Air bag warning light has come on - What does it mean?

I own a 2013 Peugeot 3008 1.6 diesel, which suffers from an intermittent warning with the front passenger air bag. The car had this fault three weeks after purchase, but was fixed under warranty. Any idea...

Exploding airbags - what's latest position?

Back in May you had this article which revealed a problem with potentially exploding airbags affecting certain Toyota, Honda and Nissan cars. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/miscellaneous/2015-05/huge-number-of-uk-cars-involved-in-exploding-airbag-recall/ That...

Please revise your advice regarding children and airbags in the front seats of cars.

In 2010 you stated that "You only ever turn off the passenger airbag when fitting a rear-facing baby carrier in the front passenger seat." However, this advice is wrong. Please see here: www.cdc.gov/features/passengersafety/...

Where can I have an airbag fault fixed at a reasonable price?

I have a 2003 BMW that has for some time been showing a warning sign for the airbag. I called BMW but the price of having this examined to get a quote (not actually a repair) is almost as much as the...

Which car should my daughter buy that allows two child seats and an adult across the back seat?

My daughter has two children under two who travel in the back of her 2007 Fiesta in modern child seats with separate ISOFIX tethers. She is looking for a vehicle that is wide enough to seat another adult...

Should airbags be replaced after ten years?

Toyota (among others including Honda, Nissan and Mazda) is recalling 76,000 cars in the UK between 9 and 13 years old due to a possible fault with airbags. I understood that airbags are only expected ...

Why aren't air bags inspected after ten years?

My wife drives a Toyota but it is not affected by the airbag recall. That said, I felt that all airbags need an examination after 10 years. So I think that the manufactures recalling cars for a potential...

Will the airbags still work in my 1997 Mercedes-Benz C-Class?

I have owned a 1997 Mercedes-Benz C180 from new and it has now covered 97,000 miles. It has never been in an accident. I seem to remember that airbags when originally introduced had an expected life of...

Recommendation for Airbagman.

I contacted George Stokoe at Airbagman yesterday, as you suggested, and fixed an appointment for this morning. He arrived early and 12 minutes later my problem was fixed at a cost of just his callout fee...

Can you warn car passengers not to put their feet on the dash?

Recently a friend was in the front passenger seat with her feet up on the dash. Her husband (driving) had a relatively minor collision and the airbag deployed smashing both ankles of his wife. She‘s unlikely...