I was in a car accident about a month ago guy hit my front left bumper & fender hard enough for my airbags to go of worth it to fix? The car still runs perfectly fine it just needs cosmetic stuff & ac work but I can live without the ac he bent the subframe too but I have friends who are going to do it for me if I get the part. I would love to fix it because the car still runs & is well below 100k miles it only had 90k but my uncle works at a dealership & he said forget it because of the airbags because you need to replace & reset things & even if you fix it they still may not work. Any input is appreciated thank you!!
As your uncles suggested, Airbags are sophisticated mechanism. If you try to repair, maybe but may NOT be you may get them fine. Better, contact Authorized Service Station and confirm whether that feature is completely restore able.
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the air bag module is under thecenter console,there is a clock spring behind the steering wheel,thats ok dont replace it, there is a sensor under the hood should be ok,usually can reuse them just need to reset them at dealer,go to the yard get your 2 used air bags and go to the dealer and they will reset it all and you should be ok
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The light should go out after you replace the sensor that should be in the front of the vehicle.You can check the fuse for the horn. However, some of the airbags that don't come from a dealers, don't deploy, but there is no way of knowing that until you are in an accident.
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you can but in some areas its illegal to drive them with defective device. make sure the hole bag etc is out and unplug the wire from the deployer before driving.
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Your uncle is correct, but if you love the car and don't mind spending a few hundred dollars this is what you will need to replace, and he is also correct in that even when you are done you will still have to find a dealer to reset the system. You will need both air bags, the coil connector under the steering wheel and the discriminating sensor located under the center consoled. In 1995 when Saturn changed the interior to the rounded dash they also added a passenger side airbag and changed the location and design of the discriminating sensor module to a 1 time only module. The airbags and module sensor will cost you the most, be very careful not to drop the new module before you get it into the car. Dropping it will dislodge the ball bearing that causes the bags to deploy! If you do decide to fix it Please make sure the battery terminal are disconnected from your cars battery before you even attempt to replace anything to do with the Airbag System!!!!
Just to be clear, you will need to find a GM Dealer that will be willing to rest your Airbag System! This will I believe, the only way the AirBag light will turn off on the dash and reactivate your Airbag System. They will also be able to tell you if you installed everything correctly! This is a VERY DANGEROUS SYSTEM and not to be taken lightly when working with all of its components! Hope this helps! Be SAFE!
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