1) Every once in a while my service airbag light goes on and the chime rings. This happens while I'm driving , it will stay on for 3 to 4 minutes then the light goes off. Now I know there's a problem with a lose cable under the drivers seat, and mine was fixed but can anything else cause this?
2) Here is the annoying one-- The radio control buttons on the right side of the steering wheel. My volume up button (the very top one) when tapped with my finger actually LOWERS the volume. The Volume down button (the second button) actually changes my channels. The third and fourth buttons (which are to change the stations) some times works correctly and sometimes work backwards.
Has anyone else encountered any of these problems -- or is my car playing a cruel joke on me ????
1) Every once in a while my service airbag light goes on and the chime rings. This happens while I'm driving , it will stay on for 3 to 4 minutes then the light goes off. Now I know there's a problem with a lose cable under the drivers seat, and mine was fixed but can anything else cause this?
2) Here is the annoying one-- The radio control buttons on the right side of the steering wheel. My volume up button (the very top one) when tapped with my finger actually LOWERS the volume. The Volume down button (the second button) actually changes my channels. The third and fourth buttons (which are to change the stations) some times works correctly and sometimes work backwards.
#1 - What was done to your vehicle for the wiring under the seat if you know? There were a couple recalls, the early ones just got inspected and dielectric grease on the connector and that was about it. The later ones got new connectors no matter what. So, if you didn't get new connectors, you should start there. If you PM me the last 8 digits of the VIN, I'll see if there's any open recalls so you can get it done for free. With the key off, go under each seat and disconnect and reconnect the yellow connectors a few times and see if that helps. May be fretting corrosion, of course there could be other issues.
#2 - Probably the steering wheel button assembly is just gone bad. Radio works fine from the actual on the radio controls, right? The steering wheel controls are just a bunch of resistors and pressing a button completes a circuit with a predetermined resistance. If the resistance is out of spec, the command won't be interpreted correctly. Should be serviced separately but you need to remove the air bag module to do it.
@Bedbug, I have read your post about your new situations with your Malibu. I see that rodents has posted a reply to your issues; I was wondering how things are going? Did you have to get the vehicle into the dealership?
Yes you are correct the wires under the driver seat are pulling away from the connector. I reconnected them tightly and taped them real good -- so far so good.
Michelle
After my battery went dead the dealer jumped and tested it and so far button is working fine. I will keep you posted.
Yes you are correct the wires under the driver seat are pulling away from the connector. I reconnected them tightly and taped them real good -- so far so good.
Sounds like the harness may be made a little short. Or there's a harness routing issue.
Yes you are correct the wires under the driver seat are pulling away from the connector. I reconnected them tightly and taped them real good -- so far so good.
That is something that should get addressed while you're in warranty. There are recalls for wiring issues there under the seat. You may or may not be eligible for the recall depending on the recall status of your vehicle, however base factory warranty should cover it as well.
I've had the same problem with the airbag before but after a while it's back to normal - NO MORE ANNOYING AIRBAG LIGHT.
As for the volume button I am experiencing the same problem now. Have you resolved it?
Appreciate your input.
Ok the airbag light problems stemed from a wiring harness under the drivers seat . It was to short and it would unplug from its connector. You may want to take a look at that. As for the buttons -- I was told by a mechanic at Chevy that it was an indication that your battery was going weak. Now I had the battery, alternator and starter replaced and all the wiring in between. Since then I have not had the radio button problem, since.
Have you had any other problems ? Not starting quickly or starting weak ? etc.
Ok the airbag light problems stemed from a wiring harness under the drivers seat . It was to short and it would unplug from its connector. You may want to take a look at that. As for the buttons -- I was told by a mechanic at Chevy that it was an indication that your battery was going weak. Now I had the battery, alternator and starter replaced and all the wiring in between. Since then I have not had the radio button problem, since.
Have you had any other problems ? Not starting quickly or starting weak ? etc.
Good luck
Bedbug
Bedbug
Thank you for your input. Surprisingly withouth even touching anything, the airbag lights & the radio control buttons are back to normal. I have never experienced any starting problems and hopefully not in the future.
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