Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu

Bought my car 3 months ago from a chevy dealership, 3 days later my service airbag lights came on. I took it back to the dealership and was told I would have to pay to get it fixed, they said that my airbags would not deploy if this light was on. Why should I pay for a safety feature that should not have problems? its like selling a car with a passenger seatbelt only. I do not feel I should have to pay for my airbags to be worked on. With all of the recalls for airbags I think they missed my year make and model. Its rediculous.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that after stopping at a stop sign, the contact crashed into another vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there was one injury reported. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000.

I was driving down a bridge when the vehicles in front of me came to a sudden stop, I hit my brakes and slid into the back of a Dodge ram and then was rearended by a chevy tahoe. My airbags never deployed and a light flashed in the dash saying check airbags. I wasnt aware this could be a defect in my vehicle at the time, it has since be totalled.

The "service air bag" light started to come on when the weather was very hot or very cold from time to time starting in 2009. In the winter of 2013, the light remained on constantly. When this warning was on, the air bag sensor was not working. Even if someone was sitting in the front seat, the light indicated that the sensor could not detect a person and the airbag would not deploy. Our dealer verified that the sensor wasn't working and if we got into a crash, the airbag would not work. We felt that this issue should be dealt with by Chevrolet at no cost to us, but Chevrolet claimed that since it was out of warranty and there were no recalls, they could not replace it at no cost. We hope this report helps to shed light on the issue, and if it is common, leads to a recall or voluntary replacement of the faulty sensor at no cost to consumers.

The contact rented a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving at an unknown speed on the expressway, the contact swerved to avoid debris from another vehicle. As a result, she struck a guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle caught fire and exploded, but there were no injuries. The fire department was called to the scene. The VIN and mileages were unknown.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu. While driving approximately 55 mph with the cruise control activated, the steering column spontaneously locked up. The contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The air bags failed to deploy until minutes after the crash. The contact has pictures and a police report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer did not assist. The failure and current mileages were 88. Updated 10/14/08 updated 10/16/08.

Have had two accidents in this vehicle both front end collisions and the airbags never deployed. Also the rims are no good tires keep loosing air.