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B2293 Restraint System - Air Bag Status (Driver Front Air Bag Circuit Failure)

Can be caused by wiring, terminals or connectors
faulty clockspring
faulty air bag module
faulty restraint control module

 

I had the samething. It turned out to be a bad wire under the right seat.

 

Does your steering wheel make a plastic sound while you are turning it?

 

What does this indicate? I DO have this exact same problem, both the sound, and the code as well. My car has never been in a wreck.

 

No. The steering wheel doesnt make any noise.
Thanks for replying.

 

I will check wiring under seat.
Was it a wire that dealer had to fix?
Thanks for the reply.

 

what is average price for dealer to diagnose the problem?

 

Zero.

Straighten wheel in spot. SHut car down, remove negative battery terminal. Turn on lights, step on brake etc to dissipate residual electricity in capacitors, etc.

Remove the 2 8 or 10mm bolts holding airbag on. Remove and disconnect, aim (FORD) away from you and set aside.

REmove torx bolt holding steering wheel down. Get a steering wheel puller kit from AutoZone. Pull old wheel off. Pull off under dash panel (8mm bolts x2 and pull it away). Disconnect wiring for clockspring. Pop release clip and remove. Reinstall and reverse. Use bolt for steering wheel hold down to screw on/press on the steering wheel.

 

Awesome! Thanks for the responses! This has seriously been bothering me since I bought the car 4 years ago. The light popped on after about 2 months after I bought it, and before TCCA, I had no idea where to start looking for answers!

 

Did you change the clock spring? Where is everyone getting replacement clock springs? Dealer, rock auto, junk yard??

 

Parts stores have them. Dealers will also have them.

 

If the steering column is unlocked at the junkyard, cycle the wheel and listen. If all is quiet, and the self cancel ont he turn signal works, it's a safe bet it's a good one. Just get the warranty on it.

Rare to have them fail.

 

thanks for the info; I will call some local part houses tomorow

 

I was able to get the dealer down to $145, orielly wants $163 and rock auto has them for $110. Everyone has to order it, looks like rock auto.

I need to get this figured out as 3500 miles a month with no cruise isn't going to be fun.
Does anyone here use alldata or know of an online service manual I could use?

 

The noise isnt really a "bad" clockspring, its the grease in the clockspring that has dried up. This may lead to early electrical failure, but that isnt a given. My 05 has been doing this for several years, and the horn / airbag system is still functional.

Whenever working on the airbag system disconnect the batt, and let the car sit for half an hour or more before beginning work.

 

The noise isnt really a "bad" clockspring, its the grease in the clockspring that has dried up. This may lead to early electrical failure, but that isnt a given. My 05 has been doing this for several years, and the horn / airbag system is still functional.

Whenever working on the airbag system disconnect the batt, and let the car sit for half an hour or more before beginning work.

The clockspring can be bad and make noises when the wheel is turned. It is more of a clicking sound.

A friend of mine had an 02 Elantra that he continued to have problems with noises in the steering column and replacing the clockspring would solve it; then the new clockspring would go bad due to a tolerance issue with the column and the clockspring. Dealer ended up shimming the clockspring to get it to seat right in its place.

 

mine was making noise the past 4 years that I have had the car, not sure about the previous owner; but now the noise is all but gone and the horn and cruise dont work.

 

But would clockspring effect fob operation?

 

All the clockspring does is provide electrical connection to the horn, airbag and cruise control (on the Taurus/Sable). Some cars also use the clockspring to provide an electrical connection to the remote radio controls on the steering wheel. The multifunction switch (turn signal, wiper control, light control (on some cars)) has its own separate electrical connection and a release mechanism that is built into the switch. The clockspring is actually behind the multifunction switch.

 

No horn when using fob or horn pad - no horn at all of any kind unless I run wires from battery to horn, then it works great.
No cruise control of any kind either.
Horn went out one day and less than 48 hours later cruise control stopped working.

I posted this in another thread on here and received some great info/diagrams for testing....the reason I posted in this thread was to find out if the OP actually replaced the clockspring and if doing so fixed the problem.

 

No horn when using fob or horn pad - no horn at all of any kind unless I run wires from battery to horn, then it works great.
No cruise control of any kind either.
Horn went out one day and less than 48 hours later cruise control stopped working.

I posted this in another thread on here and received some great info/diagrams for testing....the I posted in this thread was to find out if the OP actually replaced the clockspring and if doing so fixed the problem.

\In your case, I doubt there is power (from the horn power source) from getting to the clockspring OR the fob circuit. What I would check is a power source going to the clockspring and also the horn relay.

The cruise has 5 separate switch circuits, some wired sequentially, such as power on/off. The other 3 should have their own separate circuits.

I would check the continuity with an ohm meter of each wire set on the clockspring (you should do this on the bench out of the car). If the continuity is where is needs to be, the clockspring is good; and you need to look elsewhere for the broken circuits. Checking the continuity of the wires from the cruise module to the wheel is next.

It is possible you have a bad horn relay as well as a bad cruise relay.

 

Have you shot the circuit? If not you may spend the $ and do the job all to no good end.

 

I haven't, I am told that alldata has troubleshooting procedures. Figured I would ask before I bought it.

 

Can we just work the other post? Horn Doesn't Work!
I am getting whiplash

 

Absolutely

 

I have an 2005 Taurus with air bag code 19. Horn and Cruise work great. There are no sounds coming when I turn the wheel.

What can I troubleshoot before I bite the bullet and change the clock spring?

 

^ There's a thread discussing air bag code 19 at the bottom of the forum topic finder.

 

Thank you so much! I found the thread! http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/82-maintenance-repair/136077-airbag-code-19-a.html

Now, how do I find someone with a scan tool in the Chicago area that can reset this code!?