AIR BAG LIGHT

Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever since a
really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located? Thanks
for the help!

Tia

"angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever since
> a
> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located? Thanks
> for the help!
>
> Tia[/color]

Um, why not take it to the dealer to make sure the airbag is operational?
I'm not wild about messing with something that could save my life...

"angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever since
> a
> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located? Thanks
> for the help!
>
> Tia
>[/color]
There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
expensive to replace.

The correct way to get the airbag light to go off is to repair the component
that is causing the light to come on. I would take it to a dealer for
diagnosis and repair.
--
Ray O
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On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:20:09 -0500, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
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>There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
>Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
>expensive to replace.[/color]

And possibly hurt. <G>

There was a recall a few years ago on steering wheel air bags for Camrys.
There came a point when we had about 45 old airbags laying around the
parts dept with nowhere to go (apparently you can't ship an undeployed
airbag). So, this of course meant taking a bunch of them to an empty
baseball field and blowing them up face-down (naturally). Not only are
they louder then my Remington 870 Express Magnum 12 gauge, but we were
able to land a few ontop of the two-story overhang of the bleachers. Very
cool.
But on a serious note, don't screw with these things if you aren't
trained. I'd hate to see what one would do to someone not strapped in to a
seat...

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:20:09 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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> "angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:45722c33185917c0ab1e6e72e852dc44@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever since
>> a
>> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
>> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located? Thanks
>> for the help!
>>
>> Tia
>>[/color]
> There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
> Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
> expensive to replace.[/color]

Or cause some serious bodily injury!!!
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>
> The correct way to get the airbag light to go off is to repair the component
> that is causing the light to come on. I would take it to a dealer for
> diagnosis and repair.[/color]

HEY! Where the heck ya been?!?!

"Buck Frobisher" <farside114@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:45722c33185917c0ab1e6e72e852dc44@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever since
>> a
>> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
>> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located? Thanks
>> for the help!
>>
>> Tia[/color]
>
>Um, why not take it to the dealer to make sure the airbag is operational?
>I'm not wild about messing with something that could save my life...
>
>[/color]
RIGHT!...or take it either (if mishandled).

I wouldn't be caught dead futzing around with airbag controls...
--

-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
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> "angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:45722c33185917c0ab1e6e72e852dc44@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever since
>> a
>> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
>> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located? Thanks
>> for the help!
>>
>> Tia
>>[/color]
> There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
> Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
> expensive to replace.
>[/color]


Not to mention, PAINFULL. One could get seriously killed if the airbag went
off at the wrong time.



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> The correct way to get the airbag light to go off is to repair the
> component that is causing the light to come on. I would take it to a
> dealer for diagnosis and repair.[/color]


I second, all in favor say, "aye."

Thanks for the advice. I thought I'd have to go that way,(dealer) but since
the car is no longer under warrantee I was hoping....ah well.
Thanks again

Well, to be perfectly clear, there is no reason to see a dealer. If you can
find an independent that specailzes in Toyotas, then I can see no reason why
he couldn't fix the problem.

I have a BMW, and the airbag light came on to tell me the airbag light
wasn't reliable. Yes, I wondered why they would turn a light on to tell me
the light didn't work. But the point is, the guy reset the light and it
never came on again.

The airbag is a safety-of-flight item. It will not reset itself, and any
fault will be held until it is cleared. You could have a false report of a
fault, and once reset, there may never be any more trouble. On the other
hand, you could be having trouble with a seat belt switch or something like
that. In any case, you need to have the codes pulled before any more can be
done.




"angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the advice. I thought I'd have to go that way,(dealer) but
> since
> the car is no longer under warrantee I was hoping....ah well.
> Thanks again
>
>[/color]

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:20:09 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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>>
>> "angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:45722c33185917c0ab1e6e72e852dc44@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever
>>> since
>>> a
>>> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
>>> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located?
>>> Thanks
>>> for the help!
>>>
>>> Tia
>>>[/color]
>> There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
>> Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
>> expensive to replace.[/color]
>
> Or cause some serious bodily injury!!!
>[color=green]
>>
>> The correct way to get the airbag light to go off is to repair the
>> component
>> that is causing the light to come on. I would take it to a dealer for
>> diagnosis and repair.[/color]
>
> HEY! Where the heck ya been?!?![/color]

Went on vacation for a week, and our home internet connections has been
intermittent since we got back.

Went to Maine to visit my wife's brother-in-law and also took a ride down to
Billerica, MA for her cousin's wedding. We took the "scenic" route back to
Maine - instead of 495 to 95, we took a bunch of back roads east to Boston,
across the Tobin Bridge (missed the turnoff to take the new tunnel) to Route
1 all the way back to Saco, ME.

Sorry, I couldn't convince my wife to drive out to western MA to meet you.

