Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro

The airbag alert light keeps coming on and off. This happens stationary, moving, when someone is the seat or not, on bumpy roads, and all speeds. I took it to my mechanic, who said it's the passenger airbag sensor in the passenger seat that needs replacing. He suggested I go to the dealership to replace it. I took my car to the dealership. They want to charge me $800 to fix it. I have been researching meanwhile and this looks like a very common problem with the 2010 Camaro. I do not understand why I would be asked to pay that much to fix something that isn't my fault and in fact appears to be a manufacturing error. On top of that, the dealership wants to charge me $150 to diagnose what I told them was wrong with the car when I brought it in!!!!.

Air bag sensor under passenger wiring defective giving service air bag code this should be recalled due to safety issues.

Service air bag warning. Comes on only when passenger in seat. Passenger pad sensor faulty.

Vehicle has had a code of p008 intermittently then permanently since 68000 miles, it is now at 99,500 miles. The code relates to timing chain stretching which is causing engine misfire. Same problem with identical engine has been addressed in form of warranty extension for several vehicles, including Cadillac cts, extending warranty to 10 years or 120k miles. This has not been done for the Camaro for reasons which elude me. Occasional problems with stalling and reduced power (especially in situations requiring the additional power), as well as engine "roughness" certainly cause safety concerns for me. In addition, the problem with the passenger safety bag seat pad sensor has been ongoing and is also not recalled, although the system keeps passenger airbag off in the presence of a passenger due to a short in the pad, also well-documented and clearly a safety hazard. The interior lighting system is simply a nuisance and not a safety concern at this time. The cost of repairs is staggering, and I've never seen an instance where a timing chain needed to be replaced during the expected operating period of a vehicle with normal use. Clearly it is a design flaw which needs to be addressed, as it has been with other vehicles utilizing this engine. The number of instances which go unreported and simply get repaired at the owner's expense is also quite significant, according to the research I have done. Please note that this problem started intermittently in late 2016 and has become a continual problem as of this writing. The check engine light is always on at this point, with the p008 code.

Went to get an oil change last week. After the oil change, my "service air bag" light is on. Talked with the mechanic and he showed me everything he had touched on my vehicle. Took my car to the chevy dealership in aberdeen MD and they said that an oil change would not interfere with the airbag sensor. One of the service guys told me it is normally a wire that needs to be changed. They scheduled me for an appointment for Monday but after doing research I decided to hold off. I do not think I should be fixing a safety issue, plus I am seeing this common in these cars. What are chevy's plans to fix? I have been driving my 11 year old son around in a car that could potentially be a death trap for him.

After driving home from work, I parked my car in my driveway. I went inside my house to grab something. After 3 minutes, I went back to my car to start it. All of a sudden the service airbag message appeared. This has never happened before. I researched online and I saw numerous complaints about the 2010 Camaro and how the airbag sensors are faulty. I took my car to the chevy dealership in bridgewater NJ. They determined that the sdm needs to be replaced on the car. They are going to charge 950 dollars for the repair. They stated that my airbags do not work. They also stated that they were unsure if the airbags could deploy on their own. This is clearly a known issue by gm, but yet no recall. Why is there no recall on this? how is gm allowed to make money off this, from 800-1000 per car. This is clearly dangerous. I have to drive with no airbags until I can afford the fix. Please investigate. Clearly this is an issue for the 2010 Camaro.

Passenger air bag sensor keeps going off on the Camaro when driving. Even with nothing on the seat, the "service air bag" message appears on the dash, but after driving for a short distance, it goes away. Then it comes back intermittently, again with nothing on the seat. The issue started appearing on its own. I've searched in online forums and see that a lot of owners are having the same issue, and when they take it to the dealer, the dealer expects folks to pay a high price to get the issue resolved. I've verified that there are no cables unplugged under the passenger seat and even verified that all cables are plugged in snugged to the module. If the issue exists with so many people reporting the same thing, why hasn't the manufacturer done a recall on this? are they expecting a fatality to occur before this gets addressed?.

