Air Bag Light On problems of the 2016 Buick Verano

Eight problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2016 Buick Verano. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Buick Verano based on all problems reported for the 2016 Verano.

1 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 05/09/2021

Advanced diagnostics alerts whether someone is sitting in the passenger seat or not. Sensor alerts constantly while driving. If there is a passenger sometimes the airbag light isn't lit notifying the airbag is on. This happens whether the vehicle is in motion or not and has happened many, many times.

2 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 05/17/2019

Service airbag lights appears for driver side airbag even though all modules are new, not defective nor have they been tampered with.

3 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 01/06/2019

The air bag light and sound indicator randomly and repeatedly alerts �service air bag� whether the car is in motion or stopped or has an adult passenger or does not have a passenger at all. Have taken the vehicle to the Buick dealership on three occasions and they cannot find the problem or a recall. Issue has not been resolved.

4 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 07/14/2018

Service tire monitor system, tire pressure not reading properly, service battery charging system, battery saver active, service power steering, service air bag, radio powers off & on while driving. All light indicators.

5 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2018

Jan 2018, the system airbag light came on while driving took it into the shop and turns out the airbag module itself has to be removed and replaced. How annoying is this on a still fairly new vehicle. Let's keep in mind I just brought it in to the shop Dec 2017 for a dead battery because apparently I auto started it to much.

6 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 09/21/2017

Pass air bag light was off most the time when a pass is there. Reported the problem two times to gm dealer near to me. But the dealer was unable to fix it. Call gm and reported it, with a case # 8-3484247080 on 10/26/17, without any response till now. Please advise me about situation. Thanks vi# 1g4pw5sk3g4173180.

7 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 10/05/2016

The contact owns a 2016 Buick Verano. While driving approximately 80 mph, the gear shifted so hard that the vehicle jolted and caused the front passenger to strike the dashboard. There were no injuries. The service air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (hirning Buick GMC, pocatello, id, 208-232-8900) where a road test was performed, but the failure was not duplicated. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to another dealer (wackerli Buick, idaho falls, id, 208-522-606) where it was diagnosed that the air bag sensors needed to be replaced. The sensors were replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,500.

8 Air Bag Light On problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2016

The driver as well as the front seat passenger loses the benefit of the airbags in the front seat and the airbag status indicator lights. Neither airbag deployed in my crash in which the car was completely destroyed and both driver and passenger injured. I was driving at approximately 15 mph and turning left on a city street. A letter from Buick in December 2016 claimed that only the air bag on the passenger's side needed fixing.


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