The air bag light is the idiot. I'll check the under seat plug. Anyone know if there is a sensor under the passenger seat also? Not much room to grope around under there to check?
I don't recell and plugs or wires under the seats except for the seat belt sensor.
There are several plugs within the dash and one in the center console. It's a thich wire wrapped in yellow and it all leads to the main unit that sits under the arm rest, just behind the e-brake. There's a connection inside the steering wheel, a connection under the steering column, a connection to the left or the right of the HVAC, a connection above the glove box, and the main connection at the unit.
i just joined this forum and was looking for advice on a seperate issue (i'm gonna post in a sec), but i happened upon this thread. not only was my air bag light blinking, but i had the check engine light do an intermitant blink...no pattern at all. I pulled the ecu and checked it out only to find that (i can't remember the code) there was nothing wrong with the car. this trick actually fixed both problems. i never in a million years would have imagined this one. much thanks guys. i can only shake my head at how simple it was, and no, timing wasn't an issue.
Hello,
Yesterday I stumbled upon this site after receiving word from my dealer that he wanted to sell me a new airbag control unit for my p/u($752+tx!) because my airbag light was flashing. Apparantly when my alternator went out, the unit was damaged. I just wanted to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH for posting this great info on resetting the light-----IT WORKED!!! My wife and I started laughing hysterically when we saw the light stop flashing.
YOU ROCK!!!
Ryan.
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Originally Posted by jeffdano
Solution is located in General Forum...
Airbag Light Update
Ok, was reading the forum today and found this...
"got this off 240sx.org I had the same problem with my 96 pickup It started blinking right after a tuneup and this fixed. The dealer said it was a bad control module($600) con artist
Air Bag Light Blinks
The check Air Bag light in the console of my '95 has been flashing for almost 8mos. Is there a way to reset or disconnect it?
Eric Perkins
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I had the same problem when I first got my car, about 25k miles, it turned out to be a bad air bad sensor or something like that, fully under warranty though.
To reset this light....
Open driver door
Get in
Shut door
Turn ignition to the on position The one that will go all the way, but not to start car)
Open door
Reach down with your right hand if your a rightty
Press the door ajar sensor button thing (7) times
Shut door
Start your car.....
Takes practice to nail it right though. Any problems, just ask me...
Shawn Schembri"
I was actually AMAZED it worked on my 1996 Sentra GXE which has had the blinking airbag light since 2000 (dumbfounded the darn thing didn't burn out since then!). My wife is a witness and was flabbergasted as well... just an update for that post since I'm a new poster!
this really does work...airbag light had been blinking on my 200 se-r since i had my alternator replaced....took about three tries but using this method it finally stopped. thank you.
i can vouch, this trick does Indeed work!!! took 2 tries before i got it to work. you gotta press it 7 times before the airbag light goes out. than power off the ACC.
i have a nissan 240sx and the actual computer that tells u how to get the codes says to turn the key to on push the button 5 times then turn the car off turn the car back on and it will b flashing a code. usualy a differant pattern. then to reset it turn the key to on push the button 5 times turn off then turn back on and its gone.. i'v done this several times and it goes off for a while, then comes back on. but i'v noticed that when the airbag light comes on its usualy around the same time when my check engine light comes on for the air temp sensor.. i'v replaced this sensor and only every once in awhile it'll come back on. but they go off for a while then come back on.. does any one know what could b wrong??
The two airbags on my sentra 99 deployed when I hit a wall. I bought a pair of airbags and a computer module from Ebay. The airbags were installed today, but the computer module won't fit(not the same model...). So the airbag light is ON rather than BLINKING. I'll try it and see if it works.
Hi, Could you tell me the position of the door ajar sensor button? I must be blind . is it in the car or on the door? please reply to tubinnew@yahoo.com
Thanks a lot
Bin
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Originally Posted by rock4016
The Airbag light on my 96 Sentra has been blinking for about a year now, I was going to take it to the dealer (81$) just to run the codes and they told me it could cost a lot more if something serious was wrong, well I did the door ajar trick and the first time it made the light blink very slow, then next time it went away! so now I can get my car inspected!
after a few 10s of thousands of miles a sensor light will come on ... around 120,000 this might be your sensor light.. all it means is that you have to go get the car checked out.. they get under the dashboard and clip the wires that make the sensor blink ... i had this happen on my 2 maximas that might be it for the sentra
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but.............
then again ........ thats just me
but trust me .... its so frkin' real and its wacked out
I GOT A PROBLEM I WAS WORKING INSIDE MY DASH AND I MADE A MISTAKE I START THE CAR WITH ALL UNPLUG , WHEN I PUT ALL TOGHETER EVERYTHINK WAS OK , BUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR STAY ALWAYS ON
I RESET THE COMPUTER WITH THE SCANNER TOOL AND THE TOOL SAID THAT ALL THE SYSTEM IS WORKING GOOD BUT THE LIGHT STAYS ON.
CAN SOMEONE TELLME WHAT CAN BE WRONG AND WHAT CAN I DO FOR TURN IT OFF THIS FUCKING LIGHT
I'll try it on mine tomorrow...
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