What is code 27 when the airbag light flashes 2/7 times

 

I don't know! Mine flashes 3/2 and I don't know what that means either! lol!

 

I had that happen to me It means there is a problem with the PAD switch. (27)the passenger side switch that turnes the air bag on or off. it is very easy to change takes about 10 min. just pop off the panels and there it is. The bad news is only the dealer carries it and it cost me 110.00$ When you change besure to disconnect the battery for 10 min then re connect. not sure what 32 means, do a seach and it may come up.

Lance

 

Hey Blazer does your horn work? If not it is driver side air bag cluster,it is under the steering wheel cover where you would press your horn to blow.I just had toreplace my on my F-150 and it is only dealer part.Let me know if horn works!!

 

Mr. Fordtuff! I just went outside to blow my horn! It works so do you know what may be the problem now! Hey thanks alot!

 

The most common cause of a light flash code 32 is a bad clockspring (sliding contact) behind the steering wheel. It is the piece that allows the sterring wheel to electrically connect to the wiring in the steering column and still allow the wheel to turn.

 

Thank you! Racerguy! I'll maybe pull the cover off the steering wheel! Maybe it is dirty! Thanks again!

 

The clockspring isn't something you can fix.
It has to be replaced if it's bad. You remove the steering wheel to access it.

 

Oh you def. need to bring it to shop to change the clockspin my buddy did mine and it took time to do you must know what your doing to do it thats why he is mech.dont try it on your own.

 

Chaser 1602 code 2 7 is passenger side airbag disengagment it the switch that is bad you must replace it it will prob. cost you anywhere from $95-$110 bucks frim dealer you do it urself.Let me know how you make out

 

If its the pass.side disengagement that must mean it cant be turned off right? $110,maybe I'll learn to live with the light.No need to turn off A/B.More worried
about it not working

 

Anytime the airbag warning light is on the airbags won't work.

 

Can't recommend you do this, but here is what I did when I got light code 27, assuming your PAD light is not working (like mine). I changed the Light Emitting Diode (LED) without having to buy a whole new PAD switch. As you will see, I didn't disconnect the battery. This is probably very stupid, but it is what I did and it worked. I sat in the middle seat and wore ear plugs just in case.

1. The shop manual says to remove the radio trim panel by rotating the air cond. vents inward and grabbing the exposed trim panel edges with both hands and pulling straight out (aft). So far so good.

2. Unscrew the three PAD switch mounting screws.

3. Depress the little tang and remove the electrical connector to the PAD Switch.

4. Take to work bench and gently remove the cover off the switch box. The circuit board will fall out if inverted so be careful after the cover comes off.

5. Go back to the truck, turn the PAD switch to OFF (more clockwise position) and reattach the electrical connector. Turn on ignition and check that you get about twelve volts to the Light Emitting Diode (LED) wires. The circuit board should be properly seated in its case. On mine, I got twelve volts regardless of the PAD switch being on or off, but not to worry. In either case the old LED didn't light up.

6. Ok now that you got 12 volts and you therefore know the LED is bad, go to Radio Shack and buy a new one. It probably won't look exactly the same, just make sure you get an LED, not a "Lamp" and make sure it says "twelve volts". I got Cat. No. 276-084A, which is a red LED with 3 inch long, flexible lead wires. I would have bought yellow if they had it. Cost was about $2.

7. Back at the workbench, clip the old LED out as close to the LED as possible, leaving the bare wires to solder to. Twirl each old wire into a tiny hoop. Solder the new wires from the new LED to the hoops you just made. An LED will only work if you have the plus to plus and minus to minus. I did it wrong first, it didn't work, but it didn't hurt anything. The red wire from the new LED should go to the side towards the edge of the circuit board.

8. Make a teeny tiny donut shaped piece of cardboard from the packaging that the LED came in. A hole punch helps. Stick the LED into the center of the donut and use a little 5 minute epoxy to hold the donut to the LED. Stick the donut and LED assembly into the circular hole where the old LED shown. Glue or tape into place. Test in truck and if problem is solved (like mine was) reassemble the whole mess.

9. Reread the first paragraph. Sorry about the long post.

 

Good post Craig

For some excitement at work today we blew off an airbag.
It was out of a 2000 F-150. The cover was marked up and the customer wanted it replaced. We hooked up wires that were about 20' long to it, placed it face down (which should never be done with a removed air bag) and touched the wires to a battery. It blew up big time, flew straight up in the air approximately 20' and made lots of smoke and it sure didn't smell good. No one in our shop had ever seen one go off before so today was a good day to try it. I think it gave everyone a little more respect for airbags.

 

Sounds like an interesting day at work. We should all have days like that.

You mention the smoke. That is the same thing an engineer friend of mine mentioned who was in a minor accident. His first thought when the airbag blew was that his car was on fire.

One correction to my earlier post. What I thought was an LED was really a clear lamp with a removable yellow vinyl cover on it. The lamp actually has a filiment in it. Can't see where the filiment is discontinuous, but two facts stand out. 1) The old lamp stopped working and 2) the new LED fixed the problem.