Driving down the highway and the airbag sensor came on. It goes on/off at will. It appers after reading other post, that this is a faulty sensor in the seat and the dealers know about it. Why hasn't there been a recall? I am not sure if airbag will deploy accidentlly or if it won't deploy during an accident. Either way, if somone is sitting in the passenger's seat, they are sure the get injured.

Air bag sensor began going off on my 2010 Camaro about 2 months ago. I took car to dealership and they said it would cost almost $1000 to replace the sensor. They could not tell me which airbag sensor was defective. They also could not tell me if the air bag would deploy if vehicle is hit. They did look for air bag recalls and found none; however, the fact that they could not determine if they air bags would deploy is a serious safety issue that I am asking you to look into. A car this new should not be having any safety issues. All service on the vehicle has been performed at the gm dealership where it was purchased.

Service air bag warning light comes on and goes off while driving . Called service department they said make sure nothing is under seats that could obstruct the seat sensors. Checked nothing there. Light still on. Service department said it would make air bags inopporable, wouldn't deploy air bags. In case of accident. Is it normal to service air bags at a certain mileage point. I am finding online many of the Camaro's seem to be having the same problems I am. I don't want to be driving when they deside to go off .

For the passed few month I've notice my passenger airbag sensor hasn't been working right, but never thought anything major about it. I don't have a lot of people in my passenger seat so it wasn't a problem at first. Now it's become annoying and make me feel bad about my car. I just took to the dealership and they told me what I already knew that the module has a defect.

I own a 2010 Camaro with 65,000 miles. The passenger air bag system started shutting off and on randomly with a passenger in the seat approx. 2 weeks ago while on a weekend trip. I have taken the car to my dealer and contacted gm complaint center on this safety issue. It was diagnosed as the passenger seat sensor pad as the cause. They offered to replace and cover labor but not the cost of part $311. My vehicle has 65000 miles on it I purchase it new and the passenger seat has not been used much at all. My concern is there are other complaints on this same issue obviously there is a problem with the seat pad sensor. The pad itself covers the entire seat bottom made of thin plastic with sensors between the plastic. I have a concern about the reliability of the air bag system even after the pad is replaced. Vehicles are engineered to be safe using seat belts and air bags together but they must function to do so. I hope gm steps up and looks into this safety issue before there is a failure that contributes to an injury or death. I will have it repaired but my confidence is low on the dependability of the air bag system in my Camaro!.

Passenger airbag sensor malfunction. Seems like multiple people have had this issue. Should be a safety recall. I had to pay over $800 to repair at dealership.

I have taken my car into the dealership and had them check it out to see what is wrong and for $100 diagnosis charge. They told me that it needs a new passenger airbag sensor. . . On the repair ticket it is stated as dtc b0081 passenger seat problem. I have around 55,000 miles and no warranty left. Researched this issue and found many types of gm chevy models with the same issue. This cost should not be on the consumer and should be investigated. If you can help please email me at [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the passenger air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the passenger side seat air bag sensor mat was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 17,500 and the current mileage was 18,000.

Passenger air bag sensor did not detect a passenger in the seat, had to pay $$ to have this replaced. On star red light was also on then green on & off. On star said it a communication failed & with the accident notification. The car was checked at dealership same time the air bag sensor was checked. Then checked 2 more times since. The dealership could not find the problem & told us they would have to take dash & console out to find problem at our expense & our expense for a diagnostic again. We now have the car at a different gm dealership that has a testing instrument for the antenna and. It charging us for the diagnostic. We bought this car off show room at dealership for our daughter to have a dependable safe car to get her through high school & college. No the extended warranty hasn't covered any of this.

Vehicle displays a "service airbag" light and message in the message display. I was told that this will lead to a non-deployable airbag in case of an accident. Several people have the same problem. I was told that the sensor is defective.

I have a display on dashboard that said service air bag, I went to the dealer and they told me I had to pay 900 dollar for an airbag sensor on the passenger side. I'm the only driver for the car and is rare when I have a passenger. I heard other people having the same issues.