Airbag light came on

2004 KIA OPTIMA
74,380 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JUDY DELOGE ALBERT
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One owner, no accidents. replaced battery eight months ago.
last week airbag light went on than few days later went off, now days later it is back on and still on.
What should I do?
Jul 17, 2017 at 7:32 PM
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CARADIODOC
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The first thing is to have the diagnostic fault codes read and recorded. Until we know the exact code number, the best suspect is the clock spring is coming apart. That is a wound-up ribbon cable in a plastic housing under the steering wheel. If that ribbon cable is breaking apart, the horn and cruise control will stop working too.
Jul 17, 2017 at 11:00 PM
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