SRS light on all the time

[Ph@t-G]

Hey all,

Just want to find out if anybody else is having this problem in their Civic? At the same time the horn doesn't work? So far I've got the horn re-routed to the bottom of the steering plastic molding but at times it's quite annoying if the horn needs to be used quickly.

From researching this problem I think it's something to do with faulty wiring in the steering column - can't remember the full name but it's something along the lines of the 'AKA wirespring wheel'

I called up Collins Honda in Rockdale and the total cost of getting this fixed is roughly $900!!!

Is there any other way to get this fix or only $900 going Honda's way can solve this problem?

[Fo55il]

mmm - take out cluster disconnect srs light !!!
easy way of doing it

[CRX08U]

mmm - take out cluster disconnect srs light !!!
easy way of doing it

haha thats 1 way of doin it lol,
im guessin ur car has no warranty anymore, take it to a honda dealership, and have them reset the light, if its till on after that, they may be a module fault in ur srs system.

also have u had a flat battery b4 that can also trigger them

[barefootbonzai]

you can reset your light yourself. there's instruction i can find if you're keen on it.

[creativepunka]

btw your probably thinking of a clock spring. Also dont use a multimetre on any aribag system, it can trigga the bags to go off.

[Ph@t-G]

haha thats 1 way of doin it lol,
im guessin ur car has no warranty anymore, take it to a honda dealership, and have them reset the light, if its till on after that, they may be a module fault in ur srs system.

also have u had a flat battery b4 that can also trigger them

Yea I've read from other places that changing battery can always trigger this problem? I recently changed the battery but the SRS light was on before I changed battery anyway.




you can reset your light yourself. there's instruction i can find if you're keen on it.

I'm guessing that resetting the light is just that, but it still won't make the horn work on the steering wheel?

[Boban]

Have you pulled it apart, may be something simple as a loose wire where it plugs to the airbag, if the ecu thinks there is no airbag (eg if it's not plugged in properly) it will turn on the light. But than again could be something completely different, reset your ecu and see if that clears up the error code

[CRX08U]

Have you pulled it apart, may be something simple as a loose wire where it plugs to the airbag, if the ecu thinks there is no airbag (eg if it's not plugged in properly) it will turn on the light. But than again could be something completely different, reset your ecu and see if that clears up the error code


thats not a nice signiture man:eek: u have a ford lol guess wat that spells backwords DRiver Returns ON Foot

[Boban]

meh, i also got a toyota, a holden and a mitsubishi in the family, wanna make fun of them too :p

but i still love my Hondas, got 2 of them too

[CRX08U]

meh, i also got a toyota, a holden and a mitsubishi in the family, wanna make fun of them too :p

but i still love my Hondas, got 2 of them too


nah i jus dun like ur signiture wen u are baggin hondas in it wen 1 u own 2
and yer its not cool, no honda owners go on other forums and bag der cars

[lil_miss_vtec]

nah i jus dun like ur signiture wen u are baggin hondas in it wen 1 u own 2
and yer its not cool, no honda owners go on other forums and bag der cars

:wave: Settle down Ben! :p Lol

[lil_miss_vtec]

:honda: :honda: HONDA PRIDE BEN, HONDA PRIDE!!!! :honda: :honda:




:thumbsup:

[misteR_bilzz]

theres a guy that speciallises in SRS air bag systems in sydney if the reset doesnt work i can try get his number for u..?

[Ph@t-G]

It'll be great if you can post the details up.

Not sure if resetting the light is the way to go cause there's still a chance that there's a problem, not to mention the horn on the steering wheel will still not working!!

[Twincam16]

Is your seatbelt playing up at all? Might be faulty yellow wire which connects to srs system to tension the belt...

[Ph@t-G]

Well selt belt seems fine to me... but then again it's all speculations. Might just have to bite the bullet and take it to Honda for diagnostics.

[ECU-MAN]

you mentioed yoru horn doesnt work

this is a good sign that yoru cable real is at fault.

[Ph@t-G]

Yea that's what I thought as well. Any recommendations on how to fix it or only Honda service can do it?

[ECU-MAN]

you need to isolate the airbag from the system so you can probe the cable real with a multi meter to test it for continuity. if it fails, replace it.

if your unsure take it to honda.

[EWCivic]

Cable real ?? == Clock spring (http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60133) ??

