2007 Chevrolet Malibu Airbags Problems

Your car randomly lost power while driving, which came back within a minute but could cause an accident. The service airbag warning light is on, and you suspect it has the same issue as a recalled 2010 Malibu Maxx model. You're concerned about the safety risk and the cost of repair.

Your car's airbag warning light turned on when you started the vehicle and stayed on continuously. This means the airbag system isn't working properly and your airbags may not deploy in a crash. The issue should be diagnosed and repaired by a technician who can read the airbag system's error codes and replace any faulty sensors or modules.

I USED TO GET A WARNING TO "SERVICE AIRBAGS" ON THE STEREO DISPLAY, AND A CHIME, TYPICALLY WHEN I FIRST STARTED UP THE CAR. THIS STARTED WHEN I WAS LIVING IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. I DROVE WITH MY BACKPACK ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND OCCASIONALLY THAT SEAT WOULD CHIME FOR PASSENGER TO BUCKLE UP. THE SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE WOULD STAY UP FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OF DRIVING, THEN WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. FINALLY CAUGHT IT IN THE ACT, GOT IT TO A DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THEIR DIAGNOSTIC CAME UP WITH A PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR WAS FAILING/HAD FAILED. THE ONLY REMEDY OFFERED WAS TO CLEAR THE COMPUTER, OR CONSIDER A BRAND NEW PASSENGER SEAT (WHICH AT THAT TIME EXCEEDED THE ESTIMATED BLUE BOOK VALUE). CLEARING THE COMPUTER OF THAT TROUBLE CODE LASTED ABOUT A WEEK. COULDN'T OFFER MORE INFO SUCH AS IF THE AIRBAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED, OR IF IT WAS LIKE A JACK-IN-THE-BOX AND MIGHT TRIP UNNECESSARILY. THAT WAS ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO, THIS SUMMER IT STOPPED ADVISING ME OF THE NEED FOR SERVICE. I'M NOT SURE IF THE SENSOR FINALLY GAVE OUT, OR IF SOME COMPONENT(S) WERE DAMAGED IN A COLLISION THAT RIPPED OFF THE BUMPER THIS WINTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,288.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. CHEVY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AND I NEED A NEW PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THEY SAID THIS IS UP TO ME TO FIND. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A NEW ONE AND CANNOT FIND IT ANYWHERE. I ALSO CALLED GM AND THEY GAVE ME SOME WEBSITES TO TRY, WHICH WAS TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR ONLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE DRIVING IT IF WE CAN FIX IT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT, AND VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVROLET AND GM. WE OWN 2 CHEVROLET'S

2017 THE AIRBAG LIGHT STOPPED SENSING PASSENGER SIDE AND SERVICE AIRBAG APPEARED ON SCREEN WITH THE DASH LIGHT TOO. REPAIR WORKED TO GET STICKER IN 2017 BUT DID NOT TAKE (NEW SEAT & SENSOR) CAN NOT GET A STICKER THIS YEAR WITH THE LIGHT ON. SPECIALIST IN WIRING SAID THEY SPENT ALOT OF TIME AND CONSULTED DEALERSHIP AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR OR HAVE A PASSENGER RIDE WITH ME. HAVE SPENT ABOUT 1500.00 TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME WITH SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING FOR PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TOLD THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK IN A COLLISION IF THE LIGHT IS ON.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON FROM MAY THRU SEPTEMBER EVERY YEAR...ON CONTINUALLY. DOESN'T MATTER IF CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT. SOON AS KEY TURNS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON.

TAKARA RECALL THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH HAS BEEN ON FOR A YEAR. ON THE RADIO PART IT HAS SAID SERVICE AIRBAG. EVERYONE TELLS ME U CAN NOT SERVICE IT. NOW THE RADIO SAYS AIRBAG WARNING AND WANT TO OFF.

THE AIR BAG IS GOING OFF AND I LOOKED IT UP AND THEY WANT LOTS OF MONEY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENS IN SO MANY MALIBU'S OF THIS YEAR AND EVEN MORE YEARS. I'M JUST WORRIED IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I'M DRIVING MYSELF AND GIRLFRIEND OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. WHAT IF THE SENSOR IS BAD AND IT DOESN'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON PASSAGE AND DRIVER SIDE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PINNED BETWEEN TWO TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. UPDATED 09/01/17*LJ *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND GOES OFF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION

AIR BAG LITE OR ABS LITE GO ON, INTERMITTENT. NOTICED AT START UP. STATIONARY .CAUSE UNKNOWN TO ME. SUSPECT BCM CONNECTOR AS IN RECALL #14V252000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE AIR BAGS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MECHANISM UNDER PASSENGER SEAT INOPERATIVE FOR AIRBAG

1 YEAR AGO I WAS DRIVING AND I GOT HIT IN THE SIDE. FOR SOME REASON THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I GOT HIT PRETTY HARD BECAUSE THE DRIVER DRIVER SIDE DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO OPEN. I DROVE HOME WITH AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FIXABLE ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT. ITS FIXED NOW BUT IVE ALWAYS HAD MY SUSPICION THAT IT IS PART OF THE RECALL. IT WAS MOVING, ON A STREET, ABOUT TO TURN WHEN SHE HIT ME. I DID NOT BRAKE.

