Hello.

I was just informed that my airbag sensor module was failing (airbag light
stayed on)

I was also told that the part is +/- $1,300. The item is no bigger than an
Altoid can.

Is this about par for the course on the price of the item??


Thanks

Josh

 

Josh Carter wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I was just informed that my airbag sensor module was failing (airbag light
> stayed on)
>
> I was also told that the part is +/- $1,300. The item is no bigger than an
> Altoid can.
>
> Is this about par for the course on the price of the item??

Not exactly answering your question, but I'll write for the benefit of
others:

I got an airbag lamp after striking my steering wheel with my fist (got
mad at being cut off by another driver).

I took it to an independent, who disconnected the wire between the
airbag and the steering column, reconnected it, and reset the error code
via the Bosch equivalent of the VAG-com. Apparently my hitting the wheel
caused a momentary loss of contact in the connector, triggering the fault.

Moral of the story - if you get an airbag light, keep in mind that the
fix may be trivial.

/Robert

 

Josh Carter wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I was just informed that my airbag sensor module was failing (airbag light
> stayed on)
>
> I was also told that the part is +/- $1,300. The item is no bigger than an
> Altoid can.
>
> Is this about par for the course on the price of the item??

Not exactly answering your question, but I'll write for the benefit of
others:

I got an airbag lamp after striking my steering wheel with my fist (got
mad at being cut off by another driver).

I took it to an independent, who disconnected the wire between the
airbag and the steering column, reconnected it, and reset the error code
via the Bosch equivalent of the VAG-com. Apparently my hitting the wheel
caused a momentary loss of contact in the connector, triggering the fault.

Moral of the story - if you get an airbag light, keep in mind that the
fix may be trivial.

/Robert

 

Josh Carter wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I was just informed that my airbag sensor module was failing (airbag light
> stayed on)
>
> I was also told that the part is +/- $1,300. The item is no bigger than an
> Altoid can.
>
> Is this about par for the course on the price of the item??

Not exactly answering your question, but I'll write for the benefit of
others:

I got an airbag lamp after striking my steering wheel with my fist (got
mad at being cut off by another driver).

I took it to an independent, who disconnected the wire between the
airbag and the steering column, reconnected it, and reset the error code
via the Bosch equivalent of the VAG-com. Apparently my hitting the wheel
caused a momentary loss of contact in the connector, triggering the fault.

Moral of the story - if you get an airbag light, keep in mind that the
fix may be trivial.

/Robert

 

Josh Carter wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I was just informed that my airbag sensor module was failing (airbag light
> stayed on)
>
> I was also told that the part is +/- $1,300. The item is no bigger than an
> Altoid can.
>
> Is this about par for the course on the price of the item??

Not exactly answering your question, but I'll write for the benefit of
others:

I got an airbag lamp after striking my steering wheel with my fist (got
mad at being cut off by another driver).

I took it to an independent, who disconnected the wire between the
airbag and the steering column, reconnected it, and reset the error code
via the Bosch equivalent of the VAG-com. Apparently my hitting the wheel
caused a momentary loss of contact in the connector, triggering the fault.

Moral of the story - if you get an airbag light, keep in mind that the
fix may be trivial.

/Robert