Halcyon Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Hi. Fresh owner of a used Fusion. Got it from a single owner who bought it after lease was up with the company he was working for, and it was the car he drove for the company. 84000 highway miles, got a slammin' good deal on it, mostly because (I assume) the few little scrapes and dings ran other people off. There's no warranty on my vehicle, given that it's 2016 and the warranty info I saw said 60,000 miles. Don't care. I like it. 6 speed auto. 4 cyl engine. 27.4 avg mpg so far (only ran about 600 miles since I did a master reset). In any case, the airbag indicator light was on at the dealer. He said that was one thing that he was going to take care of. He had his guy give it a one over, and he reconnected the connectors and the light turned off. I did the same thing.Unplugged the battery. Waited 20 minutes. Held ignition on for another 30 seconds.Disconnected plugs. Cleaned plugs. Reconnected plugs. Light is still on. What are my other avenues before I go pay Ford $150 to spend 5 minutes looking at my car to tell me what is wrong? Thanks Edited June 8, 2016 by Halcyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 On the older models this was often caused by a weak but still functioning battery. Might not hurt to try replacing it. At least you know you won't have to worry about the battery for a few years, especially if it still has the OEM battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) I'll go check the year on the battery. Hadn't thought of that. edit checked the battery. It is an aftermarket NAPA battery. Assuming that that means that it is not the original battery. Also, the NAPA battery was not marked for year/month, so god only knows how old it is. Also assuming that the battery would be covered under the bumper to bumper warranty up to 60,000 miles says that the battery is <25k miles old, which begs the question of what else could it be? The issue isn't pointing at the battery. I'll go get it checked of course, but I don't think that the battery is the culprit. Edited June 8, 2016 by Halcyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 You really can't do anything unless you get he codes read with a scan tool. If you can get the codes then I can give you some more info. Some had issues with connector under seat for torso bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The B2B warranty is 36K not 60K. Some bad batteries test ok - make sure they use a modern tester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 If you've got a smartphone, buy a cheap ODB connector (ELM32 I think it's called) and for $15 and a free app and you can read the codes. WiFi reader for iOS or Bluetooth for Android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 FYI restraints warranty is 5/60. Doesn't matter since you are over 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Oh, you just mean an ODB2 scanner? I've got an innova. I figured I'd need one of those expensive $1200 jobs. I'll go check as soon as I'm done with work here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Yeh... no codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 The standard odb2 scanners just check for powertrain codes. Innova makes a few lower price scanners that will abs and airbag also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 My bad then, thought the OBD2 scanner would grab the airbag fault too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Could you link to an example scanner? My OBD2 is $200+ scanner. If it can't, I'm not sure what would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transitman Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Have you considered there might be a problem with the airbag safety system? Seems like something you should have a pro look at. Edited June 8, 2016 by transitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 http://www.amazon.com/INNOVA-3150-Diagnostic-Reader-Vehicles/dp/B001QIYAQ0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordtech1 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Double post Edited June 8, 2016 by fordtech1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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