Originally Posted by
SGFMORover
only time I got into an incident that should've set off the airbags the warning light came on instead. thinking a cubby hole will go nicely there... found an easier way to turn my light off - electrical taped over it the last time I had the gauge cluster out
I think the sensors are supposed to be replaced after ten years but nobody does it... They are essentially a gold ball in a tube of grease with a contact at the end. In a collision, the ball gets forced through the grease and makes contact setting off your airbags. There are several generations of airbags and newer ones may be different... If the system is compromised in any way, the light will come on. It could be that your sensors have a way of reporting if the ball has moved and now the system may be compromised as it will take much less of a collision now to finish the cycle and ignite the bags creating a safety issue. Dunno, just a guess. Personally, I do not care for them, If you are in a collision bad enough to need bags, you are going to be a hurting unit anyway without the added facial burns to go with it. Most times the bags go off when they really are not needed and just adds expense to fixing the car and injuries to the occupants....
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