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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 07:22 PM
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Exclamation airbag question
if the airbag light is on solid, does that mean the airbag system is immobilized yes or no?
no pass side airbag.
 
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Yup, it means the airbag is off.
 
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ok thanks - don't want it going off while driving down the road
 
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now the light is out and the module is beeping- any adverse effects to unplugging it?
 
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Does it just beep if someone is sitting in the seat without their seatbelt buckled????
 
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Does it just beep if someone is sitting in the seat without their seatbelt buckled????

it doesn't have that pretensioner feature if that's what you're asking. i know the RH crash sensor is bad as the light was flashing 4-4 but i'm just wondering if any adverse effects from unplugging the control module to stop the freekin beeping...
 
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unplugged the module, drove 20miles it didn't blow up in my face
so.. the srs is disabled now ..yes?

oh and cruise control still worked.
 
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Sounds like the passenger side module is now disabled. Your insurance company, or State Inspection may not be happy with this, so maybe consider a visit to a salvage yard for the replacement part/s needed, unless they require new parts for the reliability factor.
 
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Sounds like the passenger side module is now disabled. Your insurance company, or State Inspection may not be happy with this, so maybe consider a visit to a salvage yard for the replacement part/s needed, unless they require new parts for the reliability factor.
no passenger side airbag on mine just driver's side. i know the RH crash sensor up by the radiator is fubar'd...
hopefully the inspection won't reveal as for a '97 they don't hook up the obdii system to their computer because it's too old for emissions. time will tell.
so i can assume the srs system is disabled now right? since the control module is unplugged...
 
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Yup the computer agrees with you, via its 44 code, that the front passenger side crash sensor mounting is faulty. Just replace it & you'll have your air bag protection back.
 
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mounting? the entire sensor is a pile of rusted nothing right now ! the question is where to get one besides a boneyard or ford? any ideas?
 
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