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From: C. E. White on 6 Aug 2009 08:56
A freinds 2004 Toyota Highlander has the air bag warning light
illuminated. My advice was to take it to he dealer for diagnosis.
Naturally there is reluctance to do this. The local Toyota dealers are
no noted for their integrity.

I have two questions related to this problem:

1) Is there a way to pull the air bag warning light codes without a
scan tool?

2) Is there an extended warranty for air bag faults? I searched on the
web and it seems like this is a very common concern for 2004
Highlanders. For 2004 Toyota added weight sensors in the seats and my
guess (only a guess) is that this is the likely source of the problem.

Any thoughts?

Ed


From: Jeff on 6 Aug 2009 09:06
On Aug 6, 5:56 am, "C. E. White" <cewhi...(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
> A freinds 2004 Toyota Highlander has the air bag warning light
> illuminated. My advice was to take it to he dealer for diagnosis.
> Naturally there is reluctance to do this. The local Toyota dealers are
> no noted for their integrity.
>
> I have two questions related to this problem:
>
> 1) Is there a way to pull the air bag warning light codes without a
> scan tool?
>
> 2) Is there an extended warranty for air bag faults? I searched on the
> web and it seems like this is a very common concern for 2004
> Highlanders. For 2004 Toyota  added weight sensors in the seats and my
> guess (only a guess) is that this is the likely source of the problem.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Ed

Let's see: Cost of a repair, maybe $500. Cost of a life: Priceless.

The person needs to go to a dealer, now.

Jeff
From: JoeSpareBedroom on 6 Aug 2009 09:53
"C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>A freinds 2004 Toyota Highlander has the air bag warning light illuminated.
>My advice was to take it to he dealer for diagnosis. Naturally there is
>reluctance to do this. The local Toyota dealers are no noted for their
>integrity.
>
> I have two questions related to this problem:
>
> 1) Is there a way to pull the air bag warning light codes without a scan
> tool?
>
> 2) Is there an extended warranty for air bag faults? I searched on the web
> and it seems like this is a very common concern for 2004 Highlanders. For
> 2004 Toyota added weight sensors in the seats and my guess (only a guess)
> is that this is the likely source of the problem.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Ed
>


Wait for Ray O to chime in about this. Maybe he can provide some guidance as
to what various repairs *should* cost at the dealership, so at least your
friend will know if he's getting hosed.

Does your friend have a reliable mechanic he has been using for years, or
does he use the "Whatever I have a coupon for" method of choosing a shop?


From: C. E. White on 6 Aug 2009 10:15

"JoeSpareBedroom" <newstrash(a)frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:8fBem.60378$8B7.34584(a)newsfe20.iad...
> "C. E. White" <cewhite3(a)mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:h5ekq9$1he$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>>A freinds 2004 Toyota Highlander has the air bag warning light
>>illuminated. My advice was to take it to he dealer for diagnosis.
>>Naturally there is reluctance to do this. The local Toyota dealers
>>are no noted for their integrity.
>>
>> I have two questions related to this problem:
>>
>> 1) Is there a way to pull the air bag warning light codes without a
>> scan tool?
>>
>> 2) Is there an extended warranty for air bag faults? I searched on
>> the web and it seems like this is a very common concern for 2004
>> Highlanders. For 2004 Toyota added weight sensors in the seats and
>> my guess (only a guess) is that this is the likely source of the
>> problem.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Ed
>>
>
>
> Wait for Ray O to chime in about this. Maybe he can provide some
> guidance as to what various repairs *should* cost at the dealership,
> so at least your friend will know if he's getting hosed.
>
> Does your friend have a reliable mechanic he has been using for
> years, or does he use the "Whatever I have a coupon for" method of
> choosing a shop?

He has a regular, non-Toyota Shop he likes, but I recommended he use a
dealer. I think the air bag system is very complicated and requires
specialized test equipment.

He is concerned about taking it to the local dealer. I can understand
his concern. I know I don't trust any of the Toyota dealers closest to
me. Somali pirates could learn from thse guys....However, sometimes
you just have to bite the bullet and hope.

I am never suprised when I see Toyota dealers near the bottom of
Customer Satisfaction surveys.

Ed

Ed


From: C. E. White on 6 Aug 2009 10:19

"Jeff" <jeff.utz(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> The person needs to go to a dealer, now.

I agree, but it would be nice to have some idea of the possibilities.
I now see there are ways to pull the air bags codes manually. If it
was my car (and it isn't) I would like to know the codes ahead of
time. I'd most likely still take it to the dealer, but at least I go
in with some idea of where I was headed. After furter reading, it
seems this is not an uncommon problem for that vintage Highlander.

I believe my friend will be taking it to the dealer in the near
future.

Ed


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