1998 Nissan Maxima: airbag warning light

7 of the 113 complaints about the 1998 Nissan Maxima describe airbag warning light.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Airbag warning light by model year

2017
8
2016
3
2014
12
2013
7
2012
8
2011
7
2010
7
2009
26
2008
14
2007
10
2006
3
2004
1
2003
5
2002
4
2001
14
2000
1
1999
10
1998
7
1997
2
1996
3
1995
9
1994
2

What owners say

Filed Nov 18, 2010 · Airbags · 145,000 miles · MA

1998 nissan maxima se airbag light is flashing. Compuer tells me it is the rt front airbag.

Filed Mar 27, 2010 · Airbags · 90,000 miles · WA

I have a 1998 nissan maxima in 2004 I went on a trip half way down we stop at a bank, and when we got back in the car the air bag light did not turn off, but just kept blinking. Upon returning I took the vehicle to the local dealership and they reset the light and said the passenger side air bag showed a fault (open circuit). I did not do anything to fix it at this point. The light came back on after a few months but I did not take the car in again till 2008 and wanted to replace the part that is when I found out from the service manager that there is a problem with the side airbags with this certain model. It was a connection problem with the connectors she could it a design problem. The solution was that the new air bag had one connection instead of two which solved the problem. I did not get it replace, because I felt that it is a recall issue if they knew that it was a poor design and I believe that it should be changed out at no charge especially beinging a safety restraint issue. I also had a record that came with the car that the driver side air bag had been replace not to long after I purchased the vehicle

Filed Jan 6, 2009 · Airbags · 40,278 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the air bag sensor warning indicator continued to illuminate on the instrument panel. The air bag module assembly was replaced under warranty. On a separate occasion, the air bag warning indicator flashed on the instrument panel. The dealer performed a diagnostic and recommended replacing the passenger side air bag module again at an estimated cost of $709. In the event of a crash, the air bags would not deploy. The failure mileage was 40,278 and current mileage was 82,000. Updated 2/17/09 *cn updated 02/19/09.

Filed Aug 6, 2008 · Airbags · 110,000 miles · OH

Airbag light starting flashing on my 1998 nissan maxima gle. Don't know if this is serious, dealer was about $500 for a chip to replace. This is the second 1998 nissan maxima that this is happening to.

Filed Aug 18, 2001 · Airbags, Fuel system · MA

1) air bag light went on for no apparent reason on 2/26/1999. Dealer fixed problem. Same problem occurred on 7/21/2001. Still needs to be fixed. 2) fuel gauge more that 25-50% inaccurate, has randomly occured 6 times since 1999.

Filed Oct 22, 2000 · Airbags, Visibility · GA

Airbag warning light continued flashing during operation. Took to dealer. Dealer first diagnosed that air bag control unit needed replacement. Dealer next reported that right side air bag module needed replacement; right side module was nor available. Dealer put original control unit back in auto. Air bag light no longer flashed. Dealer diagnosed that air bag failure no longer existed. Upon my next use of auto, air bag light was again flashing continuously. Second defect, heater fan ticking noise; dealer installed insulator to deaden the noise.

Filed Aug 19, 1999 · Airbags · CA

The car was sold new with a defective airbag light-we didn't notice it until after we signed the purchase papers. We were told to return it the next day for repair! Since then we have tried to have it repaired four additional times, but the light comes on within an hour or two after we leave the shop. It is not clear to me if the airbag system is truly functional.