2005 Nissan Murano Air Bags

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Murano. The contact stated that while closing the rear liftgate door, the front driver’s and passenger’s side air bags inadvertently deployed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local independent mechanic where it remained pending a diagnostic test. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,230.

My light came on from my air bags and my horn doesn’t work and the air bags censure isn’t working

AIRBAG LIGHT UP

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. I READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A FAULTY SWITCH. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED FOR SAFETY REASONS. AS I UNDERSTAND IT NISSAN IS AWARE. PLEASE ADVISE.

TAKATA RECALL- ONE MORNING GOT INTO MY CAR AND WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE I NOTICE THAT THE AIRBAG RED LIGHT STARTED FLASHING ON THE PANEL AND SINCE THEN IT KEEPS ME WORRY THAT THIS AIRBAG MAY COME OUT BY ACCIDENT WHILE I AM DRIVING. I AM VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THIS WARNING

GOOD AFTERNOON, THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS ON, AND I WAS AFFECTED BY THE HORN, AND THE FUNCTIONS THAT ARE USED IN THE STEERING WHEEL

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH, AND HORN STOPPED WORKING.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. I READ ON LINE THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A FAULTY SWITCH. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR? MY MECHANIC SAID IT MIGHT COST 1300.00 DOLLAR'S...PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. MY EMAIL IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

ON APRIL 10, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 7:50 AM, I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND ON SAND LAKE ROAD ORLANDO FLORIDA IN THE SLOW LANE WHEN A WHITE DODGE STRATUS SUDDENLY APPEARED OUT OF NO-WHERE TURNED INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC CAUSING ME TO HIT HIS PASSENGER SIDE OF HIS CAR. UNFORTUNATELY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I INJURED MY LEFT HAND, LEFT KNEE AS WELL AS GOT WHIPLASH. ..UPDATED 05/07/15 *BF

AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH WENT OFF. *TR

FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH AND RIGHT DOOR [PASSENGER SIDE] WILL NOT UNLOCK. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND WOULD KEEP FLASHING UNTIL YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF. WE TOOK THE MURANO TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. HE PUT IT ON HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH "DIAGNOSTIC MODULE WAS FAULTY". IT WOULD COST $800 FOR JUST THE PART AND 2 1/2 HOURS OF LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $1093. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE NONE AT THE TIME AND WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE MURANO TO AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. WE DID TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER AN HOUR AND HALF AWAY. AFTER A $73 CHARGE, THEY TOLD US THE EXACT SAME THING! I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP US WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T DO FOR MAINTENANCE, BUT IT WASN'T OUR FAULT THAT IT IS DEFECTIVE. I ASKED THEM IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NOT AT THIS TIME. THEY HAD ALSO INFORMED ME IF WE WOULD HAVE IT FIXED AND THERE WOULD BE A RECALL, THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD SEND ME A DOCUMENTATION SO I WOULD HAVE PROOF THAT THEY WOULD DO THAT BUT I HAVEN'T SEE ANYTHING FROM THEM. YOU WOULD THINK THAT NISSAN WOULD TRY TO RECALL PROACTIVELY BEFORE THERE IS A NEGATIVE BACK LASH ON THEIR COMPANY. IT SEEMS THAT CARMAKERS OVERALL ARE BECOMING MORE PROACTIVE IN THEIR RECALLS, PULLING VEHICLES BACK AND REPLACING PARTS TO ADDRESS CONSUMER'S SAFETY CONCERNS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE OFFICIALLY REQUIRED TO DO SO. I WAS HOPING THAT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US WITH OUR PROBLEM. IT'S JUST ALOT OF MONEY TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE THESE FIXED AND HAVE TO HAVE THEM FIXED AGAIN. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO DUE TO NO FAULT OF OUR OWN AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA. THEY TOLD US OUR AIR BAG CONTROL MONITOR WAS BAD AND OUR AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON ORDERING THE PART WE WERE TOLD THE PART IS ON BACKORDER. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE. THE SERVICE MANAGER PROCEEDED TO TELL MY WIFE AND I THAT THE PART IS ONLY WARRANTED FOR 3 YEARS WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. NOW IT WAS OUR ISSUE SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CLEARED THE DEFAULT CODES AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT OPERATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR

BATTERY HAD A DEAD CELL REMOVED BATTERY TO REPLACE BATTERY WAS OUT OF VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES REPLACED THE BATTERY STARTED THE VEHICLE TO GET MILEAGE FROM ODOMETER, IDLED APPROX. 2 MIN WITH DRIVERS DOOR OPEN NO PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS WELL AS THE SIDE SEAT AIRBAGS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE SEAT BROKE. THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING. AIRBAG MODULE DETERMINED TO BE BAD. OVER $1000 TO REPLACE. I SEE WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER SAID AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF CRASH.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE AIRBAG MODULE, CRASH ZONE SENSOR, AND WIRING REPLACED, HOWEVER MONTHS AFTER THE SERVICE THE SAME FAILURE HAD REOCCURED. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42224.

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN TO APPROXIMATELY 16 TIMES TO 7 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS IN FOUR DIFFERENT STATES. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS EACH TIME BUT WITHIN FOUR TO SIX WEEKS THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THE LAST DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO IN COLUMBIA TN SAID THAT NISSAN HAD TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE FRONT WIRING HARNESS BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE THEM TOO LONG AND DID NOT WANT TO DO IT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO WITH 31,000 MILES. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD WITHOUT REPLACING IT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK AND THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY OVER $1000 OR HAVE NO AIRBAGS TO PROTECT MY WIFE AND CHILD. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WITHOUT APPARENT REASON, AND IT HAS BEEN FLASHING EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THEN. THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DEALERSHIP STATES DIAGNOSTIC WILL COST $85, PLUS COST OF REPAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH, OR IF IT WILL DEPLOY WHEN IT IS NOT NEEDED, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE. SEE CONSUMER COMPLAINT NUMBERS 1020853, 10199625, 10196794, 10193158, AND 10188126. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THEN NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COST. *TR

2005 NISSAN MURANO AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLINK. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *NJ A DIAGNOSTICS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTACT SPIRAL IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MURANO. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWELVE TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THEY ONLY PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MURANO IN NOV 2005. ON FEB 24, 2006, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THEY "ERASED ALL DTC'S AND RETESTED THE SYSTEM." IN MARCH 2006, I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME, THEY REPLACED THE DRIVER AIRBAG MODULE, SPIRAL CABLE, AND DIAGNOSTIC SENSOR. IT WAS OK FOR A YEAR, BUT THEN STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK ON OCT. 12, 2007. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULE (AGAIN). THREE DAYS LATER, IT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I WASN'T ABLE TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN UNTIL MARCH 21, 2008. AT THAT TIME, THEY REPLACED THE APIRAL CABLE (AGAIN) AND INFORMED ME THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE FIXED BUT, ACCORDING TO NISSAN PROTOCOL, THAT'S ALL THEY COULD DO. IF IT STARTS FLASHING AGAIN, THEY CAN REPLACE THE NEXT PART. IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE NO MORE OF AN IDEA TODAY THAT MY VEHICLE IS SAFE THAN I HAVE EVER HAD. EVEN IF I TAKE IT IN A 5TH OR 6TH TIME, HOW CAN I BE SURE IT WILL WORK IF AND WHEN I NEED IT? IN THE VERY BEGINNING, THEY DID REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT, AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN NISSAN'S SAFETY PROTOCOLS. *TR