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Old 04-06-2016, 11:57 AM
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Default '96 Ranger Airbag Light on Solid

I've been having an issue with the Airbag Light on my '96 Ranger. It's a 2.3L Manual Trans. and has no Passenger Side Airbag, only the driver's side.

A while back (several months) I was driving to work & smelled an odd burning odor and started looking around to see if I noticed any smoke coming from the hood, etc. I didn't find smoke, but I did find that the Airbag Light was illuminated. I looked for some answers for a while and couldn't find anything; My truck isn't throwing any of the flash codes that are seen in most of the cases I've seen around the internet. It just turns on and stays on.

At the time I looked enough to find out that, more than likely, this just meant that the airbag won't go off in the event of a crash. This wasn't a huge deal for me since I almost never have a reason to get in a zone with a speed limit above 35mph.

I'm about to take the truck in for inspections and, of course, that's got me noticing this again & I'd like to get it taken care of. I've checked the fuse & it's not blown. The horn & turn signals still work so my understanding is that ruled out the clock spring. I checked the plug behind the passenger's panel to make sure the plug was still connected & that looks fine. At this point I'm looking for anything else I can check as I would really rather not take this into a dealer or a shop and get slapped with a $100 diagnostic fee just to know what's wrong. Any ideas or suggestions?

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Old 04-07-2016, 03:48 AM
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You need to get it scanned to find out what is going on. Beware some places with scanners can not read airbag codes.
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Old 04-08-2016, 03:02 PM
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Thanks for replying. Have you had any experience with Lemur Motor's BlueDriver? Supposedly that could read the code for my model (at least they claim it can)
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Old 04-08-2016, 03:21 PM
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Have not heard that one if you lived closer to me I would scan it for you. I have a Snap On Solus pro scanner.
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Old 08-04-2016, 08:35 PM
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Default Re: '96 Ranger Airbag Light on Solid

Hi Jswifto,

I live in Matthews too! My 2003 Ranger airbag light flashes 3 times, goes off, and flashes 2 more times.

Would you know where I can look up this code?

Thanks for all pointers!

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Default Re: '96 Ranger Airbag Light on Solid

Did you find the problem with the 1996 Ranger with solid air bag light? The Exact same thing happened to my identical vehicle. Thanks!
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Old 05-29-2018, 09:28 AM
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Default Re: '96 Ranger Airbag Light on Solid

Hey bdrilling5,
I'm having the same problem with my 96 Ranger. My wife was driving it a couple of months ago and it smelled like something was burning. The airbag light has been on solid ever since then. I've checked wiring at front crash sensors, driver airbag, clockspring and control module behind right side kick plate. I hope you found a fix for yours and you can help me. P.S. I travel to Kirksville MO three or four times a year. Not in Ranger. THANKS!!!!!!!!
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