2008 Saturn SKY problems
Owners have filed 216 complaints about the 2008 Saturn SKY with NHTSA. Air bags account for 43.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 28.7%.
Complaints216
Crashes9
Fires3
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 43.5% · 94
Service brakes, hydraulic 28.7% · 62
Electrical system 8.3% · 18
Service brakes 5.1% · 11
Seats 2.8% · 6
Unknown or other 2.8% · 6
Engine 1.9% · 4
Service brakes, air 1.4% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 15 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 28,000 miles.
In owners' own words
This is an open recall: "if an active fault exists in the pps system and a crash occurs, the sdm will not deploy the front passenger airbag. If an adult is occupying the passenger seat, the suppression of the front passenger airbag could increase the risk of injury to the passenger." This is still not addressed by gm! Why are they not being forced to correct this situation? Manufacturer recall number: n172080280 Air bags
The vehicle was being driven at highway speeds, upon avoiding a collision with another vehicle, the Saturn SKY I was in had collided with the concrete center divider and became airborn. The airbags did not deploy after first colliding with the divider, nor after it had landed back onto its wheels. Hazard lights were operable, onstar did not activate. Injuries were sustained to both the driver and passenger. Air bags · reported at 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Saturn SKY. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger presence module sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,000. Updated 06/29/16*lj updated 07/13/16. Air bags · reported at 32,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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