Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder

Table 1 shows six common air bag related problems of the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the front air bag (three problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Nissan Pathfinder


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1997 Nissan Pathfinder

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

Traveling 20-30mph, rear-ended the car in front of me. Damage to the interior of the car - side panel where the seat belt disappears into broke apart from the side frame causing me to come within 5 to 6" of the steering wheel and a bruise on the back of my left arm.   Read details...

The Front Air Bag problem

While driving at 50 mph hit another vehicle in front, and air bag didn't deploy.   Read details...

The Air Bag Light On problem

#1 airbag light flashing - car 7 years old- manual says check at 10 years -Nissan charged $80. 00 to check- told me it would cost $750. 00 to fix- I refused- light is off since they checked it- was told it will come back on-airbag is supposed to work while light is off -#2 also corrosion-support   Read details...


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