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 2008 Nissan Maxima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 23 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
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON. THEY WHERE NOT DEPLOYED. TRIED TO RESET THE LIGHT BUT IT STILL CAME ON. TRIED TO ERASE THE LIGHT WITH OBD2 READER BUT THE CODE NEVER SHOWED. THE LIGHT TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE. ITS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR THE PAST WEEK. THE DEALER (94 NISSAN OF SOUTH HOLLAND, LOCATED AT 16269 VAN DAM RD, SOUTH HOLLAND, IL 60473, (708) 333-2000) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
FEBRUARY 2009 I PURCHASE A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA VIN#1N4AA51E29C....... THERE HAVE BEEN MINOR ISSUES THAT I HAVE DEALT WITH. LET ME EXPLAIN, FIRST THE MOTORS THAT MOVE THE STEERING COLUMN UP/DOWN (WARRANTY COVERED) AND IN/OUT (A $600 ESTIMATE) BOTH HAVE GONE OUT. SECONDLY, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ($186) WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY ON FEBRUARY 20, 2015 WITH MILEAGE OF 47,859. THIRDLY, THE FRONT LEFT STRUT ($142) HAD TO BE REPLACED AND BOTH FRONT STRUT MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ($176), WHICH IS A RECALL FOR SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE. I'M CONFUSED BY THIS BUT LET'S MOVE ON THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH NISSAN. TODAY THE ONLY RECALL ON MY 09 MAXIMA HAS BEEN THE ESCL, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON JULY 21, 2017 WITH 73,429 MILES OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A DIFFERENT SOUND WHEN STARTING THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SOUND, SO I DROVE THE CAR HOME. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED BLINKING AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR CAME ON. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2018, MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FIXED WITH 76,443 MILES ON THE CAR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RAN A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT ($95) FINDING CODE DCT B1018 AS A PROBLEM. THEY REPORTED THEIR FINDINGS TO ME AND GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIRS TO BE BETWEEN $2,000 AND $4,000, A BIG DIFFERENCE. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT WHAT HAD TO BE DONE TO FIX THE AIRBAG SYSTEM, HOW MUCH TIME THE REPAIRS WOULD TAKE, WHY SUCH A WIDE SPREAD IN THE FINANCIAL ESTIMATE AND WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. I LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS CONVERSATION. THE BIGGEST SURPRISE WAS LEARNING THAT NISSAN CHANGED HOW THEIR AIRBAG SYSTEM SENSORS WORKED FROM ALWAYS ON TO OFF UNTIL A SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. I WOULD FEEL MORE LIKE A VALUED CUSTOMER WHEN NISSAN PAYS 100% OF A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY 'NO FAULT' OF THE CONSUMER.
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING. SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN SAID THEY DONT COVER. ITS NOT INCLUDED ON THE WARRANTY. CLUSTER LIGHT ON DASH IS BLINKING ON AND OFF MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN I'M DRIVING AND I'M SURE IT IS FAULTY. ALSO THE LIGHT INDICATOR FOR MY TIRE PRESSURE STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH I'VE PUT ADEQUATE AIR IN THE TIRE. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE CAR IS MOTION AND WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION.
UPON STARTING THE CAR, AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK AND DOES NOT GO OUT. THE INDICATION IS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
MY PASSAGE SIDE AIR BAG LEATHER IS SPLITTING! I'VE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T FIX IT OR DON'T KNOW ANYONE THAT WILL. IF THEY WOULD FIX IT, THE CAR DEALERSHIP WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IF IT DID NOT OPEN! I'VE ASKED AROUND NO ONE KNOWS ANYONE THAT CAN REPAIR IT...NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE CAR.
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS STARTED.
AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS AT ALL TIMES ON DASHBOARD BLINKING
PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR NOT WORKING
AIRBAG
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK SAME TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON IT WHICH COST ME $98.00 AND THE ADVISED ME THAT THE AIR BAG SPRING IS WEAK, AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOY AND THEN THE TELL ME IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT MAY/MAY NOT DEPLOY. (ALSO IF HIT A HARD ENOUGH BUMP IT MAY CAUSE IT TO) THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT WHY WOULD A STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG SPRING JUST GO WEAK AND THERE IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR TO IT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. I HAVE KNOWN A GUY THAT HAD TO REPLACE HIS. SO I AM PROBABLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM GOING ON. WHEN THIS HAPPEN I CHECKED FOR RECALLS BY IT STATED NONE HAD BEEN REPORTED.
TAKATA RECALL - THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND PER THE DEALER THE SPIRAL CABLE AND CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PART IS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE AIRBAG TO RETURN BACK ONCE DEPLOYED. THEY INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT WON'T RETURN LIKE IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO DO. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT; THEREFORE, THE AIRBAG HASN'T BEEN DEPLOYED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD DUE TO IT BEING ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTION WITH THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERS TO DIAGNOSE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW, BUT IF I GET INVOLVE IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG PROBABLY WILL NOT INFLATE. THEY PRINT OUT SEVERAL STEPS NISSAN NORTH AMERICA RECOMMENDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. MY SEAT-BELTS ARE POWERTRAIN UNTIL 2018. THIS MAKES NO SINCE THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MY CAR THEREFORE, NISSAN SHOULD VOLUNTARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIRBAG DOES NOT INFLATE WHICH COULD LEAD TO DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. I WANT THE FHTA TO CONTACT NISSAN AND HAVE THEM TO WORK TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT LEAVES TO SOMETHING SERIOUSLY. NISSAN DEALER EVEN STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN BY ME TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL WHICH MADE NO SENSE TO ME.
VISIBLE CUTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS STARTED TO FORM ON THE DASH BOARD OUTLINING THE SHAPE AIRBAG CONTAINER UNDERNEATH. AFRAID THAT THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOY. CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ALTHOUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED, THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V136000(AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. THE SMALL CRACK HAS GROWN TO 4 INCHES. THERE IS A CLEAR "LINE" THAT THE CRACK IS FOLLOWING - AND IT APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY WHERE THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT SOMEONE USED A KNIFE OR SCISSORS ON THE DASH?? NO VINYL REPAIR SHOP WILL ATTEMPT A REPAIR AS IT IS NEAR THE AIRBAG. THERE IS ONE OTHER COMPLAINT REGISTERED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. CLEARLY IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE THAT NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,700.
I STARTED NOTICING A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD - PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THE SUMMER. THE CRACK CONTINUES TO GROW AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIRBAG IS ABOUT TO BURST OUT. YOU CAN SEE A DEFINITE LINE WHERE THE CRACK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG IS OBVIOUS, WHICH I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I HAVE ASKED IF MY VEHICLE HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG, WHICH NO ONE WILL ANSWER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FRONT END AN EIGHTEEN WHEEL TRUCK. THE CONTACTS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND MUSCLE INJURIES. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.
MY AIRBAG MODULE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED , IT HAS BEEN FLASHING AND BECOMING VERY ANNOYING. I RECENTLY PURCHASE MY USED 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA 3 MONTHS AGO. I WENT TO THE DEALER, GOT A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DONE AND WAS ADVISED IT WOULD BE $915 TO REPLACE THE MODULE BECAUSE I EXCEEDED THE 3/36 WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S 85 POUND WIFE WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DIMMED INTERMITTENTLY. THE SALES DEALER STATED THAT THE LIGHT SHOULD WORK PROPERLY WITH SOMEONE BETWEEN 70-80 LBS IN THE SEAT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,190 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 04/21/08 *BF
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