# Passenger Airbag Position Module **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** vue, sensors, saturn\ **Created:** [March 13, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-airbag-position-module/45987 "2010-03-13T01:53:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonthemailman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Jonthemailman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jonthemailman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-airbag-position-module/45987/1 "2010-03-13T01:53:24Z")
The passenger airbag light remains off, but when someone sits in the seat, the dash airbag warning light comes on. The dealer charged me $80.00 to determine that the Passenger Airbag Position Module had to be replaced, at the wonderful price of almost $800.00. I just gave the $750.00 for the 60,000 mile service, and am having a tough time stomaching another $800.00 for this. I am a mailman, but am fairly handy, can I do this myself? Where should I look to find the best deal on this module? Thanks for any advice you can give me. ---
**Author:** ![willey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@willey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/willey)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-airbag-position-module/45987/2 "2010-03-13T02:15:45Z")
No. This is not something you can do yourself. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-airbag-position-module/45987/3 "2010-03-13T02:16:42Z")
I would forget the dealer and find a good mechanic. A second opinion is needed before paying that kind of money for an airbag module. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/passenger-airbag-position-module/45987/4 "2010-03-13T03:18:10Z")
The “module” is probably built into the seat. It thinks there is a child in the seat and disables the system to avoid injuring the child. The system wants no weight or adult weight in the seat…A couple of pressure switches…The $800 bucks is for a new seat, module included. If you can find a wiring diagram for the seat, you could spoof the computer with a couple of switches, controlling the passenger airbag trigger manually. Or look for a replacement seat in a salvage yard… Just for the fun of it, try putting a couple of heavy sand-bags in the seat, 150 pounds or so. See how the nag light responds to that…