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i199/dougtang/Civic/SRS/IMG_0383.jpg

[Ph@t-G]

Yea I think that maybe it. Man can't believe such a crap little thing will cost 900 bucks.

[Hooman]

Exact same senario happend to my EK, srs light came on then horn stopped working.
Honda diagnostics charge $33. Told me it was my **** spring (reel). They quote $800 supply and fit. I went to a wreckers and got one, got them to change it, then took it to honda to clear the code and all was good.
Hope this helps.....if u were in Adelaide i can hook u up with the wreckers that changed mine.

[Ph@t-G]

Does anyone happen to know the part number to the cable reel for 96 ek1 gli?

[Drew]

mmm - take out cluster disconnect srs light !!!
easy way of doing it

Thats the dumbest ****ing thing I have ever heard...

You deserve to be shot for even suggesting it -_-

[creativepunka]

Thats the dumbest ****ing thing I have ever heard...

You deserve to be shot for even suggesting it -_-

If your car was optioned with air bags then in some states you can remove them. you have to remove all srs components including stickers tho.
BTW why is it so dumb? I would think about doing it if it was my car.

[misteR_bilzz]

its dumb because if ur srs light actually wanted to come on to warn u of possible failure on impact..... it cant! not just fail on u man.. but maybe fail on the next possible owner and his/her family and friends. so do it the right way =)

[mrwillz]

suposedly this was a common thing in ek civics

most wud haf been detected in its warranty stages and problem rectified
now.. u'd jus haf to find spares.

[drated]

I have this exact problem as Ph@t-G, what i want to know is , is this clock spring part of the steering wheel ? like will replacing the steering wheel fix this or is it a separate component attached to the steering column or something like that? Because if its going to cost me 800-900 then i would rather get a ctr steering wheel

[markoJEK1]

clock spring is a seperate item to the steering wheel, before you go buying new stuff , refer to the DIY to reset the SRS fault code, if it still persists then it will be a physical fault within the mechanism - http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69095

[drated]

Will this help with my horn as well because it is also my horn which doesnt work same as what Ph@t-G had.

[drated]

I have tried to do it exactly the way it says it on that thread and i cant seem to make it work. I plugged the jumper into the yellow plug as instructed but as soon as you turn on the ignition it doesnt turn off that light.

[werks]

i also got this problem after i changed my headunit n blew the fuse.
have no idea why the srs light would go on though. =/

[drated]

Yea it truely is starting to bug me

[iainnash]

you can reset your light yourself. there's instruction i can find if you're keen on it.

I posted this looking for advice on turning off my SRS light - then spotted markoJEK1's link above - thanks man, I'm off to try it! - I've just had to replace my battery and the SRS light's stuck on. Looks like a traffic light when I'm driving sensibly with the Eco light on right next to it! I'm fairly sure this fault light was caused by a low ampage so a self-reset should mean the light doesn't come back on for me.

Reference other thread comments, I've no immediate knowledge on the horn problems - but the horn and airbag do share a wiring loom (clock spring) so if one fails, I guess the other will too.

It's good to have a working airbag. If you just wanna turn the light out, do what someone suggested and disable the bulb - uif you want a car that'll look after you in an accident, do it right I say - but when your car's only worth $500 you do what's most financially sensible...

Cheers all, here's hoping the light-reset works.

[iainnash]

Followed the link above and used the paper-clip idea. Used the instructions at http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58697 - solved my problem - very grateful. Many thanks :-)

[iainnash]

I have tried to do it exactly the way it says it on that thread and i cant seem to make it work. I plugged the jumper into the yellow plug as instructed but as soon as you turn on the ignition it doesnt turn off that light.

drated, you have to wait 5 or 6 seconds for the light to go off. It SHOULD come on when you start the ignition - it's a sign that the system is firing up correctly. I have a suspicion from reading your various comments though that there's a bigger problem with your car than just resetting the SRS ECU.

If you turn the ignition on, wait for a bit and the light DOES go out, pull the jumper out, let the light go back on before plugging it in - when it goes out a second time WAIT FOR THE DOUBLE FLASH or it won't work - I must have done this procedure 15 times before I got it to work - but it does, assuming there's nothing actually cauising a fault - remember, this is really a reset process - designed to clear any faults held in the ECU's memory.

Good luck!

[drated]

I have tried this many times but maybe not 15 times like u did but i eventually took it to honda and they said that it was the srs module which is causing this to come up and the only way to fix it was to get a new one costing a few hundred dollars .... im still saving for it !