PilotSmith

So the coolant tubes explode on our 05' Cayenne S and when it is in the dealer taking care of that little mess the dealer says there is an airbag campaign they will take care of at no charge for us. Great we think...

When we get her back a few days later the airbag light comes on. Never had a problem with the airbags until a few days after they did the recall wiring work which entailed swapping out/repairing the connector(s) pin(s) on the airbag harness on the passenger seat.

Dealer says the light shouldn't have anything to do with recall campaign work they did. They recommend swapping out the airbag in the passenger seat for around $900. Then if that doesn't correct the problem, to bring it back to also change out the control module, for an extra $1,500 on top of the $900.

I think the "lemme see if we pop this here thingy out if that'll fix her" is odd. Basically they want me to buy an airbag without knowing if my airbag has a problem. Is this normal? Porsche doesn't have the technology to test if the airbag in the vehicle is defective?

What are the chances that the airbag and/or control module coincidently went bad a few days after they tinkered with it? When the code is erased it stays off a few days and then comes back on. It is code 1218 which appears to be common.

I'm pretty good mechanically and know how to use a multimeter. Does anyone know where I can get info on what the upper and lower resistance values should be, and where to measure? Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Not really interested in the approach the dealer wants to take in replacing parts until they get lucky in finding what is bad.

Thanks!

mudman2

dealer BS they touched it so they broke it

Alan05

Unfortunately, it would be hard to prove in Small Claims court that the dealer screwed up. Sounds like too much coincidence but to prove that they messed it up is another thing. Stinks.

PilotSmith

Can anyone here confirm that there is no diagnostic test to determine if a Porsche airbag is defective? I don't particularly want to spend $800 on a new airbag if mine is fine and it is the control unit that has a problem.

PilotSmith

Here is some troubleshooting info for airbag code 1218 I found. When I have some time I think I will pull the passenger seat out and look at the connections. Hoping to find something wrong with the connections the dealer messed with.

pavlooshka

Any one familiar with 1743, 1741, 1740, 1220, 1742, 1213, 1219, 2511 codes??
I have searched the web everywhere. these codes cannot be reset by dealer themselves. they want 1500$ to test it out further... New airbag module, and airbag.

400North

I've been seeing an airbag code 1218 after driving for several days with the passenger seat removed. (I was installing after-market seat heaters. One option my 06 Cayenne did not have was heated seats.)

I used my Durametric tool to reset the cache for the airbag controller / airbag errors, and everything is now fine.

996FLT6

I would reset it and see what happens. It was reset by my indie and hasn't come back on. Mike

TomF

I had the airbag error message and the dealer said that if the passenger seat is lowered too far, it can pinch or even cut the airbag sensor wiring. They raised up the seat, reset the error with PIWIS and no error since then. I have a 6'6" friend who likes to run the passenger seat all the way down...

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
TomF

Antti66ht

Thanks to rennlist, I fixed this my self. I had a typical code 1218 side air bag triggering unit passenger´s upper limit value exceeded (read with Durometric)
-remove rear carper
-remove 2 plastic covers os seat rail ends
-Drive seat forward and open two bolts from the rear
-Drive seat back and open two bols in the front
-Cut of the yellow connector and crimp extension wire between the Blue-Ble and Black-Black wires.
-Assemble seat back
-remove codes with durometric

Done, saved some mney on this one, thanks to rennlist! Durometric scanner is awesome too.
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Rossi

I had to move the seat really far forward as I had to transport a large item (quickjacks), now the airbag light (1218 code) popped, I tried to clear it but it did not erase.
I might take a closer look. Anyone with an additional suggestions? Thank you as always.

Rossi

I moved the seat to the front and back to its position, I was able to clear the code, i will see if it comes back. This happened year ago so it lasted pretty long before it reappeared. Fingers crossed.

TomF

Holy old thread Batman! It's been nine years since my last post on this thread ...but the refresh is timely. My previous post was on my now departed 2008 CTT. I just had the code return on my 2009 CTTS this week when my very large buddy put the seat all the way down again. Raised it up and the erroe went away almost immediately. It's may be time to take a look at the wires to check their condition.

phatz

What is his said largeness
Height
Mass
...
?

TomF

6'5" 320lbs