Airbag light problem with a twist

[Kendo]

Three times now in the last month I have had the airbag warning light come on. The crazy part of the situation is it turned itself off each time without using durametrics or any other tool. In fact for 2 of the 3 situations it turned itself off while I was driving.

Searching the forums everyone with airbag light problems had to go to the dealer or use the Durmeterics tool to have the light reset. Did Porsche change something in MY04 or do I have a bigger problem?

Still have have 10 days before my warranty runs out. Will the dealer be able to pull the codes even though the warning light is no longer present?

Any words of advice.

MY 04 boxster S

Ken

P.S. Time I donate some money to this great site.

[Loren]

Yes, you need the fault code(s) to pinpoint the problem.

[judgejon]

Three times now in the last month I have had the airbag warning light come on. The crazy part of the situation is it turned itself off each time without using durametrics or any other tool. In fact for 2 of the 3 situations it turned itself off while I was driving.

Searching the forums everyone with airbag light problems had to go to the dealer or use the Durmeterics tool to have the light reset. Did Porsche change something in MY04 or do I have a bigger problem?

Still have have 10 days before my warranty runs out. Will the dealer be able to pull the codes even though the warning light is no longer present?

Any words of advice.

MY 04 boxster S

Ken

P.S. Time I donate some money to this great site.

good luck with this problem. I'd be interested to know the resolution. My air bag has not come back, yet. My revised guess is that I caught the light when I used the radio with the key out and the driver's seat belt not connected. weird. But I've cleaned the buckle connection and will hope for the best.

[juniinc]

Yes , I would take it to the dealer.

probably its the driver side belt receptacle! resistor inside the buckle is a known issue

[Kendo]

Ok, I got the car into the dealer and had the problem fixed on the last day of warranty. How is that for timing?

The airbag fault code they pulled from the computer was 87. I tried to search for this code on this site but was unsuccessful, so if anybody knows I would appreciate what this code translates to.

To correct the issue they ended up pulling the passenger seat, removing the lower trim panel and partially removing the front center console to inspect the wiring. Finally they ended up replacing passenger side airbag sensor. They didn't list the part number on the work invoice so again if somebody knows I would appreciate the info.

I am glad this job was under warranty because pulling all these pieces out and putting them back in would have been expensive at $115/hour.

Since t was in for warranty work I also had them replace the o-rings on the coolant tank expansion valve as that has been leaking over the last year.

[Loren]

The service manual says:

"Side-airbag sensor (sensor for airbag) Fault codes 85, 87"

"1. There is an open circuit in the wire to the sensor.

2. There is a short to ground / voltage between pin 3 (sensor for airbag) and control module pin 20 or pin 21

3. The sensor or control module is faulty. Check wire to the sensor for open circuit / leakage resistance. If no fault is detected in the wire, replace sensor"