
Passenger air bag sensor did not detect a passenger in the seat, had to pay $$ to have this replaced. On star red light was also on then green on & off. On star said it a communication failed & with the accident notification. The car was checked at dealership same time the air bag sensor was checked. Then checked 2 more times since. The dealership could not find the problem & told us they would have to take dash & console out to find problem at our expense & our expense for a diagnostic again. We now have the car at a different GM dealership that has a testing instrument for the antenna and. It charging us for the diagnostic. We bought this car off show room at dealership for our daughter to have a dependable safe car to get her through high school & college. No the extended warranty hasn't covered any of this.
I have taken my car into the dealership and had them check it out to see what is wrong and for $100 diagnosis charge. They told me that it needs a new passenger airbag sensor...on the repair ticket it is stated as dtc B0081 passenger seat problem. I have around 55,000 miles and no warranty left. Researched this issue and found many types of GM Chevy models with the same issue. This cost should not be on the consumer and should be investigated. If you can help please email me at [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Repair air bag light displays on instrument panel. Car take to dealership and even though I bought extended warranty the say it's not covered and the want $600 to fix it. I checked internet and there are lots of people having the same problem.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that the driver was traveling over a two mile stretch when the vehicle suddenly and rapidly accelerated without warning. The vehicle accelerated to 110 mph and proceeded to travel through a four-way stop sign. The driver then engaged the emergency brake in an attempt to stop the unintended acceleration and the rear of the vehicle became erratically uncontrollable. The vehicle then traveled over a curb and crashed into the side of a residence. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was killed in the impact. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the failure. A police report was not filed. The failure and the current mileage was 22,000. The VIN was not available.
My passenger side airbag does not recognize when I have a passenger that meets the weight requirements, I have read several forums of same problems and can't seem to get Chevy to realize this is a malfunction and a safety issue, I think that a recall should be made and this should not be owners expense, but my local dealer says it is. This posses a threat to my passengers and could cause malfunction in any of my airbags.
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- Culpeper, VA, USA