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 Sentra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 46 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.
The 25 most recent of 46, in the owner's own words
SENSE I BOUGHT THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING.WITH THE AIRBAG FUSE IN THE INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS,WITH THE FUSE OUT IT STAYS ON SOLID.IM NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH HOW THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WORKS.IT IS A SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM.WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND BE ASSURED THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AND WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY INCASE OF A ACCIDENT?
NISSAN SENTRA CAR PROBLEM I HAVE NISSAN SENTRA AND HAD A PROBLEM ON JAN 9, 2008. MY WIFE DRIVING CAR AND SUDDENLY BOTH AIRBAG BLOW OUT AND BROKE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (1800NISSAN1) AND SUBMITTED COMPLIANT (FILE# 6000221), AFTER TWO WEEK (JAN 21) NISSAN SEND SOME ONE TO INSPECT MY CAR. DURING THIS TIME I CALL NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THEM REPAIR CAR OR GIVE ME RENTAL CAR BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE INVESTIGATING PROBLEM SO THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I ALSO CALLED STATE FARM AND SUBMITTED CLAIM FOR THIS ACCIDENT. BUT SINCE THIS IS NISSAN CAR DEFECT I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. CURRENTLY I DON'T HAVE ANY CAR AND I DID NOT FIX MY CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT NISSAN WILL FIX THIS. FINALLY ON FEB 09, 2008, I RECEIVED LETTER FROM NISSAN SAYING THIS IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SO THEN CAN NOT HELP ME ON THIS PROBLEM. I AM WORRY ABOUT THOUSANDS OF NISSAN DRIVER ON THE ROAD AND THIS CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE AND CAN BE A BIG ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET HELP FROM YOU ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. THANKS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. NIMESH PATEL *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. NO CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH RESIDUE FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON BOTH HANDS AND HER LEFT BREAST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 245,801.
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK THE VEHICLE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE FRAME TO GO DOWN. THE VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEW OUT GOING 30 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO LEFT ARM AND TWO BROKEN BONES IN LEFT HAND. POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN BY HILLSBOROUGH SHERIFF DEPT. *TC
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE AIRBAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY. RECOMMENDS SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. WE WILL BE TAKING TO DEALERSHIP SOON, BUT INITIAL INQUIRY INDICATES THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY (PHONE CALL, WEB SEARCHES, ETC.).*AK
VEHICLE WAS COMING OUT OF PARKING LOT BARELY DOING 1MPH. VEHICLE WENT OVER A 3 INCH HIGH CURB, AND AS SOON AS THE TIRES TOUCHED THE GROUND, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG BROKE WINDSHIELD, AND DRIVER HIT HIS ARM, CUTTING IT. DEALER, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM, STATED IT WAS SERVICED FOR AIR BAG. CONSUMER CONTACTED SALESMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED , BUT HAS NOT GOTTEN A CALL BACK. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS NEVER SERVICED FOR THE AIR BAG. MECHANIC IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT RADIATOR SUPPORT MUST HAVE BEEN HIT IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO GO OFF.*AK *JB
INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE OF FREEWAY FOR OTHER VEH. ACCIDENT. REAR ENDED STOPPED CAR AT 40-45 MPH AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY FORCING MY HEAD AND BODY INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH INJURIES AS A RESULT. CONTACTED NISSAN ON 061401 ABOUT SITUATION SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE TMJ DUE TO HEAD HITTING STEERING WHEEL AND STILL AWAITING CALL BACK.*AK
AIR BAG UNIT WENT - TOLD COMMOM PROBLEM - FOUND MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE ON THEM - NISSAN SHOULD FIX AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT CAUSES THIS. *AK
AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING - DEALER WANTS OVER $800.00 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS PART OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR COMPROMISED IN ANY WAY. IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE IN FOR AT LEAST 30-45 DAYS. WHAT IF IT DEPLOYS ON ITS OWN AND I CRASH INTO SOMEONE ELSE? THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO ME AND I WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *AK
MY WIFE WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO A SUV AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HER CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE BACK. AT NO TIME DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. SHE SUFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. I INFORMED HIM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS HIT AS WELL HIS REPLY WAS THE AIR BAGS DONT DEPLOY UNLESS THE CAR IS MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HE SAID THE SENSORS IN THE FRONT TIRES TELL THE AIR BAGS HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. IS THAT TRUE? PLEASE CALL ME*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIRBAG NEEDED REPAIRS THAT COST APPROX. 450.00 AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN USED AND MY BELIEF IS THAT AIRBAGE MALFUNCTION IS FROM ASSEMBLY. WAS TOLD IF NOT REPAIRED, AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. *AK
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD BE FLASHING. THIS WOULD CONTINUE WHILE DRIVING. HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG MODULE. IT HAD GONE BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. *AK
WHILE CHANGING LANES A PICKUP TRUCK SPEEDING WAS TOWARDS CONSUMER'S CAR. CONSUMER HAD TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS LANE AND REAR ENDED SOMEONE ELSE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUME R SUSTAINED SWOLLEN LEFT ARM AND BRUSED UPPER LEFT CHEST. *AK
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG PANEL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER FOR A WHILE BEFORE REMAINING ON. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC & HAD IT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED. *AK
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH KEEPS FLASHING, INDICTATING A DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 6 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INTO THE CONSUMER'S FACE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING A SCAR ON CONSUMER FACE. THE COSNUMER JUMPED OUT THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT LOW SPEED AROUND 2MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN SKIN BURNS. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DUE TO UNDER CARRIAGE DAMAGE A MONTH PRIOR. DUP OF 803942, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. DUP OF 518950, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK
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