2009 Saturn Sky Problems

Ignition was replaced under recall and now the passenger air bag light is on and will not go out and passenger side airbag is inop. ABS Ecm failed and replacement cost was $1300.00. This is a known issue and should be investigated. Thank you [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Sky. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were contacted regarding the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced under the NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V061000 (Air Bags); for which a temporary repair was performed, but later the manufacturer refused to permanently repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,500.

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEATS OF THE SATURN SKY'S AND PONTIAC SOLSTICE. A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEATS IS LEADING TO AN EXPENSIVE FIX FOR GM OWNERS. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATES DUE TO A FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE SEAT SENSOR. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND REALLY STARTED TO TAKE PLACE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AFTER THE IGNITION RECALL. THE REPLACEMENT PART AND LABOR IS COSTING AROUND $900 FOR THE REPAIR OF ONE SEAT WHEN THE PARTS CAN BE ORDERED FORM GERMANY FOR AROUND $80. GM KNOWS AND REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES SOME TYPE OF BODILY HARM.

2009 SATURN SKY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION AND START SWITCH RECALL PARTS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER THREE TIME, ONLY TO BE TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THEY HAD BEEN ORDERED. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALLS 14V047000 AND 14V171000. *JB

PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR INOPERABLE. MAKES WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM INOPERABLE. WITH ADULT RIDING PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED.

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.

Ignition was replaced under recall and now the passenger air bag light is on and will not go out and passenger side airbag is inop. ABS Ecm failed and replacement cost was $1300.00. This is a known issue and should be investigated. Thank you [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2009 Saturn Sky. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger's side air bag and electronic brake control module (EBCM) warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger's side air bag and EBCM needed to be replaced. The dealer replaced the EBCM; however, the passenger's side air bag was not replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

STEERING SENSOR,STEERING POSITION,LOST COMM YAW RATE SENSOR,LOST COMM STEERING RATE' SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTION. BLOGS INDICATE THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON GENERAL MOTORS ISSUE AMONG SATURN AND OTHER MODELS

2009 SATURN SKY BASE MODEL (2.4-LITER INLINE-FOUR ENGINE 177 HP). ISSUE#1: IN MOTION, HAPPENS ON BOTH CITY STREETS/HIGHWAYS) AT ABOUT ~30MPH (AND UP TO ~70MPH), THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT DOWN A GEAR HARD ENOUGH TO PULL YOUR BODY FORWARD VIOLENTLY. MY FAULT CODES ARE P0011 AND P0022 BEING THE 'PRINCIPLE' CODE POINTING TO THE "ACTUATOR, SOLENOID CONTROL" OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC SKY ROADSTERS, MODELS 2007-2009. GM/SATURN HAS FAILED TO ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED COVERAGES AS OF NOW. HTTPS://WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM/FORUMS/F5/DOOR-CHIMES-GOING-OFF-OTHER-ISSUES-39368/ ISSUE#2: IN MOTION THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON ABOUTH 10-MONTHS AGO AND SINCE THEN I'VE NOTICED A LACK OF ENGINE POWER. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RENEW MY ANNUAL SAFETY VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TEST DUE TO A THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

I WAS TURNING INTO MY SUBDIVISION AND AS I ENTERED A CURVE IN THE ROAD MY HAND HIT THE KEY FOB AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. I STOPPED AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE AND HAVE AIR BAGS SERVICED LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I RECENTLY HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED UNDER RECALL BUT THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. *TR

AT START UP AFTER TURNING ON THE A/C THE RADIATOR/CONDENSER COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FAN TO "LOCK-UP". THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND THE FAN ASSEMBLY BEGAN SMOKING. I'M GLAD I NOTICED THIS AT START UP AND NOT IN NORMAL DRIVING IN WICH THE VEHICLE COULD BLOW UP CAUSING INJURY OR FATALITY TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS NEAR THE VEHICLE. YET ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY SATURN SKY! *TR

THE GAUGES ILLUMINATION IS VERY POOR SINCE THE GAUGES ARE SO DEEP SET IN THE DASH. I CAN HARDLY READ THE SPEEDOMETER DURING THE DAY, ISN,T VERY BRIGHT EVEN AT NITE. THE MFG. SHOULD DO A RECALL TO UPGRADE THE DASH LIGHTS.

