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For a month or so, my '08 Outlook has randomly been giving me the "Service Airbag" message. This usually happens when my wife is the passenger seat. When the recall was announced, I figured I had a way to get this fixed without an out of pocket expense. However, my VIN was not included in the recall, so no dice. I then PM'd the GM Customer Service on the forum, and she said that special warranty 10335 covers the airbag faulty connectors, so I took the car into the dealer today. Turns out the faulty connectors had already been replaced, and the DIC message wasn't coming from the wiring or the connectors. The Passenger Presence Sensor has failed, and it is causing the passenger airbags to default to the off mode because it can't tell if the passenger is over the 50 pound limit. The dealer quoted me $800 to replace the sensor, and said the part alone is $530. She also said she's never seen a case of this before, and can't find a history of it being very common on GM's service site. Awesome! :
So, my question is has anyone here had this problem come up? I'm over the standard warranty period, and the extended warranty I purchased is only a power train warranty. I don't like the idea of riding around without the passenger airbag operable, but my wife laughed at the suggestion of paying to fix it. Anyone know how difficult it would be to attempt to tackle this myself? I'm not a mechanical expert, but I wouldn't consider myself a novice either. But I don't know how eager I am to tear apart the seat either...
So, my question is has anyone here had this problem come up? I'm over the standard warranty period, and the extended warranty I purchased is only a power train warranty. I don't like the idea of riding around without the passenger airbag operable, but my wife laughed at the suggestion of paying to fix it. Anyone know how difficult it would be to attempt to tackle this myself? I'm not a mechanical expert, but I wouldn't consider myself a novice either. But I don't know how eager I am to tear apart the seat either...