Went to drive off today not having used car for a week and the airbag warning light came on and the maxi dot display say airbag fault.

I suppose I'm going to have to arrange for the car to go to the dealers 35 miles away - it was only down there two weeks ago having a known speaker recall issue sorted out.:(

Assuming its some electrical problem rather than the airbag itself would they deploy in the event of an accident if its an electrical problem with the warning itself?

Has anyone else had problems with the airbag warning light coming on (it stays on whilst driving)?

I think I would get it booked in sooner rather than later.

Mine did this a couple of weeks ago - the car was 2 months old at that point. i took it into my dealer and they fixed it in a couple of hours. They said it needed some modified wiring on the drivers seat. Seems to have done the trick...

Don't know if this will help taken from the AA site

Recall: No. 7 of 8

Recall Ref: R/2004/136

Exact Model:

Description: The side airbag wiring may be incorrect

VIN: TMB0001Z048008496 to TMB0001Z058018099

Build Date:

Numbers: 1575

Defect: The wires for the air bag unit block connector were incorrectly located for the side airbags, which could result in the opposite side air bag being ignited.

Action: Recall affected vehicles to check and, if necessary, correct control unit.

Launch Date: 26 August 2004

IIRC Airbags will not deploy if warning is active.

Mine did this a couple of weeks ago - the car was 2 months old at that point. i took it into my dealer and they fixed it in a couple of hours. They said it needed some modified wiring on the drivers seat. Seems to have done the trick...

Correct, known issue (also effects other VAG vehicles) new connector diesign stops pins moving in the plug and altering the resistance.

I have it just now. It happened yesterday evening, and I'm just back from the dealer. They say it's the passenger side airbag and it needs to be replaced, so I'll need to go back tomorrow morning, since they don't have one at the moment...

Sad anyway, my car is just 2 months old...

I had this on mine the same day I picked my car up:eek: Needed new passenger side airbag which they dont keep in stock (explosion risk).

Dealer said airbags will not deploy if there is a fault in the system ie light on.

All sorted now but a pain in the butt @ the time.

Tis a pain, but they have since found its not the airbag at fault, and IIRC the airbag shouldnt be replaced, just the connector.

Does this mean more trouble ahead because I haven't had a new connector or would they have replaced the connector along with the airbag?

Yours will have the new connector so dont panic.

Yours will have the new connector so dont panic.

Phew:rofl:

take it asking a dealer about recalls will show this up?

I don't think it's a recall - It's a TSB.

And only applies to people with issues, not a preventative measure.

Hmm thats ok my parents ahve bought an Octy 2 and the light will be on due to the totally flat battery on the thing. The sales team leave the radios on (Grrr)

mines going to the dealers monday when I phoned up it I was told it might be because of water penetration with the wet weather we have had (which sounded like a load of drivel to me) - perhaps I should point them in the direction of the connectors/recall (my car was new Mar 06)?

if the wires are incorrect how come the warning light has only just come on - why not earlier eg shortly after taking delivery?

if this is a recall why aren't all recall items dealt with in one go - I only had the speakers fixed 2 weeks ago and that apparently was a recall item

Its not a recall item as mentioned.

Had a problem with air bag fault from new on my VRS, the dealer had arranged to have a chameleon hands free kit fitted by a third party company before collection. In order to get access to fit and wire the phone cradle they have to remove the glove box, guess what, inside the glove box is the selector switch for arming/ disarming the passenger air bag. When they re-fitted the glove box they did not fit the connector correctly on the back of the switch. The dealer subsequently fixed the problem in 20 minutes whilst pouring coffee down my neck.

Hope this helps.

Hey, mines on now! The good news is i get to drive a Roomster for the day. Mmm must buy a balaclava.

Mine came up on my '06 Elegance after I moved the seats to hoover under them. It came up the day before the car was returned to my company as I was leaving, they thought I did it on purpose..............w@nk*rs.

Had an 05 L&K, the Airbag warning light came on 13 times:( in 15 months. Spent 3 months at the dealer trying to fix and in the end Skoda took back the car.

Am now in an 07 vRS and cross fingers no air bag faults.