Thanks for your help on this matter. I bought the car at a dealer but it was a small car lot not a major dealer. As far as the airbag being deployed previously, it may have been. We did not find any signs of a previous frontal crash on this car. My husband works in a auto paint and body shop owned by my father in law. He knows what to look for to see if a car has been wrecked. As far as the airbag not working/deploying, that is fine with me. I am only 4'11" and I have to sit pretty close to the steering wheel. So I think it would hurt me worse than help me in a crash if it deployed.
Does it just affect the drivers side airbag or both?
If we located the ground wire that was cracked or whatever and repaired it would it fix the problem since the airbag is intact?