Saturn Sky Complaints

516 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10839678March 3, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT PERSON SEATED IN THE SEAT. ALSO HAS AN OIL LEAK AT THE DIFFERENTIAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838856February 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
AS I WAS THEDRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE CAME UP AND I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON/OFF LIGHT WOULD ALTERNATE FROM ON/OFF. THE PASSENGER WAS JUST SITTING THERE IN THE SEAT PROPERLY. AFTER I STOPPED ANOTHER PASSENGER GOT IN AND STILL STAYED ILLUMINATED.
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
#10837858February 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. IT THEN SHUTS DOWN THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM. ONCE THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR FAILS, IT STORES A CODE IN THE SRS MODULE AND LIGHTS UP THE 'SERVICE AIR BAG' LIGHT. THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECOMES DISABLED ONCE THIS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THIS CAN POSE AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY TO THE PASSENGER IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER CARS WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR BRAND/TYPE - INCLUDING THE CADILLAC CTS- THESE WERE RECALLED. WHY HAS THE SATURN NOT BEEN RECALLED IF IT IS THE SAME PART? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837137February 19, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH INDICATES PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SENSOR. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY GRANDSON WHO WEIGHS ABOUT 110 POUNDS AND SUDDENLY THE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS ALARMING SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A COLLISION, IT WOULD PREVENT THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING AND MY PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SATURN SKY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE IT IMPACTS THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS. THE SENSOR IS A THINK PLASTIC CIRCUIT WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT COVERING AND GETS WORN OUT. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND SEEMS THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE AND POTENTIAL LAW SUITS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837059February 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE'S 2007 SATURN SKY PASSENGER SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. I WAS TOLD UNLESS THIS IS FIXED (FOR A COST OF ABOUT $900.00) THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE GM DEALER THAT LOOKED AT THE SKY SAID "PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IS OUT AGAIN." NOT GOOD THAT GM DOES NOT CARE IF YOUNG KIDS THAT RIDE WITH THEIR GRAND MOTHER GETS FATALLY INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. (NO AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY). MAYBE A GM EXECUTIVE WOULD CARE MORE IF ONE OF THEIR KIDS OR GRAND KIDS WOULD BE RIDING IN A CAR THAT HAS A FAULTY AIR BAG ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING ON MOST OF THE SATURN SKY VEHICLES. JUST GIVE A RECALL - DO THE RIGHT THING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#10824407February 5, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE ASSESSMENT WAS THAT THE PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT AT A COST OF $948. THE FAILURE IS TO THE SENSOR TAPE AFFIXED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT. IT BECOMES BRITTLE AS IT AGES AND CRACKS. THAT CAUSE A FAULT TO BE SENT TO THE SENSOR MODULE. IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND THE SENSOR IS BONDED TO THE SEAT BOTTOM. THERE ARE NO NEW PARTS BEING MADE SINCE THIS VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PRODUCTION IN 2009. ALL SENSOR TAPES ARE THEREFORE OLD AND PRONE TO RAPID CRACKING AND FAILURE. THE SATURN SKY (AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE - BASICALLY SAME VEHICLE) ARE FULL OF HORROR STORIES ABOUT MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THIS PART THAT RENDERS THE AIRBAG INOPERATIVE. THERE NEW PART CONTINUES TO FAIL IN MOST CASES AND MUST BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR IN A TWO SEAT SPORTS CAR. THAT SEAT IN MOST CASES IS RARELY USED. IN MY CASE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 19655 MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ON ONLY ABOUT 20 OCCASIONS. THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED WARRANTY ON THE REPLACEMENT AND SERVICE TECHS STATE THAT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN FAIRLY QUICKLY. THIS IN NOT ONLY EXPENSIVE, IT IS DANGEROUS. MOST OWNERS LIKE ME WILL LIKELY FORGO THE REPAIR AND JUST DRIVE IT WITH THE LIGHT ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824164February 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
FAILURE OF PASSENGER SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR/MODULE - "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHTS ILLUMINATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823893February 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL.THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. MY VEHICLE HAS THAT DEVICE AND IT IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF AND WHEN THIS WILL BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. IF NOT I NEED TO KNOW THE REASON WHY NOT FOR MY LAWYER. I UNDERSTAND ITS GOING TO COST ME $1000.00 TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE DEVICE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823084January 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION. I DID HAVE THIS FIXED BY A DEALER AS DIRECTED. SOON AFTER THIS WAS FIXED MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME HUNDREDS TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE. AFTER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHO ALSO CHARGED ME HUNDREDS AND COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE EITHER. I HEARD YOU WERE LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL FIX AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822549January 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE DIC, AND CONFIRMATION FROM ONSTAR THAT CODE B0081 IS PRESENT, MEANING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE SEAT SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE WITH SATURN SKYS, AND MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 9023 MILES - ALMOST ALL DRIVEN WITH NO PASSENGER THE COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS SHOWN FROM OTHERS WHO'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM IS OVER $1000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821673January 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM HAS FAILED PREMATURELY. ISSUE HAS CAUSED AIR BAG LIGHT TO ACTIVATE AND HAS ALSO CAUSED AIRBAGS TO BE DISABLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820694January 17, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. WARNING ON DASH.
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
#10809390December 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SATURN SKY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE SEAT CUSHION WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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