Can anyone lead me in the right direction on why my srs light could be on?
2000 Accord ex coup. 317,000 miles on odometer.
Stephen

 

I could give you the SRS reset procedure/how to get the code, but if you are not familiar with working on SRS wiring, then testing the wrong connector could get someone hurt or killed, therefore, for now I won't. There is a two pin connector located on the drivers side interior that with the time sensitive code/reset procedure you can start understanding if there is a problem or a simple low voltage SRS start-up light trip.

You are better off doing one of the two: 1. Disconnect the pos and neg battery terminals, touch terminal wires together and wire tie. Let wires sit connected over night and let the SRS computer drain voltage to reset code. Then reconnect and drive to see if light comes back, or 2. Take it someone in your area that knows the code test/reset procedure. I am always hesitant to give too much information regarding the SRS because people have died working on them. Just remember that all yellow wrapped wires on the car are SRS so be careful.

 

Many auto parts store will read trouble codes for no charge. Only some OBD-II reader/scanners are capable of reading Honda SRS codes; however, many parts store's readers are now capable of doing so.

Get the trouble code(s) numbers and post them here.

Some of the possible issues could be: faulty OPDS (occupant position detection system) unit, driver's seat belt buckle wire harness pinched, faulty seat belt buckle switch, bad voltage regulator inside alternator (if no SRS trouble codes set; but, light on).

Here are a couple of service bulletins. The SRS reset procedure is included with the service bulletin regarding the OPDS unit.

Disconnecting the battery will not erase the SRS trouble code(s), as the trouble codes are retained in non-volatile memory.

 

Thanks even my mechanic will not touch the air bag systems. So far autozone or advanced can read the codes.

 

I ment to say they cannot read the codes.

 

Pure guess, spend no money on a guess.

IMHO, most of these issues in this generation Accord are tied to the drivers seat belt. Clean the dirvers side "buckel" - female part of the belt. A bit of wd40 or something like that, a rag or two and see what happens.

There is a way of "jumping" the DLC to get to SRS codes, TX has posted this several times.

 

I will try that first thanks

 

A forum member on here mentioned that O'Reilly's had scanners/readers capable of reading Honda ABS/SRS codes.