Air bags

- Redwood City, CA, USA

On August 18th 2020. I was interested in buying this 2011 Camaro from ts auto sales in orlando Florida. The salesman name is [xxx]. I asked him if there was any extensive damage to the vehicle" he said the driver side was hit and it was replaced. I asked him if there was anything else" he said no. After I purchased the vehicle. I later found out, that he was not being truthful with me. I looked the vehicle up, and found that the air bags had been deployed. Which is a major safety violation. I also asked him why the battery was being drained. He said it just need to be charged. I took the car to a steve's auto electric in clermont Florida. The technician told me that the air bags needed to be replaced. At the cost of $3,500. This is a rebuild able title. You can not get this vehicle inspected if all of the repairs are not done, and you must have receipts for every part that was repaired, or replaced. This is a very unsafe vehicle. To my understanding. It's the responsibility of the dealership to make any major repairs before selling a vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Orlando, FL, USA

The passenger airbag light come on the dashboard stating repairs needed & regardless if someone is sitting in the seat the passenger airbag light remains 'off' if the vehicle is moving or stationary. Today I was sitting in the passenger seat while my husband was driving, the airbag was on & all the sudden the warning sound chimes & the light went to the off position.

- Belleville, MI, USA

The 'service airbag' notification keeps repeatedly showing on my dashboard. This has been happening for the past month. This message appears whether anything is located in the passenger seat or not. My local Chevy dealership stated that this issue 'will cost a couple hundred' to repair.

- Greenville, NC, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. While the contact was driving 35-40 mph, the rear passenger side quarter panel of his vehicle was struck by a heavy truck. The contact's vehicle spun out of control, struck and ricocheted off a pickup truck, struck and ricocheted off a guardrail, and stopped in the middle of the road. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact stated that his lower back was sore; however, medical attention was not sought. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the insurance company had not determined if the vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. The VIN was not available.

- Laramie, WY, USA

Around 100,000 miles my airbag light came on. The vehicle was not in an accident, the light just came on, while driving one day. Took it to the dealership and they said the airbag needs to be replaced at an expensive price. Currently riding around in a vehicle with faulty airbags for no apparent reason.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

Around 60,000 miles, the 'service airbag' warning began displaying from when the car is started until it is shut off. I am interested in selling the vehicle, but when I took the car in to a local dealership, they said they were going to take "$2,000" off of what would be offered for the car because of this airbag problem. When researching this problem, it sounds to be a relatively common problem that others are having - but even more concerning, it sounds like this error may deactivate the airbag altogether which is a considerable safety concern considering I don't have $2,000 to put toward the car to resolve this error.

- Richmond, VA, USA

Around 60,000 miles, the "service airbag" warning was displayed alongside the airbag light on my vehicle. The warning is displaying at all speeds and whenever the vehicle is turned on. I am trying to sell the vehicle to purchase another vehicle but was told today at a local dealership that the value of my trade-in would be decreased by $2,000 due to this warning which would hamper me from being able to afford another vehicle. I am not able to afford this $2,000, so it seems as though I am driving around with a vehicle of which its airbags are not functioning. I am unsure what more I can do given there seems to be many others with unresolved concerns similar to this.

- Richmond, VA, USA

Service passenger air bag, would not go off. And check engine light keep coming on.

- Brooklyn Park, MN, USA

Airbag system not working, dealer said it could be a sensor that would cost over $600 to replace. It will come on sometimes and work for a few moments then the entire airbag system shuts off again.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

Takata recall intermittent service airbag light 1st time service light came on car only had about 8K mile dealer fix was a loose connection 2nd time service light came on then went off. 3rd time was about 3yrs after 2nd incidence service light came on and stayed on dealer fix R&R side impact airbag assembly. $420 labor $425 parts total $907.13.

- Irving, TX, USA

Service airbag light is on and dealer wants $99 for diagnostics and up to $700 to fix. Found out there are many complaints on this and a lawsuit so it should maybe be a recall! the car hadn't ben driven from October 1st until May 1st because it was in storage and the light came on the minute we drove it.

- Andover, MN, USA

At about 34,000 miles on the car, I started getting intermittent codes whenever somebody was sitting in the passenger side seat about the airbag not being activated. After some time the code was steady and now the airbag remains deactivated at all times, even if someone sitting in the passenger seat. I did have this diagnosed and it came up as the passenger airbag module, the replacement cost is approximately $1,000. I have also discovered through a relative that has access to the mechanics communication board that although it comes up as the module it is a known wiring issue. Apparently this issue has been going on through several year models of the Camaro. I did reach out to Chevrolet about the problem however the only help that they would offer was to call the dealership so the dealership could call me so I can bring it in and have it fixed. From what I understand changing the module does not fix the problem as it has something to do with the wiring system. I'm a little outraged that Chevrolet has known about this problem and yet continues to use the same system in other year models and chooses to do nothing about it. So at this moment I am driving around with out an airbag on the passenger side. I'm not really sure why they have not been held accountable on such a safety issue.

- Port Richey, FL, USA

Passenger air bag kept coming on and stayed

- San Marcos, TX, USA

Service airbag light comes on and stays on when started

- Greenup, KY, USA

Service airbags alert is coming on. The connectors holding the sensors to the seat bottoms are loose and when adjusted, the alert goes off. Car now has 40,954 miles. Alert comes on when car is started.

- Valley View, TX, USA

Service air bag suddenly came on and will not go off. The car alarms every few seconds and flashes the warning service air bag. It will not go off and prevent me from seeing how fast I am going etc etc. I still have a warrantee on car but I am sure it does not include air bag. It is scary to drive because I don't know if air bag will engage and cause me to wreck. I am terrified. Also the traction ended up frying my computer and after 2000 dollars later my car sounds like starter or battery is drained. Which is exactly what happened before it fried the computer the first time.very frustrating.

- Crossville, TN, USA

Service airbag randomly comes on. The service airbag light will come on then go off while the car is moving as well as parked. It will stay on for random durations which also disables the passenger side airbag. This happens in city or on highways.

- Madison, TN, USA

Driving on the highway going about 45 mph service airbag light pops and stays on and the passenger light stays on even with a passenger in the car, 99,000 miles

- Dallas, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. While stationary, the passenger side air bag indicator displayed "off" even while an occupant was seated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,803.

- Garner, NC, USA