Airbag light in 98 VT commodore

[JoeFish]

Evening All,

Just recently the airbag light has been coming on every time i start my car. There is only one airbag in the VT executive and that's in the steering wheel, and I have not hit it hard or anything like that.

Does anyone know what may be triggering it off or if there is some way to find out what's going on besides paying an auto electrician $75/hr?

Thanks heaps,
Joe

[accentstencil]

Disconnecting any part of the SRS system without disconnecting the battery can cause the fault, spilling a drink between your seat and the console can wet the connector for the seatbelt pre-tensioners and trigger a fault, a faulty clock spring plus several other things can also be the problem. There is no way of knowing without scanning for the fault.

[Mick1988]

They should be able to tell you what is causing the fault as soon as they connect it to a Tech 2. Usually if it was unprovoked it's a faulty clock spring.

[JoeFish]

Thanks guys,

I will take it to my mechanic and see what he can do, if he can't help i'll take it to an Autoelectrician!

Thanks heaps for your help, muchly appreciated!

[vteezr]

If the airbag light comes on, would the airbag still deploy in an accident?

[nitrowarrior]

If the airbag light comes on, would the airbag still deploy in an accident?

I dont think the Airbag system will work at all if the light is on....But i am not certian of this.....

[accentstencil]

It is my understanding that it won't but I am not 100% sure.

[JoeFish]

I'm getting it checked out next week, guy is gonna hook it up to his computer or something. Just driving extra safe for the time being hahaha

[Hallett505]

Just purchased a VT last week with this problem, the owner had it checked and was quoted $300 to have the clock spring fixed

[Mick1988]

Ive got a few laying around here you can have one for $60 plus postage

[JoeFish]

oh man, that is what I need replaced, the clock spring. They put another air bag in and the light still comes on. They also connected it to this computer and ran tests for it but they couldn't figure it out.

Are the clock Springs expensive or is it the labor that costs so much?

[accentstencil]

oh man, that is what I need replaced, the clock spring. They put another air bag in and the light still comes on. They also connected it to this computer and ran tests for it but they couldn't figure it out.

Are the clock Springs expensive or is it the labor that costs so much?

A new clock spring is expensive, I know that the ones that cater for the audio controls as well are around $300. Not much involved in installing it though.

[Mirkz]

Got this issue in my car. Randomly came on one night whilst driving and has hung around since.

[Brett_jjj]

You need to see someone who has a scantool (holden -Tech 2) that can access the SRS system.There will be a certain SRS error code logged to show what has set the SRS dashlight off and where the problem may be..The SRS logs codes similar to the ECU.

[JoeFish]

That's what I got done to my car, but apparently the can't find out what the error really is. they deleted it and the error still came on. It's kind of hard to understand because it wasn't a common error or something shiz.

But i got the airbag replaced it and it still occurs, must need to get the spring replaced. I need it done because im going to sell my car soon.