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after heavy rain and flooding, airbag light went on. the car (kia rio 2006 manual tran) was just parked and storm flooded (overnight) the interior of the car (carpet soaked). i put the front of the car in jack stand the following morning and my parking lot is also uphill so it didnt really flooded the engine. the interior of the car was heavily moist. when the flood subsided ( around afternoon) a little bit, i took it off the jack and drove it a couple of feet uphill because some crazy people are still driving through the flood and rocking my car while its still in the jack. so, is there a DIY fix for airbag light? i already tried pulling the fuse and the negative battery. i also tried buckling the seatbelts on and off. car is still drivable without problems except the airbag light.
im at eastcoast and victim of hurricane Matthew.
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The best thing is to get what code is set. How high did the water get in the cabin? If it got too high, the seat mat may be damaged. Also check the fuses since water is conductive.
Sad to say, but if you had significant water in the cabin, this may just be the start of your troubles. Depending on the value of the vehicle and your deductible it may be better to let insurance total it and move on.
[quote=”terryf” post=177397]u are horrible Dtidman….lol[/quote]
Well, you and my wife agree on something! 🙂
I had a friend who unwittingly bought a flood car. There would be some strange electrical gremlin come up every 2 weeks, usually related to corrosion in connectors. We spent a lot of time troubleshooting these issues.
You might get lucky and this will be the only issue.
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