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Vauxhall Vectra Airbag Light

shaz77_2
shaz77_2 Posts: 1,881 Forumite
edited 6 November 2011 at 7:40PM in Motoring
Hi All,

I drive a 04 Vectra that has never been hit, however the airbag light has suddenly started to appear all of the time.

Is this a difficult issue to resolve and can it prevent the car from going through an MOT?

Thanks in advance.
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  • proactive
    proactive Posts: 513 Forumite
    depends whats wrong with it i suppose there could be a number of things causing the light to come on.

    i doubt it'll go through the mot with a faulty airbag
    Come on, it's not rocket surgery is it?
  • bigjl.
    bigjl. Posts: 232 Forumite
    proactive wrote: »
    depends whats wrong with it i suppose there could be a number of things causing the light to come on.

    i doubt it'll go through the mot with a faulty airbag

    It will.

    No doubt the OP has disturbed something under the seat.
  • scheming_gypsy
    scheming_gypsy Posts: 18,410 Forumite
    or a seat belt tensioner. Pretty sure my old BM had the same issue and the problem was related to a tensioner.
  • TagEHeuer
    TagEHeuer Posts: 127 Forumite
    I have the same red light on my 2002 Corsa, it passed it's MOT.
  • bigjl.
    bigjl. Posts: 232 Forumite
    WillEH wrote: »
    I have the same red light on my 2002 Corsa, it passed it's MOT.


    It would proactive don't know what he's on about.
  • proactive
    proactive Posts: 513 Forumite
    bigjl. wrote: »
    It would proactive don't know what he's on about.
    ooo get her!
    Come on, it's not rocket surgery is it?
  • vax2002
    vax2002 Posts: 7,187 Forumite
    Check all wiring connectors under seats and clean as necessary,
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  • TagEHeuer
    TagEHeuer Posts: 127 Forumite
    bigjl. wrote: »
    It would proactive don't know what he's on about.
    Huh? A little confused, I said mine passed it's MOT with the little red airbag light. Sorry for any confusion? :)
  • michaelvintner
    michaelvintner Posts: 658 Forumite
    I had the airbag light come on when I had a Skoda Felica. It was the alternator and not the airbag that was faulty.
    Iva started Dec 2018.
  • shaz77_2
    shaz77_2 Posts: 1,881 Forumite
    I had the car connected to the garage laptop today, it appears that the car requires a new sim to be installed into the steering wheel of the car, the price of the new sim is £350+.
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