My passenger occupancy sensor is malfunctioning resulted in an airbag warning light appearing. I understand this is a common problem with this model of Chevy Volt. The replacement part is prohibitively expensive ($800+). is there a recall in the works? thank you. Matt B.

- Lafayette, CA, USA

Around 7/1/2019, an airbag service light started flashing intermittently. I took the car to the dealer (harbor Chevrolet in long beach) who said that they could not reproduce the problem but said that if I wanted they could replace it for ~$1000. I did not get the work done as I though I could find a better price. The light is now on continuously which means that the passenger side air bag will not deploy. This occurs both when the car is stationary and when it is moving on both city streets and highway. There are currently 52K miles on the car.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

The airbag warning light comes on fairly constantly. The dealership says the passenger seat sensor is faulty and needs to be replaced. It is an expensive repair at over $1,000.

- Hauula, HI, USA

My Volt is giving me a "service airbag soon" warning on startup. Car is kept in a garage. The dealership said it was because I cleaned my seat and got it too wet, but I used standard seat cleaner sparingly. Also, the drivers seat appears to receive the error and this seat has never seen any "moisture". secondly, with no accidents or collisions, one of the front sonar sensors failed, with the dealership claiming it was due to bug buildup. Another $600 fix that I didn't do because it's nothing of my doing and that's an outrageous amount of money.

- Leawood, KS, USA

Several months ago my "service airbag" light started randomly coming on. I thought at the time that it was due to a failing 12V battery. So I replaced the battery and initially, the warning went away. Then after about 3 weeks it started randomly coming on again. Then after another week or so, it would come on every time you drove the car, but I could just acknowledge the warning and it would stop. Now, just 2 days ago, that no longer works. It will come on every time you start the car and also randomly as you are driving down the road. In my 1.5 hour commute to work, it probably came on 40-60 times. Sometimes not for 5 or 10 miles, sometimes just as soon as you pushed the button, it would come on again. This is a known issue for Volts and other GM vehicles and I've heard the problem is in the airbag sensor in the passenger seat. If that is the case, it is definitely because of a bad part and not wear and tear because I use my car to commute 100+ miles and I hardly ever have anyone sitting in the passenger seat. I have been told this repair will cost anywhere from $800-1500 to fix. There needs to be a recall for this serious issue because there is no way a safety system should just fail like that, rendering the car dangerous for any passengers. I also shouldn't have to pay $1000 to replace a poorly designed part on my car that causes a major safety issue. Please investigate this further and implement a recall to get this repaired before someone is killed.

- Frederick, MD, USA

The airbag indicator for the passenger seat will ding intermittently no matter what is placed in the passenger seat. This leaves in question whether or not the air bag is engaged or disengaged properly.

- Iowa City, IA, USA

We have a 2014 Chevy Volt with approximately 88,000 miles. It is out of manufacturers warranty and recently our service airbag light came on. We took to dealer and they are asking us for roughly $850 to replace a passenger seat sensor. They tell us that our airbags will not work in an accident if we do not replace this sensor. I did a search on-line and this seems to be a common problem with the Chevy Volt. We purchased this car new and it's still in very good shape besides having this issue. Just wondering if any pressure can be placed on GM to step up here and fix what seems to be a flaw in their manufacturing process or product" after reading how many others have had the same issue and knowing that the airbags will not deploy if involved in a serious accident, it seems there's most certainly a safety issue here. Can anything be done about this"

- White Lake, MI, USA

Car tells me that the airbag needs to be serviced every time the car turns on and continues to alert me as I drive, even after I acknowledge the error. Apparently the front passenger detector for turning on the airbag must be replaced. The previous owner says he's driven with this problem for over a year. Over $600 to replace. From reading forums online, I see that this is not an uncommon problem. The part should be recalled.

- Smithfield, UT, USA

I'm receiving intermittent warnings to service the airbags. This comes as a surprise since this is fairly solid state and not something that gets depleted such as oil, brakes, or tires. I have no idea who the manufacturers are of the airbags but would like to know if they are takata. Chevrolet should not be dodging responsibility with safety equipment.

- Burnsville, MN, USA

Service airbag light warning. Repair shop says the passenger side seat 'passenger presence module' needs to be replaced. What is the safety risk of not paying the $500?

- Austin, TX, USA

Takata recall: I received notification that my car is involved in the airbag recall and to date have heard nothing from the dealership or manufacture.

- Lincoln, CA, USA

Air bag sensor and computer system malfunction the driver side sensor at times malfunction and so the software disable the air bag system as a whole. The service air bag message comes on for few minutes and then disappears assuming everything is ok. Took it to the dealer and they informed me that I need to change whole airbag sensor kit and would cost me more than 1300 dollars. This should be a recall as this relates to safety

- Bradenton, FL, USA