What causes airbag code 32?
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What causes airbag code 32?
Can anyone shed some light on this code? I am suspecting it is the clockspring, would I be correct? I am leaning that way because I have a slight issue with the off button on my cruise control, and on occasion the airbag will quickly go out for a fraction of a second if the steering wheel is turned just right. I guess I'm at the point the light is annoying me and it's like the last little thing I need to do to the truck to make it 100% right.
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Pinpoint Test I: LFC 32/DTC B1932 — Driver Air Bag Resistance High
Normal Operation
The air bag electronic crash sensor (ECS) module monitors the resistance for the driver air bag ignitor by measuring the resistance between pins 1 and 15. If the ECS detects high resistance between these pins, it will store a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B1932 in memory and flash a lamp fault code (LFC) 32 (or higher priority code if one exists) on the air bag indicator.
Possible Causes
Driver air bag high resistance can be caused by:
a poor connection or corrosion in the driver air bag module circuits or the clockspring.
an open circuit or high resistance in the clockspring windings.
an open circuit or high resistance in the wiring harness.
an open circuit or high resistance in the driver air bag module.
a damaged or inoperative ECS module.
Normal Operation
The air bag electronic crash sensor (ECS) module monitors the resistance for the driver air bag ignitor by measuring the resistance between pins 1 and 15. If the ECS detects high resistance between these pins, it will store a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B1932 in memory and flash a lamp fault code (LFC) 32 (or higher priority code if one exists) on the air bag indicator.
Possible Causes
Driver air bag high resistance can be caused by:
a poor connection or corrosion in the driver air bag module circuits or the clockspring.
an open circuit or high resistance in the clockspring windings.
an open circuit or high resistance in the wiring harness.
an open circuit or high resistance in the driver air bag module.
a damaged or inoperative ECS module.
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Well it was the clockspring. Got off my **** and pulled the wheel and replaced it with a new one I've had for oh, about a year now. 
Since I wasn't positive what it was I didn't want to go to the trouble and it not be the problem. It wasn't a bad job at all, just a little tedious.
While I had the wheel off I cleaned the cruise on/off switch contacts since I was having trouble with the off switch not working. Fixed that too, but that could have been part of the bad clockspring, not sure.
Then I went ahead a swapped on a the Stancor gp relay I've had too. Nice to get a few minor things done and working and clean off the work bench! I'm on a roll, but I think I'll quit while I'm ahead. Only thing left is the 1.0 exhaust housing for the turbo, but I'm not entirely sure I want to do that actually....
Since I wasn't positive what it was I didn't want to go to the trouble and it not be the problem. It wasn't a bad job at all, just a little tedious.While I had the wheel off I cleaned the cruise on/off switch contacts since I was having trouble with the off switch not working. Fixed that too, but that could have been part of the bad clockspring, not sure.
Then I went ahead a swapped on a the Stancor gp relay I've had too. Nice to get a few minor things done and working and clean off the work bench! I'm on a roll, but I think I'll quit while I'm ahead. Only thing left is the 1.0 exhaust housing for the turbo, but I'm not entirely sure I want to do that actually....
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