AIRBAG LIGHT UP ON DASHBOARD ON DRIVER SIDE EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND STAYS ON. SHOWED TO DEALER AND ASKING FOR $120 JUST TO CHECK, AND SAID COULD GO UP TO $1200 IF IT NEED TO REPAIR. ANY RECALL ON THIS AIRBAG?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED THROUGH A STEEL GATE AND ALSO INTO A TREE. THE DRIVER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURIES, A LACERATED LIVER, AND LOSS OF EYESIGHT IN THE LEFT EYE. THE CONTACT REQUIRED EXTENSIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,798. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 06/23/16.*JB

MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT FROM THE CHEVY DEALER AND NOW IT JUST STAYES ON ALL THE TIME MY INFO CENTER SAYS SERVICE AIRBAG SOON THE CHEVY MECHANIC SAYS MY AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND ALSO I READ ONLINE METAL FRAGMENTS CAN COME FLYING OUT CAUSEING SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THE COST OF REPAIR IS SO HIGH $700 FOR THE PART NOT INCLUDING LABOR THIS IS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS

I CALLED GM 800-222-1020 TO REPORT THE AIRBAG ON MY 2007 CHEVY MALIBU AIRBAG KEEPS COMING ON AN OFF ON 8/22/15 I CALLED THE 1ST TIME NO ONE CALLED ME I CALLED ON 8/25/15 AND I CALLED TODAY 8/31/15. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSES...I DONT THINK THAT IS FAIR WHY WOULD THE AIR BAGS ON A CAR GO OUT????? I WAS TOLD ON THE PHONE THAT I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY NOW THE STORY CHANGES. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR, KNOWING THAT IF I CRASH I COULD DIE. ALSO I DONT THINK I GOT ALLLLL THE RECALLS FIXED IN MY CAR. PLEASE HELP. I KEEP ON GETTING THE RUN AROUNDS.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE JULY 2007. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE. FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASE THE WORDS "PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDS SERVICE" SHOW UP ON THE SCREEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

AIRBAG INDICATOR COMES ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,044.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO COAST INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND RIGHT LEG INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

THAT MORNING ABOUT 10:30 AM, TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DURING LIGHT RAINY ROAD CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 70, WESTBOUND, IN ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI, WHEN THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IN WHICH I WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER, APPLIED HIS BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND SLID INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US, COLLIDING THE FRONT END OF THE MALIBU INTO THE REAR END OF THE MAZDA SEDAN IN FRONT OF US, TWICE IMPACTING THE MAZDA SEDAN, TOTALING THE CHEVROLET MALIBU IN WHICH I WAS THE PASSENGER. AT NO TIME DID ANY AIR BAGS IN THE MALIBU DEPLOY. I SUFFERED A TORN MENISCUS IN MY LEFT KNEE WHICH REMAINS SCARRED AND PERIODICALLY PAINFUL. THE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE MAZDA MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED, AS WELL. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED BUT NOT AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. A MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED. *TR

WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE KEY TURNED ON THE LEFT AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS (OFF) AND WITH NOBODY IN THE RIGHT SEAT THE LIGHT SHOWS (ON) FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN GOES OUT, WHILE DRIVING WITH ONLY A DRIVER IN THE CAR IT STAYS THE SAME. *JS

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT REMAINS ON WHEN PASSENGER WEIGHT IS APPROXIMATELY 120 POUNDS OR LESS. THE "OFF" LIGHT WILL TURN OFF WHEN A HEAVIER PERSON IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALER SAID, AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THAT THE WEIGHT SETTING WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. CHEVROLET AND GM CUSTOMER SUPPORT ON THE INTERNET WAS NOT HELPFUL. THE VEHICLE IS USED INFREQUENTLY AND SELDOM WITH A PASSENGER. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 17,000 MILES. THE DEALER CONTACTED THEIR DISTRICT OFFICE ON 2/5/2015 AND HE SAID THAT THE DISTRICT OFFICE TOLD HIM THAT THE CONDITION WAS WITHIN DESIGN PARAMETERS. THE DISTRICT OFFICE CONFIRMED THAT WHEN THE "OFF" LIGHT IS ON THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN UPDATED 04/09/15*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE "SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING" COMES ON. A SENSOR, LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WAS REPLACED SOME MONTHS AGO. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME SENSOR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR AND SOME SAID THEY HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED, AS WELL. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING GOES ON CONTINUALLY. DEALER SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR AS A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT WILL CHARGE ME OVER $750 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM. HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER A YEAR WITH THIS CONDITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 01/17/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,378. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/17/14*CN UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,467.

