Two random new issues...

[DannyBoy]

Hi all, took my car out for the first time in almost three weeks today only to be greeted by two completely new and seemingly unrelated issues:

 

First off there is a lovely chirpy squeek coming from the OS rear wheel at very low speeds (sub 5 MPH) that gets faster as speed increases until it disappears at about 5 MPH. It continued doing it for throughout both legs of the journey, about 40 mins driving in total. Could this be something serious like a wheel bearing or should i just put it down to leaving the car standing for 3 weeks?

 

Secondly, the airbag warning light is flashing. It wasn't flashing when I last got out of the car, but as soon as I started it up today it went straight from the constant 'on' on startup to blinking at me. Now I have taken the seats out previously and put them back in again, but that was all done with the battery disconnected and it was quite a while ago now. I've done a quick search but I can't find any other instances of the airbag light just popping on unprovoked, so any ideas on what could have caused it and how can I get rid of it as it's very distracting.

 

Would greatly appreciate some input on this as I have no idea potentially how serious either of these issues are.

 

Thanks,

 

DB

[EH 370z]

The squeaky noise could be a rusty disc brake or a bit of grit stuck in between

The Air bag light could be a loose connection from the seat belt pretention cable

You could start there

[glrnet]

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=49776&p=725539&hilit=+air+bag+light+reset+procedure#p725539

 

See second post down

 

Not sure about the squeak though

[ZMANALEX]

Rear pad picking up for your squeak, should disappear.

 

Loose connection on wiring harness under passenger seat for the seat belt light

 

Alex

[DannyBoy]

Thanks for the swift replies chaps, I'll have a rummage under the seats and give that reset thing a try later on, and it's good to know the squeek probably isn't anything to worry about.

 

DB

[Dalos]

What a coincidence. My airbag warning light came on as I was driving home today.

 

And before anyone asks, no, I didn't crash!