Airbag light pulsing
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Laughing Gas
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Airbag light pulsing
When driving the airbag is pulsing very dim don’t think it’s signaling any codes. It’s pulsing over 10x per second. Need some help have no time to diagnose. Concerned it could lead to bigger issues. Will see what it does in the morning when I start the truck. Thinking maybe a grounding issue but don’t know where to begin.
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From: Lake Hartwell, GA
I would start by disconnecting the battery, remove the air bag and check the clock spring connections as well as the air bag connections. Also, consider checking the connections for the instrument cluster.
There are only a few screws holding the air bag on.
I can look in the FSM if you don't find the solution in short order.
There are only a few screws holding the air bag on.
I can look in the FSM if you don't find the solution in short order.
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Do you have an LED in the airbag light? I've had problems using LEDs as indicators for some of these warning lights in the dash, and this dim flashing is how they sometimes fail. Going back to an incandescent bulb solved it for me. Like Jimmy said, let us know what codes you find. There are indicator codes as well.
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Laughing Gas
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Not sure I’ll have time tonight need to do a few things on the truck and other stuff. Don’t think it’s a code when I start the truck the light illuminates solid and bright. No led either. It happened right after one of the roughest off road rides the truck has been on but that’s what was required. Leaning towards something is loose. Also temporarily went away today for a little bit.
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Not sure I’ll have time tonight need to do a few things on the truck and other stuff. Don’t think it’s a code when I start the truck the light illuminates solid and bright. No led either. It happened right after one of the roughest off road rides the truck has been on but that’s what was required. Leaning towards something is loose. Also temporarily went away today for a little bit.
Laughing Gas
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Yes.. twist lock bulbs.
I want to say 912's but do not hold me to that as there are two different size bulbs in the dash.
Also, when it comes to bulbs anywhere in the truck, LED's have been know to cause bad and randomly weird issues for us. Just do not use them.
May be the ribbon cable also.
But, codes could help narrow down issues.
I want to say 912's but do not hold me to that as there are two different size bulbs in the dash.
Also, when it comes to bulbs anywhere in the truck, LED's have been know to cause bad and randomly weird issues for us. Just do not use them.
May be the ribbon cable also.
But, codes could help narrow down issues.
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Joined: May 2014
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From: Lake Hartwell, GA
Yes.. twist lock bulbs.
I want to say 912's but do not hold me to that as there are two different size bulbs in the dash.
Also, when it comes to bulbs anywhere in the truck, LED's have been know to cause bad and randomly weird issues for us. Just do not use them.
May be the ribbon cable also.
But, codes could help narrow down issues.
I want to say 912's but do not hold me to that as there are two different size bulbs in the dash.
Also, when it comes to bulbs anywhere in the truck, LED's have been know to cause bad and randomly weird issues for us. Just do not use them.
May be the ribbon cable also.
But, codes could help narrow down issues.
A good trick for ribbon cable that I learned a long time ago in my previous life is to use a soft pencil eraser and clean the ribbon side contacts off and rinse with a contact cleaner like CRC or similar. I used this trick on our LG range/stove a few years ago and it has been good since.
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