2006 Saturn Vue Airbags Problems

The contact owned a 2006 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed under the 50 MPH speed limit, the vehicle slid on a patch of black ice; the contact was able to correct the vehicle. The contact stated that there was snow on the ground.  Soon afterwards, the vehicle slid on another patch of black; the vehicle slid across the road and hit the embankment head-on. The vehicle went up the embankment and down to the ditch below, where the vehicle landed on the driver's side, where it came to a stop. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. Afterwards, the contact and the contact's daughter stopped by the clinic. The contact suffered minor injuries to the chest caused by the seat belt. The contact had bruises across the chest. The contact's daughter was in the front passenger seat, and her head hit the windshield. The daughter sustained a bump on the head, which turned out to be a mild concussion, and some bruises. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The insurance company was notified of the accident. The contact was unsure if the insurance company had declared the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11705678

Incident

Nov 13, 2025

The contact owns a 2006 Saturn Vue. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 43,097.

NHTSA ID

11543867

Incident

Aug 28, 2023

Mileage

43,097 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AFFECTED . SOME DASH PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING & AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON

NHTSA ID

11245588

Incident

Aug 4, 2019

TRIED TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON . THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT SAID MY PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED OR GET THE SENSOR FOR THE PART. UNFORTUNATELY THE DON'T MAKE THE PIECES FOR THE CAR ANYMORE . YOU HAVE TO GO TO A JUNK YARD , BUT EVEN THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY ANY OF THE PIECES.

NHTSA ID

11118607

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE AND WILL STAY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE STATIONARY, ON CITY STREETS AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT MAY GO OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT, SUCH AS 5 MILES, THEN COME BACK ON OR IT MAY STAY ON. THESE DAYS CAN BE BOTH HOT AND HUMID OR JUST HOT WITH NOT A LOT OF HUMIDITY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DEPLOYMENT WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY OR MAYBE IT WON'T DEPLOY AT ALL IF IT WAS IN A CRASH. I HAD THE COMPUTER SYSTEM READ ON 6/25/2018 AND WAS TOLD IT IS SHOWING THAT IT IS SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SUMMER 2015.

NHTSA ID

11104242

Incident

Jun 24, 2015

Mileage

102,500 mi

1. THE OFF LIGHT OF PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ON 2. IF TAKE BRAKE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BE SHAKE, CHANGED NEW BRAKES, IT IS SAME.

NHTSA ID

11011885

Incident

Jul 31, 2017

Mileage

122,900 mi

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCEING PROBLEMS WITH MY IGNITION SWITCH AND SMOKE COMING FROM MY AIRBAG. ANYTIME I GET INTO MY CAR AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT LOCKS AND WON'T LET ME TURN THE KEY, IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES BEFORE IT TURNS OVER. ONCE THE CAR IS ON AND DRIVING ON CITY STREETS LIGHT SMOKE WILL COME FROM THE AIRBAG. I IMMEDIATELY WOULD PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR AND WAIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE HEADING HOME. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES WITH IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I'M CONCERNED THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY PREMATURELY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T HAVE A PHOTO OR DOCUMENTS, HOWEVER I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A GMC DEALERSHIP. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

11003790

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

116,201 mi

WHILE I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR WAITING FOR MY DAUGHTER TO GET OUT OF WORK, THE CAR WAS RUNNING, WHEN THERE WAS SMOKE POURING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. THIS WAS 2 DAYS AGO AND NOW MY WIPERS DO NOT WORK. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE AIR BAG WIRES HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OUT THE WIPERS.

NHTSA ID

10980062

Incident

Apr 22, 2017

Mileage

140,000 mi

2096 SATURN VUE, WITH FRONT SEAT HEATERS. AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT LIT, DIAGNOSTIC CODE BC092. REPLACEMENT PART 15785010 IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE PER DEALERSHIP. AFTER RECONNECTING WIRING(LEFT DISCONNECTED BY DEALERSHIP) AND TURNING PASSENGER HEATER SWITCH ON, ERROR CODE COULD BE CLEARED TO TURN OFF WARNING LIGHT. WHILE OFF, PASSENGER DETECTION WORKS OK AND PASSENGER AIR BAG IS ACTIVATED. IT ONLY STAYS FIXED FOR LESS THAN A DAY. HAS LEFT THE ERROR LIGHT LIT AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DISABLED FOR OVER A YEAR. NOTICE ABOUT 100 OR SO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2006 SATURN VUE'S HERE; I WONDER IF THE EQUIVALENT CHEVY SUVS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10969882

Incident

Jan 5, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD CONTINUES TO SAY NO WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. IF PASSENGER HEATED SEAT IS TURNED, HEATED SEAT DOES NOT WORK BUT AIR BAG INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD SAYS ON WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. SITUATION IS CONSTANT WHETHER VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY.

