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I took my 06 Element in to the local Honda dealer because my Maintenance Required light and Airbag lights went on. The Maintainenance light is no big deal - 25,000 mile checkup - but the Airbag light is what concerns me. I got a call from the dealer this morning saying that the airbag light was an indicator of low voltage on my battery and it needs replacement. I asked the dealer rep (I'm sure she wasn't a tech) the following questions, and I just wanted to see if anyone could confirm them or tell me if I got taken for a ride.
1) Is a three year old battery really subject to producing low voltage? I do have an aftermarket stereo hooked up (which has extra battery hookups for the XM and Bluetooth modules), but I don't sit in my car with the engine off draining the battery or anything like that.
2) If it is too soon for the battery to be broke, is that a warranty-covered thing?
3) Is the airbag light really an indicator for low voltage? I understand that it's all connected through wires and magic fairy dust, but why wouldn't this just trip the check engine light or something?
Thanks for the support, EOC!
1) Is a three year old battery really subject to producing low voltage? I do have an aftermarket stereo hooked up (which has extra battery hookups for the XM and Bluetooth modules), but I don't sit in my car with the engine off draining the battery or anything like that.
2) If it is too soon for the battery to be broke, is that a warranty-covered thing?
3) Is the airbag light really an indicator for low voltage? I understand that it's all connected through wires and magic fairy dust, but why wouldn't this just trip the check engine light or something?
Thanks for the support, EOC!