Re: Air Bag Light staying on...??

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

FWIW, I know of a Cabriolet and a '93 90 (V6) that had the airbag light
stay on after the recall work (actually it came on about 6 months or so
after the recall work) and the problem was just a stored "sporadic"
code, which my dealer cleared for 1/2 hour's labor.  No problems since.
-- 
Elliott

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Phil Rose wrote:
> 
> >Well, as though the car needed more attention, it has since developed a
> >problem with an air bag sensor - This used to turn out immediately, now it
> >stays on for a few minutes.
> >
> >What's the deal. In the back of my nimd I'm half expecting this thing to blow
> >up in my face. Is there a fix for this besides removing the warning bulb?
> >
> >BTW I am in need of a new bomb, but I assume this is irrelevant. Maybe this is
> >one of those early hydraulic air bags? ;)
> >
> >TIA for any insight on this.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Sarge
> >
> >91 200q 179k miles, TAP, Bilstein/Eibach, Stebro, Euros, etc and a dying
> >bomb..
> >95 Wrangler 33k miles with dysfunctional 4wd...
> 
> Sarge,
> I posted on the qlist about this a couple of months ago, having noted the
> same long period (over 2 minutes) in my "new" '91 200q. Records show the PO
> of my car had complained of this problem soon _after_ the airbag recall
> work was done last Fall. He returned to dealer who stated (on a work order)
> that they were unable to find any specific "problem". Nothing further was
> done AFAIK.
> 
> I called Audi about this situation and had a discussion with the Customer
> Relations rep (Amanda). She checked with the AoA "safety guy" and called me
> back saying something to the effect of "The long light isn't proper
> behavior of the system. You should bring it to an authorized Audi dealer to
> have it checked out, but the diagnosis will be at _your_ cost." The
> implication was that they would bear the overall cost only if it was
> verified that the problem was caused by faulty parts or improper
> installation. I suppose they wanted to avoid bearing any cost to fix
> something caused by 3rd party (or owner) malfeasance.
> 
> I haven't done anything further about this (yet).
> 
> FWIW, a V8 owner on the list replied that he also had the long airbag
> light, and as I recall, his problem was after bag-recall work as well.
> 
> Phil
> 
> Phil Rose                               Rochester, NY
> '89 100 (For Sale, 111K, automatic)
> '91 200q                                mailto:pjrose@servtech.com