Fiat Ducato Airbag Disaster
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Due to a low vehicle battery, our Fiat Ducato Motorhome, flagged up an airbag issue warning. Here's how we resolved the problem.
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Thanks for your excellent video, I bought a few weeks ago a 2nd hand 2019 Benimar 202 22000km , the previous lady owner had her Airbag icu replaced dec 2023 at a cost of Nz1008 plus labour plus 15 % gst just out of warranty …….unbelieveble rip off
Thanks for the video Keith, it enabled me to quickly remove the unit and have t ready to go to Crashdata. I emailed them 1st to which they replied within 15 minutes and I went on their website and placed my order for repair. I would 100% recommend their service, saying that, I haven't got the unit back but I see hundreds of Motorhomers who have trusted them. May I add, why on earth do Peugeot/Fiat allow this fault to keep on happening when it is obviously ocuring in hundreds of their Motorhomes. It's almost a factory fault/problem that the vehicles should be recalled for?
I’ve got the exact problem , thanks for the informative video , saved me a fortune
Our pleasure @ markhayward1184. This issue seems to be very common. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Great to see you both back we’ve missed you. Another extremely useful vlog but then again we wouldn’t expect anything less from you both. Thanks Keith and Michelle.
Thank for your lovely words Kevin. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Although this was easy to rectify it’s not acceptable that there is data loss due to a flat battery ! I would expect the system to have a back up data battery for this which should be replaced on a regular service basis , it’s just not right from major manufacturers.
Great to see you two back we’ve just got our new Moho to picked it up on the 5 April love it
Catch you soon
Dave, Julie and Toby the woof
Hi Dave & Julie, how lovely to hear from you. Huge congratulations on the purchase of your new Motorhome. Wishing you both a very happy Easter. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Welcome back Michelle & Keith, we have missed you! Glad you’ve got your MH problem sorted, a really clear & informative video. Thanks and look forward to the next one. Cheers Pete & Nicky 😄
Thanks for you kind words Pete & Nicky. We took time off during the winter months getting our house ready for when our new baby grandaughter visits. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Had the pleasure of this fault. Fitted new vehicle battery and crashdata reset the sensor... All now working fine. Great video, saved me time and effort. took apart on tuesday all finished on friday.. Thanks 😮
Delighted you managed to get yours fixed.
Forced to us another Fiat Professional garage recently and appalled at the quality of service and indeed workmanship...!! Been put off the Fiat Ducato for life!!
So glad to see you back. You've been missed!!! 😊
Thanks Sam. We spend the winter sorting our house out as we have recently became grandparents to a beautiful girl. Wishing you a happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Hello! Good to see you back. Looking forward to seeing your away on a trip with a jar of sweets in the background 😀
Thanks for your kind words. We recently became grandparents to a beautiful baby girl so we spent most of the hideous winter months sorting our house out for when she visits. Wishing you a very happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Thanks for a clear and informative video. Still waiting for our new Delaware!
Thanks Andrew. Such exciting times ahead for you in your new Delaware. Let’s hope it arrives soon. Sending you our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Hi how lovely to see you back on here and giving great advice as always....we really hope you're both ok.... take care 'The Camp Caravanners'
Hi Paola and Roger, thanks for your kind words, we’re both doing well thanks although it’s been a busy winter for us as we’ve been sorting our house out getting ready for when our new baby Granddaughter comes to visit. She’s only 11 weeks old so we’re helping out as much as we can. Have to savour these times as they grow up so quickly. Hope your both doing well and enjoying your seasonal pitch. Take care guys, Keith & Michele
Very useful, same thing just happened to our Motorhome.
Thanks Bob. It’s astonishing how many people have had the same issue. Hope you get it sorted soon. Sending our best wishes to you both, Keith & Michele
How did you fix the problem Bob ? Mine just happened too😩
Nice to see you both back
Hi Janine. Thank so much for your kind words. Wishing you a very happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Hi Keith & Michele glad to see you back, Main Stealer price is eye watering. Certainly overcharging when Crash Data can provide a Service and still return a profit for £84
Hi Colin. Lovely to hear from you. We’ve been offline during the winter months as we became grandparents to a beautiful baby girl. We spent most of the dismal winter getting the house sorted for when she visits. Wishing you all a happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Welcome back
Congrats on being grandparents 🎉🎉🎉
Hi Bob & Aileen. Thanks for your lovely kind words. We have been pretty full on with getting our house ready for when our new grandaughter visits. Wishing you both a very happy Easter, send our love, Keith & Michele
Cheer's Keith mine has just gone the same thank's for the vlog now i can get it sorted keep up the good work😊👍👍
Our pleasure Michael. We didn’t realise how common this issue is. Hope you get yours sorted soon. Sending you our best wishes, Keith & Michele
I don't understand why people buy Fiat or Citroen asking for trouble. Good video it will help someone out
Nice to see you back guys 👍
Thanks Kev. Wishing you all a very happy Easter. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Good to see you again
Thanks Maria. We took time off during the winter months as we have just become grandparents to a beautiful baby girl. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Welcome back guys. Great video as per usual.
