I have a 2007 Subaru Outback and the airbag light has been coming on intermittently for the past 12-18months; Having visited with the local area service manager he said more than likely it is a error code as a result from an open circuit coming from the sensor on/near the roof. Can anyone shed light on this matter? And also, are others having this same issue?

Owners, not owner's.

 

/petpeeve

Have you taken it to the dealer for diagnosis? That's the only way to know for sure.

I've seen the issue once before and its a harness problem. Either replace the harness with a new one or find where the issue is and fix it.

 

Or deal with it until you get rid of it IF you do.

It's most likely an INTERMITTENT harness/connector problem, the very worst kind! Intermittent harness "opens" can be very difficult to find.

My question:

 

Is the air bag intermittently losing the ability to fire, or is it just a "reporting" problem? If you're actually intermittently losing the ability to fire, that is a much more serious situation.

 

What matter which, a blinking air bag light is likely to affect the resale/trade-in vaue of this car. With a good set of electical schematics and a DVM, you might be able to track it down. There are very important safety precations to take before working on airbag circuits.