Our rental car was a Grand Prix. I was pleasantly surprised, it was a
decent car. With 15k miles on the clock, the only problem I noted in a week
was a heat shield buzz at middle RPM. Steering effort at low speeds was
more than I'm used to in our Avalon, Sequoia, and Lexus, and the brakes were
a little grabby although they worked well. The

I stopped by the Toyota dealer in Saco, ME, to visit a guy I used to call
on.

Hopefully, when the guy from the cable company shows up next week, he'll be
able to fix our internet connection so it is more reliable.
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
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> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.10.22.00.04.35.197152@ae86.gts...[color=green]
>> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:20:09 -0500, Ray O wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:45722c33185917c0ab1e6e72e852dc44@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...
>>>> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever
>>>> since
>>>> a
>>>> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go off?
>>>> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located?
>>>> Thanks
>>>> for the help!
>>>>
>>>> Tia
>>>>
>>> There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
>>> Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
>>> expensive to replace.[/color]
>>
>> Or cause some serious bodily injury!!!
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> The correct way to get the airbag light to go off is to repair the
>>> component
>>> that is causing the light to come on. I would take it to a dealer for
>>> diagnosis and repair.[/color]
>>
>> HEY! Where the heck ya been?!?![/color]
>
> Went on vacation for a week, and our home internet connections has been
> intermittent since we got back.[/color]

Did anyone have access to your system while you were gone?

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>
> Went to Maine to visit my wife's brother-in-law and also took a ride down
> to Billerica, MA for her cousin's wedding. We took the "scenic" route
> back to Maine - instead of 495 to 95, we took a bunch of back roads east
> to Boston, across the Tobin Bridge (missed the turnoff to take the new
> tunnel) to Route 1 all the way back to Saco, ME.
>
> Sorry, I couldn't convince my wife to drive out to western MA to meet you.
>
> Our rental car was a Grand Prix. I was pleasantly surprised, it was a
> decent car. With 15k miles on the clock, the only problem I noted in a
> week was a heat shield buzz at middle RPM. Steering effort at low speeds
> was more than I'm used to in our Avalon, Sequoia, and Lexus, and the
> brakes were a little grabby although they worked well. The
>
> I stopped by the Toyota dealer in Saco, ME, to visit a guy I used to call
> on.
>
> Hopefully, when the guy from the cable company shows up next week, he'll
> be able to fix our internet connection so it is more reliable.
> --
> Ray O
> correct the return address punctuation to reply
>[/color]

"Sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2005.10.22.00.04.35.197152@ae86.gts...[color=darkred]
>>> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:20:09 -0500, Ray O wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "angel1" <tiahere@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:45722c33185917c0ab1e6e72e852dc44@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...
>>>>> Hello. I have a 1999 Toyota Corolla. The airbag light stays on ever
>>>>> since
>>>>> a
>>>>> really heavy rain we had last year. Is there a way to get it to go
>>>>> off?
>>>>> Maybe a fuse or something, and if so, where would that be located?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> for the help!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tia
>>>>>
>>>> There are some special procedures to follow when servicing an airbag.
>>>> Failure to follow them could cause the airbag to deploy, which would be
>>>> expensive to replace.
>>>
>>> Or cause some serious bodily injury!!!
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The correct way to get the airbag light to go off is to repair the
>>>> component
>>>> that is causing the light to come on. I would take it to a dealer for
>>>> diagnosis and repair.
>>>
>>> HEY! Where the heck ya been?!?![/color]
>>
>> Went on vacation for a week, and our home internet connections has been
>> intermittent since we got back.[/color]
>
> Did anyone have access to your system while you were gone?
>[/color]

Our college-age son was home so he was probably online, and I brought my
laptop and was able to get hooked up once at my brother-in-law's house and
once at a Panera Bread.
--
Ray O
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>[color=green]
>>
>> Went to Maine to visit my wife's brother-in-law and also took a ride down
>> to Billerica, MA for her cousin's wedding. We took the "scenic" route
>> back to Maine - instead of 495 to 95, we took a bunch of back roads east
>> to Boston, across the Tobin Bridge (missed the turnoff to take the new
>> tunnel) to Route 1 all the way back to Saco, ME.
>>
>> Sorry, I couldn't convince my wife to drive out to western MA to meet
>> you.
>>
>> Our rental car was a Grand Prix. I was pleasantly surprised, it was a
>> decent car. With 15k miles on the clock, the only problem I noted in a
>> week was a heat shield buzz at middle RPM. Steering effort at low speeds
>> was more than I'm used to in our Avalon, Sequoia, and Lexus, and the
>> brakes were a little grabby although they worked well. The
>>
>> I stopped by the Toyota dealer in Saco, ME, to visit a guy I used to call
>> on.
>>
>> Hopefully, when the guy from the cable company shows up next week, he'll
>> be able to fix our internet connection so it is more reliable.
>> --
>> Ray O
>> correct the return address punctuation to reply
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]