2012 Nissan Maxima

SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN MAY 2013 I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THAT WITH OR WITHOUT SOMEONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT MY AIR BAG SENSOR WILL LIGHT UP SHOWING THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF NO MATTER HOW I OR THE PERSON IN THE SEAT MOVES IT WILL NOT COME ON. THE AIR BAG JUST REMAINS TURNED OFF. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME I JUST FOUND OUT HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT IT IN HOPES OF GETTING IT FIXED. I KNOW THERE ARE RECALLS ON MANY NISSAN MAKES AND MODELS FOR THIS BUT THE 2012 MAXIMA IS EXCLUDED. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN MY WIFE WAS SEATED - THE INSTANCE DID NOT REPEAT ITSELF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN IT WOULD CONSISTENTLY HAPPEN WHEN OTHER PASSENGERS OF VARIOUS WEIGHTS WERE SEATED. BEEN THAT I WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT SERVICED - THE SERVICE MANAGER WENT TO THE EXTENT TO ASKING ME TO HAVE MY WIFE COME TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN INSPECT HER "SEATING POSITION" (NOT A JOKE, THAT'S HOW HE WANTED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER I TOLD HIM THAT PASSENGERS OF VARIOUS WEIGHTS AND STATURES HAD PRESENTED THE SAME PROBLEM). SO DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT LATER THAT DAY ON A SHORT TRIP TO THE SUPERMARKET WITH MY WIFE THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. I RETURNED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND ONCE AGAIN WAS GIVEN THE SAME "WE CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". THIS VEHICLE POSSES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMER FOR 15 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED MULTIPLE VEHICLES BUT THIS WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE I EVER PURCHASE FROM THIS MAKER. *TR

ME AND MY WIFE WERE TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN OUR 2012 NISSAN MAXIMA AROUND 30MPH ON WESTERN AVENUE IN CHICAGO WHEN SUDDENLY A FORD FOCUS 2007 THAT RAN A STOP SIGN TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON ROSEMONT AVENUE T-BONED US ON DRIVER'S SIDE. AS OUR CAR WAS MOVING AT A SIGNIFICANT SPEED IT STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO A FIRE HYDRANT WHICH WAS ON THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. MY WIFE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE WITH ARM AND BACK INJURIES AND I ALSO HAD INJURIES ON MY LEFT ARM, SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK. MY MAIN CONCERN IS WHY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IF THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED MORE THAN 20 MPH AND HIT A SOLID OBJECT(FIRE HYDRANT). BOTH OF US WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY BOTH THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS. I AM GLAD THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPENED AT A HIGH SPEED OTHERWISE I WOULD RESTING IN PEACE NOT BE FILING THIS COMPLAIN. NISSAN SHOULD BE QUESTIONED AS TO WHAT SPEED THE AIRBAGS IN MAXIMA DEPLOY AND WHY NONE OF THEM INCLUDING CURTAIN AND FRONTAL DEPLOYED. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INTERMITTENTLY (A LOT!) DOES NOT HAVE AN AIRBAG FOR 130+ POUND PERSON, BUT DOES HAVE AIRBAG FOR 80LB CHILD. HAVE HAD TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES, NISSAN REPORTS THAT THIS IS WITHIN THEIR SPECIFICATIONS; THEY HAVE DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT. I HAVE FURTHER REPORTED TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMPLAINT #11108041, BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A YEAR NOW, I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN THEIR "HELP". *TR