2000 Nissan Maxima Air Bags & Restraints Problems

TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING... WON'T SHUT OFF. STATIONARY, MOVING, ANYWHERE

I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ON FREEWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AND THE ROAD WAS FLAT AND HAD NO OBSTACLE. THEN THE AIRBAGS ON DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HIT ANYONE OR ANYONE HIT ME. I DID HAVE ONE COLLISION ONE YEAR EARLIER IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH, CONSCIOUSNESS WAS LOST AND AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND WHIPLASH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME INTO THE CONTACT'S PATH WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR KNOWN AS A TENSIONER NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THIS CREATES A PROBLEM FOR THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM . THE LAP SHOULDER BELT IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE INJURY. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THEIR WRITTEN POLICY THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE CHARGE TO REPLACE THE UNIT FOR LIFE. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF THAT WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET A NEW SEAT BELT FOR $180.00. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND THE RESTRAINTS ARE GOING OUT ON MANY OF THEM. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. MOTORCYCLES EVERYWHERE. TRAFFIC. IM IN THE FAR LANE ON THE BELTWAY AND MY EXITS COMING UP. MOTORCYCLES EVERYWHERE. HEAVY TRAFFIC TOO BUT ITS MOVING. I CANT CUT OFF THE MOTORCYCLES. SO I WAIT TO PASS THEM. IM MERGING, LOOKING TO THE SIDE, LOOKING BEHIND ME. I WASN'T PAYING TO MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT WAS COMING UP IN FRONT OF ME. I MEAN, WHAT ELSE IS THERE BUT CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR RIGHT? SO I THOUGHT. I MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT LANE, MERGING INTO EXIT LANE. "OH NO!" THERE'S A CURB. A TRIANGLE CURB RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I SWERVE TO MY LEFT. REAR RIGHT TIRE HITS THE CURB AND TAKES LIFT OFF. AND SO DOES THE CAR, RIGHT INTO THE CENTER OF THE BELTWAY. I HAVE IT, I CAN FEEL ME GAINING CONTROL. THEN I FEEL THE FRONT TIRES LOOSE IT. AND THERE'S THE WALL. SMACK. FACE FIRST. SPIN AROUND ONE GOOD TIME. ROLL TO A STOP PERFECTLY ON THE SMALL SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. WELL IM STICKING OUT A LITTLE BUT IM OUT OF THE WAY. NO ONE HIT ME. NO OTHER ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED. ONLY ONE COUPLE STOPPED BUT THAT'S OK. AND ONLY AFTER THE SHAKING WORE OFF, AND I STOPPED CRYING DID I REALIZE. "HEY, WHY DIDN'T THE AIR BAGS GO OFF?" THIS WAS A PRETTY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE'S FRAME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. TOTALED! EVERYONE WAS OK. NECK PAINS AND A BRUISED KNEE. BUT CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONS OF THIS ACCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE GONE WAY WORST. AND NO AIRBAGS? *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER NORTHBOUND ON I-805 REAR ENDED A DODGE DURANGO SUV @ 50-60 MPH 6:30 AM; BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; BOTH TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MINOR INJURIES; VEHICLE IRREPAIRABLE AND TOTAL LOSS.

WE WERE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND HAD ABOUT 5 FEET TO GO BEFORE THE CAR WAS PARKED. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN FURTHER. SUDDENLY THE CAR ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, NOT THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME, BUT HIT THE ADJACENT RESTAURANT INSTEAD. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE RESTAURANT WALL AND SENT A LARGE REFRIGERATOR CRASHING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM. FORTUNATELY, NO RESTAURANT PERSONNEL WERE IN THE PATH OF THE REFRIGERATOR AT THE TIME. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE RESTAURANT AND TO THE CAR. MY HUSBAND WHO HAD ALREADY TAKEN OFF HIS SEAT BELT, AS WE WERE NEARLY STOPPED, HIT THE WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD. HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL. I BADLY BRUISED MY HAND AND CHEST. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. OUR CAR IS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY BODY SHOP. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED IT OR ATTEMPTED ANY REPAIRS. I EXPECT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL DETERMINE THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A 50MPH COLLISION WITH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND DRIVERS SIDE. FRONTAL AIRBAGS AND SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN CHEST INJURIES, UPPER TORSO INJURIES, AND NECK INJURIES. SEATBELTS ALSO FAILED TO LOCK. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ABOUT WHY THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AFTER PARKING THE 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 48000 FAILURE MILEAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT LATCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. ON 3/19/2007, THE SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER PRIOR TO THIS TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, WHEREBY, ANOTHER DRIVER CROSSED THE MEDIAN AT 60 MPH. CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES TO INCLUDE HIS HEAD, NECK, AND RIBS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER, AND HER KNEES STRUCK THE DASH. ALSO, BOTH REAR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURES. ALL WERE TRANSFERRED VIA AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. *AK *BF *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*NLM THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP PROPERLY DURING THE IMPACT. CONSUMER WAS THRUST FORWARD HITTING THE CHEST AREA AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING INJURY. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT FAIL TO LOCK UP PROPERLY, CAUSES INJURIES TO THE DRIVER CHEST HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 40-50 MPH, CONSUMER FAINTED AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL ON ITS RIGHT FRONT END. NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AKCONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES. *JG

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION YET AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH AN OVERSIZED TRUCK WAS BACKING UP AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *JG

SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES INTERMETANTLY INDICATING TENSIONER PROBLEM. NISSAN/DEALER CANNOT/WILL NOT FIX.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, BUT DID NOT INFLATE IN FRONT END COLLISION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AN ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE ON WET ROADS. VEHICLE SLID LEFT AND WENT INTO A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WASN'T HURT. *AK