the air bag light is flashing on my brothers '94 is there a sensor somewhere that needs to be replaced or is this a common problem

 

What code is it flashing?
3-2 would be the clockspring in the sterring wheel.
41 and 42 are the impact sensors on the front I beleive...don't quote me.

 

sorry, dont really know what you mean by codes and 3-2 and 41 and 42, could you please explain? thanks for the help

 

If the airbag light is blinking, its blinking out a code.
There will be a longer pause between the first set of flashes and the second set, than the pause between the individual flashes. Just count the blinks.

ex:
flash flash flash flash (2 sec pause) flash flash (2 sec pause) flash flash flash flash (2sec pause)... the code will repeat indefinitely as long as the car is on
is 4-2

 

ok thanks, just looked at it and its a 3-2. any help on what that means? thanks again for your help

 

search for clockspring. I would suggest use adv search and select only this 87-96 forum.

$100 dealer only part and about an hour to install. On some of our trucks the horn and cruise will no longer work either.

On my 94 those work fine so I just have to make sure I buckle up since the airbag will not deploy while there is a code.

 

thanks for the help

 

A 32 is "Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open"

 

I just noticed the same problem on my '95 F150 300CI 4x2. I think the code that is flashing on mine is 34, however. Does anyone know what 34 means?

 

34: DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUIT LOW RESISTANCE OR SHORTED (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 34)


Normal Operation

The air bag diagnostic monitor measures the resistance across Pin 10 (Circuit 615, GY/W) and Pin 11 (Circuit 614, GY/O) every time the ignition switch is turned to the RUN position. Normal resistance across these circuits is between 1.5 and 2.0 ohms. This resistance comes from the driver side air bag module (approximately 1.0 ohm) and the windings of the air bag sliding contact (0.25 to 0.5 ohm per winding, two windings in all). If the resistance across these two circuits is less than 0.7 ohm, the air bag diagnostic monitor will flash Code 34 on the air bag lamp.

l The connectors for the driver side air bag module and the air bag sliding contact have metal spring clips that act as shorting bars. These shorting bars are built into the plastic hardshell connectors. The shorting bars are designed to short Circuits 614 and 615 together when the connectors are not mated. Do not attempt to remove the air bag shorting bar and measure the resistance of the air bag. The air bag sliding contact shorting bar may be removed to measure the resistance of the air bag sliding contact. Use extreme care when reinstalling the shorting bar to make sure it is installed correctly.

Possible Causes

Low resistance across Pins 10 and 11 can be caused by:

(1) A poorly mated connector on the air bag sliding contact may not push the shorting bars back into their fully retracted positions.

(2) A faulty shorting bar may short Circuits 614 and 615 together.

(3) A short in the air bag sliding contact windings between Circuits 614 and 615.

(4) A short across the terminals within the driver side air bag module. DO NOT attempt a direct resistance measurement of the driver side air bag module. Follow the diagnostic procedures to determine if the driver side air bag module resistance is lower than normal.

 

Picked mine up at Autozone for a little cheaper. Easy install and has been working for the past year.


Smitty

 

Code 45? is my problem

and you say it will not deploy in a crash?