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Is your SRS airbag module deployed? Not only is this issue annoying, but it also is quite dangerous. You see, the airbag module is what controls the entire airbag system, including the seat belts, impact sensors, and the airbags themselves. After a car has been involved in an accident and the airbag module has stored crash data and hard codes, the airbags are basically rendered useless. Of course, that can greatly increase the likelihood of serious injury or even death if the occupants of the vehicle are involved in another crash. The airbags—which are meant to cushion the force of...

  Car repairs are a real doozy. It sucks that car repairs happen often—so often, in fact, that it feels like we often haven’t had the time to recuperate from one car repair when we already have to face another. It doesn’t help that these repairs often require hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to fix—often only temporarily. Although it is disheartening to have to pay for car repairs, it is certainly sensible to get the repairs done and over with sooner rather than later. That’s because when the issue is procrastinated, it often only gets worse and requires that...

Due to all the lights and information displayed on your vehicle dashboard, it may be easy to ignore the little airbag light. However, if it is lit, it should never be ignored as you may be playing with your life along with your passengers. A lit airbag light can be an indication that something serious may be wrong with your airbags. When the car is in an accident, the Airbag Module determines whether or not the airbags need to deploy and if the seat belt pretensioners need to lock. So if the airbag module is not working, the airbags may...

Everyone’s brains have been drilled about the importance of wearing a seat belt since childhood. Because of this, many people take the care to strap in before they begin driving. However, some people flat out wear them wrong so it practically defeats the point of wearing it in the first place. As a matter of fact, in some instances failing to secure yourself correctly in a seat belt can even result in more injuries than if the belt was not worn at all.Now you may be thinking to yourself that you are not one of those people. It is wise...