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Old 02-28-2023, 05:13 PM
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Thanks for all the good advice here. I just noticed that my rear end is sagging once parked. It is bottoming out, I am pretty sure. The tire is up inside the wheel well when parked. This is both sides of the rear. It seems to inflate okay if you start it up. The front are fine.

Two questions, could it be anything other than the air bags? Is there a block or control mechanism that only controls the rear that could be the problem? It seems less likely to me that both go out at the same time. Could it be this part? https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...16651&jsn=1849

Second, if it is the air bags, are these the correct part? These look like just the bag, not the part that people are replacing above.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=15005&jsn=911


I do have 106k miles, so maybe they just failed together?
I should add that I do not have an error code on the dash. It sounds like that happens with the valve block?

Hopefully its just the block, any thoughts are appreciated.


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Old 03-01-2023, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by silvergl
Thanks for all the good advice here. I just noticed that my rear end is sagging once parked. It is bottoming out, I am pretty sure. The tire is up inside the wheel well when parked. This is both sides of the rear. It seems to inflate okay if you start it up. The front are fine.

Two questions, could it be anything other than the air bags? Is there a block or control mechanism that only controls the rear that could be the problem? It seems less likely to me that both go out at the same time. Could it be this part? https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...16651&jsn=1849

Second, if it is the air bags, are these the correct part? These look like just the bag, not the part that people are replacing above.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=15005&jsn=911


I do have 106k miles, so maybe they just failed together?
I should add that I do not have an error code on the dash. It sounds like that happens with the valve block?

Hopefully its just the block, any thoughts are appreciated.
Yes, this is the correct part for the airbag. You can spray your airbags with soapy water to see if and where they leak. The bags are cheap and very easy to replace, so I would start there anyway.
Old 03-05-2023, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by silvergl
Thanks for all the good advice here. I just noticed that my rear end is sagging once parked. It is bottoming out, I am pretty sure. The tire is up inside the wheel well when parked. This is both sides of the rear. It seems to inflate okay if you start it up. The front are fine.

Two questions, could it be anything other than the air bags? Is there a block or control mechanism that only controls the rear that could be the problem? It seems less likely to me that both go out at the same time. Could it be this part? https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...16651&jsn=1849

Second, if it is the air bags, are these the correct part? These look like just the bag, not the part that people are replacing above.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=15005&jsn=911


I do have 106k miles, so maybe they just failed together?
I should add that I do not have an error code on the dash. It sounds like that happens with the valve block?

Hopefully its just the block, any thoughts are appreciated.
Yes those are the right bags, super easy to install. I'm not sure about replacing the solenoid. but I would start with replacing the bags and see if that fixes your issues.

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