general problems of the 2012 Nissan Maxima

Passenger airbag notifi action blinks and will not show it is activated to function in a crash. Airbag has never worked. Also driver seat belt keeps releasing without being pushed to open. Seat belt issue just began Dec 2023.

2012 Nissan Maxima passenger seat belt notice stays on no matter who sit in seat. Dealer says need to be replaced $1,600 to fix this is absurd as they recalled 2013 models. Has been doing this for past 3 months.

The airbags failed to open in a car accident. The front bumper was smashed and my daughter could have prevented injuries if the airbags had open. I have lost trust in Nissan and this crushed my faith in their products! !!!.

Lost control of vehicle and spun around and hit the freeway center divider directly head on at 60mph without any airbags deploying.

Takata recall!! the "passenger airbag off" light is on with or without a person in the passenger seat while driving. The drivers side chair rocks when slowing down. The front end makes a knocking noise when pressing on the breaks.

Me and my wife were travelling northbound in our 2012 Nissan Maxima around 30mph on western avenue in chicago when suddenly a Ford focus 2007 that ran a stop sign travelling east bound on rosemont avenue t-boned us on driver's side. As our car was moving at a significant speed it stopped after crashing into a fire hydrant which was on the corner of the intersection. My wife was taken to a hospital in an ambulance with arm and back injuries and I also had injuries on my left arm, shoulder and lower back. My main concern is why none of the airbags deployed if the car was travelling at a speed more than 20 mph and hit a solid object(fire hydrant). Both of us were wearing seat belts. The car was declared totaled by both the insurance investigators. I am glad that this did not happened at a high speed otherwise I would resting in peace not be filing this complain. Nissan should be questioned as to what speed the airbags in Maxima deploy and why none of them including curtain and frontal deployed.

When any adult sits in the passenger seat who is not heavy will not enable the airbag. I took it to the dealership and they said that is how it is suppose to be but this has never happened in any other car.

Shortly after purchasing vehicle I noticed that passenger air bag "off" light would come on when my wife was seated - the instance did not repeat itself for several weeks and then it would consistently happen when other passengers of various weights were seated. Been that I was still under warranty I returned to the dealership where I had purchased the vehicle to have it serviced - the service manager went to the extent to asking me to have my wife come to the dealership so they can inspect her "seating position" (not a joke, that's how he wanted to diagnose the problem even after I told him that passengers of various weights and statures had presented the same problem). So dealership was not able to replicate the problem but later that day on a short trip to the supermarket with my wife the problem happened again. I returned to a different dealership and once again was given the same "we can't replicate the problem". This vehicle posses a serious safety concern to me and my family. I have been a loyal Nissan customer for 15 years and have owned multiple vehicles but this will be the last vehicle I ever purchase from this maker.

Air bag off light illuminates when a 200 lb adult is sitting in the passenger seat. The problem is intermittent but more often then not. The dealership says they can not find a problem. This is a big safety issue if someone is involved in a frontal crash.