YACT: Air bag problem

[tontod]

My airbag light came on in my car a few months ago. I took it to the dealer today to get it fixed. They told me that the clockspring (located underneath the steering column) needed to be replaced. It would cost me $236.50 + labor to get it replaced. Has anyone heard of such a thing? They were saying that they couldnt guarantee that the airbag (just drivers side, passenger side unaffected) would go off in a timely manner or go off at all when it needed to. Guess I should fix it since it could prevent injuries or even save me in case of a major accident.

 

[tontod]

Anyone?

 

First off,what kind of car and what year is it ?

 

[tontod]

1998 Hyundai Elantra Sedan (no Hyundai bashing, please).

Edit: It has ~60,100 miles on it.

 

TSB
Technical Service Bulliten

Make: HYUNDAI Model: ELANTRA Year: 1998

Service Bulletin Number: 9890005 Bulletin Sequence Number: 422 Date of Bulletin: 03/98

NHTSA Item Number: 604210
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG
Get Summary


Look here

Unfortunately I cannot pull up all the TSB's for some reason.
I would talk to them about it.
If the system is damaged, you should not have to worry about premature AirBag deployment, they have many fail safes to prevent such an occurance.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Roger
First off,what kind of car and what year is it ?

Now ya know what YACT means eh?

 

KMA ndee

You know what that means ?


What happened to the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty ?

 

[tontod]

Looks like I have to order a report to get the description unless I'm missing something.

 

What happened to the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty ?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Personally, I'd just leave it be. As long as you're wearing a seat belt properly there's really no situation in which an air bag will be a life saver. Then again, I'm a bit of a luddite when it comes to things like airbags, ABS, and daytime running lights so take my advice with more than a few grains of salt.

ZV

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Roger
What happened to the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty ?

That's a powertrain warranty only.

ZV

 

Hyundai Warranty:
10 year, 100,000 mile Power train Protection
5 year, 60,000 mile Bumper-to-Bumper coverage
5 year, unlimited mileage 24 hour Roadside Assistance
5 year, 100,000 mile Anti-Perforation Warranty

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Roger
KMA ndee

You know what that means ?


What happened to the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty ?

Kick my ass? owned, sorry

 

[Zenmervolt]

5 year, 60,000 mile Bumper-to-Bumper coverage

It has ~60,100 miles on it.

Blast it all, he's 100 miles over the warranty. He should have taken it in right away.

ZV

 

[tontod]

Actually for a 1998 model, the warranty expired at 36,000 miles.

Zenmervolt: The numbers you quoted are for models 2000 and after.