"service airbag" after jump start

goodies · 04-15-2012, 08:38 PM

Hi All,
I recently bought a 11 LT1 2.2..

MeijerLPO · 04-15-2012, 08:44 PM

Welcome.

843de · 04-15-2012, 10:51 PM

Take it your dealer to have them check out the SRS system, something didn't like the jump start, and you may have a damaged sensor or module.

Its best to think of the SRS systems as having "No user serviceable parts", unless you are absolutely positively without a doubt 110% certain you know what you're doing.

We have a brilliant young neighbor in our condo complex, he's a real computer expert and software designer, he's also blind for life after accidentally triggering the passenger airbag on his Subaru WRX during a stereo install.

So please take your HHR to the dealer and have them run a diagnostic on your airbags.

**whopper** · 04-16-2012, 03:46 AM

X2 - plus it's under warranty is it not? And what's with the "habit of coasting into the drive with the engine off"? Brakes work great with the engine off.

zbear · 04-18-2012, 04:36 AM

I was having a problem with the service air bag light coming on, having it into the delear a couple times. I got thinking about it after taking it in again and realized it was occurring after the HHR wasnt being driven over the weekend or longer. After speaking to a mechanic, we decided to try to disconnect the GPS from the lighter socket when it wasnt being driven. He said a voltage drain would cause "codes" to spit out and it did crank over slower after the disuse. Hasn't happened since.

goodies · 04-18-2012, 06:57 PM

hhr

Rod Run · 04-18-2012, 07:42 PM

No. Even if it's just as simple as resetting of the airbag, you need a mechanic to do it. any full service garage can do it.

And what's with the whole coasting thing? That's just looking for trouble. Less steering and brakes is not a smart thing ot do

goodies · 04-18-2012, 08:07 PM

hhr

tntwolt · 04-19-2012, 10:53 AM

mine shows up if i drop something on pass seat. goes out when it feels like. taking to dealer a waste unless it stays on. did that, they said no problem found. i kept the paperwork in case it causes a problem down the road. also came on after washing seats, go figure.

**ChevyMgr** · 04-19-2012, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by goodies

Hi All,
I recently bought a 11 LT1 2.2..

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Originally Posted by goodies

hhr

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Originally Posted by goodies

hhr

Are we done with this thread?

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04-15-2012, 10:51 PM	#3
843de Premium Member Join Date: 06-30-2010 Location: Washington D.C. Member #: 21740 Posts: 19,383 Images: 53	Take it your dealer to have them check out the SRS system, something didn't like the jump start, and you may have a damaged sensor or module. Its best to think of the SRS systems as having "No user serviceable parts", unless you are absolutely positively without a doubt 110% certain you know what you're doing. We have a brilliant young neighbor in our condo complex, he's a real computer expert and software designer, he's also blind for life after accidentally triggering the passenger airbag on his Subaru WRX during a stereo install. So please take your HHR to the dealer and have them run a diagnostic on your airbags. __________________ We won it, we won it, we won it!!! RDE 2/15/98 "My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger." - Billy Connolly 4 HHR's(2011 "Boo Boo", 2007 "Paddington", 2007 "Bob 2", 2006 "Spousemobile")

04-16-2012, 03:46 AM	#4
whopper Moderator Join Date: 04-09-2006 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Member #: 757 Posts: 1,388 Images: 30	X2 - plus it's under warranty is it not? And what's with the "habit of coasting into the drive with the engine off"? Brakes work great with the engine off. __________________

04-18-2012, 04:36 AM	#5
zbear Member Join Date: 02-13-2010 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Member #: 19289 Posts: 68 Images: 8	I was having a problem with the service air bag light coming on, having it into the delear a couple times. I got thinking about it after taking it in again and realized it was occurring after the HHR wasnt being driven over the weekend or longer. After speaking to a mechanic, we decided to try to disconnect the GPS from the lighter socket when it wasnt being driven. He said a voltage drain would cause "codes" to spit out and it did crank over slower after the disuse. Hasn't happened since. __________________

04-18-2012, 06:57 PM	#6
goodies Join Date: 04-15-2012 Location: Arizona Member #: 57132 Posts: 7	hhr Last edited by goodies; 04-19-2012 at 07:17 AM.

04-18-2012, 07:42 PM	#7
Rod Run Senior Member Join Date: 09-05-2009 Location: New England Member #: 16802 Posts: 395 Images: 20	No. Even if it's just as simple as resetting of the airbag, you need a mechanic to do it. any full service garage can do it. And what's with the whole coasting thing? That's just looking for trouble. Less steering and brakes is not a smart thing ot do

04-18-2012, 08:07 PM	#8
goodies Join Date: 04-15-2012 Location: Arizona Member #: 57132 Posts: 7	hhr Last edited by goodies; 04-19-2012 at 07:17 AM.

04-19-2012, 10:53 AM	#9
tntwolt Senior Member Join Date: 12-06-2010 Location: shamokin, pa Member #: 24620 Posts: 112 Images: 7	mine shows up if i drop something on pass seat. goes out when it feels like. taking to dealer a waste unless it stays on. did that, they said no problem found. i kept the paperwork in case it causes a problem down the road. also came on after washing seats, go figure.

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