Air Bag Light On problems of the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu

My 2008 Saturn outlook's passenger side airbag indicator light shows 'off' even when an adult is sitting in the seat with the seatbelt on. I saw there was a recall for the 2007 model but not one issued for the 2008 model. I wanted to report this problem due to the seriousness if there is an accident and the bag is not functional.

I have a 2003 Malibu sedan, and the alarm/horn has a defect. Last year we had a high power wind storm and my alarm blew for about 45 minutes (2 horns). They finally died down by themselves. My car was not hit by anything except for the high winds. I had to take fuse #43 out to make the horn stop blowing every time I started my car. My car need to pass inspection, but the dealership want to charge me $95. 00 an hour, to do an exploratory deal on the car, to locate the problem. Another car repair company told me the cost would be $900. 00, but could not justify, what they were going to do. They stated it could be the turn signal or it could be the fuse under my air bag on the steering wheel. No one can actually explain to me what's wrong, but they want to charge the heck out of me. I do not have that type of money for exploratory examinations on my car. I am quite sure the manufacturer know what the problem is with this Malibu, and can fix it without a problem. I can not afford this, I was not told the car had two recalls on it when I brought the car. I feel this is very wrong, I would have never purchase the car, if I knew of recall problems. Now I am stuck in the middle without a horn/alarm system. Since the dealership wanted to go into my steering wheel to check the fuse for $95. 00 an hour, my air bag light comes on.

Shortly after the vehicle was purchased the air bag light illuminated on the dash. The consumer took the vehicle to a Chevrolet who informed the consumer that someone pit parts in the vehicle that were not compatible with the air bag.

Dealer refused to repair the air bag equipment in the 2003 Chevrolet Malibu stating it has a 1998 Malibu air bag system. Shortly after the consumer bought the vehicle air bag light came on and stayed on. The consumer had a factory warranty on the vehicle, so he took it to the dealership and the dealership told the consumer that they could not fix the air bag system problem because the air bag was from a 1998 chevy Malibu. Consumer wants to know if it is against the law to have old car parts in a newer model car.