i have a 95 ford escort wagon Lx and as i have driving home from work tonite the airbag dash light would flash on and off randomly. the airbags did not go off and i didn't do anything different or hit anything. So why is it flashing?
tonite the airbag dash light would flash on and off randomly. the airbags did not go off and i didn't do anything different or hit anything. So why is it flashing? ====================== Because there is something wrong with the system. It needs to be fixed or you risk the bag not deploying in a head-on collision.
can you count the number of flashes between pauses. these are codes the relate to fault
SRS Fault Codes
Fault codes are flashed by the airbag light. A single flash with a few seconds between it is Code 1. A double flash and a pause is code 2 and so on. The codes are as follows: 1 Flash Drivers airbag failure - or open circuit to airbag (check mylar clockspring connection) 2 Flashes Passenger Airbag failure - or open circuit to airbag 3 Flashes Failure of both airbags 4 Flashes Pyrotechnic seatbelt pre-tensioner failure (Either side) 5 Flashes Drivers airbag failure - System shorted 6 Flashes Passenger airbag failure - System shorted 7 Flashes Drivers crash sensor failure 8 Flashes Passenger crash sensor failure
my airbag light recently started flashing code four. to fix this i left car off for 30 minutes under the seats and the plactic panel between seat and door are wires and connectors, colour coded yellow indicating srs related wiring. i unpluged and pluged them back in and it fixed problem. i have read many places that the connectors are common fault and people even soldered the wires together to stop it happening again.
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