 Airbag light!, Anyone successfully fixed it? |
 Sep 26, 2009 - 2:42 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%)  |
I've got an airbag light on in my car, and it's been there ever since I bought the car, though it's never been in an accident. Now I'm trying to sell the car, and would like to fix it first because I don't really want to get sued, though I'm not sure they could if I'm not trying to hide the light by pulling the fuse or anything.
Anyway, mine is throwing a code 11, which is for a short to ground somewhere. Following the BGB I did a resistance test of both font sensors, the spec is 755-855 ohms and I got about 815-ish for both. So they are still good. That's about all I had to time to test yesterday, but I'm making this thread so people who have had this problem and successfully repaired it can post what they did to fix it. And I don't consider pulling the fuse to be a "successful repair." Also post what code(s) yours threw. --------------------  94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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Sep 30, 2009 - 3:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '08 From Orlando, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I did read on the visor that the airbag system "requires maintainance" after 10 yrs from manufacture, i figure we got 5 free years.. lol
I know i looked up the price as well, not nice at all. -------------------- ◊◊◊ My F/S Thread! ◊◊◊
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Dec 10, 2009 - 7:10 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 9, '09 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (samir0189 @ Sep 30, 2009 - 3:32 PM)  I did read on the visor that the airbag system "requires maintainance" after 10 yrs from manufacture, i figure we got 5 free years.. lol I know i looked up the price as well, not nice at all. Did you two ever get the airbags fixed? I think I have the same problem. |
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Dec 10, 2009 - 9:04 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 12, '06 From Wilmington, NC Currently Offline Reputation: 45 (100%) |
QUOTE (medlinjl @ Dec 10, 2009 - 4:10 PM) QUOTE (samir0189 @ Sep 30, 2009 - 3:32 PM) I did read on the visor that the airbag system "requires maintainance" after 10 yrs from manufacture, i figure we got 5 free years.. lol I know i looked up the price as well, not nice at all. Did you two ever get the airbags fixed? I think I have the same problem. follow the BGB's instructions on finding the code. I found the easiest way to do what they asked was to straighten out 2 paper clips and stick them in each of the two terminals in the diagnostic's box that you're supposed to. Then get 2 lengths of wire about 6-8 inches long, strip both ends, and get some copper alligator clips (radioshack for like $1.50) and put one at either end of the wires. clip one end of one wire to one paper clip and the same for the other. Then take a third paper clip and do the same but put it in the terminal of the diagnostic's box that is ground (E1 I belive) then you just touch the alligator clips to the ground and on the last time where you need to hold it on there just clip it to the paper clip. then it'll stay there on it's own while you go look at the code. If that makes absolutely no sense then you'll have to look at the BGB 
-------------------- 94 GT - Sold -------- 69 Pontiac Lemans - Sold 88 Alltrac - Sold ---- 04 WRX - Sold 00 GT-S - Sold ------ 91 Miata - project/drift car 95 GT - Sold -------- 96 GT - New Daily Drive |
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6strngs Airbag light! Sep 26, 2009 - 2:42 PM
6strngs *cricket* *cricket* Sep 29, 2009 - 12:06 AM 6strngs well, after much diagnostic time today. my code 11... Sep 29, 2009 - 2:39 PM
Celiquick QUOTE (6strngs @ Sep 29, 2009 - 3:39... Sep 30, 2009 - 4:27 AM 6strngs QUOTE (Celiquick @ Sep 30, 2009 - 2... Sep 30, 2009 - 11:16 AM samir0189 Very interesting that I just got code 31 monday, r... Sep 30, 2009 - 2:53 PM 6strngs QUOTE (samir0189 @ Sep 30, 2009 - 12... Sep 30, 2009 - 3:23 PM samir0189 QUOTE (medlinjl @ Dec 10, 2009 - 8:1... Dec 10, 2009 - 7:11 PM |
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