Thanks for your kind words Mark. Happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Nice to see you back guy's! Going to save people a nice few quid!👌👍
Thanks Paul. Have a great Easter. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Ah great to see you both back😊 can't wait to get away ourselves next month, safe travelling xx
Hi Christey, thanks for your kind words. We recently became very proud grandparents to a beautiful baby girl, so took time off during the winter months getting ourselves ready for when she visits. Wishing you a happy Easter. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
@Carefree Caravanning and Motorhoming ah I'm very happy for you, congratulations, yes happy easter 🐣 xx
Good to see you back , you’ve both been missed , you tube isn’t the same without you x
Thanks so much for your lovely kind words Gillian. We spent the winter months preparing our house for the arrival of our new granddaughter, a beautiful baby girl. She’s so precious. Thanks for sticking with us, sending you our best wishes, Keith & Michele xx
@@keithandmichele aww congratulations to you all ❤️x
Has this been a long term fix?
I see many positive comments about crashdata then followed by a comment about how the warning light came back on within a few months!
Thanks Keith, very helpful video 😂
Oh no sorry to hear about this as you say in video such a comment problem on the Fiat Ducato , peugeot Boxer and Citroen relay . Heard so many good reports about great customer service from Crash Data . I was told to put headlights on before starting to help stop power surge . Glad you’ve got it sorted 👍👍 all the best Mark and Hazel
Hi Mark & Hazel. Never heard of putting the headlights on but will look into it. Wishing you both a happiest Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
@@keithandmichele apparently it cuts down the power serge found people saying that on a few forums I’m on 👍 best wishes Mark and Hazel
Hi Keith and Michelle.
An excellent informative video 👍.
All very clear and will help as and when we get this problem. Amazing how much you save when you can do a bit of do it yourself!!
We’re learning so much every day about campervans and motorhomes - can’t wait for ours - and you’ve helped us with some invaluable lessons already
Have a great weekend
Dave and Sue H
Hi Dave & Sue. Thanks for you kind words. Although we’re not experts we still enjoy tackling issues that arise. Apart from being satisfying rectifying an issue..it saves a fortune. Wishing you both a happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
@@keithandmichele you too 👍👍👍
Don’t know why I didn’t get a notification when this video came out ?, anyway thanks Keith and camara lady Michele 🎥, Sod’s Law whenever you go and check caravan or Motorhome everything is fine, and when you don’t have time to do a check, there’s a problem, and what a price difference between online service and dealer , just goes to show shop around, thanks again guys 👍👍.
Hi Buster Boy, The RUclips platform is a bit hit & miss at the moment, our apologies that you didn’t get a notification. It may be worth hitting the notifications bell & checking that “All” is ticked. You’re absolutely correct, there’s always a problem when you don’t have the time 😆 Many thanks for watching & for your continued support, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele.
that is a terrible fault that fiat need to ge tresolved. a flat batter yshould not in any way do aharm to any of the computers in the vehicle and 100% sahould not cause any fault with air bag module.. i would seek legal advice on this as that could be a potential fataility if a wire should brea kwhilst travelling and cause battery to go almost dead flat, and trust me that can happen ......
We have the same issue after a flat battery… To get rid of the annoying “See Handbook” warning, press “mode” and it goes. You have to repeat the action whenever you switch the ignition back on. It doesn’t however turn the red light off!
Hi Miranda, yes your correct, the mode button only surpresses the issue. For £84 it’s a simple permanent solution. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
@@keithandmichele yes, away on a Scotland trip right now but it’s on the list to do once we get back 👍🍻
Great content 👍
Thanks so much Tim, we’re delighted you enjoyed our video. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Don’t know if it makes any difference but a mechanic who has been working on our Autotrail did say it’s a good idea to turn the ignition key to the on position and then wait until all the indicator lights that will go out to disappear then start the engine - he has been working on our van repairing a wiring fault caused by the main ECU cable being so badly installed that one of the metal studs that holds the ECU in place had shorted out some of the wires! Love our Autotrail but the van part build quality is total crap! Luckily it hasn’t fried the ECU or any of the modules so the repair hasn’t cost a huge amount this time. Might be as well to check the wiring harness around your Autotrails main ECU in case you have a similar problem waiting to happen, once the mechanic repaired the wiring harness he fitted a simple P clip to the stud in order to prevent it happening again.
Hi SF. Wow sounds like a nightmare. It’s something we’ll be sure to check. Thanks for sharing. Sending you our best wishes, Keith & Michele
You can lock the passenger door manually, there's a little hole on door where you can flip a latch, close the door then its locked.
