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Problems with 2009 Chevrolet Impala AIR BAGS

On average, the 2009 Chevrolet Impala starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 76 971 miles.

Components Affected by AIR BAGS Issues

We have classified the 198 complaints from 2009 Chevrolet Impala about AIR BAGS into the following categories.

FRONTAL 2

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2009 Chevrolet Impala

The service air bag light is on when starting, driving & standing still.

The service air bag light keeps coming on while we are driving our car. and i'm worried that the air bags will not deploy in a accident, or they may deploy while driving down the road. i don't want to disable the air bags but not knowing why the light for the air bags is coming on. i have looked online to see what i can do about this and i have found out that this is happening a lot on the 2006-2014 impala's. and people have taken there car in to the dealership to get fixed and the dealership can't figure out why this is happening. and they can't seem to fix it. plus our service our traction control keeps coming on and the dealership can't figure out why this is happening. this seems to be the problem with this car and the dealership can't figure out why this is happening so they can't fix it. so i'm worried that this car isn't safe to drive because the air bags might not deploy in a accident or if they will just deploy driving down the road.

2009 chevy impala tps sensor keeps appearing but tire dealer couldn't dx problem pass side right front. today air bag p/s side air bag warning light came on. dealer sold as is. think none of this should have never gone thru md state inspection. please help

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the driver's side seat belt assembly was defective. the contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the failure caused the air bag warning indicator to illuminate on the instrument panel. the manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. the contact reached out to a couple of unknown dealers to have the vehicle diagnosed and the defect repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 50,000.

Had car repaired and was informed that the passenger airbag is malfunctioning. i cannot afford $900 for a new one. is there someone who can help me with this issue?

While driving on a street, the airbag service light illuminated and warning indicator for the red airbag sign displayed. checked all connections and drove it to the dealership. they said they fixed the problem but they did not.

Airbag light stays on and it has a airbag message on the dash the ignition switch doesn't work the car won't turn over

My impala has had airbag issues since 2016 display panel constantly says to service air bag especially when someone sits in the passenger seat. i received the airbag recall notice back in 2016 and took the car to the dealer. they rewrapped the wires under passenger seat and system was ok for around 6 months then it started doing the same things with same issue. stating to service air bag and when in passenger seat is the only time it says this and it also displays that the passenger air bag is off.

My airbag light keeps coming on and off, i owned another 2009 chevy impala that i had a recall on but when i type in this one it doesn't come up. but the airbag light does keep coming on and off.

The car started to state the airbag needed servicing. i looked up the issue online and saw the recall for my make and model. recall number 273230. the nhtsa number is 16v507000. separately, the steering wheel is incredibly stiff when starting the car, and while making turns. need both arms to force the car to turn. there is no issue with power steering fluid. the steering loosens a small amount when applying pressure on the gas.

Car was parked at home on street.when i started the car service air bags message was on panel. car only has 50,800 miles. no dealers were open on saturday, and i was afraid to drive the car to work. missed a day of work, and maybe more days depending on repair time.

Door locks work intermittently with remote, especially over 75 degrees. usually driver door lock but can be any. all still work manually. this can be very dangerous because handicapped people are often in this vehicle and can't get out on their own. also intermittently dependent on how hot it is the service passenger airbag light comes on but often disappears. this started soon after the so called airbag recall was done.

~tl the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet impala. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was serviced per nhtsa campaign number: 08v517000 (air bags), but the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated after the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 96,000.

Cleaned interior of ca while sitting still in driveway. service seat belt warning appeared in information center display. had the code read at mechanic. seat belt pretensioner was found to be the issue.

Air bag service light comes on and won't go off. a lot of people on the internet are also having trouble.