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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / July 2006flashing air bag light
I have some electrical glitch in my 1993 Taurus. Interior lights have sometimes stayed on after car off/key removed. So for overnight I pull the apprpriate fuse - no problem. A week ago I forgot. When I started the car next day (thankfully it started) , and ever since, my air bag light flashes intermiantly all the time I'm driving. Usually one flash, then two after a second or twom then a break, then repeat. The manual says to get the system serviced for this. But is there any danger? Like the air bag deploying while I'm driving? Brad > I have some electrical glitch in my 1993 Taurus. Interior lights have > sometimes stayed on after car off/key removed. So for overnight I pull [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Brad Yes, there is a degree of danger that the airbag will fire at any time. The vehicle's obvious electrical problems significantly increase the danger. The "flash pattern" is significant. You should call a dealer and find out what it means BEFORE driving the car again. Or...just continue to take your chances....its up to you. >> I have some electrical glitch in my 1993 Taurus. Interior lights have >> sometimes stayed on after car off/key removed. So for overnight I pull [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> The manual says to get the system serviced for this. But is there any >> danger? Like the air bag deploying while I'm driving? I glad that the responses for this post say get it checked. The last guy to post about a flashing air bag lite got redneck 'no problems don't worry' . Flashing lites are more serious than steady lites. Get it corrected or disconnected/removed. The alternative is to find out how to lose control of the car if and when that bag fires in your face and scares the hell out of you. If your really lucky, you won't actually kill someone. And carry a jug of clean water with you. The powder used to lubricate the bag on deployment will blind you and you will need to wash the crap out of your eyes. Read the warnings on air bags. Enjoy Pete >>> I have some electrical glitch in my 1993 Taurus. Interior lights have >>> sometimes stayed on after car off/key removed. So for overnight I pull [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >Enjoy >Pete Or just rip the POS out of your car. Airbags are a joke, and are dangerous. They cause more accidents than they help in an accident. There is no way I will own a car with one. They are removed the day I buy the car. All they are is more governmental regulations to protect the insurance companies from having to spend a buck. The brilliant scientists that developed them insist they save lives, and the government buys into the lie. By the way, why dont you just put a switch on your dome light? You can buy an aftermarket dome light with built in switch. Of course you could fix the door jam switch that is most likely causing the problem. <snip> >The manual says to get the system serviced for this. But is there any >danger? Like the air bag deploying while I'm driving? > >Brad Reguardless of the Danger, it is commonly understood that driving with a faulty SRS is dangerious. See your dealer. later, tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com |
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