Honda Stream RN1 SRS Light issue - help appreciated.

[brocky41]

Hi guys, ill try to be brief .

2001 Honda Stream K20,

I removed the steering column without disconnecting the battery (disconnected to reconnect). I had to replace a heater control motor, and that was the easiest way—they really like to stick those right where you can't get to them. I had the column on lock so the clockspring stayed where it needed to be, and yanked it out complete, wheel etc still on. Once it was all back together, i got the SRS light. Tried the disconnect battery overnight, but since found out usually a scanner job for SRS.

Had scanned at local garage for free when they did the warrant - could not get it to go out and came up with this code.

Went home a little deflated, but then realised the no seatbelt light wasn't working, under seat plug very loose, swapped out with another buckle of same model (spare car, same 2 wire plug) seatbelt warning light working now - still SRS on. Also swapped out the clockspring with the spare car just incase - still SRS light on. 

Should I just go back for rescan (im sure will start charging) with swapped bits and try again - anyone got a scanner to try narrow it  

I dont have another airbag to try as the spare car has deployed, was thinking maybe seatbelt but I didn't touch any of that. The spare car seatbelt pretensioner hasn't gone off so maybe that as a last resort.

Any help appreciated.

 

[fuel]

I would be looking at the wiring loom along the column for a partially stripped or broken wire or even disconnected plug somewhere. When I dropped the column of my Diamante to get better access to clutch pedal area to do manual swap, one of the accessory wires had rubbed up against a sharp piece of metal (which it usually wouldn't, but when the column was dropped it went right over it slicing a portion of the insulation off) and cause it to short to ground and blew a fuse. I found the culprit when I put a new fuse in and jiggled the wiring and saw where it was shorting out - but perhaps with SRS airbag wiring it's not going to be so simple to see.

[brocky41]

@fuel thanks for the tips - i searched high and low until last night i couldn't get a yellow plug to go back into what i thought was its spot. Turns out it goes into a blank spot and is an SRS reset plug. Check the video out below.

I was hesitant about jumping wires, so I did the same thing with an old seatbelt plug. It worked the second time, as I wasn't fast enough connecting and disconnecting. It's funny that the new scanner didn't pick it up. It probably would have cleared the code if the plug had been jumped while scanning.

So simple, but it worked. fingers crossed it stays out.