NHTSA ID

10969092

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

Mileage

107,616 mi

SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT IN DRIVE WITH BRAKES APPLIED NOT MOVING,1989 CHEVY PICK UP TRUCK ,HIT MY BACK BUMPER,THE LIGHT ON MY DASH INDICATED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED,AND A LIGHT ON MY DASH SAID PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF,THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER KENDALL OF NAMPA IDAHO,THEY SAID CODE# BOO92 5256 CAME UP AND THEY SAID THE HEATING ELEMENT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WENT OUT (NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT , AND I NEVER USE THE HEATED SEATS ) THE DEALER SAID THE HEATED SEATS ARE CONNECTED TO MY AIR BAGS AND MY AIR BAGS CAN'T BE TURNED ON UNTIL THE HEAT ELEMENT FOR THE SEAT IS REPAIRED. I THOUGHT THAT A FEDERAL LAW WAS PASSED IN THE EARLY 1990'S THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS TO BE ON IT'S OWN CIRCUIT SO IT CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF BY ANY OTHER CIRCUITS? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS TRUE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2006 BRAND NEW ,AND I FEEL THE CHEVROLET CORPORATION SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. PLEASE RESPOND AS FAST AS YOU CAN BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY ONE CAR, AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME HIS INSURANCE IS LOOKING INTO IT .THANK GOD I WASN'T HURT OR THE GUY THAT HIT ME,THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR ME. HAVE A GOOD DAY.

NHTSA ID

10968489

Incident

Mar 21, 2017

Mileage

85,614 mi

1ST ISSUE. BOTH HEATED SEATS WENT OUT. THEN PASSENGER AIRBAG SOMETIMES GOES OFF EVEN WITH PASSENGER SITTING IN CHAIR. I CAN RESET AIRBAG WITH PASSENGER HEATED SEAT BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR PASSENGER. KEY SWITCH LOCKS AND I HAVE TO JIGGLE STEERING WHEEL TO RELEASE.

NHTSA ID

10926528

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN RANDOMLY GOING ON AND OFF. SOME DAYS I WILL TURN MY CAR ON AND IT WILL STAY ON FOR AWHILE AND THEN I WILL TURN OFF AND START BACK UP AND IT WILL BE OFF.

NHTSA ID

10923781

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSISTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. CAME ON ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK IT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND HAS BEEN ON EVER SINCE. I REACHED OUT TO SATURN TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO SET AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, WHICH WOULD COST $100 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. I HAVE NOTICED PEOPLE ONLINE PAYING OVER $1000 TO HAVE THE LIGHT ISSUE REPAIRED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. NOW I CANNOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE INDICATOR STAYING ON.

NHTSA ID

10885038

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

TAKATA RECALL? MY 2006 SATURN VUE AIRBAG SYSTEMS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEN WILL GO OFF. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS WITH NO ACCIDENT IN CAR HISTORY. WONDERING IF IT(AIRBAGS) WILL GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR NOT GO OFF WHEN IT NEEDS TO.

NHTSA ID

10881459

Incident

Jun 7, 2014

Mileage

86,000 mi

WE JUST PURCHASED A 2006 SATURN VUE, ONE OWNER, LOW MILES (53,000). HAD AN AUTO CHECK DONE AND WAS HAPPY IT HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AUTO CHECK STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. AFTER HAVING FOR TWO WEEKS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RECALL ON. THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT AIRBAGS ARE NOT INFLATING OR OPERATING PROPERLY. NOW I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR VEHICLE AND NOT HAVING FUNDS TO REPAIR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM SINCE GM HAS QUIT MAKING THE SATURN. PLEASE INITIATE A RECALL, SO MANY LIVES DEPEND ON THIS.

