red seat belt light
04-02-2016, 03:24 PM
#2
Melting Slicks
It's to remind you and/or your passenger to fasten your seatbelts. It should go out once you fasten them. But that's not your seatbelt light, that's your airbag light ... I believe when stays lite, it means their may be a problem/issue with your airbag system ...
Last edited by Welker1; 04-02-2016 at 03:31 PM.
04-02-2016, 04:22 PM
#4
Race Director
Others are correct, Airbag light.
Ideally the ECM will direct to the issue, bad module etc & replacing it fixes the problem.
However there's a member whose ABL w/could not shut-off. Was an issue from the start, IIRC.
Guy tried getting it fixed, under warranty, w/ numerous dealers. Nothing. Would simply not work, eventually dealers just shrugged & blew him off.
Complained up GM's ladder. Nothing. More brushoff.
Infuriated he started a thread looking for C6 owners /w similar ABL issues, a fair number of C6s showed-up. Surprised me.
He directed them to a NHTSA site dedicated to this issue, it is a safety issue.
Can't recall member name or NHTSA#, but, there's one out there, just do a few searches both here & WWW. Something on this will turn.
Hopefully it's a failed component since it sounds like this just happened, it used to work. G/L
Ideally the ECM will direct to the issue, bad module etc & replacing it fixes the problem.
However there's a member whose ABL w/could not shut-off. Was an issue from the start, IIRC.
Guy tried getting it fixed, under warranty, w/ numerous dealers. Nothing. Would simply not work, eventually dealers just shrugged & blew him off.
Complained up GM's ladder. Nothing. More brushoff.
Infuriated he started a thread looking for C6 owners /w similar ABL issues, a fair number of C6s showed-up. Surprised me.
He directed them to a NHTSA site dedicated to this issue, it is a safety issue.
Can't recall member name or NHTSA#, but, there's one out there, just do a few searches both here & WWW. Something on this will turn.
Hopefully it's a failed component since it sounds like this just happened, it used to work. G/L
04-02-2016, 06:31 PM
#5
Burning Brakes
I purchased some fleece seat protectors to put on when I took my C6 to the dealer.
They slip over the seat back and cover it and the seating surface. On the way back from the shop I noticed that light was on. Since a hadn't noticed it staying on before I checked the OM and like a previous comment said it is the seatbelt ready indicator that if everything is working the light will go off. The seat protector covers the side airbag and when I removed the covers the airbag light turned off.
They slip over the seat back and cover it and the seating surface. On the way back from the shop I noticed that light was on. Since a hadn't noticed it staying on before I checked the OM and like a previous comment said it is the seatbelt ready indicator that if everything is working the light will go off. The seat protector covers the side airbag and when I removed the covers the airbag light turned off.
Last edited by Batman75; 04-02-2016 at 06:33 PM.
04-04-2016, 09:16 AM
#8
Race Director
Made the mistake of assuming connector had been addressed, already.
Several years back that connector (& fix) was the only thing people seemed to talk about. Yea, a loose one'll trip an AB lamp.
10-27-2016, 05:35 PM
#10
Safety Car
check to see that it is not turned off with the key in your glovebox.the 05 passenger air bags can be turned off
08-18-2018, 05:13 PM
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St. Jude Donor '18
My 07 just started the airbag on and off thing about a month or so ago. Disconnected the bat and took seat loose and pulled apart both connections reseated and zip tied them both. Started up drove in the driveway still on. Left it for a couple hours started it up again still on, left running in the driveway and started messing with the connection's nothing still on. Then got up walked to the garage came back and it was off. Went for a quick drive around town still off. Who the hell knows. All I do know is not taking it to the dealer for parts changing on my dime. GM should figure this out and fix it. I did file with the NTSC. Good luck everybody.
08-18-2018, 05:19 PM
#15
Le Mans Master
My 07 just started the airbag on and off thing about a month or so ago. Disconnected the bat and took seat loose and pulled apart both connections reseated and zip tied them both. Started up drove in the driveway still on. Left it for a couple hours started it up again still on, left running in the driveway and started messing with the connection's nothing still on. Then got up walked to the garage came back and it was off. Went for a quick drive around town still off. Who the hell knows. All I do know is not taking it to the dealer for parts changing on my dime. GM should figure this out and fix it. I did file with the NTSC. Good luck everybody.
08-19-2018, 02:29 PM
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As long as the light is off, the system is functional. Some codes get stored longer than others. Some only last until the problem is corrected and some last for a number of ignition cycles or specific length of time.
