Air Bag Light On problems of the 2006 Subaru Outback

The car's air bag light came on. It was recalled for an air bag issue one or two years ago so I took the car to the Subaru dealership to fix the issue. But now this light came on about a month ago. It turns off at times, but it comes back on eventually.

Air bag light stayed on after engine start. Research indicated that the solder joints on the circuit board located in the overhead console fail over time (the same board that contains the indicator lights for the passenger air bag status). Apparently the air bag system is disabled when the air bag light stays on - meaning that none of the air bags may work if the circuit board becomes defective. Replacement board, if found, is over $300. I repaired mine by re-soldering the various bad contact points on the board.

The contact owns a 2006 Subaru Outback. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle experienced a loss of power and all the warning indicators illuminated. After pulling the vehicle over to the side of the road, waiting a brief period, and manually restarting the vehicle, it became operable again. The failure occurred on three occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 148,655.

Airbag light at the lower l side of the instrument cluster remains illuminated. Annoying chime sounds the entire time the car is on. I've read online that the problem lies in a pcb up by the map lights. Will check the solder on all resisters and leds on that pcb. Most who reflow the solder claim this resolves the issue. Subaru of America wan'ts $300+ to replace the entire overhead console.

Hi, I'm writing you to to inform you of a safety issue with the 05-09 Subaru Outback airbag system. The passenger airbag notification board, located in the dome light assembly is assembled with poor quality solders between the board and diodes, this results in failure of the board, this is often seen in lower temperatures when the solders crack due to thermal contraction. When one of these solders fails, it causes 2 issues, 1, the indicator lights don't come on correctly, and 2, the entire airbag system is disabled. This is an issue known to the Subaru owners community. My dealer wants about $260 to fix it. Thanks.

Within week of purchase of used vehicle, Subaru Outback 2006, had intermittent red airbag trouble light indicator on and inconsistent passenger airbag on/off light. Vehicle came with 6 month warranty from independent company. Told by small independent shop (temple auto mart, temple, PA) of purchase vehicle has code 26 indicating passenger airbag module with passenger airbag indicator on/off light mounted on inside roof above the rear view mirror is bad and that they are not able to help with this problem. Called warranty company and told this item is not covered. Went to local Subaru dealer (steve moyer Subaru, leesport, PA) who confirmed code 26 problem and the passenger airbag module needs to be replaced and charged $97. 52 for evaluation. Dealer ordered part and estimates $299. 97 for part, labor, and state sales tax. Told by dealer when red airbag trouble light indicator is on the all airbags will not activate when needed. Beleive this safety item cost should be Subaru's resposibility. I am requesting a manufacture recall to cover all costs and include assurance this is problem does not occur again on this vehicle.

The air bag light comes on and goes off randomly and sometimes you will be driving along at about 35 mph and the car will jolt once and the air bag light, check engine light will come on as well as the cruise control light will start blinking and will not be operable. Then all of the lights will go out until you turn the car off and then back on.

My 2006 Subaru legacy Outback has a passenger side airbag that will not stay "on" when a person under 125 pounds is in the passenger seat. I weigh 115 pounds. The airbag light is in the "off" position about 65% of the time I am sitting in the passenger seat. It happens every time I am in the car and has since I bought it in 2005. Subaru has tested the sensor calibration many times. I have gone for a drive to demonstrate the problem to head mechanic at my dealership and he was very appalled! nothing has ever been done to try to correct the problem as Subaru says this would require re-engineering the entire passenger airbag system. Subaru has told us that it is functioning as designed and is calibrated correctly. This has been an ongoing issue since the car was purchased new by me in 2005. I have reached the end of the road with Subaru and they are aware of this issue but can offer no solution to fix it. My research has shown many other NHTSA complaints open on this same issue relating to all makes and models of Subaru cars and their passenger side airbags. Please do something to protect the public and require Subaru to find a solution to this problem.