I was riding with my buddy and I noticed that the airbag light stays lit all the time. He told me it has stayed on constantly, ( with key on ) since he hit a hard hole in the road. Evidently he hit it pretty hard. What is causing this? Its a 24 valve, manual.

 

The only thing I could find quickly is that if the light stays on it will set a code for the problem. If it's newer than a '98 you can get the codes by the key on, off, on, off, on method. If it's a '98 you'll have to have it read with a scanner.

 

I believe its an '01. What method are you talking about? I'll have him try it...

 

Turn the key all the way on and off without starting it 3 times. Leave it on after the 3rd time and the codes will flash in the odometer window.

 

Hitting that hole probably buggered up one or more of the sensors on the front hubs.

Air bag needs a bunch of sensors working right, or the light will come on saying the bag's been disabled.

If the speedometer is working right, the sensor on the rear punkin is probably OK, so that leaves the ones up front.

phox

 

I tried the 3 time swith thing? It just showed air bag, assuming I did it correctly. What do I do to get it off? It stays on all the time?

 

To read airbag codes, you need a scanner. They are stored in the airbag controller, and can't be read with key on/off cycles
. There are many possible causes, but the most common in my experience is "driver side squib circuit", which often ends up being a failed clockspring. I'm not saying to throw parts at it, and a great deal of caution must be used in this area. Don't go poking at anything with ohmmeter leads. Many aftermarket scan tools can't access the airbag controller, so you may end up at the dealer.

 

my did that. it was the clock spring in the column, the dealer charged me $50 to fix it . they say that their bad about that.