went to the dealship today volvo ,,to see why the airbag light
costed 118 to look at it which came to 133 with taxes

code cdoe srs-0137 sips bag inactive
requires right side sips bag $908 with taxes
ouch

how can this happen,,

anyone with this kind of problem before?
will be checking other places for estimate

also with this problem,,will my driver side airbags work

thoughts

 

what year car is this.... this sounds like something volvo should cover.........

 

I know that your SIPS system has to be scanned every so often. My car has a sticker on the side of the last inspection. What year and model are we talking about?

 

2002 s40
121000 kms

 

Hmm..Don't quote me on this but I wanna say the air bags might be covered for 10 yrs.... I am not certain, but If I were you email Volvo USA and see what the response is.

 

from canada
not covered here

 

i think the Canada is also covered.... dont quote me on that though.

worth a check before you spend $800000

 

checked withe dealer and also called volvo canada
and it is 5 years on the warranty

darn...was thinking maybe a loose wire..just hate paying that price where obviously never used airbag....also if this saide airbag does not work,,will the other air bag work

thanks

 

yes. what you can do is remove the plug on the air bag and jump it with a paper clip or wire and the srs light will go out.

 

first of all..on that jumper wire you need about 2.5-2.9 ohms resistance, then will the airbag light reset on it's own ummm! when the airbag light is on usually the whole system is disabled. might want to go see a local volvo mecanic, because here in canada volvo de3alers seem only want to replace parts instead of inspecting the actual problem.

 

very good answer volvo 4 life
from mississauga ontario..does anyone know of any local volvo mechanics that might deal with my problem...

 

sorry there budy, but i'm from montreal. I have the tools & scanners to work on volvo but to far away.

 

Easier and much more profitable for them to r/r ***** nilly until the problem goes away. Are they all hacks????

 

Confirming that when the airbag light is on, the whole system is disabled. For me, the light came on because an orange electrical cable under the passenger seat became disconnected. Cost $50. for an independent (non-dealer) shop to check and clear. Drove it for nearly two years and wouldn't recommend that.

 

If you decide to keep the functionality, it is possible to do this replacement on your own. The part from a place such as Tascaparts would be perhaps half that $900. It will have to be shipped as "hazardous material" with a $50 dollar surcharge, and you need to read and follow the steps to ensure that it doesn't go off. Basically roll down the windows and unhook the battery before touching the wiring.

I did a driver's side seat belt (also pyrotechnic) replace to get rid of a SRS warning. I believe you ~ may ~ still need to go in with VIDA to clear the fault flag.