1999 Nissan Maxima

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT AIR BAG MODULE FAILED, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *AK NO REPAIR HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY ONLY TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR A GOODWILL SERVICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OF EVEN PARTIAL COVERAGE OF THE REPLACING THE AIR BAG MODULE. *NM

TWO SUCESSIVE AIR BAG DISCONNECT FAILURES ON A 1999 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON 3/29/03 AT 36,834 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, THE TOLD ME THE BAG CIRCUITRY WAS "OPEN" AND THE BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THEY REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. ON APRIL 20TH 2004 AT 50,300 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUITRY WAS " OPEN" AND THE RIGHT SIDE MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. INITIALLY ,THEY TOLD ME IT WAS STILL WITHIN THE 60 MONTH WARRANTY, SUBSEQUENT TO THAT STATEMENT THEY HAVE INSISTED IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY $422 . MY COMPLAINT IS THAT A EXPENSIVE CAR WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES HAS A AIR BAG FAILURE AND THEN AGAIN AT 50,300 MILES THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE CIRCUITRY COULD BE IN THE FAILURE MODE AND THE LIGHT MAY NOT COME ON OR THE ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR AND THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOY. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION BY NISSAN AND AT LEAST HAVE THE WARRANTY EXTENDED . *AK

9/02 - WITHIN A 90 MILE DRIVE:TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ALSO FLASHING. THEN THEY WOULD EITHER TURN BACK ON BY THEMSELVES OR WHILE I WAS STANDING STILL THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BE STUCK AT 100MPH. FURTHER INTO THE DRIVE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF BY ITSELF LOSING BRAKES AND POWER STEERING DRIVING AT SPEEDS 0-40MPH. FIRST WE REPACED THE BATTERY THEN TOOK IT TO NISSAN WHERE THEY FOUND "INTERNAL FAILURE DASH CIRCUIT BOARD" WHICH WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LEFT SIDE SEAT AIR BAG HARNESS. 1/03 - BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT WAS LIT. THEN THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AND DID NOT SHUT OFF. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THIS TIME. 7/6/03 - SPEEDOMETER,TACHOMETER AND ODOMETER SHUT OFF FOR ENTIRE 2 1/2 HOUR TRIP. TODAY 7/7 EVERYTHING IS FINE (SO FAR).*AK