Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 MPH both frontal airbags deployed without warning. The vehicle was pulled to the side of the highway. The driver and passenger were wearing seatbelts. The dealership was unable to determine why the airbags deployed. The vehicle is currently at the dealership awaiting further inspection. The manufacturer has been alerted.
2002 Nissan Xterra airbags complaints
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Dt: the contact stated the driver and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. This was a rear impact. There were no indicator lights on before the crash to indicate air bag failure. *ak the consumer stated she also hit a fire hydrant. Updated 01/11/06.
I owned a nissan xterra(02)4wd-I drove it to the lassen nat'l volcanic park in red bluff,ca,I was about 300 ft from highway 36 going to the park. It was kind of chilly and the road have some snow on it. I was going slow about 13 to 15 miles, because I'm not familiar with the road, I was thinking I'll put on four wheel drive,but I have to stop the car and transfer it to 4wd-when I started sliding towards the mountainside,so stepped on the brakes(ABS) but I kept on sliding, I did not steer it to the opposite direction,I just went where the was going which is to the right,the vehicle did not stop. It hit the the mountain side trees and snow then it rolled over. My son and me were shaken and I smelled the gas so I turn the engine, it still running. We got out of the car and I can't believe that we survived the crash- we were wearing our seat belts, we got some bruise an d bumps in our head,but a week later I still feel aches and pains-my complaints are that why did our ABS did not work and the airbas did not deploy? Lucky enough that we were not on the side of the of the deep canyon when it happened. I always maintained that car.
Problems with control unit on 2002 nissan xterra. *mr the SRS light would come on, the first dealer replaced the control panel but the second service dealer suggested that the part was not replaced. The consumer found that the problem was due to a faulty connector. *sc
The air bag light continues to come on. The dealer service dept has replaced the left front seat belt(driver) tongue assembly, as a way of correcting the air bag indicator light. This was done on 5-31-02. The light came back on, that same day, before I left the dealership. They then reset the computer. On 8-9-02, I returned to delarship again, the airbag indicator light came back on, 8-2-02. The service dept attempted to correct problem again by: r&r pillar cover trim to check seatbelt pretensioner. They found harness was in a bind & was taped short frm the factory. Cut away tape & pulled some slack in wire. Then on 8-14-02, the airbag indicator light came back on again. I called the dealership & advised that when I bring car in for regular service on 8-16-02, they need to correct the airbag indicator light problem or I want to get a replacement vehicle. I also called the nissan consumer affairs dept, my complaint# is 3862334. I was advised they will contact the dealership & assist them in repairing problem or if it cant be repaired, then they will take the necessary steps to buy back the vehicle. I researched your web site today & found: pe02-038, nissan xterra 2002 problem has prev been reported for the driver's airbag system malfunction. At this point, I am requesting assistance in obtaining a new vehicle, since it appears this may be a problem for the 2002 xterra's that were prev sold. Thank you for you assistance.
Abs light came on while driving. Vehicle was taken to dealer who stated rear passenger side wheel was about to fall off. Inner seal on axle bearing had failed. Consumer noticed gear oil around rear passenger side tire. Vehicle at dealership at this time.*ak consumer states that now the air bag light has illuminated, dealer stated that the control module and the coil wire for the drivers side air bag needed to be replaced.
While applying unlock button on the keyless remote entry without warning heared a loud noise, causing drivers air bag to deploy.
While driving 35-40mph vehicle was rear ended and pushed into another vehicle, and neither driver side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. Dealer has not seen vehicle. *ak *yh. There were 2 injuries.
Airbag indicator light started to blink during normal driving conditions. Dealer was contacted. Upon diagnostic reading, the said that the airbag would need to be replaced if indicator started blinking again. The light functioned properly for the rest of that day, but the light started blicking again after starting the vehicle the next day. The dealer was contacted.
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