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YOUR RESEARCHAirbag Crazy...
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I have heard stories from the "old days" when airbags first started being used of kids whacking cars to make the airbags deploy, but I'd chalked this up to urban legend...
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and as I approach I see something white, filling the front passenger seat....it's the AIRBAG!!
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I have heard stories from the "old days" when airbags first started being used of kids whacking cars to make the airbags deploy, but I'd chalked this up to urban legend...
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Went to a DE this weekend at Willow Springs - really great, fast, fun day!
Go to the hotel after...rained overnight, but no biggie. Go out to the car next morning to load up my personal stuff and head back out to the track... and as I approach I see something white, filling the front passenger seat....it's the AIRBAG!! Overnight it deployed, popped, exploded...whatever you want to call it. Out of the blue. Can not imagine why. So I deflated it, pushed it down out of the way and carried on. Tracked the rest of the day as usual, except for the huge condom riding shotgun.
So - any idea what could have caused this? (don't have the driver's airbag for safety, and I'm harnessed in and have a different steering wheel.)
Anybody have any idea of what it costs to replace? And if you take it out, are you left with a big hole in the dash? That lid is single use - won't come down.
Could this be part of the giant airbag recall from the Chinese airbag manufacturer?
Any and All ideas welcome!! Thanks.
Any evidence that your car was hit? While I would assume the bag should not be energized when the ignition isn't on, our cars are notorious for acting crazy when the electrical part of the ignition starts to fail.
I would think it more likely that the SRS was energized and someone hit your car than it was not energized and some bizarre sunspot/lightning strike/electromagnetic pulse somehow blew your airbag.
I have heard stories from the "old days" when airbags first started being used of kids whacking cars to make the airbags deploy, but I'd chalked this up to urban legend...
RE: the recall - I believe the affected units are poorly constructed resulting in parts of the assembly acting as projectiles, injuring occupants...I don't recall reading anything about unexpected deployment.
Regardless, this sucks. You may want to get your insurance involved.
First thing I did was a walk-around the car, and no evidence of any hit. It was at the end of the lot, so no chance of a hit from the front, and cars parked on either side...
It DID rain overnight, but I don't remember any lightning or thunder...
Mouth open kind of strange...
No clue as to cause but it reminds me of this Seinfeld episode.
Seinfeld - Jiffy Park & Jiffy Dump guy - YouTube
Aaaaand apparently the video wont work. It really isn't funny without the video.
I think I read around here that one reason these cars are prone to getting salvage titles is because of how expensive these airbags are. Usually the simplest explanation is the right one...I would wager someone bumped into your car.
Any cameras where you parked?
The good new is - just talked to my shop guy. He just pulled one out of a race build, and he's going to give it to me. I just need to pay for a dash cover. Best news I've had all day!
But I STILL would like to know what happened! No evidence of a hit at all. The car is pretty clean, and a hit big enough to trigger an airbag event should be noticeable....
I saw a TV episode about that. They bought a salvaged 997 Turbo S for like...30 or 35k. They put several thousand into repair and replace, and sold that car for...65 or 70 thousand dollars. Crazy!
Some years ago one of the instructors had both air bags activate in the Ss at Watkins Glen. This was a new 944 Turbo. Porsche replaced them after a moderate fight.
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