1996 Nissan Quest: airbag warning light

Filed Sep 8, 2005 · Airbags · 97,200 miles · CA

Dt: since 08-26-05 the air bag warning light stayed on. It had been turning on and off for the past two years. When the consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealership they told him that the airbag unit had to be replaced. The consumer has not yet replaced the airbag unit. There have been no accidents. The consumer felt that the airbag unit should not have to be replaced since it has never been used.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Airbags, Engine · 53,706 miles · CA

Weird electrical problems,I have taken to 2 different people, 1 of which specializes in transmissions, the problem is that when the vehicle is warmed up the transmission doesn't know what gear it is in, on initial investigation the problem appears to be the trottle position sensor but that was replaced and still no fix. They hooked up computers to the car while driving and say the computer doesn't read the tps being operative during driving but no problems can be found with the wiring and computer board. When the engine transmission starts to mess up the locks start to lock and unlock by themselves while driving, the check engine light is on and the overdrive light blinks off and on. At one time the air bag light come on for no reason it was checked and problem found. The sliding door latch broke within a couple of months of buying. The back windshield wiper motor would also come on by itself, we ended up taking the fuse out for that.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Airbags, Visibility · 105,000 miles · TX · crash

Engine light on - computer code: anti-knock sensor estimated repair @$350. Did not repair; reset system, light did not reappear for 3,000 miles, reset again. Door locks intermittent problem, esp. With slider. Airbag light flashing, cannot afford repair. Read light burning out bulbs (twice within 3 mos.) after market repair caused different problem.

Filed Sep 7, 2001 · Body · FL

The power door locks on my 96 nissan quest have a mind of their own. The family calls them "crazy" and we have to make sure that we do not ever leave the vehicle without the keys in hand. I am retired and my wife and I baby sit some of our grandchildren, we pray that we don't forget about them "crazy" door locks while transporting the grand kids. I mentioned the problem to a local service rep. And he was well aware of the problem with the quest van power door locks. He indicated that they had been unable to fix the problem even after replacing all the power door locks. This left me with the feeling that a root cause had not been found and perhaps I would be notified in the near future of a "recall" or service bulletin to help with my "crazy" power door locks. After just seeing the cbs report tonight, it is apparent that many other have this same problem, but have not let the federal safety agency know. I just spent over $500 to fix the air bag light from coming on, to replace the control module, now I am wondering if the power door locks problem may be another bad control module. Control modules that involve safety issues should be very reliable.

Filed Apr 12, 2001 · Airbags, Visibility · OK

Airbag light had been flashing. Consumer called to dealer who stated repair might cost between $500 - $ 2000 . Not repaired. *ak the air conditioning and heating smoked real bad and had quit.

Filed Dec 5, 1999 · Airbags · NY

The SRS airbag system module located under the drivers side dash is defective. This is a problem which is well known on the 1996 quest. The vehicle owner becomes aware of the problem by the red dash indictor light blinking on and off. Nissan is aware of the SRS system failure but will not cover replacement for this part unless vehicle is under warranty. This is a chronic failure of the airbag system and nissan should be held accountable for it.