2008 Nissan Sentra Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

THE AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL JUST BEFORE THE CAR HIT 60,000 MILES. IT CONTINUES TO BLINK AND I NOW HAVE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $75 TO DETERMINE WHY IT IS BLINKING. TO ME THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE GIVEN THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT TRIGGERED THIS EVENT. *TR

THE DRIVER OF A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA WAS STATIONARY IN A LEVEL PARKING LOT. WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WAS THE DRIVER AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE VISIBLE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT COLLISION BUT HAS ISSUED VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN ID # PM952 THAT ADDRESSES SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS THAT MAY BE INCORRECTLY POSITIONED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER PENDING SERVICE WORK AND NISSAN USA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DRIVER TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 67,000 MILES. *TR

MY AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON, AND WON'T GO OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN INTO THE MEDIAN WHERE TWO OTHER VEHICLES CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AREAS. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND VARIOUS FRACTURES TO HER CERVICAL BONES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR UPDATED 05/15/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE FOUR AIR BAGS EQUIPPED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. IN MAY OF 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AS SLOWING DOWN AT INTERSECTION THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED THE SIDE AND SEAT ONES BUT NOT THE FRONT ONE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A BAD WRECK HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND ROLLED THE CAR THEN FLIP UP SIDE DOWN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO NISSAN. NOW THE HAVE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS AS OF APRIL 6 BUT NO NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO ANYONE YET. *TR