2007 Pontiac G6 Air Bags & Restraints Problems

I HAVE 61954 MILES ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 MARCH 30 2007 BRAND NEW. THERE WAS A RECALL #06143 THE AIR BAG SERVICE SYSTEM /FMVSS 208.MY VIN # WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SUMMARY OF THIS RECALL IS IDENTICAL AS TO WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING CAR. IF I HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY FRONT SIDE SEAT WHEN THEY GET OUT OF THE CAR. I GET AN ALARM. I DO NOT NORMALLY HAVE A PASSENGER AND DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 4 MILES 4 DAYS A WEEK. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SINCE 359 COMPLAINTS WERE SUBMITTED IN BACK IN 2007 AND RECALLED, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ABOUT IT. PLEASE EXTEND THIS RECALL. I VERY SELDOM HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT. RECENTLY WHEN SOMEONE GETS OUT GET OF THE CAR I AM NOW GETTING AN ALARM. IF PLAY WITH THE SEAT BELT IT STOPS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. I ALWAYS SERVICE MY CAR WHEN IT NEEDS IT. I TOOK IT TO LANNAN CHEVELOT WOBURN MA 01890 THIS WEEK. THEY DIAGNOSED AND FOUND PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE HAS A INTERMITTENT INTERNAL FAILURE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL # 06143. PLEASE REVIEW MY CLAIM, AND CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC SOUTHEAST TEXAS (3855 EASTEX FWY, BEAUMONT, TX 77706, (409) 892-5050) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE MESSAGE. SERVICE AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENNETT BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 651 S OHIO ST, SALINA, KS 67401 (785) 823-6372) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,967.

AIR BAG ON PANEL STAYS LIT ALL THE TIME, WHEN STARTING UP THE ENGINE. PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND COMES ON THEN GO OFF. STILL LIT ON PANEL. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT MECHANIC SAID THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON PANEL SHOULD GO OFF IT DID FOR AWHILE, NOW IT'S BACK ON AGAIN.

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON ALL OF THE TIME AFTER STARTING THERE IS AN ODD WHISTLE TYPE NOISE THAT WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT. IT OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING.

PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSING SYSTEM. AIR BAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2007 PONTIAC G6 VINS BUT MINE IS NOT COVERED. SHOULD THE RECALL COVER MORE VINS IF I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER SAME YEAR MODEL G6'S?

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND WON'T GO OFF. INFORMATION CENTER SAYS CHECK AIRBAG .TELL ME WHAT TO DO

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE HAVE BEEN NO LIQUID SPILLS ON EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEATS, EVER. "DEEP DIVE" RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC ONLINE SUGGESTS GM DID A FAILURE ANALYSIS AND KNOWS THE MYSTERIOUS WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM AND IT'S ROOT CAUSE. GM RECALLED JUST 359 INDIVIDUAL CARS OF MY TYPE AND VINTAGE. IRONICALLY, THE SAME RECALL COVERS MANY OTHER GM VEHICLE TYPES OF MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS. THERE ARE APPARENTLY AS MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OUTSIDE THOSE OTHERWISE APPROVED FOR RECALL REPAIR. GM APPEARS TO BE FOLLOWING THE FIAT/CHRYSLER PLAYBOOK RELATED TO THE JEEP ZJ FUEL TANK RECALL IN THE LATER CASE. READING THE ACCIDENT EVENTS REPORTED AND INJURY RELATED TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE UNWARRANTED AND/OR ILLEGITIMATE G6 AIRBAG SERVICE AIRBAG / NON-DEPLOYMENT EVENTS, IT SOUND LIKE THERE MAY BE MORE THAN 359 EACH 2007 PONTIAC G6'S WITH SIMILAR BAD AIR BAG SENSORS THAT GM SHOULD OTHERWISE WANT TO AND UNILATERALLY WITH "ARMS WIDE OPEN" INVITE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE SAFETY REPAIR UNDER THE SAME RECALL, OR JUST AS A CUSTOMER "GOOD WILL" GESTURE. OTHERS WHO HAVE CONTACTED GM CLAIM THE CUSTOMER NO SERVICE FEEDBACK ATTAINED IS REGRET THAT THERE IS NOTHING GM CUSTOMER CARE CAN DO, SINCE THEIR VINS ARE OUTSIDE THE "359". REPAIR ESTIMATES I'VE READ ABOUT ARE UPWARDS OF $850 - $900. MEANWHILE, THERE ARE WEBSITES THAT WILL TAKE AND RESET THE AIRBAG SENSING MODULE FOR $45. CUSTOMERS APPARENTLY FOUND THE $45 RESET FIXES THE ISSUE SATISFACTORILY. WISHING GM WOULD GET BIGGER PANTS ON AND LOOK BEYOND THE LITTLE NUMBER AND INSTEAD THINK INSTEAD ABOUT THE POTENTIAL "BIG NUMBER", AS FIAT/CHRYSLER LEARNED ABOUT IN THIER 1986 - 1988 GRAND CHEROKEE ZJ CASE... ONE GRAND CHEROKEE FUEL TANK LOCATION SAFETY EVENT ALONE.. SOUTH GEORGIA BOY BURNED ALIVE IN HIS CARSEAT ~ $50 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. SMART CHRYSLER, SMART GM.

"SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ACROSS THE DIC INDICATING IT NEEDS SERVICE DONE TO IT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. IF THE CAR IS TURNED ON (TRIED MANY TIMES) AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE MESSAGE COMES ON AFTER A FEW TRIES. ALL CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND LIQUIDS HAVE NOT BEEN SPILLED ON THE SEATS.

"SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH. IT CODES AS A B0081 SYMPTOM 71 PASSENGER AIR BAG

TAKATA RECALL THE AIR BAGS FOR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TAKE 3 TO 4 MILES OF DRIVING BEFORE THEY COME ON. THE LIGHT SAYS THEY ARE OFF. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES (EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED), THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT ILLUMINATES (ACCOMPANIED BY A 3-TONE ALERT) AND A DASH MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE AIR BAG." THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAULTY PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. THERE IS BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THESE SENSORS (GM RECALL NO. 06143; NHTSA CAMPAIGN #07V146000), BUT IT WAS LIMITED TO 359 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL, SO THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE, QUOTING $900 FOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. A SEARCH ON SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE SHOWS 81 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2007 PONTIAC G6 AIRBAGS AS OF 9-27-2016, MANY WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO MY VEHICLE, SO THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY PROBLEMS WITH PONTIAC'S AIRBAG SENSORS SYSTEMS THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE INITIAL RECALL. SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PONTIAC EXTEND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AFFECTED. A CONVERSATION WITH PONTIAC YIELDED A TYPICAL RESPONSE: "YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL RECALL, SO THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO."

STRONG GAS ODOR FROM CAR WHILE CAR IN RUNNING AND AFTER CAR IS STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODEP0446 EMISSION SYSTEM VENT SOLENOID REPLACEMENT VIA AUTO ZONE CODE SYSTEM READER. GAS FOUND SITTING ON TOP OF GAS TANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND A BEEPING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,910.

THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T WORK IT COMES ON WHEN WE ARE SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT FASTEN WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT OURSELVES WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS. IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DOESN'T DEPLOY THEN SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BAD AND THEN THERE IS GOING TO BE A LAWSUIT I HOPE THAT YOU CAN GET A RECALL ON THIS SO I CAN GET IT FIXED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL IN JUNE 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE LOW TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE SPINNING BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT AN UNKNOWN PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS HOT, AND WAS BEGINNING TO SMOKE AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE AIR BAG SOON WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGINING. WE HAVE RECIEVED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR BUT EVERYTIME WE TOOK IT GM MOTORS THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND SAID OUR WAS FINE BUT IT MATCHED WAS WRITTEN ON THE RECALLS SO MY QUESTION IS WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DISABLED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.