2002 Nissan Altima: airbag warning light

Filed Sep 29, 2009 · Airbags · 83,109 miles · MD

My airbag light on my 2002 nissan altima flashes intermittently and has for several weeks now. I have discovered that two recalls were issue for 2002 nissan altimas. One was recall #69520 on april 17, 2002, for which nissan did send me a recall notice. The other was recall #44046 on february 27, 2003, for which I was not notified by nissan. When I contacted nissan of north america on september 9, 2009, they studied my case until september 21, 2009 and advised me that recall #44046 did not apply to my VIN and that I was solely responsible for the repairs, in excess of $2,000. Given that my daughter will soon be driving the car, I feel I have no choice but to proceed with the repair, at my own cost. However, it seems suspicious to me that the recall #44046 describes my airbag problem but does not cover my specific VIN.

Filed Jun 3, 2008 · Airbags · 105,000 miles · VA

Air bag warning light came on. Dealer says codes point to spiral cable or air bag unit but can't say for sure which caused one light to come on.

Filed Feb 12, 2007 · Airbags · 72,500 miles · PA

Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima. The air bag light has been flashing continuously. The mechanic stated that during diagnosis the code was b1057. There is a short in the driver's side air bag module. There was recall 02i001000 for the connectors related to that code. The mechanic took the air bag apart, and stated the connectors were not the failure, the module was the failure. There have been 2 previous recalls, campaign#02i001000, dated april 16, 2002, and recall campaign#03v061000, dated feb 21, 2003 for bags frontal driver side inflater air module. The contact received no recall notice for the vehicle. She also called the nissan altima national division, and the mechanic advised her that the air bag will not deploy without the repair if a collision occurred. The ABS light was reset on several occasions and continued to illuminate. The failure and current mileage were both 72500. *ak the air bag was on back order. Updated 03/30/07.

Filed Dec 18, 2006 · Airbags · PA

Turned on car and the air bag light remained on. Air bag module and swirl cable needed to be replaced at $1500.00.

Filed Oct 14, 2006 · Airbags · 78,000 miles · TX

The air bag warning light was flashing, so a brought the car into the dealer to get it checked. The dealer diagnosed the problem as a passenger side air bag module sensor and it would need to be replaced or the passenger side air bag would not work in a crash. At the time I was purchasing the car the same air bag light was flashing during our test drive of the car. The dealer checked into the flashing warning light and reset the module before we bought the car. This stopped the flashing warning light from flashing. About 2-3 months later the same air bag warning light started flashing again. The dealer reset the module a second time. On my last visit for the warning light flashing on 9/29/2006 the dealer said the module was not able to be reset and that it had failed and would need to be replaced at a cost of $1,100.00 parts/labor. I purchased the car with 59,000 miles on it. It currently has 79,000 miles. The dealer said this problem is not covered in the previous recall r3001. I am concerned the flashing air bag warning light indicated a problem early on, it needed to be reset twice before it finally failed.

Filed Jul 17, 2006 · Airbags · 60,770 miles · NJ

I noticed my 2002 nissan altima air bag indicator light started blinking for no reason. I previously received a call from nissan world,spring field nj stating there was a recall out on my car. I went on line and checked www.nissanusa.com website to see if I can identify if my car was affected. I saw a notice on the same 2002 nissan altima air bag connector clip causing the air bag light to blink on and off which in the case of an accident the airbag will not deploy. As noted by nissan, I immediately contacted the dealer and was told that there was no recalls out for my vehicle (my VIN). Just because my VIN does not fall within the approximated range as posted on your website, I see no reason why a company such as nissan will not re-compensate me for the cost to repair the same problem as stated on their website. I do hope nissan USA can re-evaluate this air bag issue since it definitely not limited to the VIN range as posted. All it require is a minimal cost of repairing a connector clip. This small duty will and can prove to save lives. Nissan should extend the posted recall to all 2002 nissan altima owners, and compensate those of us who had to pay for the said problem they claim to affect the selected few. Thank you.

Filed Jun 6, 2006 · Airbags · 36,000 miles · WA

I had a small incident where somebody damaged the rear passenger side door when the car was parked in a public place. I got body work done after about 15 days (no problem with airbag until now) and when I took the delivery of the car, I noticed that air bag light started blinking. I took it back to the body shop and they were clueless. Nevertheless they asked me to take it a nissan dealer to get it inspected. Nissan dealership charged $110 and told me everything was all right and they reset the light. The airbag light started blinking again after 2 days. I took the car back to dealership and now they tell me that drivers side airbag cables are shorted and it will cost $1170 to replace the spiral cable. I do not think the airbag issue is got anything to do with incident I had. The airbag system should not be so weak to cause this kind of issue and potentially put me at risk everyday not knowing if the airbag will deploy in case of an accident. There is a recall related to this for nissan altima 2002, but that does not match the VIN number of my car. I called nissan consumer affairs and they tell me it is not related. Regardless whether it is related or not I feel this is a safety issue and nissan should fix it free of cost.

Filed Mar 23, 2006 · Airbags, Engine · 84,000 miles · TN

Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light on the dash flashed constantly. There is a safety improvement campaign, # 02i001000, regarding the air bag. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the safety improvement campaign; however it is not included in the safety improvement campaign due to the VIN. Updated 4/17/2006 - the vehicle was taken to a dealer who indicated that eh air bag was defective. The dealer refused any assistance because the vehicle was 2000 mile out of warranty. The check engine light illuminated. The dealer found antifreeze leaking into the cylinders. The driver's side low beam headlamp was inop. The tech replaced the right side headlight bulb. Radiator leaked coolant. The heater blew out cool air when the vehicle was stopped. The tech found an air pocket in the coolant system. Replaced clutch assembly. Cylinder head gasket was replaced.

Filed Oct 20, 2005 · Airbags · 25,000 miles · NJ

Dt: 2002 nissan altima. The side air bags went off while the consumer was driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealership and they stated it happened because the sensor failed. The air bag light was on before this. The consumer was not injured when this occurred. She was nine months pregnant, and her 2 year old daughter was in the back seat and was not hurt. Also, the passengers in the vehicle were not injured. *ak

Filed Jan 17, 2002 · Airbags, Electrical · NJ

Airbag warning light goes off - dealer orders new airbag module and combination must be replaced. Has happened at 600 mile and again at 3700 miles , still not repaired- parts are on nation wide back order - major safety factor: ignition noise and static in radio from coils.