GM calls it Terminal Fretting. They tell us to cycle connector and apply dielectric grease. After the Recall on the Traverse, Acadia and Enclave they took the connectors back (that weren't un done and the air bag light was on) and did testing and found out the cause was not soldering the crimps on the terminals, they came out with a bulletin on the 14s and up to solder every male terminal in the affected seat. But i love having those data pids helps a lot looking for intermittent issues.
Thanks for the the recall info on connectors. One of my electricians at work would say there are only two modes for electrical connections: shiny and more shiny. Which reminds me I have to shine up my grounds on my 77 chevy truck and 2002 buick.
You would think that after seeing all of this trouble with connectors on computer cars, the factory would lace a thin film of die electric grease on every terminator/connection. Especially for those cars that spend much time in humid conditions.
As someone who was T-boned directly in my door by a Nissan Maxima, sitting in a Volkswagen Golf, I can tell you those pre-tensioner's are effective. When they fire, there is definitely force. If you are out of position it will put you in the correct position so the airbags can do their jobs properly. Incidentally, I walked away without a scratch, the car was totaled
Good job! DEOXIT is your friend...I had fixed hundreds of malfunctions by just cleaning connections...I have found Deoxit to be the most successful cleaner/protectant for electronics...Exercise the connection with Deoxit 5 times to help break down the tarnished/corrosion, then respray to flush out the contaminants...
What do you mean by exercise the connector? Are you just plugging and unplugging the connector five times and then spraying it out again? Never done this before. Thanks.
I watched this video and he was actually right all I did was push in the clip and my airbag light went off just said me about 500 I'm guessing thanks buddy
Had a map or mab or whatever the air sensor on air intake. Cleaned with same stuff, worked for awhile. Looking carefully at connecter the stay put clip was cracked. Used small zip tie to keep together and no more problem.Everyone should have a can of that stuff. I’ve fixed flourencent lights with it spraying bulb end connections too
I had an airbag light on because the seat-belt buckle sense circuit was open. turned out, the wires broke where the buckle bends & I was able to repair it by cutting the buckle apart and soldering the wires back together. sure beat the hell out of a $200 buckle that was just that... a buckle. the pre-tensioner is in the belt spool, so I have no idea why the thing is so damn expensive. the wires being broken also caused some annoying side effects, like the seat belt light flickering and glowing when the belt was buckled & the chime going off at random. short term fix for that was just unplugging it.
LOL 2002 Cherokee had this happen today. Saw your video, went and wiggled the cables under my driver's seat.... No more warnings in the dash. Thanks breh XD
Wow! I had the same problem with my 05 Caravan. I bought it with a airbag light. Code showed drivers seat. A little spritz with the CRC & the light was gone!
Watched your Video… pleased with the way that helped. Was just wondering what type of OBD device that is… it seems like a really good one.. and do you recommend it ?
When I bought my 2010 Jeep Patriot a year ago, the **Check Engine Light was on, the **3 Warning Lights that usually come on when a Wheel Bearing Hub &/or A Speed Sensor is bad, the **Airbag Light & the **4WD! Warning Light was on as well. After fixing two Grounding Pigtails under the Hood, all the lights are out with the exception of the 4WD! light. I've scanned the system & it has no stored fault codes so I'm guessing that there's a connection issue or another Ground Wire that's corroded, related to the 4WD System. Thanks for posting the video. I have fixed the Airbag Light issue before by unplugging, then plugging the Power Seat Harness back in. Jeep has some shitty engineering & cheap wiring on all their Jeep Model Lines.... Edit: When I first got the vehicle, the stored fault codes were for the O2 Sensors. That was fixed after the Grounding Pigtail work was done. The Grounding Issues can even fool a Code Scanner.....
When there is any exhaust leak, it does not make sense to mess with any of the sensors, nor cat at all. There is momentary vacuum in the exhaust (due to all the pulsating waves), which draws in external air and this extra oxygen causes mayhem in the sensor reading. So first the leak, let the system some time to clean out and recalibrate (the air leak uses to screw up the trims before it gets detected as a fault and the adjustment is stopped) and only then take any sensor or cat "faults" into consideration.
They have the same coverage of models. I love the portability and small dongle that clips into the case of the Diagun, while the 431 has a bigger screen obviously to graph data. So basically personal preference...
I have this going on in my 08 JK. Before I saw this I just ordered a clock spring. Does that sensor also turn off the seat belt warning light? I put in an aftermarket belt, cut and tied the wires by the door and the alarm won't stop going off.
Could you let me know what kind of scanner tool that is. This little harbor freight 1 does the trick but definitely could use something more helpful like that one. 🤦🏽♂️ Lol T.i.a
Have you ever seen a problem in a jeep commander where the compas is not working, airbag light on and the blower motor, a/c light out all at the same time and come back working at the same time?
These airbag connector faults always come back usually when the seat is moved. The only 100% certain longterm cure is solder the wires BUT if the wires are soldered the airbag will no longer have the safety shorting bar. Same caveat applied if the connector is replaced by a non-airbag connector.
Have a Range Rover P38 that throws srs light every time the seat is adjusted. Unplug connector and plug back in and no light until seat is moved again. These circuits are so sensitive.
Ivan you look very happy with the Launch Diagun 4 and you use it a lot. Do you wish you got the Launch V+ tablet instead or do you like the easier portability of the phone size Diagun? You seem to use the Snap on Verus a lot more. PS Thanks for you and Eric O reminding me to get "giggy" with my wiring.
A little early for oil burning? Maybe lots of miles. You really have to wonder how the automotive industry figures their terminators and wire engineering. Those items seem to fail way too soon and too often.
hey you still here? can you please help me jeep grand Cherokee 06 4.7 V8 my alternator read charge my battery 14.5 my battery engine off read 12.3 my windows up and down so slow interior lights flickering little bit and loss power driving the jeep almost all the way down the gas pedal for keep the jeep normal speed no engine light just the air bag steady I turn the ignition key on off 8 times DTC P0582 and P0586 I love my jeep still in good shape what can I do?
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics pulley water pump loose that's all the problem on the low power serpentine belt not enough tension now I have to find the noise where come from drive line or one of the wheels barrier
ohh cat codes and exhaust leaks both. did anyone ever change the spark plugs? many j-Heeps back then only had standard or nickel coated tip plugs and they sure didn't hold up well, needing changed by 5K ( I seen them go much further with huge gaps which killed the coils and boots LOL. side effect is enough unreported misfires to melt/clog CATs and spit codes. and they wonder why I;ve been screaming about "junktronics" for years. they also love to leak just upstream and downstream of the rear O2's ( pretty much all of them)
For a component that pretty much determines whether you live or die, you'd expect them to build it in a at least more stable and reliable way, instead of tugging all harness under the seat and have them fail from slight movement... Imagine getting into a crash and your airbags do not deploy because of a loose cable, almost as if these car makers want you to bend over for $500 repairs so you get to live. Screw them all.
Can't believe it's not a WeatherPak. Potential life saving equipment- built cheap. All that SRS devices are such headaches, built so cheap. Be careful with those devices- like a bomb. Residual static- and bye bye Ivan!
