Saturn Sky Complaints (2008)

186 consumer complaints on file.

#10888846July 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN ENGINE STARTS & WON'T TURN OFF. HAD REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884894July 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR FAILURE. FAILURE IS STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881354June 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER PRESSENT SENSOR HAS FAILED IN PASSANGER SEAT. SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT ON IN DIC. PASSANGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCEDENT ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872378June 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR DURING A TRIP WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SUPPRESSION MODULE ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. THIS RESULTS IN NO DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/CRASH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE THIS MODULE IS NEARLY $800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864831May 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I STARTED THE 2008 SATURN SKY WITH SOMEONE SEATED IN PASSENGER SEAT ,AIR BAG LIGHT SAID AIRBAG WAS OFF FOR PASSENGER SIDE AND SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO GM DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS BAD MODULE AND WOULD COST $936.62 TO FIX. I DID HAVE IT FIXED AND PAID THE $936.62 FOR SAFETY SAKE. THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND ON RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864365May 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 07/13/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861680April 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I STARTED MY 2008 SATURN SKY AND WHILE BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE I ALMOST HIT THE GARAGE BECAUSE THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO POWER ASSIST ON THE BRAKES UPON STARTUP. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE SI A TSB OUT ON THIS FOR CARS SITTING EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THIS CAR ONLY SITS OVERNIGHT AT MOST. THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF EVENT. IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING THE CAR THEY WOULD DEFIANTLY HIT SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITY TO APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE THIS COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861759April 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SATURN SKY. WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DEALER AND A PERMANENT REMEDY COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. ONE OF THE DEALERS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE TPS SENSOR, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TPS SENSOR AND MODULE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854562April 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
WITH THE VEHICLE (2008 SATURN SKY) IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, THE "AIRBAG SERVICE" WARNING APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY / READOUT. TOOK THE SKY TO A GMC DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE FAILED. APPROX $950 TO FIX. IF NOT FIXED, THE AIRBAG WONT DIPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852549March 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED. AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON, AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER READS "SERVICE AIRBAG".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851771March 26, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. I HAD THE CAR EXAMINED BY THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 46K MILES AND AT THE TIME OF THE LIGHT ILLUMINATING HAD APPROXIMATELY 38K MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I ELEVATED THE ISSUE TO GM CORPORATE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THEIR COST BUT OFFERED ME A $1000 GM LOYALTY CREDIT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PPS DEFECT DISABLES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE SHOULD THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL FOR SIMILAR RISKS. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY FAMILY TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AS WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY PROTECT A PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CREATING A LOSS OF USE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850204March 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE AND I HAD PICKED UP OUR 2008 SATURN SKY FROM THE DEALER AND WERE ABOUT HALF WAY HOME , A 28 MILE TRIP EACH WAY, WHEN A CHIME WENT OFF AND SAID THAT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF AND MY INFO SCREEN THAT HAD BEEN SHOWING ME THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS NOW SAYING ''SERVICE AIRBAG'' . LONG STORY SHORT , GM DEALER WANTS OVER $1,00.00 TO FIX. OVER $500.00 OF THAT IS JUST FOR THE SWITCH ! AFTER SPENDING OVER 6 HOURS RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF SKY AND SOLSTICE CAR OWNERS PLUS ALL KINDS OF OTHER MODELS AND BRANDS , A LOT OF THEM FIXED FREE OF CHARGE AFTER A RECALL WAS ISSUED. RECALL FOR THE 2003-2007 CADILLAC CTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE... NISSAN MURANO AND THE LIST GOES ON. LOOKS LIKE MOST SKY AND SOLSTICE OWNERS ARE NOT HAVING THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FIXED DUE TO THE HIGH COST AND THE LIKELY HOOD THAT IT IS JUST GOING TO BREAK AGAIN,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846376March 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
I FORMALLY REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM FOR AIR BAGS IN THE 2007 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR SATURN SKY, AS WELL AS ITS PLATFORM TWIN, THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE. AS YOU WILL NOTICE IN THE WHITE PAPER ATTACHED TO THIS COMPLAINT, THERE IS CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC DEFECT IN THE PSS, THAT CAUSES THEM TO FAIL. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADMITTED THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXIST IN OTHER GM CARS OF THIS ERA, BUT HAS REFUSED TO PUBLICLY INVESTIGATE THIS SERIES OF CARS. IN A ROADSTER, THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THESE CARS LACK A BACK SEAT. WHEN THE PSS FAILS, THE ONLY PLACE A PASSENGER CAN GO IS INTO A SEAT - A SEAT WHICH NOW HAS THE AIRBAG DISABLED, AFTER THE PSS FAILS. AS THE WHITE PAPER NOTES, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE JUST AS PRONE TO FAIL AS THE ONES BEING INSTALLED TODAY. I IMPLORE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND ACT ON THIS MATTER, AS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 OF THESE CARS WERE PRODUCED - AND ALL OF THEM ARE LIKELY TO EVENTUALLY SUFFER FROM THIS DEFECT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL DATA COLLECTED BY THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838799February 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
WAS REAR ENDED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED THEN HARD IMPACT ON FRONT END WHILE I WAS STOPPED--NO DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIR BAGS--5 CAR ACCIDENT OTHER CAR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, WAS ON A HIGHWAY. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT PER RECALL. ACCIDENT AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED,
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10836451February 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY SATURN SKY AND STAYS ON. I DRIVE A 2008 SKY SO THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS. A "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE APPEARS ON CENTER CONSOLE. FROM RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE SATURN SKY MODEL AND CAN BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THE SENSOR IS ABOUT $1,000. THIS IS A HUGE CONSUMER SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824392February 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. THE CAR ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. GM IS CHARGING $$900-$1000 TO REPAIR THE BROKEN SENSOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND INVITES INJURY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809595December 11, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" APPEARS IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND MUST BE CLEARED AFTER EACH START. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS NOW RENDERED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INOPERATIVE AT ALL TIMES AND POSSIBLY AFFECTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE ENTIRE SRS SYSTEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY, VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN SKYS AND PONTIAC SOLSTICES. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (AROUND $800-$1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR) AND APPARENTLY THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS AN EQUALLY SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY AND SEEMS TO DEVELOP THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR MOST OF THOSE THAT HAVE REPLACED IT THUS FAR (ACCORDING TO RESEARCH DONE ONLINE). THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION PARTICULARLY SINCE THESE 2 SEAT CARS ARE QUITE SMALL WITH PLASTIC BODY COMPONENTS THEREFORE MAKING THE AIRBAGS A NECESSITY IN A COLLISION. GM, AS WELL AS THEIR DEALERS ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT APPEAR TO BE DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. CLEARLY IT IS NHTSA'S DUTY TO FORCE THEIR HAND AND MAKE THEM RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THESE PARTS WITH A REDESIGNED PART THAT WILL WORK PROPERLY AND THAT HAS AN ACCEPTABLE SERVICE LIFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809249December 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE CAR IS LOW ON MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. GM APPARENTLY HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE FOR THIS PART AND IS CHARGING $800-$900 FOR THE FIX. I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BROKEN SENSOR. IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790796November 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE NOT WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783571October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON A TRIP UP NORTH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" APPEARED IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER. AFTER TAKING INTO GET FIXED, THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, RENDERING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG USELESS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH THE SATURN SKYS. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX (AROUND $1000) AND VERY DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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