Airbag light?

ZX2_racer · Thu May 27, 2010 10:42 pm

Cross posted from [FJ].

So tonight I hopped in my car after it sat in the garage all day. I started it up and started driving down the street. After a block I noticed the airbag light was still on (the one in the dash). I turned the car off and on a few times and it still came back on. What could be the cause of this?

*Note: I drove with it on for about 15 miles, pulled over to get something to drink, started my car again and it didn't come back on. I turned it on and off about three times since then also and it still didn't come back on. This is the first time it has ever done this.

Patalrob · Fri May 28, 2010 11:34 am

Mine did that early this spring. It was on for about a week or 2 and hasen't been on since.

Redlineracer12 · Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:21 pm

Could be lots of things. I had a flashing air bag light in the Cougar when the clockspring went bad. I also lost cruise and horn eventually until I replaced it.

hafftrak · Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:26 pm

I had a Beretta with a messed up clockspring, a wisp of smoke would come out of the steering column every time I used the blinkers.

ZX2_racer · Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:24 pm

Dealership said if it went away on its own, it was probably just a fluke.

blcksvt2003 · Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:32 pm

meaning they dont wanna go in and look around, i would have said the same thing, if its not on now dont worry bout it, but i would be worried as to what made that happen in the first place..but! if its gone now...o well, till next time haha jk

Patalrob · Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:38 pm

They can hook their computer up to it and it'll tell them something. But it'll probably cost $100....

I was going to hook mine up to our computer at work but it went away so I didn't worry about it anymore.

ZX2_racer · Tue Jun 01, 2010 6:11 pm

It came back on again today.

It will come on, but after a bit it will turn off then come back on again.

This sucks. I just ordered my header today too.

FocusMech.73155 · Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:45 pm

Most common Air Bag Light repairs I have seen on Focus' is the driver seat belt pre-tensioner. I am not saying thats what it is......I am just saying that I have replaced a lot of them

Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:35 pm

ZX2_racer wrote:It came back on again today.

It will come on, but after a bit it will turn off then come back on again.

This sucks. I just ordered my header today too.

When it first comes on is it flashing? If it is you need to count the flashes and pay attention to any pauses in the flashing as the pause indicates a break in the number so it could flash something like "four flashes pause five flashes" which would be a code 45 or whatever, I'm not super familiar with the codes but one of the guys here has a pretty good list of what they are.

ZX2_racer · Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:45 pm

There is no flashing. It turn on like normal when the key is in the ignition in the "On" position, then after I start the car is stays on again for a few seconds, like normal, and then after a few more seconds it will turn off, then back on again after about 2 seconds.

Tenvordee wants $80 to just look at it. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

FocusMech.73155 · Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:20 pm

Tousley will charge you 136.95 to look at it.......80.00 bucks isn't bad at all. If I had a scan tool, I could help you out, but I am not allowed to bring home scan tools from work

ZX2_racer · Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:33 pm

I used the scan tool at O'Riley for free. It came up clear.

iminhell · Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:36 pm

Stop down. I can scan body/SRS codes for ya.

ZX2_racer · Thu Jun 03, 2010 11:05 pm

We'll see how the weather is tomorrow. I had my car clean and waxxed for the nextx car show, but it got rained on tonight when I was at work.