Airbag Light - 94 Body/Electrical Troubleshooting Manual Needed
08-21-05, 01:37 PM
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Airbag Light - 94 Body/Electrical Troubleshooting Manual Needed
A couple of years ago when I put the battery back, after months with it out,
the airbag idiot light on the dash flashed at me for a week or so before
resetting itself. This time it's not resetting. Instead, it has settled on
a repeating pattern of three flashes and a pause. Does that tell anyone
where I should be looking for the problem?
the airbag idiot light on the dash flashed at me for a week or so before
resetting itself. This time it's not resetting. Instead, it has settled on
a repeating pattern of three flashes and a pause. Does that tell anyone
where I should be looking for the problem?
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My car was giving 10 flashes of the light every time I'd take it out of storage and drive it, but recently I haven't seen it flashing. The difference? I'm driving the car at least once or twice a week, and I'm leaving the battery connected. I suspect yours may self-heal like mine seems to have done if you leave the battery connected.
I suspect the root cause of the problem is that the capacitors in the computer are getting weak. There is a LARGE bank of them in the computer (probably to act as a battery so that it can deploy the bags in a crash, even if the crash results in a power loss to the computer), and electrolytic capacitors are well known for dying of old age.
I suspect the root cause of the problem is that the capacitors in the computer are getting weak. There is a LARGE bank of them in the computer (probably to act as a battery so that it can deploy the bags in a crash, even if the crash results in a power loss to the computer), and electrolytic capacitors are well known for dying of old age.
