Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2007 Saturn VUE

While driving I noticed the "air bag readiness" light come on. It stayed on for about 10-15 minutes until I reached my destination and turned off the engine. I turned the car back on and the light only stayed on for a short time, then went off. Later that day when driving the light came back on and stayed on again until I turned off the engine. It did this several times. I checked the owners manual and it said to take it in for diagnostics to be run. It also said that the air bag could deploy unexpectedly, or not deploy at all if in an accident. I made and appointment on 07/24/2015 and took it to a dealer. After running the computer check on it, the technician said the passenger presence sensor needed to be replaced and it was not covered by my extended warranty. The parts would have to be ordered and would take several hours to install. The cost would be approximately $1,200 or more for parts and labor. I had to take off work twice to take in for service, and lost about 8 hours of work time due to this incident. Also, the turn signal had to be replaced; it failed to turn off after making a turn, mostly to the left, but sometimes turning to the right also. I was told that neither of these should have needed to be replaced on my car with the mileage it has.

Heard what seemed to be road noise was told by dealer it was my tires after changing tires was told it was a front end bearing and was replaced by the dealer. Two months later same noise, returned to dealer and was told the other side bearing was defective it was replaced. I still have what sounds like drive train noise but get no acknowledgement from dealer. Air bag sensor on passenger side is defective, doors are aligned so poorly that daylight can be seen through the seal. This is a 2 year old vehicle and has been well maintained. I fear that I may be jeopardizing my family's safety by driving it. Is there a lemon law or any options for me.

Passenger air bag sensor faulty. Goes on when no pressure in the seat, seat belt light flashes, turns off randomly when passenger in vehicle. Took to local Saturn dealership, they could not "duplicate" problem so did nothing. Taking back again this week to try for resolution.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. After purchasing the vehicle in July of 2007, the contact had to take the vehicle back to get a new one three hours later. When he took the vehicle to the dealer for 5,000 mile servicing, the dealer discovered a recall, informed the contact, and made the repairs. Within twenty days, the contact had to have three hybrid electrical wiring harnesses replaced, the entire vehicle was re-wired, and a new transmission was installed. All the instrument panel and air bag lights illuminated intermittently. The dealer stated that if the air bag light is illuminated, it is inoperable. On two separate occasions, the contact had to have the failures repaired again. The dealer stated that there was a new recall related to the emission, but they could not perform the repair. They recommended a shop (freemond auto) and they replaced the factory fitting for that make and model. While at a traffic light with the brake pedal depressed, the engine shut off and restarted. The vehicle rolled back while the brake pedal was still depressed. The contact is still experiencing wiring and transmission failure. The failure mileage was 4,800 and current mileage was 16,311. Updated 4/7/08 updated 04/07/08.

Passenger air bag fails to acknowledge lightweight passengers though they are over 100 pounds. Failure of about 85% of the time noted shortly after purchase. At first the Saturn dealer in gresham said they would do nothing about it, then making it clear this was not acceptable they replaced the sensor. Before long the same problem occasional occurred, now it has become over 50% of the time. Sometimes going off after driving a while, sometimes cycling off and on.

The contact owns a 2007 Saturn Vue. The contact stated that the air bag light does not illuminate when a passenger is seated. She was locked in the vehicle for a short period of time. Once she restarted the vehicle, the doors unlocked. The Saturn dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The purchase date and a valid VIN were unknown. The current mileage is 12,000 and failure mileage was 1,000.