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2005 NISSAN 350Z — AIR BAGS

crash · 835870 · 2011-01-10

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
350Z
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
24,775
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

APPROXIMATELY 3/1/08, MY 2005 350Z AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 3/8/10 WHERE I PURCHASED IT. TECH VERIFIED FAILURE CODE B1129 RH SIDE MODULE. REPLACED WITH YHEHM-CD000 MODULE ASSY-SIDE. LIGHT WAS CLEARED. THEN APPROXIMATELY 10/1/10, AGAIN THAT SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. I TOOK IT INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR ON 10/6/10 (7 MONTHS LATER). TECH DIAGNOSED FAILURE CODE B1134 LH SIDE AIR BAG MODULE FAILURE. REPLACED WITH YHEHA-CD000. LIGHT WAS CLEARED. ON NOV 20, 2010, I HYDROPLANED IN THE RAIN, HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, DID A 1080 (360 DEGREES X 3) THEN HIT A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND AFTER THE POINT OF IMPACT, THAT SAME SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASH. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (1800 NISSAN1) OPTION 7 THEN OPTION 3. THEY HAD A TECHNICIAN/ENGINEER COME OUT TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION, AFTER ABOUT 4 WEEKS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THEM (I CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ASKING ABOUT AN UPDATE) I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY [XXX]STATING THAT THE TECHNICIAN FOUND EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER. I THINK THAT THE TECH SHOULD HAVE FOUND AN ERROR CODE BECAUSE OF THE FLASHING SENSOR LIGHT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND I HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES BUT STILL THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A LEMON BECAUSE ITS SAFETY RELATED AND WAS "FIXED" TWICE AND STILL DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN I REALLY NEEDED IT TO. I DID NOT HAVE MY CELL UNTIL MY WIFE DROVE OUT

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10375416
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