amgarrety
10-27-2011, 07:28 PM
I searched through the forum for an explanation to my problem, but I didn't find exactly what I needed. Here's whats up. My air bag light just recently started coming on. Up until today, it seemed to only come on in 70 degree and below weather, and go off after a little driving. I've pretty much just ignored it and decided to check the connectors under my seats when I get the chance.
Well today, it started acting a little weird. And i've developed two theories as to why.
Theory 1 - Pulling too much power. The light will stay on, then it'll start to dim as if it doesn't have enough power to light up. It keeps dimming and occasionally turning off, but then coming back on. Also, whenever I put my turn signal on, it blinks opposite of my signal. It does not react to hazard lights or high beams though. I thought maybe I was pulling a little too much power. I do have interior lights, a touchscreen radio, and Hella 500's on the front, although I can't imagine that would be enough. I heard it can happen when your battery is dying too, and while I haven't checked specifically, my car turns over fine, even in colder weather. Im fairly sure that the battery is young too.
Theory 2 - A loose connection. The light seems to also react to hills. It might be a reaction to me pushing my clutch to coast, and then letting off to apply power to the wheels. The little bit of push and pull my car feels when using my clutch seems to make the airbag light get brighter and dimmer, almost as if a wire is loose and sporadically making contact.
So i'll be checking out my connections under the seat tomorrow. But in the mean time, can anyone confirm or deny that it is at all related to my battery or how much power I might be using in my car? Or does anyone know exactly what is happening and can help me fix it? If I cant fix it myself, I might just end up taking it to a shop to have them take a crack at it.
Thanks.
Well today, it started acting a little weird. And i've developed two theories as to why.
Theory 1 - Pulling too much power. The light will stay on, then it'll start to dim as if it doesn't have enough power to light up. It keeps dimming and occasionally turning off, but then coming back on. Also, whenever I put my turn signal on, it blinks opposite of my signal. It does not react to hazard lights or high beams though. I thought maybe I was pulling a little too much power. I do have interior lights, a touchscreen radio, and Hella 500's on the front, although I can't imagine that would be enough. I heard it can happen when your battery is dying too, and while I haven't checked specifically, my car turns over fine, even in colder weather. Im fairly sure that the battery is young too.
Theory 2 - A loose connection. The light seems to also react to hills. It might be a reaction to me pushing my clutch to coast, and then letting off to apply power to the wheels. The little bit of push and pull my car feels when using my clutch seems to make the airbag light get brighter and dimmer, almost as if a wire is loose and sporadically making contact.
So i'll be checking out my connections under the seat tomorrow. But in the mean time, can anyone confirm or deny that it is at all related to my battery or how much power I might be using in my car? Or does anyone know exactly what is happening and can help me fix it? If I cant fix it myself, I might just end up taking it to a shop to have them take a crack at it.
Thanks.