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Pontiac G8 Air Bags Safety Report | Sept 18, 2013
Reported on Sept 18, 2013
| WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR TO GO TO WORK, THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING AND DID NOT GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS GIVEN THE CODES U0170 AND B0081, WHICH APPARENTLY POINT TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODULE IS TO SENSE IF THERE IS A PASSENGER OR NOT. APPARENTLY, SINCE THIS MODULE IS BAD, IT THREW THE ABOVE CODES AND DISABLES ALL AIRBAGS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, NO BAGS WILL DEPLOY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM VEHICLES AND UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY REPORTED ISSUES WITH THIS. SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A FEDERAL REQUIREMENT SINCE 1998, THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT IS COVERED UNDER A RECALL IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AS THE SENSORS ARE NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT YET, THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WITH IT BEING A KNOWN ISSUE, GM SHOULD RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G8 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ASHEVILLE NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 6G2EC57YX9L |
| Mileage: | 41826 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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