Airbag light coming on

[Johnboy1975]

Originally Posted by PTConnie

If anyone finds out about the airbag light, let me know. I've had my cruiser for two months, and all of a sudden, the light comes on, and ding ding..... goes off for 20 seconds, and goes on again. It's weird, but it only happens when someone is in the passenger seat.

Take it to the dealer because the weight sensor in the passenger seat is probably buggered up. There is a scale under the passenger side seat and when anything under a certain weight(not sure exactly how much,maybe 50 pounds) it will turn off the passenger side airbag and the light will come on.

[BABYbluePT]

the post before mine pretty much is saying what I'm about to....BUT...anyway lol

are you sure its because of the DRIVERS SEAT air bag and NOT the passenger seat air bag?? I went to the store the other day and had a couple of gallons of milk in my passenger seat and the light came on........I believe it is a sensor/warning so that you know the AIR BAG has been disabled...because of the use of a rear facing child seat...

our Chrystler Pacifica has this feature as well...IF you place anything "heavy enough but still lite" in the seat it thinks it's a child...and will disable the air bag....for safty reasons


IF this isnt the case and your passenger seat is EMPTY then I would take it to the dealership...or somewhere FAST...you NEVER know when it will be need...

(both of our vehilces are 06's by the way)

[vdbd08pt]

Originally Posted by slartyblarfast

How is it that the dealer calls your car a "grey market" vehicle? That term is usually applied to cars that are imported from out of the country and then brought up to US crash and emission standards. Unless your car was imported from out of the country..... I would have a little chat with the dealer about this. Especially if your only 2 days out of warranty! Hmmmmm......

That's funny, considering the car is made in Mexico

Van

[robert2183]

I think the airbag light that the OP is seeing is the one in the instrument cluster (the red warning light). I have that one periodically going off and on in my 06 GT Convertible. Took it to the dealer last night and they said it's going off because of a 'low voltage' signal from the passenger 'side curtain' airbag...

However the thing that stinks is the dealer says that they have to take apart half of my interior to try to find a 'pinched wire'. If they find no pinched wire or broken parts, then and only then - will they replace the airbag. He told me I could be without my PT for as long as 5 days! I'm about 75% sure it's a loose/pinched wire though, as if I jostle the passenger seat (going over a bump, or just doing it manually) - the airbag light goes off, then comes back on.

~Robert

--Edit -- wow ... didn't notice the original post was from so long ago!

[Turbodude06]

my car has the same light and its had it since new just sent it in to get it fixed they had it for 4 days they said they replaced the bag and the light came back on an hour after I had it agian mine seems to come on around turns for some reason I'm going to bring it in to a different dealer cause its really anoying....