It worked for my nissan sentra 1996, and saved me bunch of money.
Thank you very much
I tried to use this trick on my 98 Nissan Maxima (Blinking Airbag light just started blinking) and it doesn't seem to be working- Can you offer any advice?
The dealership said $129 just to perform a diagostic test - An you know I wouldn't get out of there for $129!
I tried to use this trick on my 98 Nissan Maxima (Blinking Airbag light just started blinking) and it doesn't seem to be working- Can you offer any advice?
The dealership said $129 just to perform a diagostic test - An you know I wouldn't get out of there for $129!
Your help would be greatlyappreciated!
It DID Work!!!!!!
I read the other guys post about the 98 Nissan and he suggested pushing the button 5 times - That's what did it for me!!!
well then honistly i feal sorry for you because this is how u find out what code it is, the first time u do it, it flashes the code, the second it resets the comp, i know for a fact on the 240 this is what u do, then scaner and even nissan tell u to do this. (i'v called and i'v read) this isnt bullshit.
ok, I got it to work. The mistake I made was I didn't start the process soon enough. I noticed that when you turn the car "ON," the airbag light stays on for 5 seconds or so, and then it either turns off or begins to blink. I figured out that you must do the process immediately after putting the key into the "ON" position (bfore the light starts blinking).
anyway, I did it once the right way, and when I started the car, the light still blinked, but it was blinking really slowly. I tried it once again and it went off for good.. YAY.
I've tried all three remedies all afternoon, to no avail. Then I saw your extra info in your posting that said to do the door ajar switch thing seven times BEFORE the airbag light stops flashing, and WA-LA! The first time I did it, it still flashed, but much slower. Then I did it again (like you mentioned), and it stopped flashing completely. SWEET!
I have a 1995 Nissan 200sx and the airbag light was flashing so I followed the directions and It actually WORKED Thank you all
Quote:
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
Response
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!
For those of you who have trouble getting this to work the first time, check your door switch. My dome light still turned on and off when I pressed the door switch, but there are 2 other circuits attached to this switch and 1 of them works to reset the air bag. I checked mine with an ohm meter and only 1 of the 3 circuits was being completed by the switch. I took it apart and cleaned the contacts and I was then able to reset my airbag light by following the procedure.
For you doubters out there, using the door switch to reset the air bag light is listed in the service manual (starting on RS-26 in the B14 manual). That's where I got the instructions to check the switch function when it did not work.
Besides having so much fun reading 1 WICKED SE-R stupid suggestion (go back to the first page) I tried it on my 96 Maxima SE and it worked like a charm. Thank you all…
Nissan isn't the only one with this kind of trick...
I'm going to try it out on my 200SX SE tomorrow. I just thought you all would like to know that Toyota has a similar routine to program their smart keys in the Prius. My family checked in on me as I opened doors, turned keys and pushed buttons but I finally got the timing right and saved myself a hundred bucks. Felt foolish, but it finally worked. So if this works, it will save me an estimated $1200. I may just go out and buy a 6 of Guiness to celebrate.... G
lol...kOooo the trick does work...where u press the door thingy 7times...juss like how ninety-nine se-l said it. i gotta with 2 tries. first try it blinked very slow then second try..Bam! it was gone...ahha..pretty cool..im amazed..hahaha.
I guess as long as you didn't do any serious damage to airbag wiring or anything that door-reset thing works. I tried it twice and got it no probs, THX jeff
Quote:
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
Response
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!
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
Response
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!
-jeffdano (heatherdano too)
OK i know alot of you think this quick fix does not work, but i thought the same thing after trying ten times, but i got it to work after the 11 try.
Got it on my 1st try. Freaking sweet. Now I don't have to listen to people ask "Whats that blinking light?" all the time. God, it's annoying. Longest part for me was finding the damn switch though. I'm used to it being up where the hinge is next to the dash. Not on the bottom of the open side of the door...
Airlight blink problem solved!! Org poster JEFFdono is frickin genies!
I got my AIRLIGHT BLINKING problem solved in matter of 11 seconds & saved a bunch of money on fixing this s'it. The original poster's quick fix method ( given below in this thread) worked wonders & all that took me is 11 seconds including getting in to & outside of the car. Thanks Jeffdono who originally invented this method to fix & thanks for IanH who directed me to this thread for this problem. No more of this annoying light. BTW thanks for "Ninety-Nine SE-L" who added this method is still safe & bag is still secure. That is relief man! F'K the stupid suggestion of "1 WICKED SE-R" to remove the "eyeballs" sorry, the "bulbs".
Man! this forum ROCKS! Bravo for this forum members & contributors.
Kumar
97-Sentra-GXE bought for $1500 with 105k miles.
You are a freaking genious, dude!!!
I tried it on my 96 Maxima SE and it worked like a charm. Thank you all…
Airlight blink problem solved!! Org poster JEFFdono is frickin genies!
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