11 problems related to warning light on have been reported for the 2008 Saturn SKY. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Saturn SKY based on all problems reported for the 2008 SKY.
Tl the contact owns a 2008 Saturn Sky. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the front passenger's air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was informed that the air bags sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired as of yet. A dealer was not contacted. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 17v061000 (air bags) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.
Took vehicle in for recall on passenger presence sensor. Recall #17036. Now, vehicle displays a airbag warning light. It had never displayed a warning light prior to recall.
Airbag warning light came on. We bought vehicle 8/21/2018 with 26639 miles. We took it to gm dealer to have new key fob programed and they told us about the recall and we took it in for that which the warning light had never came on before they worked on it and now it has.
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Sky. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the service air bag warning message was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v047000 (air bags, electrical system). The failure mileage was 26,000.
The air bag warning light is on at all times and "service air bag" appears in the driver information center and must be cleared after each start. The issue has been determined to be a faulty passenger presence sensor located in the bottom of the passenger seat. This has now rendered the passenger airbag inoperative at all times and possibly affects the safe operation of the entire srs system. After doing some research online, this is a very, very common problem with the Saturn Skys and pontiac solstices. It is very expensive to fix (around $800-$1000 for parts and labor) and apparently the replacement part has an equally short life expectancy and seems to develop the exact same problem for most of those that have replaced it thus far (according to research done online). This creates a very dangerous situation particularly since these 2 seat cars are quite small with plastic body components therefore making the airbags a necessity in a collision. Gm, as well as their dealers are very aware of this problem but appear to be doing nothing to remedy the situation. Clearly it is NHTSA's duty to force their hand and make them recall these cars and replace these parts with a redesigned part that will work properly and that has an acceptable service life!.
Service airbag warning light went off, this should be warranty issue.
I'm a single woman, and hardly anyone ever sits in my passenger seat. The "service air bag" light has come on out of nowhere. No one was sitting in the car when the warning light goes on. Nothing heavy (besides a few groceries from time to time) has ever been put in the seat.
Warning light shows airbag needs to be serviced with no crash incident. Dealer will not fix or recall without large fee. I noticed lots of other recalls for same part on other gm cars.
Service air bag warning light for no apparent reason.
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn Sky. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the air bag sensor would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
In 2011 my airbag service warning light came on. I had it repaired at no cost since it was under warranty. Today, October 12, 2014, the airbag service warning light came on again. The car has less than 45,000 miles and is no longer under warranty. I feel this is a real safety issue and definitely some kind of defect. I feel that I should not be responsible for this cost. I have done research and found other Saturn Sky owners have had the same problem. I am wondering why there has been no recall for this issue. In addition, I received a recall letter for the ignition problem and have been waiting months for parts to come in. Thank you.