Airbag light flashing

[jweb1369]

I have a 99 sport. When I turn it on the airbag light comes on, (I'm assuming that's what it is) the light with the person in the seat and the circle infront of it. It flashes 3 times, then 7, then 3, then 7. Not sure how many times it does it, but it does it for a bit then it stays lit. It happened after I vacuumed the truck out. I went to go pull it around the block to wash it, then noticed the light was on.

I tried looking for any posts, but couldn't find much. Does anyone know what this is from, and/or how to fix it? Any info would be great!

 

[Lube]

Make sure that you didn't unplug the wire connector, or break a wire underneath either of the front seats when you were vacuuming.

 

[jweb1369]

Which wire is it?

 

[ophidia]

Underneath the passenger seat should be a wire with a yellow plug on the end with a yellow plastic piece attached to the plug. Unplug the wire and plug it back in. It's a resistor that, when the connection is bad, causes this, and will cause the airbag light to do that. I've had this happen a couple of times on my 99 Mountaineer, and, since it happened right after vacuuming, I'll bet that's it.

 

[jweb1369]

Ah that was exactly it. It feels like the connection is really loose. All I did was jiggle it and it fixed the problem.

 

[drdoom]

As Lube has stated, check the connections. CODE 37 is the passenger side, look under the seat for a wiring harness with a yellow resistor cap. Check that. And check the connections at the module located at the passenger side foot space (behind a plastic trim on the side IIRC).