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS SET DEEP INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR STYLING PURPOSES. AS A RESULT, THE GAUGES ARE VERY DARK AND CANNOT BE READ DURING DAYTIME DRIVING. GM SHOULD MAKE A SOFTWARE PATCH AVAILABLE TO TURN ON THE BACK LIGHTING TO THE GAUGES DAY OR NIGHT WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. OTHER VEHICLES ARE SETUP THIS WAY. THE SATURN SKY SHOULD TOO. HOW CAN I DRIVE SAFE WHEN I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING?

STEERING SENSOR,STEERING POSITION,LOST COMM YAW RATE SENSOR,LOST COMM STEERING RATE' SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ON ,TRACTION CONTROL ABS BRAKING MALFUNCTION. BLOGS INDICATE THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON GENERAL MOTORS ISSUE AMONG SATURN AND OTHER MODELS

GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AND NOW THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WONT GO OFF. THIS RESULTS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH ANYONE IN THE CAR BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. I NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL I GOT THE IGNITION RECALLED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SATURN SKY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2017. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH HENDRICK CHEVROLET (100 AUTO MALL DRIVE, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA 27511, PHONE (919) 439-5132) SEVERAL TIMES CONCERNING THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR THE RECALL; HOWEVER; THEY DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2009 SATURN SKY BASE MODEL (2.4-LITER INLINE-FOUR ENGINE 177 HP). ISSUE#1: IN MOTION, HAPPENS ON BOTH CITY STREETS/HIGHWAYS) AT ABOUT ~30MPH (AND UP TO ~70MPH), THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT DOWN A GEAR HARD ENOUGH TO PULL YOUR BODY FORWARD VIOLENTLY. MY FAULT CODES ARE P0011 AND P0022 BEING THE 'PRINCIPLE' CODE POINTING TO THE "ACTUATOR, SOLENOID CONTROL" OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC SKY ROADSTERS, MODELS 2007-2009. GM/SATURN HAS FAILED TO ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED COVERAGES AS OF NOW. HTTPS://WWW.SKYROADSTER.COM/FORUMS/F5/DOOR-CHIMES-GOING-OFF-OTHER-ISSUES-39368/ ISSUE#2: IN MOTION THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON ABOUTH 10-MONTHS AGO AND SINCE THEN I'VE NOTICED A LACK OF ENGINE POWER. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RENEW MY ANNUAL SAFETY VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TEST DUE TO A THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.

THE VEHICLES AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED IN MY DASH UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE TODAY. THE PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. ACCORDING TO GM {OWNER OF THE LATE SATURN)THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND QUOTED ME ALMOST $1,100.00 TO FIX IT. MY FRIENDS SKY IS DOING THE SAME THING, EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH FAULTY AIRBAG SYSTEMS! HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? RECALL! *TR

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPEN WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK. I GOT INTO A PARKING PLACE AND SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. THEN WENT TO SHUT OFF THE CAR BY TURNING THE KEY. THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND SO I COULD NOT TURN MY CAR OFF. I HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF BY OPENING THE HOOD AND TAKING THE FUEL PUMP FUSE OUT TO SHUT IT OFF. THE KEY WOULD TURN TO TURN IT OFF BUT NOT OFF. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND GOT IT REPLACED. NOT CHEAP. NO WARRANTY. AN INCONVENIENCE. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN AS MY GIRLFRIEND GOT INTO MY 2009 SATURN SKY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE INTO THE SEAT. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT GLOWED INTO THE DISPLAY AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. NOW WHEN I HAVE SOMEONE RIDE WITH ME THEY WILL NOT HAVE AN AIRBAG TO KEEP THEM SAFE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH ETC. IT COST WAY TOO MUCH TO GET IT REPAIRED. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME GM DEALER I DID THAT FIXED MY KEY STUCK IN IGNITION FOR ME AND JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT'LL COST $100 EVEN IF I KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE. THE SEAT WILL HAVE TO BE TAKEN APART AND A NEW AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED. TOTAL COST: $850-$1,100. AND YET NOW RECALL. GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOTH THESE ISSUES. THEY ARE BOTH MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE IS MADE IN GERMANY BUT NO MORE INFO. ON THEM. ALL SATURN SKY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND EVEN IF WE DO SPEND THE OUTRAGES AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX IT BOTH PROBLEMS CAN AND HAVE HAPPEN AGAIN TO SATURN SKY OWNERS. *TR