Air Bag Light On problems of the 2012 Subaru Impreza

The passenger airbag light is off at all times. I am presuming it is not functioning. It used to turn on and off in the last few years and I was able to fix it following the manual instructions but now it is permanently off.

Passenger airbag indicator will show off even though a passenger is seated. This happens whether the vehicle is stationary or in motion.

Passenger side airbag is turned off with a passenger sitting in the seat when the seat gets wet when something is spilled, or when the passenger sits in seat with damp/wet clothes because they got wet because it is raining outside. The passenger air bag light works properly when the seat dries out in a few days. This has happened multiple times , most recently being a few weeks ago. The light does not work properly when the car is moving or stopped.

The airbag symbol turns on at almost random times, indicating that there is an error with the airbag system. About 50% of the time I drive, the airbag system light will come on and stay on during my drive, with a passenger in the front seat. Sometimes if I turn off the vehicle and turn it back on, the airbag light will turn off - but there is no consistent pattern. Today the light came on, I parked the car for about 2 hours when I turned it back on the light was still illuminated.

The occupant detection sensor (ods) cannot detect a person when seated in the passenger. I have attempted to sit in the passenger seat with the engine on and off; while in motion and also when the car is stationary. The passenger air bag light on the center dash remains illuminated "off" also, the airbag symbol turns on at almost random times, indicating that there is an error with the airbag system. About 50% of the time I drive, the airbag system light will come on and stay on during my drive, whether I am driving alone or with a passenger in the front seat. Sometimes if I turn off the vehicle and turn it back on, the airbag light will turn off - but there is no consistent pattern.

Passenger air bag turns off while occupant is in the passenger seat. Also seems to happen when I plug my phone charger into the car. Along with air bag light going off, the electrical systems in the car powered down while I was on the highway. This is a serious safety concern. Happens while driving or stationary.

I have 2012 Subaru Impreza, and having a problem with the airbag light. When someone sits on the front passenger seat, the passenger side airbag indicator turns on after a few minutes, and then driver side airbag light comes on. There is a factory recall for occupant detection system (ods), and the ods control unit was replaced by the dealer (4/18/2017); however, the problem continued. I took the car to the dealer again (11/6/2017), and was told that the problem was due to the sensor mat, which is not under recall. It is $1,300 to fix it. This car has only 29k mileage, and ods sensor mad went bad! why is sensor mat not covered by recall?.

I was driving down the interstate with a passenger and the airbag light came on and the light for the passenger airbag said off. While driving, my passenger looked up some troubleshooting for this issue. Apparently there is a recall for other same year, same makes and models of my vehicle. My vehicle is not part of this recall based on what month it was made. After I stopped the car and restarted it, the light did not illuminate again until I was going at a high rate of speed again. This has happened more than once. Every time with a passenger and driving on an expressway.

Passenger airbag deactivates while a passenger is in the seat. It happens intermittently. There are no electronics plugged into my car. The passenger airbag indicator light above my radio states that it is off when someone is sitting in the seat. My srs airbag light is also on. This has been happening since I purchased the car in 2014. My car is still under warranty and there does not seem to be a resolution in sight/ my car is in the shop right now and they are telling me my car is working as designed.

An airbag malfunction indicator was displayed on the instrument display when I set my cellphone on the empty passenger seat. It also activated when my daughters were riding in the passenger seat. I purchased this vehicle from a local Subaru dealer on April 4, 2017.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. While driving various speeds, the front passenger air bag indicator flashed on and off. The vehicle was taken to michael hohl Subaru (2910 s carson st, carson city, nv 89701, (775-885-0400) for diagnostic testing and the occupant system malfunction code �b16 50" appeared. The dealer stated that there was nothing they could do to assist. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not recommend any immediate action, except to contact the dealer if the failure persisted. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 15v419000 (air bags) at capitaland motors Subaru (47 saratoga rd, scotia, NY 12302 (518) 399-9999) or goldstein Subaru (1754 central Ave, albany, NY 12205 (518) 869-1250), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the air bag warning indicator illuminated several months after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance since the vehicle was already serviced per the recall. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

The airbag sensor in the passenger seat has failed 3 times while the car was under warranty and now again out of warranty. When a passenger is sitting in the seat while driving, the airbag sensor doesn't recognize the passenger's weight, and the airbag light will not turn on, putting my passenger at risk. Under warranty, carr Subaru in beaverton oregon replaced the sensor each time it failed. They briefly explained to me that the sensor "fails all the time" and "its poorly designed. " if I understood them correctly, these type of sensors are no longer used in newer models of my car. I am now having the airbag issue again and I am not covered by warranty, I feel this is a major safety issue. Subaru should take responsibility for this faulty system and replace it completely, rather that just replacing the sensor they already know is faulty.