NHTSA ID

10870722

Incident

May 24, 2016

Mileage

53,233 mi

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A VACATION TRIP WE NOTICED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS BRIGHTLY LIT AS ON. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WAS SHOWING TO BE ON. AFTER A WHILE BOTH LIGHTS TURNED OFF. IN A SHORT WHILE, BOTH LIGHTS APPEARED ON AGAIN. LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN TOOK THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OF"ALWAYS ON" AND THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR WENT OUT BUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYED ON. WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON THE BRIGHT LIGHT INDICATOR CAME BACK ON. THE ODOMETER JUST TURNED OVER TO THE 40K MARK. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T GET THAT MUCH DRIVING. SINCE WE ARE CURRENTLY DEALING WITH AIRBAG ISSUES, BASED ON THE TAKATA RECALL, WE ARE VERY NERVOUS OF WHAT WE MIGHT BE DEALING WITH ON THE SATURN VUE.

NHTSA ID

10864468

Incident

May 9, 2016

Mileage

40,000 mi

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WON'T GO OFF OR SERVICE LIGHT.

NHTSA ID

10851516

Incident

Jan 2, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE CONTACT FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND IN THE AIR BAG HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WAS NO PROOF OF A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

NHTSA ID

10817046

Incident

Oct 29, 2015

Mileage

155,000 mi

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DEFECTIVE. INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. WHEN SEAT-BELT IS UNBUCKLED, DOES NOT INDICATE PASSENGER IS UNBUCKLED AS PROGRAMMED. ABLE TO CLEAR PROBLEM BY UNBUCKLING, RAISING UP OUT OF SEAT, FORCIBLY SITTING DOWN, AND RE-BUCKLING.

NHTSA ID

10763753

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

CAN NOT TURN ON OR OFF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG USING THE BUTTON IN ABOVE THE RADIO AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD TURNS ON EVERY TIME I PUT SOMETHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EVEN IF IT'S A BOTTLE OF WATER MY VUE IS A V6 AUTOMATIC WITH THE HONDA ENGINE, BUT THE TRANSITION BETWEEN GEARS IS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL IT FEELS MORE LIKE IT'S JERKING INTO GEAR. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I'M KNOW ONE DAY I'M GOING TO WALK UP TO IT AND IT WON'T BE THERE BECAUSE IT WILL HAVE ROLLED AWAY. MY VUE ROLLS BACK N FORTH IN PARK ON FLAT SURFACES. SO ON A HILL IT'S SCARRY. IT ROLLS MORE THAN MY OLD CAR THAT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANTI LOCK BREAKS. AND A LOT OF THE TIME USING THE E-BREAK DOSNT HELP ALL THAT MUCH

NHTSA ID

10747181

Incident

Jul 6, 2014

PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AROUND 2008 (MAYBE SOONER). THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND TURN OFF/ON AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM, AND EACH TIME THAT ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONSTANT ISSUE, YET THE DEALER CAN NEVER FIND AN ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, EVEN WHEN THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR MULTIPLE DAYS.

NHTSA ID

10731842

Incident

Jul 1, 2008

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SATURN VUE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DELAYED TO ILLUMINATE APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000. MA 08/13/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AND THE SPEED HAS REACHED 30 MPH. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AT DIFFERENT TIMES. UPDATED 12/1/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10725043

Incident

Jun 3, 2015

Mileage

97,000 mi

2006 SATURN VUE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INFORMATION ON VEHICLES DEFECTIVE AIRBAG PROBLEM. *SMD

NHTSA ID

10722958

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

I WAS DRIVING AND A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME VERY QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP. I HIT THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK. WHICH HAD THE TAILGATE LOWERED . THE TAIL GATE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR . COMPLETELY TOTALING MY CAR . AS A RESULT MY LEG WAS PINNED I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH AS I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STARING WHEEL . MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE . THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID THE AIR BAG WAS OFF FOR PASSENGER SIDE . I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG CAME OUT CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY HEAD AND NECK

NHTSA ID

10717423

Incident

May 8, 2015

Mileage

640,000 mi