Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2007 Saturn ION

Four problems related to front air bag sensor control have been reported for the 2007 Saturn ION. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2013

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the airbag sensor lights for both the driver side and passenger side had illuminated indicating that the air bag system was faulty. The contact mentioned that the problem had occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no remedy was offered. The failure mileage was 125,000.

2 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 07/16/2013

Passenger airbag issue where the passenger awareness system had a fault. It disabled my air bags. For a couple weeks I rode around not knowing all my air bags were disabled. Dealer charged around $900 to replace sensor! I felt like I had to choose between safety and spending a ton of money.

3 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2008

Tl - the contact owns a 2007 Saturn Ion. The contact stated that the air bag warning lamp was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer multiple times. The technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor and pretensioner needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 119,000. Pm.

4 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 02/22/2007

I was in a 45 mph frontal crash in my 2007 Saturn Ion sedan v. S the rear of a 1994 Chevrolet silverado. The crash was offset , it smashed the right half of the front end. My air bags failed. I smashed my head into the steering wheel. I had the dealer look the car over and they had said that I didn't hit any of the "crush sensors" how ever the body shop I took the car too said that they found that crush sensors were not used in that car. They told me something about an accelerometer?? I just want to get to the bottom of what happened. I have been trying for two years now.


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