Passenger Airbag Sensor not turning OFF

jayhuffdaddy · 05-11-2010, 11:13 AM

I have a 2010 and the airbag light comes on saying the airbag is off when my girlfriend is in the passenger seat sometimes. Think I should probably take the car in to get looked at.

flashburn · 05-11-2010, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayhuffdaddy

I have a 2010 and the airbag light comes on saying the airbag is off when my girlfriend is in the passenger seat sometimes. Think I should probably take the car in to get looked at.

Sounds like you just need to feed her a few cheeseburgers.

zgirl_NW · 08-26-2010, 10:45 PM

I have a 40th anniversary model and the passenger airbag light may come on to tell me the airbag is off and noone is in the seat. I had a case of water on the passenger seat and it again came on showing me that airbag was off. Will be telling this info to dealer tomorrow as I go to get oil change. First oil change since receiving car. Going to get synthetic as "road and Track" didn't really state that the ester oil was worth getting. They called the ester oil, "special sauce". Has anyone else had this problem with their z?

spearfish25 · 08-27-2010, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayhuffdaddy

I have a 2010 and the airbag light comes on saying the airbag is off when my girlfriend is in the passenger seat sometimes. Think I should probably take the car in to get looked at.

Same problem with my wife. We've discovered that if she sits down with her feet flat on the floor and knees bent (no weight on the front edge of the seat), the airbag OFF light comes on. If she straightens her legs so the front of the seat is compressed, the light goes off and the airbag is engaged.

Just another bad location for the weight sensor.

TheWeatherman · 08-27-2010, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25

Same problem with my wife. We've discovered that if she sits down with her feet flat on the floor and knees bent (no weight on the front edge of the seat), the airbag OFF light comes on. If she straightens her legs so the front of the seat is compressed, the light goes off and the airbag is engaged.

Just another bad location for the weight sensor.

My fiancee and I just noticed the same thing last week. That doesn't seem to be the safest setup. I now make sure that light is OFF while she's in the car. I've even shut the car on and off, and she's gotten in and out of the car to make sure that airbag is on. Kind of scary in such a little machine.

jonjiang · 10-25-2010, 03:45 PM

Same issue here. When my gf sits in the passenger seat, the light is sometimes on and sometimes not.

failingboy · 10-25-2010, 08:22 PM

When my wife sits in the passenger seat, the "Airbag Off" light is NEVER on...jk. Actually, I've never noticed one way or the other, which probably means the light is off.

08-26-2010, 10:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
zgirl_NW Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: fort worth,tx Posts: 3 Drives: 10 nissan 370z 40th Rep Power: 15	passenger airbag light I have a 40th anniversary model and the passenger airbag light may come on to tell me the airbag is off and noone is in the seat. I had a case of water on the passenger seat and it again came on showing me that airbag was off. Will be telling this info to dealer tomorrow as I go to get oil change. First oil change since receiving car. Going to get synthetic as "road and Track" didn't really state that the ester oil was worth getting. They called the ester oil, "special sauce". Has anyone else had this problem with their z?

05-11-2010, 11:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
jayhuffdaddy Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast Posts: 200 Drives: P/G 2010 370Z Rep Power: 17	I have a 2010 and the airbag light comes on saying the airbag is off when my girlfriend is in the passenger seat sometimes. Think I should probably take the car in to get looked at.

10-25-2010, 03:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonjiang Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: NorCal Posts: 17 Drives: 09 370z Black M6 Rep Power: 17	Same issue here. When my gf sits in the passenger seat, the light is sometimes on and sometimes not.

10-25-2010, 08:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
failingboy Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 29 Drives: 2010 370Z Sport 6M Rep Power: 16	When my wife sits in the passenger seat, the "Airbag Off" light is NEVER on...jk. Actually, I've never noticed one way or the other, which probably means the light is off.