Air bag lite

[GTOreturns]

You know when you start your car the air bag lite comes on for a few seconds then shuts off, well mine keeps flashing on and off. Any ideas?

 

[Turkey Sammich]

A flashing airbag light can mean one of two things.

The first possibility is that your battery is in death throes.

The second possibility is that there is an actual problem with the airbag system.

 

[stang&2Birds]

Chances are that the clock-spring is bad. But, you need to read the code:
http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/airBag/airBag92.html

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING

The diagnostic monitor is responsible for monitoring the air bag system components and connections. A fault code will be displayed when the ignition switch is in the RUN position and the diagnostic monitor detects a system fault. Certain faults may not be displayed until approximately 30 seconds after the ignition has been switched to the RUN position. This is the amount of time required for the diagnostic monitor to test and verify any and all system faults. The codes are produced by a series of air bag indicator flashes. The fault codes are represented by a two digit decimal number. The two digit fault code will be displayed in the following manner: Flash tens digit, one second pause, flash ones digit, three second pause, repeat cycle. For example, a fault code 32 will be displayed according to:

flash flash flash, one second pause, flash flash, three second pause,

flash flash flash, one second pause, flash flash, three second pause . . .

 

[BigHairyMonkey]

Chances are that the clock-spring is bad. But, you need to read the code:
http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/airBag/airBag92.html

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING

The diagnostic monitor is responsible for monitoring the air bag system components and connections. A fault code will be displayed when the ignition switch is in the RUN position and the diagnostic monitor detects a system fault. Certain faults may not be displayed until approximately 30 seconds after the ignition has been switched to the RUN position. This is the amount of time required for the diagnostic monitor to test and verify any and all system faults. The codes are produced by a series of air bag indicator flashes. The fault codes are represented by a two digit decimal number. The two digit fault code will be displayed in the following manner: Flash tens digit, one second pause, flash ones digit, three second pause, repeat cycle. For example, a fault code 32 will be displayed according to:

flash flash flash, one second pause, flash flash, three second pause,

flash flash flash, one second pause, flash flash, three second pause . . .

Those links are extremely helpful thanks so much

 

[stang&2Birds]

Those links are extremely helpful thanks so much

They need to be better organized. As I've been saying for many years now, "one of these days".

There's a lot of info there. You may have to sort through some of it. But, at least it's there.

 

[GTOreturns]

Yeah the battery is a year old. But I think the altenater is going.

So what could happen? Can if go off?

 

[superspec]

mine does it from time to time. it can be flashing when i turn the car off and then restart it and its fine. i just dont worry about it anymore.