greetings. i have a 1997 A4 1.8 T Quattro. a while back the airbag light went on one evening. not doing anything unusual driving wise. i have read many places that sometimes the light comes on if one pushes the passenger side seat WAY back - [ as i often have to do to accomodate the bass drum of my drum kit - other story altogether ] but since it is an airbag - a useful device when one needs it in that milli-second of severe necessity i brought it to the attention of my service fellow during a routine service issue.

he ran the code for the problem : came up with "Air Bag 00588 Left side [ drivers side ] Airbag. Resistance too high."

i would like to see if anyone else experienced the same problem and if so...what was your problem and eventual solution ? my battery is fine, the electrical system is without problem anywhere else [ except the radio/cd player which now has a slight hum behind the music which mimicks the whine of the engine - very annoying - perhaps related in some weird electrical way ?? ]

is it just a weak wire somewhere ? an improper ground ? some connection has rotted away ? [ the car is ten years old and i do live in Connecticut / hot summers, humid weather at times, cold winters etc. ]

before i spend my cash on this issue, i would appreciate any feedback on this problem [ any other feedback on the annoying sound from my cd player would also help ]

many thanks in advance. Jah Bless.

 

bump back to the top....anyone. a little help mates. thanks

 

Airbag Igniter-Driver Side-N95 Resistance value too large Open circuit in wiring Spiral spring faulty Driver-side airbag unit faulty Airbag control module -J234- faulty -

Repair wiring according to wiring diagram. Electrical Wiring Diagrams, Troubleshooting & Component Locations binder - Check spiral spring. - Replace driver-side airbag unit. - Replace airbag control module -J234-.

 

Same thing happend to me...so I took it to a local Audi repair place...they reset the warning and it never came back, he said its common for that error to be triggered for whatever reason once reset it wont come back. Hope this info helps.

 

Got a 96 A4Q. Same code. Dealer wanted $1,080 plus labor to replace the driver side airbag. Will the airbag deploy in a collision with this code?

 

No it won't deploy with any fault code stored in the airbag control unit. Next time start your own thread please.