Air bag light blinks!!!
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Yes, unless you know where the airbag module is. If you do, you can unplug the connector and check the wires with a meter for continuity. Also, just in case you weren't aware; that cap that plugs into the connector under the seat is actually a resistor. The reason you're getting a code 36 is that the airbag module cannot detect that resistor. The problem could be as simple as that resistor being no good. If it fits, you could try swapping it with it's passenger side counterpart. If the resistor is the problem, the code 36 will go away and a code 37 will appear.
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You'd get better help in the Explorer forum, this is the Expedition forum.
Go here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum32/
Go here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum32/
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I'm always willing to take money out of the hands of overpriced grease monkeys.
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I posted my own thread and didnt get but one response that didnt help. Im getting code 32 flashing, I was told that code #32 is the clock spring. But my horn works fine, I was told that the clock Spring is fine if the horn works. i did take it apart and it was in good condition no breaks or bends. So... Any other ideas what can cause code #32?
Side note i also checked the wires from the passenger side to the driver side and they where fine, no cuts or breaks the wires and where plugged in tight. idk what else to do.
Side note i also checked the wires from the passenger side to the driver side and they where fine, no cuts or breaks the wires and where plugged in tight. idk what else to do.
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I posted my own thread and didnt get but one response that didnt help. Im getting code 32 flashing, I was told that code #32 is the clock spring. But my horn works fine, I was told that the clock Spring is fine if the horn works. i did take it apart and it was in good condition no breaks or bends. So... Any other ideas what can cause code #32?
Side note i also checked the wires from the passenger side to the driver side and they where fine, no cuts or breaks the wires and where plugged in tight. idk what else to do.
Side note i also checked the wires from the passenger side to the driver side and they where fine, no cuts or breaks the wires and where plugged in tight. idk what else to do.
I can look up the diagnostic procedure if you need it.
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You were given bad advice. The airbag and horn circuits use different contacts within the clock spring. Based on the advice you were given, if your kitchen light doesn't work the wall switch must be good since the bathroom light wall switch still works and that just isn't so.
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You can test the clock spring, but make sure you disconnect the battery and wait 10-15 minutes before messing with the airbag. Remove the airbag when probing wires, disconnect it as soon as you can access the plug to it and unbolt it from the steering wheel, place it face UP in a safe location. If it should accidentally deploy, it will not launch itself like a projectile if it's facing UP.
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Code 34 is a loss of electrical contact with the driver's airbag. The most common cause of this is a worn clock spring.
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I have a 2001 Navi. My airbag light just recently started blinking on me. It gives me 3 flashes, 2 flashes, and repeats that 5 times. I saw in an earlier post that the code may mean the steering wheel clock spring may be bad. Is that something I can fix? Where is it located?