Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Nissan Maxima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL COVER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/09/09.*JB
WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH IN THE RAIN CONSUMER SAW A TREE THAT FELL ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER COULD NOT AVOID HITTING THE TREE. IMPACT FLATTENED THE HOOD, AND THE WINDOW SHIELD CAME INTO THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SUN ROOF WAS SMASHED. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK
WOMAN STOPPED SHORT. MY BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT MY CAR HIT THE REAR OF WOMAN'S CAR. AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INJURY TO DRIVER. *PH
CONSUMER STATES, THA T AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH BOARD DUE TO A FAULTY MODULE SENSOR. DEALER CHANGED MODULE. *AK
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MECHANIC RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THE AIR BAG HAD A FAULTY UNIT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN OF THE NE REGION WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY STATED AN AIR BAG WAS NOT NEEDED. *JB
AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES DEALER SAID AIR BAG MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED---NO ACCIDENT--NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID MODULE WAS NO GOOD, CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE AIRBAGS MIGHT NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING. DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NEED REPLACING.
AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT, AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY, DEALER SAY CONTROL UNIT FAILED. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SRS TO BE LIT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED TWICE, ONCE IN 1998, AND AGAIN IN 10/99. THE AIR BAGS HAVE FAILED AS WELL. *AK
AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON, INDICTATING A DEFECT IN AIR BAG SYSTEM, CAUSING POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH HAD COLLISION WITH 3 OTHER VEHICLES HEAD-ON. MAXIMA'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S HANDS, AT 8 & 4 POSITION, WERE SEVERLY INJURED. THE RIGHT FINGERS WENT INTO THE HAND & THE THUMB WENT INTO THE WRIST. OWNER HAD 4 WEEKS OF THERAPY. UNABLE TO USE HAND. NO BURNS TO FACE DUE TO HAVING NYLON AIR BAG. THE SENSORS WERE LOCATED IN BUMPER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. *AK
DURING VEHICLE ROLLOVER COLLISION, SAFETY RESTRAINTS DID NOT ADEQUATELY SUPPORT CONSUMER, ACCOMPANIED BY VIOLENT/AGGRESSIVE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTED IN SEVERE INJURY (QUADRIPLEA). (ATORNEY FOR CONSUMER)( IN THE 239TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS: CAUSE #3697-JG98).
AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED COLLISION.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
AIR BAG CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, IDENTIFYING THE AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC UNIT#28556-42U25. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER IF SHE DOESN'T REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK
OTHER: CONSUMER INQUIRES ABOUT DISABLING AIR BAG WHEN LEASING A VEHICLE. *AK
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 40MPH, 11:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION, IMPACT 3:00, WHILE TRAVELING 40 TO 45 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 11:00 POSITION, SPEED 40MPH, DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG. *TT
AT 12:00 POSITION IN 35MPH ACCIDENT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER ACCIDENT DRIVER LEAVING THE VEHICLE. TT
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