AirBag Light. WTF

daewhorider · Post by **daewhorider** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:31 am

So yesterday i ahd my suspension fixed and now my car drives great(needs to be realigned) but its still good. So today i start up my car only to find that the Air bag light stays on WTF everytime i fix somthing in this car a new problem arrises. Could it be because i got a new light bulb put in the trunk?(Varad LED) It said on car domain that it may cause check engine light to go on but i dont see what it would have to do with the airbag, plus this was like an hour after the bulb instal. Can anyone diagnose this?

daewhorider · Post by **daewhorider** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:48 am

ugh im trying to reset the computer by unplugging the battery. will let you know what happens tomm, just telling for incase some has the same problem.

JohnnyC · Post by **JohnnyC** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:02 am

That won't fix it. Unfortunately your airbag light may have inadvertanly came on. You need to go to a dealership to have them check it and reset the code. There is no way I have found to reset it on my own. In fact, I haven't had the dealership fix my light yet either, I just unplugged the stupid bulb from the cluster (haha).

I'll get it reset someday. From what I understand this is a fairly common thing.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:08 am

isn't their a recall on the airbag module? maybe this is what you are experiancing and you can do it for free.

MMamdouh

Slammed · Post by **Slammed** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:32 am

Mine has been on for over 6 months now and it drives me crazy !!!
I have spent well over two full days with 2 different diagnosis machines and could not get that damn light off !!!

My dealer swears he can shut the light off so I might go and do it ... mine was my fault I was checking all my fuses by pulling them out one by one (STUPID THING TO DO ) I should have used a test light

Last thing is to check the seat belt switch under you drivers seat I have read that that will trigger your airbag light if it malfunctions

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:21 pm

I just unplugged the bulb from inside the dash cluster. It is not the best thing to do, but that light is very annoying indeed.

Damic · Post by **Damic** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:39 am

Last month I had the same problem, tryed to disconnect the negative battery terminal, wait about half an our, and nothing happened. Later I drove the Lanos 1.5 to service and they fixed it in two minutes, just reseting was made and the error code showed loss of electricity as culprit.

Turtle_Wax · Post by **Turtle_Wax** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:58 pm

MMamdouh wrote:isn't their a recall on the airbag module? maybe this is what you are experiancing and you can do it for free.

MMamdouh

I today fixed my 1998 Lanos air bag light. I got a second hand module from the breakers and my light now stays off. Before when I turn on the ignition my airbag light would stay lit for about 5 seconds and then go out for a second and then come back on. Now it goes out after 5 seconds and stays out. I opened up the bad module to have a look inside.

lanowoo · Post by **lanowoo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:26 pm

It looks like something is wrong with that chip kinda looks melted i think anyways, and looks kinda fried. Damn Motorola!!

Turtle_Wax · Post by **Turtle_Wax** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:03 pm

The component at the top left of the pic that looks melted and the 2 capacitors in the middle are covered in a thick sticky goo substance. I'm not sure what that stuff is for.

lanowoo · Post by **lanowoo** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:12 pm

that sticky goo is both a decrosive substance and i think its a silicone, so its, to keep the terminals contacted and nothin short circuiting