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. FOR THE NEXT 2,000 MILES, THE LIGHT HAS REPEATEDLY COME ON AND OFF. ALSO, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF WHEN A PERSON IS SEATED IN THE CHAIR. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE CHECKED OUT YET, BUT JUST FROM READING REVIEWS ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, WITH AN EXPENSIVE AND NOT ALWAYS FINITE SOLUTION. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

2003 CHEVY S10, 2007 & 2004 CHEVY MALIBU. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLES SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. *SMD

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. TOOK INTO SHOP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A NOTORIOUS ON THE 2007 MALIBUS AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT...... STILL MAKES ME FEEL VERY NERVOUS TO THE FACT WHAT IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT BLOWS OUT AT ME CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HEAD ON ACCIDENT!!!! NOW ON APRIL 3, 2014 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY DRIVERS SEAT BROKE! IT TOTALLY JUST BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING! I MEAN WTH I AM A 5'7 FEMALE THAT WEIGHS 155 LBS! I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO DRIVES MY CAR! THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON MY SEAT BROKE! I KNOW HAVE TO HAVE THE SERVICE STATION IN TOWN LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE!!! I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE ALSO FROM OTHER MALIBU OWNERS WHERE THEIR SEATS JUST BROKE ALSO!!!! THIS COULD BE DEADLY!!!! I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL AND DON'T BELIEVE I WILL EVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLE AGAIN IN MY LIFE!!!! I CONTACTED GM ABOUT MY SEAT YESTERDAY AND THE GUY PUT ME ON HOLD CONTACTED THE NEAREST GM SHOP TO ME GOT THE SERVICE MANAGER ON A 3 WAY CALL AND HUNG UP!! I EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM TO HIM AND HE SAID THAT WOULD BE MY DIME.... HE COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT IT FOR ME BUT TO REPLACE THE SEAT WOULD BE VERY COSTLY TO ME! HOW THE HECK AM I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE WHEN MY SEAT SITS LIKE A ROCKING CHAIR!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, HIP AND LEG INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

PROBLEM "SERVICE AIR BAG" SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAN NOT BE RESET. TWO DIFFERENT CODE READERS USED BUT CANNOT RESET CODE. PRESENTLY RESEARCHING OTHER SIMILAR 07 MALIBU REPORTED AIR BAG SYSTEM PROBLEMS, AND THERE SEEMS TO BE SEVERAL. ALSO, MAY BE RELATED TO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND/OR PASSENGER PRESENT SENSOR. LOOKING FOR GM RECALL AND/OR TSB? WILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH PROBLEM. *TR

ON JUNE 5, 2013 AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON & I TOOK VEHICLE IN & THEY CHECKED IT. SAID IT WAS OK & NOT TO PUT MY PURSE ON PASSENGER SEAT AS IT WAS SENSING THEIR WAS A PASSENGER & SEAT BELT WAS NOT ON. SO I LEFT & ON JUNE 15, 2013 WAS DRIVING HOME & EXTREMELY HOT AIR STARTED COMING OUT OF VENTS. IT WAS SUMMER & HEAT WAS NOT ON. THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I THOUGHT THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD GONE OUT & WAS BLOWING OUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR FOR SOME REASON. NEVER FELT SUCH HOT AIR IN MY LIFE IT WAS ALMOST GETTING READY TO BURN SOMETHING. MY DASHBOARD WAS EVEN HOT AS FIRE. GOT HOME & TURNED CAR OFF WAS SCARED IT WAS GETTING READY TO BURN.TURNED IT OFF & BACK ON & THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF. THEN TRIED AIR CONDITIONER & IT WAS WORKING FINE. ON 6-18-2013 TOOK BACK IN TO DEALER & THEY ASSURED ME IT WOULD NOT CATCH FIRE!!! SAID THE NEXT TIME LIGHT CAME ON, BRING IT IN THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO PULL DASHBOARD. TALKED TO CHEV. CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE BY CHAT ON INTERNET, TALKED TO A [XXX] & HAVE THAT TRANSCRIPT PRINTED OUT. DIDN'T GET ANYTHING RESOLVED!! I ONLY DRIVE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK TO GO TO GROCERY. SO I AM TERRIFIED TO GO OUT OF TOWN IN THE CAR. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I'VE BEEN SEEING ON NEWS A LOT OF CHEVS BEING RECALLED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO GO FROM HERE, THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. PUT GAS IN THE CAR AND THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS. (REPLACED PART IN THE GAS TANK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) ENGINE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON. NEED TO REPLACE 2 SENSORS IN THE ENGINE. LOUD NOISES WHEN I GO OVER ROUGH ROADS. I AM NOT SURE. AFTER THE STEERING WHEEL LINKAGE WAS REPLACED THAT IS WHEN THE NOISE GOT LOUDER. *TR

