Airbag light comes on and stays on what can i do on a very fixed budget no money for car repairs now would like to fix on my own but how

Have your local garage scan for codes and diagnose the problem. Quite often the airbag light comes on because of a malfunction in one of your seat belt buckles.

Hi Jeremy!

WOW! thank you very much about your tips!! I fix my airbag light just moving the yellow wire under my driver seat at NO COST!!

I got Captiva LX 2007 and the airbag lights on for month and I know Holden dealer charge a lot for any repairs!

Airbag light on - fixed now!! Thanks again!

Now i need to fix my Engine light - Holden dealer quote me for 4K-6K to replace the timing chain..

I got quote from the local mechanic for $2400 ---- a lot cheaper!!

Cheers
MItz

Not without having the body computer scanned for trouble codes.

You will need to get the computer read for the fault code.Locate a garage or dealer that can do this for you.and maybe they could try to erase it also.It will determine the seriousness of it,if it remains on fix needed now,if it stays away plan for the fix cost that will come if it returns.
There are all sorts of sensors to this,seat belt pretensioners,inertia sensors,airbags,charge and deploy sensors etc etc.
I hope this helps and get back to me with your findings.

The airbag light being on means there is a problem with that system. You will have to pull the code to pin point the area of the system having the problem and either repair it or have it repaired. You cannot reset an Airbag light without correcting the problem within the system.

My towncar is doing the same. It actually started about 6 months ago with the fuel light, which turned out to be no problem, just some air in the line. My air bags did go out last week, so it looks like I have a low rider right now:) I'm in the process of converting from air bags to springs. I had the back airbags replaced but then the dang compressor went out and I don't have the money to replace that. The check air suspension light will stay on right before you have to replace the airbags. Turn your car off then on and if it takes a little while for the light to come back on you have a few weeks to go before it goes out completely. Oh and it is a real easy fix. Its gonna cost about 200 bucks for each airbag, but if you convert it to spring it will cost about 150 in parts.

my advise to you is not to attempt a repair to the airbag system yourself. The airbag module can be set off by static electricty & goes off with the force of a shotgun blast

these cars like other budget cars have a life expectancy and being over 10 yr old its very close to being all over red rover [nearly not worth fixing ] if you can legally operate the car in your country without airbags then i would suggest you get the car serviced and if they fail the airbag test get the airbags deactivated , or pay to get the airbags roadworthy . but if you bought the car 2nd hand maybe the car has been in an accident and the airbags removed and not replaced which means you have never had airbags anyway .

Take it into a Hyundai Dealership and have the SRSCM scanned for the specific trouble codes. They will tell you EXACTLY where the problem is and what's needed to fix it. NOW, having written that, if you want to try 'CLEARING' the airbag light to see if it comes back 'ON', disconnect the battery cables (+) and (-) from the battery and touch them together for 10 seconds (this is with the ignition key in the 'RUN' position). Reconnect the cables to the battery to see if the Airbag light comes back on or stays on. If it does, then have it diagnosed by a qualified technician.