With a passenger in the front seat the airbag light will turn on and the dash will report "passenger airbag off. " this happens anywhere from immediately after the car is turned on, before it is placed in drive, to an hour after the car has been running. We do frequently have electronics plugged in, but I just learned of the possible connection and have not tried to troubleshoot it. The seats are heated. The airbag light does not turn on without a front seat passenger. First started in June of 2016 and has been happening intermittently since then, approximately 75% of the time a passenger is in the front seat.

Passenger airbag indicator light went on as I was driving with a passenger. First 10 miles had no problem, then all of a sudden, the last half mile of the trip it went on. I dropped the passenger off and the light remained on another 2 miles as I reached my destination. Shut off the car and turned it back on, the light was no longer on.

When a passenger of 215lbs or more sits in my 2012 Subaru Impreza passenger seat for more than 10miles the airbag light comes on and the passenger airbag is turned off.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that the frontal side passenger air bag light would turn off after approximately 20 minutes when a passenger was occupying the seat. Also, the contact mentioned that the frontal driver side air bag warning indicator illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000. The VIN was not available.

The airbag light for the passenger seat went off while occupied by a passenger. The dealership has determined that the passenger seat capacitive sensor has failed and has ordered a new seat. This appears to be related to your newly opened investigation NHTSA action number: pe15012 date investigation opened: Apr 10, 2015. I will seek to retain the seat if you would like to have it. My repairs are scheduled for 6/1/2015.

When someone sitting in the front passenger seat leans slightly, the airbag sensor frequently malfunctions and the car turns off the airbags for that seat, as indicated by the lighted dashboard indicator sign.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that the frontal air bag indicator illuminated in the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 22,000.

While driving with a passenger the air bag indicator on the dash board went from on to off and the air bag light illuminated on the drivers dash. This has occurred a few other times but only occurs when there is a passenger in the front seat.

Usually it should be on, with a passenger sitting in the front passenger seat while driving. But since about 3 months ago, the passenger air bag off indicator light turned on when there was passenger sitting in the car. This. Happened about 5-6 times during the last 3 months. We made an appointment and sent the car to garavel Subaru dealer in norwalk, CT on 9/5/13 at the milage around 29,000miles. They looked at the car for just 10 minutes and could not find any issue related to this. Same issue occurred again once after above visit. I hope dmv could help me to solve this safety related issue before the car warranty expires at 36k. Thank you very much.

Passenger air bag light turns from on to off with a passenger sitting there. Manual says this happens when there is moisture in the seat. First of all, the airbag should not turn off for that reason, that is a safety problem. Second, it turns off even when there is no moisture. It scares me. I need to know that the airbag is still working even if that off light is on if my son is sitting there.

When driving with a passenger and going on a highway, the air bag indicator for the passenger and driver shows "off", meaning if there was a collision, there would be no air bags. After several trips to the dealer, they finally test drove with a passenger and got it to fail. The sensors in the passenger seat were replaced. There are other reports on this problem and Subaru should recall the vehicles. This is a serious safety issue.

While driving the vehicle, the passenger air bag indicator was indicating that it was off while a passenger was sitting in the seat. This is unusual because if something such as a purse is placed in the seat, the indicator will change from off to on due to the seat being occupied. I think this is very unsafe and I fear driving the vehicle with a passenger in the seat. This is very alarming to me because there are many times I have 4 children in the car with me. 3 in the back of course and one in the front.

I started noticing that the front passenger airbag light wasn't always "on" when there was a passenger seated there. It seemed to malfunction more frequently when a heavier person was on the seat. Attempts to get it to activate (unbuckling and rebuckling seatbelt, bouncing on the seat, stopping the car and restarting) all had no effect. This problem has continued intermittently.