Blinking passenger airbag light on dash of 2002 solara

[dtahsee]

Hey Guys. The passenger airbag light on my 2002 solara is blinking. I had a mechanic friend pull the code for this (cant remember the code as it was a while ago) and he told me that it was an airbag sensor/connection in the passenger seat. I've notice that when the seat is reclined and/or moved to a certain position, the blinking stops. Anybody have any experience fixing this by themselves? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[99BlackSandv6]

Check the yellow plug under the seat. Just make sure it's tight.

[unchikun]

mine does the same thing -- starts blinking most times the passenger seat is moved. i have to reach under there and mash the connection back together, and it's ok 'til next time.

i've seen this topic before, so it seems to be a "solara thing." what i'd like to know is this, though -- when it's not making the connection and the light is blinking, does that mean that i'm not going to have airbags if i'm in a wreck? that's what i worry about. otherwise i could deal with watching that little guy with the airbag in his face blink on my dashboard.

[02slera]

^^ lol i had a ford explorer with a blinking airbag light (turned out to be connection under seat as well) but i was never too concerned about the airbag not deploying, there was a time before airbags lol, my concern was i didnt know if the dam thing may randomly blow out in my face while driving. obviously this never happened and i got it fixed but its a scary thought.