Thread: Airbag Light
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Old December 6th 09, 11:28 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.saturn
RonP
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"Ned Flanders" > wrote in message
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> RonP wrote:
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>> "Ned Flanders" > wrote in message
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>>> RonP wrote:
>>>> Hello, need some help. Have a 97 SC2 and had it up for sale. Daughter
>>>> left the windows open and we got a deluge rainstorm overnight and the
>>>> next day, it had three to four inches of water inside. To make matters
>>>> worse, we had a flight several hours later out of the country so the
>>>> car was secured and we left. We came back a week later and the inside
>>>> of the car was soaked. It's dried out now, but since the water, the
>>>> airbag light is on. I tried to reset it by unhooking the battery as
>>>> well has having Autozone try to reset it like they can with check
>>>> engine lights, but to no avail.
>>>>
>>>> How can I get this light reset? IT's a $800 car that I don't want to
>>>> take to the dealer.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Does this model have a sensor in the passenger seat that senses a
>>> passenger and switches on the passenger side air bag?
>>>
>>> If so it may still be wet or damaged and thus causing the error.

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>> Thanks. It doesn't appear so.

>
> Did the steering wheel get wet? Again, I am not familiar with this model,
> but when the check airbag light came on in my 91 Mustang I had to replace
> the clock spring in the steering column to fix it.
>
> Have you tried posting your question to http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/
> ?
>
> Good luck!


No, not really. The drivers window wasn't open but only a few inches
though, the passenger almost all the way. Had about three inches of water
in the floorboard.

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