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STARTING MY CAR MY SEATBELT LIGHT STAYED ON AND CHIMED. THERE WAS A DISPLAY ON MY RADIO THAT READ, SERVICE AIRBAG. I CHECKED MY MANUAL AND READ THAT THE AIR BAG DOESN'T NEED MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND IF THE LIGHT STAYED ON, SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY BE THE FAULT. IT SUGGESTED THAT SENSOR'S MAY BE AT FAULT IN DIFFERENT AREA'S OF THE CAR AND TO SIT UPRIGHT. I MADE SURE WHEN GETTING BACK IN MY CAR TO SIT AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE IN THE SEAT. IT DIDN'T COME ON, BUT HAS REOCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME. WITH THE RECENT RECALLS, I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS ALSO UNDER THAT RECALL WITH THE IGNITION AND SEATBELTS. *TR

DURING WARM WEATHER, WHEN THERE IS NOBODY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME. THIS HAPPENS MORE DURING WARMER WEATHER. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ALL IN THE WINTER. I LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTOR (I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY CALLED IT), THE SENSOR THAT TURNS ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. I AM NOT CLEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS MEANS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS DISABLED AS WELL. THE FIRST GM DEALER I TOOK MY CAR TO WAS INCOMPETENT AND EXTREMELY RUDE. THEY CHARGED ME LITERALLY $100 TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A SERIOUS EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING ON. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO SENT ME TO ANOTHER DEALER AND OFFERED TO HAVE GM PAY FOR IT. THE SECOND GM DEALER WAS EXTREMELY RUDE AS WELL, TO THE POINT THAT THEY REFUSED TO LET ME HAVE MY CAR BACK UNTIL I PAID THE BILL, EVEN THOUGH GM HAD ARRANGED THE APPOINTMENT AND ARRANGED THE PAYMENT, AND SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME I DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS SECOND GM DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $750. I HAVE AN AFTER-MARKET WARRANTY FROM WYNN'S BUT THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR REPAIRED. I WOULD LIKE GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL, IF POSSIBLE, AND ALSO A REFUND FROM THE CLUELESS DEALER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE A CLEAR ANSWER ON WHETHER OR NOT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS WORKING WHILE THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THANK YOU. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT, PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN SYLVANIA OHIO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SOME TIME IN 2012, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY A PROBLEM. LATER, THE LIGHT INDICATING IF A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT WOULD EITHER NOT TURN ON WHEN A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT, OR REMAIN ON AFTER A PASSENGER HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE; THIS, TOO, WAS AN INCONSISTENT PROBLEM. UPON VEHICLE INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENOR WAS "MALFUNCTIONING", WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN ASKED WHAT MIGHT CAUSE THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT "IT JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES", WHICH SUGGESTS TO ME THERE MAY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A LOUD AND ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 35-40MPH. AT THAT TIME I WAS STRUCK FROM REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CRASH CRUSHED THE TRUNK OF MY VEHICLE UP TO BACK WINDOW. SEAT BELT DID FINE. JUST NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

THE AIR BAGS HAVE QUIT WORKING. THE PROBLEM SEAMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE EARLIER RECALL OF THE CADILLACS IN WHICH THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT GOING OFF AND BACK ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN NEAR A WIFI CONNECTION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE DID EXIST BUT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

I RECENTLY LEASED A 2007 MALIBU. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK WHEN A CUSHION IS PLACED ON IT TO GIVE MY WIFE THE HEIGHT SO SHE CAN SEE. APPARENTLY THE SENSORS ARE SET TO A HEAVY WEIGHT, SO IF THERE ARE SMALL PEOPLE SUCH AS CHILDREN IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE IF THEY SIT ON A CUSHION. I SPOKE TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE IN DETROIT, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IN DESIGNING A SAFETY SYSTEM, CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO SMALLER AND LIGHTER PEOPLE, OR HAVE A FIX AVAILABLE SO THE SYSTEM WORKS. *TR