DURABLEOILCOM

Please keep all records of the airbag warning light problems/resets by dealer. Lemon law it if you can as well.

Ryan Parachoniak

I recently bought my 2011 Mazda 3 GX it has just went through its first Canadian winter and I recently had the passenger airbag deactivated light come on. I restarted the car it went out for a short period of time as to which now both airbag lights are on and the one in my dash continually flashes. Now the only thing I have done to my car since this has happened was clean it. Any Suggestions?

djs2571

I just fixed my airbag light problem!
it was coming on sporadically, some times when closing a door, turning on seat heat, turning a corner. this was worse when cold & got better after warming the car for just a few minutes (but not always).
It's been happening for months & I finally tried the suggestion here of the passenger airbag disabled light - that was it! It didnt burn out, but one end where its crimped on was broken. tapping the console or closing a door was enough to set it off.
the sad part is that it did work sometimes & i never noticed it off until reading here & seeing when the airbag light came on. Good thing its an easy fix
I replaced this with some LED's at work and its been fine since.

Tennch

I searched everywhere for a cheep and easy solution for this but this was the only one which worked instantly.

Long story short my 6 year old son sits in the front with me or the wife when we drive and keeps messing with the seat back and forth, back and forth...I threatened to use the ejector seat if he carried on.

I adjusted the wire/cable under the passenger seat to give it some more slack from pulling on the connection to the car and......... so far so good no more light.

Hope this helps ya'll

Tennch

Spikey

Yes, there is a problem with the recall. You must all call the National Highway traffic Safety Administration at 1-888-327-4236 and file a complaint to EXPAND the VIN numbers in Mazda recall #2504K or NHTSA recall # 04V559. Mazda won't fix our cars until WE are ALL included in the recall. Email me if you need more info.

Spikey

What did you do to fix your airbag warning light?

Thanks!

djs2571

See the last sentence... i made an led light to fit in the socket, same as if you replaced the bulb, but should last forever.

lazareth1

Sorry for reviving an old thread but where would I find the passenger airbag disabled light? This has started happening on my Mazda 3 and it beeps when I corner hard, really annoying!

djs2571

The disabled light is just above the ashtray in the center console. To make it come on, switch on the ignition (it comes on for a few seconds), or when the ignition it on, plug in the passenger seat belt with no one in the seat. It will sense there isn't a passenger and turn on the disabled light.

lazareth1

Thanks for the reply! I have the Mazda 3 ts2 with climate control I don't think I have that light there?

Richard Mills

FIXED. I had a similar problem with the airbag light on in my '07 Mazda 3 since I bought it last year. Tried reconnecting all the passenger side sensors and even replaced the passenger warning bulb with a matching one from the glove box (which was also burnt out). (Spoiler: this was the wrong bulb.) I tried borrowing the code scanner from the local auto parts store ... not able to read the SRS codes. Dealer offered to read it for $120 labor cost. I started to fear

In the end, I found a GREAT scanner for $105 from Amazon that was able to read every code the car can produce. Autel Code Reader Diaglink (DIY Version of MD802). It's the "home" version of their top end professional scanner, but only comes with a single manufacturer. Additional downloads for other cars are $10 each. I downloaded the Mazda/Ford package and read my codes. Sure enough: it was complaining about the passenger warning light. Turns out, the "generic" light you buy from Auto Zone is too high wattage (5 or 7W) and the car sees it as "short in passenger warning light" and triggers the airbag warning light. I bought one from Mazda and it fixed my problem. I should have STARTED with the Autel scanner.

For reference: when you turn the car on, the passenger warning light should illuminate briefly and then go out. If it doesn't you need to replace the bulb. My passenger light also stays on the entire time when I don't have a passenger riding in the car. Pull the gear-shift trim off, remove two screws, then pull the dash panel out containing the warning light.

MazdasLast4ever

Thank You!
This forum just saved me a ton of time!!
Replacing the, 'Passenger Airbag Disabled' bulb (lower center conole) fixed the problem with the airbag light in dash always being on.in my case.
Note, it would go off for a sec after starting car, then it stayed on.