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[Auto Addict]

Air Bag light has just come on again

Can't look tonight - laptop battery is flat

Well, I suppose the bright side is it's lasted about 2/3 weeks since the last time

[tunnie]

just remove the bulb  

[Auto Addict]

just remove the bulb  

It's a thought but, when the weather gets better, I will investigate more thoroughly

[TheBoy]

Was it a 71 again last time?

[Auto Addict]

Was it a 71 again last time?

Yes..

[TheBoy]

TIS says if you get a 71, that module needs to be replaced. Again.

If that is the case, there has to be a reason for it - water imgress?

[Marks DTM Calib]

If it was a genuine Vx part then take the car in and get it changed......the parts warrant covers the fitting cost to.....

[Auto Addict]

If it was a genuine Vx part then take the car in and get it changed......the parts warrant covers the fitting cost to.....

Even though I fitted it myself??

[Taxi_Driver]

If it was a genuine Vx part then take the car in and get it changed......the parts warrant covers the fitting cost to.....

Even though I fitted it myself??

I would have thought so AA....look at it this way....say you buy a vx go battery with, is it 3yr warranty?
You take it home and fit it yourself....2 years down the line its knackered.....so you take it back....i dont think vx would say....sorry but you fitted it yourself....so no warranty!

However having said that...they would probably test the battery to check its knackered before giving you a replacement......so you might find, not sure....if you take the airbag sensor back and vx dealer gives you a new one....when they send the old one back to vx.....if vx test it and find nothing wrong with it.....you might/may get a bill for the new one....not sure  :-/ but worth a thought?

[Markjay]

If it was a genuine Vx part then take the car in and get it changed......the parts warrant covers the fitting cost to.....

Even though I fitted it myself??

Does anyone know if RH and LH are same, i.e. can you swap them for testing?

[Auto Addict]

If it was a genuine Vx part then take the car in and get it changed......the parts warrant covers the fitting cost to.....

Even though I fitted it myself??

Does anyone know if RH and LH are same, i.e. can you swap them for testing?

Different part numbers I believe.....

[Auto Addict]

Well, I'm in a catch 22 situation, the dealer where I bought the part from says:-

They will check the part, but it must be fitted to the car.

There will be no charge.

If they have to replace the part, there will be a fitting charge, as they didn't fit the original.

If they replace the part, and I fit it, there will be a charge for checking it out with a Tech II + any additional labour charges.

Catch 22

..and yes it's Code 71 again, drivers door airbag sensor.

[Auto Addict]

OK, have spoken to the Service Manager at the dealer and the official situation is this.

I would have to pay for the TECH II diagnostic, and the labour charge for fitting a new sensor, I would not be charged for the sensor.

The sensor would be sent back to Vx, and if it proved to be faulty, I would be refunded the Tech II charge and the labour charge.

He says, in all the time he has been a Service Manager he hasn't known an Omega drivers door airbag sensor to fail, and as it has failed again to fully check the wiring, and connections.

[Markjay]

OK, have spoken to the Service Manager at the dealer and the official situation is this.

I would have to pay for the TECH II diagnostic, and the labour charge for fitting a new sensor, I would not be charged for the sensor.

The sensor would be sent back to Vx, and if it proved to be faulty, I would be refunded the Tech II charge and the labour charge.

He says, in all the time he has been a Service Manager he hasn't known an Omega drivers door airbag sensor to fail, and as it has failed again to fully check the wiring, and connections.

In principal this sounds to me like a fair deal - they do the work, you pay, if the part proves to be faulty they refund you for the work.

However.....

If they are sending the part back to Vx to be checked anyway, then why not take it off yourself and give it to them, ask them to send it back to Vx as they normally would, then let you know what the score is - all FOC?

Also, if nit picking, then dealers usually charge for Tech-II diagnostics if you come in for disgnostic only and do not proceed with the repair, but if you book the car in and pay for the repair then the Tech-II diags is usally done as part of the service and not charged separately. So in this case you should only be really paying for replacing the sensor, not for Tech-II..?

And last - what happens if they change the sensor and the problem is still there...? Might be a good idea to agree their remit in advance, i.e. either 'just replace the sensor', or 'do whatever you think is needed to solve the problem'? With the second option, there is some comeback if the problem re-appears...

Just a few ideas....

[Auto Addict]

OK, have spoken to the Service Manager at the dealer and the official situation is this.

I would have to pay for the TECH II diagnostic, and the labour charge for fitting a new sensor, I would not be charged for the sensor.

The sensor would be sent back to Vx, and if it proved to be faulty, I would be refunded the Tech II charge and the labour charge.

He says, in all the time he has been a Service Manager he hasn't known an Omega drivers door airbag sensor to fail, and as it has failed again to fully check the wiring, and connections.

In principal this sounds to me like a fair deal - they do the work, you pay, if the part proves to be faulty they refund you for the work.

However.....

If they are sending the part back to Vx to be checked anyway, then why not take it off yourself and give it to them, ask them to send it back to Vx as they normally would, then let you know what the score is - all FOC?

Also, if nit picking, then dealers usually charge for Tech-II diagnostics if you come in for disgnostic only and do not proceed with the reapir, but if you book the car in and pay for the repair then the Tech-II diags is usally done as part of the service and not charged separately. So in this you should only be really paying for replacing the sensor, not for Tech-II..?

And last - what happens if they change the sensor and the problem is still there...? Might be a good idea to agree their remit in advance, i.e. either 'just replace the sensor', or 'do whatever you think is need to solve the problem'? With the second option, there is some comeback if the problem re-appears...

Just a few ideas....

I suggested that I take it off and they send it back to Vx, they said can't do that without checking it on the car first.

If I agree to them changing the sensor, and pay for it up front, and Vx say sensor is not faulty, I'm out of pocket, so then, what happens if the problem re-occurs? It ain't going to be the sensor, so what's the come back. They will say we will have to check other things which of course they will charge for.

The Tech II and labour charge is going to come to far more than a new sensor.

If the problem does not re-occur, OK, problem solved, but why pay the dealer.