bob35222
07-30-2005, 01:54 PM
About two months ago my '04 with about 20K miles began to display tha airbag light after startup. I then had to go abroad for a month so waited until I got back to take it in for warranty service. Before taking it in I did a search here on airbag light incidents and brought reports of all faults and fixes reported.
The dealer ran normal diagnostics and replace the module. Light still displayed. They then checked all connections and sensors. Still the light displayed. Mercury Hotline then got in the act directing examination of all wires looking for shorts or breaks. Still no luck.
Finally the service manager worked his way up the chain and found someone at Mercury who remembered a similar incident. The problem is water getting in a part of the wiring harness. When I pick up my car with a completely new harness I will try to find out exactly where this occurred.
I have searched here but did not find this problem previously reported. Wonder if any of you have heard of it?
All work done on mine is covered under warranty and the tech working on it was dedicated if not particularly knowledgable about Marauders.
Bob
The dealer ran normal diagnostics and replace the module. Light still displayed. They then checked all connections and sensors. Still the light displayed. Mercury Hotline then got in the act directing examination of all wires looking for shorts or breaks. Still no luck.
Finally the service manager worked his way up the chain and found someone at Mercury who remembered a similar incident. The problem is water getting in a part of the wiring harness. When I pick up my car with a completely new harness I will try to find out exactly where this occurred.
I have searched here but did not find this problem previously reported. Wonder if any of you have heard of it?
All work done on mine is covered under warranty and the tech working on it was dedicated if not particularly knowledgable about Marauders.
Bob