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[Eighth_dwarf]

Ok, airbag light has been on for a while now. Plugged in my duff code reader to read code & try reset. Reste and it just comes back on again showing driverside airbag squib high resistance.

Had seat out and made sure everything is connected ok, so the question is what do I need to replace??? any ideas?

[Jimbob]

I used to suffer with this a lot, its the airbag in the seat back.

Cleaning the connector would often reset mine for a variable time.
I replaced the airbag....fault persisted.
I soldered the connector by the door sill as per TIS, fault persisited

I guess wiring or ecu will need replacing if neither of these work.

Never fully got to the bottom as I sold the car.

[Eighth_dwarf]

well that's going to be a bugger then with the 2012 MOT rules. It's a failure for the airbag light to be on (think it was just an advisorary before?).

[MV6Matt]

I'm a bit confused.......
I posted about this very same thing last year -  driverside airbag squib high resistance

My understanding then was that it was the seat airbag (as in above post)

Got very clear info on here that it's the Steering wheel Airbag and that replacing usually fixes.

So, can anyone confirm seat or steering wheel?

Matthew

[Jimbob]

The key word is SIDE

that means its the seat, assuming tool reporting correctly.

If you want to post the code, we can double check

[Jimbob]

Here are the possible codes :

    Diagnostic Trouble Code Storage Condition   Remedy 
 4   Driver Airbag Squib Circuit Malfunction   C-04 
 5   Passenger Airbag Squib Circuit Malfunction   C-05 
 6   Driver Pretensioner Circuit Malfunction   C-06 
 7   Passenger Pretensioner Circuit Malfunction   C-07 
 8   Driver Side Airbag Squib Circuit Signal Low   C-08 
 9   Passenger Side Airbag Squib Circuit Signal Low   C-09 
 31   Driver Airbag Squib Circuit High Resistance   C-04 
 32   Driver Airbag Squib Circuit Low Resistance   C-04 
 33   Passenger Airbag Squib Circuit High Resistance   C-05 
 34   Passenger Airbag Squib Circuit Low Resistance   C-05 
 35   Driver Pretensioner Circuit High Resistance   C-06 
 36   Driver Pretensioner Circuit Low Resistance   C-06 
 37   Passenger Pretensioner Circuit High Resistance   C-07 
 38   Passenger Pretensioner Circuit Low Resistance   C-07 
 43   Telltale Signal High   C-12 
 44   Telltale Signal Low or Circuit Open   C-12 
 45   CSD Telltale Signal High (Child Seat Detection)   C-15 
 46   CSD Telltale Signal Low or Circuit Open (Child Seat Detection)   C-15 
 52   Control Unit (Squib Code) not Programmed   B-06 
 53   Squib Circuit Code Mismatch   B-06 
 55   Replace Electronic Control Unit (ECU)   C-02 
 56   Electronic Control Unit Not Reusable   C-02 
 65   Passenger Airbag Activated   C-02 
 66   Driver Airbag Activated   C-02 
 67   Pretensioning Devices Activated   C-02 
 68   Driver Side Airbag Activated   C-02 
 69   Passenger Side Airbag Activated   C-02 
 71   Driver Side Airbag Sensor Communication Circuit Malfunction   C-10 
 72   Driver Side Airbag Sensor Circuit Malfunction   C-10 
 77   Driver Side Airbag Squib Circuit High Resistance   C-08 
 78   Driver Side Airbag Squib Circuit Low Resistance   C-08 
 79   Driver Side Airbag Sensor Malfunction   C-10 
 81   Passenger Side Airbag Sensor Communication Circuit Malfunction   C-11 
 82   Passenger Side Airbag Sensor Circuit Malfunction   C-11 
 87   Passenger Side Airbag Squib Circuit High Resistance   C-09 
 88   Passenger Side Airbag Squib Circuit Low Resistance   C-09 
 89   Passenger Side Airbag Sensor Malfunction   C-11 
 90   Sensor Pad 1 Communication Circuit Malfunction   B-07 
 92   Sensor Pad 1 Circuit Malfunction   B-07 
 93   Sensor Pad 1 Malfunction   B-07 
 95   CSD Sensor Malfunction (Child Seat Detection)   B-07 
 98   Deployment Commanded Output Circuit Low Resistance (OnStar Function)   C-16 
 99   Sensor Pad 1 System Voltage Low 

[MV6Matt]

Thank you JimBob, I will check

Matthew

[TheBoy]

so the question is what do I need to replace??? any ideas?

The scan tool, as its not legal in the UK

No more mentioning it by name please

[Eighth_dwarf]

My apologies!!! Must get one that is not duff and is completely legal! Have to throw the other one away! 

[Rods2]

My apologies!!! Must get one that is not duff and is completely legal! Have to throw the other one away! 

Didn't know they made code readers as well as beer. 

[Eighth_dwarf]

Well FINALLY got round to looking at this, as have been driving the RX8 instead (and because MOT is due on 7th July)!!! Took seat out, back off of it and cleaned all the connections I could find. Put it all back together, reset the airbag light and WEEHAY!! all is now resolved.

RX8 can go back to being a weekend runabout again.

Thanks all for your help and input.

[Malaki]

Hi I have got code 82 passenger side airbag from above list any ideas as to where to start checking cheers

[Andy B]

Hi I have got code 82 passenger side airbag from above list any ideas as to where to start checking cheers

Hi

But you'd bet better off starting a new thread ......... this one is 18 onths old ... cough cough