Just found the link which I used the other year. ruclips.net/video/7Hq4Dazcy3Y/видео.html
Thanks so much for this info. We’re learning all the time👍. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
yippe your both back ,vids to look foward to .
Thanks finchziggy. We’ll do our best. Keith & Michele
Just a little side note.
The lock on the passenger door, is lockable from the outside, (but it is really the drivers door as it’s a European model)
Thanks for that sparkie920. Great to know. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Don't be dissapointed if it happens again. It's happened to others two or three times unfortunately. Fiat have apparently only just found a fix for the newer models.
Hi Keith. Thanks for your video regarding air bag ECU. Has the repair still been good and no problems returning ?? Many thanks Craig
Hi @CraigShemeld. We have now sold the motorhome, so unfortunately we’re unable to answer your question 🤗 Sending you our best wishes, Keith & Michele xxx
Thanks Keith. Think it’s a no brainer to try how you solved yours before shelling out over £500.
Thanks again and take care. Craig.
Great to see you both back.
My solar panel worked ok over winter.
Are you sure it’s not failed.
As mine in my Stirling 2014 failed last year.
Hi Bill. We have checked our solar panel and it is producing correctly. Due to the abysmal winter and the fact that our Motorhome is parked/stored under trees, the panel struggles at the best of times. All good now though. Wishing you a very happy Easter. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Hi guys, just to let your know that there is usually a hole in the inside of the passenger door opposite the lock mechanism, if you insert a screwdriver in there with the door open and then flip the little latch upwards you can then close the door and it should be locked.
When you use the key fob again it will unlock as usual..
If you need some pics or a short video, just let me know 👍
Great video did it work ok for long after crash data fixed ? I am doing mine today ...can't get that plastic piece of dash out like you did 😅 I am struggling
You can lock the passenger door ,small hole on side of door insert screwdriver and flip up lever!!!
An ex Fait mechanic has told me that jump starting the 2015 or newer Ducato causes ECU faults and indeed failures of varying types including the Airbag!! Basically the electric components don't suppress correctly. Never jump start a Ducato 😢
I believe Boost packs causes this problem? If a Vehicle shouldn't be Jump started they wouldn't provide Jumping points and the Handbook would tell you NOT to!
@@peterneal7160 Possibly, but this has happened on a considerable scale the last 6 or so years!! However in my experience, this wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer has supplied and indeed engineered something not fit for the intended purpose?? 😏
With the door locking point.....can you lock the passenger door before removing the battery?
Hi @alberttickle1106. Yes the passenger door can be locked manually from inside the door. You have to put a flat screwdriver in the hole in the door and it will lock. Many thanks, Keith & Michele
@@keithandmichele sorry to be a bit stupid....where is this hole?
hi.we have the same problem & our battery is 6 years old what do you think of the Yuasa 5000 battery thinking of buying one & is the light still off only i read somewhere after sending the unit away the light came back on after a few months .sylvia
Hi Sylvia, Yuasa is an excellent choice of battery, a little more expensive than others but worth it. Keith & Michele
Why did you need an new Airbag Model because the Battery went flat?? In my job fixing cars we would be replacing loads every day!!! All it needs IF it has any 'Stored Faults' is wiping them with a Code Reader or disconnecting the Battery when fully charged!
Hi Peter, using a OBD reader didn’t clear the fault. We tried disconnecting the battery for 20 minutes but this also didn’t clear the fault. Crash data was our only option and by far the cheapest. Many thanks for watching, Keith & Michele
@@keithandmicheleour van is only showing the airbag warning light and check manual warning text, but no continuous beeping and no flashing mileage readout. I wonder if the latter conditions are not reset via ODB, but former symptoms can be perhaps?
Hiya both, great to see you both again. One quick question. Now that you have a motorhome, do you find it more expensive than running a caravan. With tax on motorhome and insurance, and taxing a car aswell.
Cheers, peter.
Hi Peter. Haven’t really noticed a huge difference. Obviously we do have road tax on the MH but we sold our tow car so that counter balances it. The services on our MH are once every two years with an oil change every year. The insurance is similar to our tow car so again no difference. We absolutely love our Motorhome. Sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Where have you two been
Hi Paul. We recently became Grandparents to a beautiful baby girl, so we’ve spent most of the winter preparing our home for her visits. Wishing you all a very happy Easter, sending our best wishes, Keith & Michele
Bonjour, j'ai un camping-car FIAT DUCATO de 2018 avec un airbag uniquement pour le conducteur , depuis 10 jours mon voyant d'airbag s'est allumé ( aucun choc, pas d'accident ) comment résoudre ce problème ? Merci.
Would highly recommend Crash Data as described in our video.
La valise de diagnostic indique qu'il faut remplacer le calculateur d'airbag .@@keithandmichele
Any warning light is a mot failure.