NHTSA Complaint #10694825 — 2007 SATURN AURA

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATING THAT IT IS OFF COMES ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, REGARDLESS OF OCCUPANCY IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALSO, THE 'AIR BAG PROBLEM' INDICATION, ALONG WITH A WARNING 'BEEP' COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME, ON THE DASH DISPLAY UNIT. THIS CAN BE REMOVED BY PRESSING THE PROPER BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL, ALLOWING THE ODOMETER TO BE SEEN. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, YOU HAVE NOT ASKED FOR A RECALL, AND I SEE NO TSB'S ABOUT THIS APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN 2007 SATURN AURAS. OURS HAS HEATED SEATS, WHICH, I UNDERSTAND WILL MAKE THE REPAIR MORE DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GM'S INAPPROPRIATE MEANS OF CUTTING COSTS IN SAFETY RELATED AREAS, SUCH AS THE IGNITION SWITCH TROUBLES INCURRED ON THE 2005 ION. *TR