maximus_82

I noticed today that my air bag light started blinking while my car is turned off and I cant figure out what it can be? Can anyone tell me how to diagnose this problem?

Thnaks

FormorAccordMan

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when the car is turned OFF? I dont think anybody has ever had it blink without the car being on. That's really strange. have you tried resetting it?

maximus_82

Sorry...lol, i mean my light is blinking when the car is running.
Thanks

maximus_82

bump..........

guido32

I just read my driver's side windshield visor and it says that ithe air bag system needs to be checked every 10 years. If it isn't, the air bag light might stay on or blink. I don't know how to reset the light, but that could be your problem since your max is ~10 years old. Might want to check with a dealership. Just a thought.

TurboMax67

Bro mine does the same thing, except mine started when I took a rough turn, so I freaked out and pulled the fuse. I heard there are plugs or switches or something under the seats that the airbag hooks up too, might wanna check those.

Jatan

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Mine started blinking when I put in a new battery. I just followed this to reset it (had to do it twice in order to reset it):
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...27&postcount=2

|Bijan|

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Check the air-bag fluid

Raiders2k4

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That's right near the blinker fluid right?

Frank Fontaine

This lamp is very annoying. I don't get the feeling that the computer is checking in real time. When you put the computer in diagnostic mode, it blinks the error code at you, as opposed to blinking steadily. It seems as if it has to "rest" in the diag mode (a few hours or overnight? that's my observation having done it about 20 times in the last year), and then when you restart the car the blinking is gone. And it seems to stay away for weeks and months, until you move the seat, recline it, someone sits in the back, etc. Ridiculous.

Stevenjc

Thank you very much you just saved me $ 500.00. The reset procedure worked. The dealer stated that my air bag module was bad and needed to be replaced. Thanks again.

Frank Fontaine

One more tip--your flashing WILL come back. If you ever put the comp. into diag. mode, and it still flashes the code back at you even after a couple of engine restarts, don't dismay. I don't know why, but the cure-all seems to be when the vehicle sits overnight, and you restart in the AM.

My theory is it may not be the module, but the connections to it that is bad. Why else would moving the seat, reclining the seat make any difference?

Jatan

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Mine only turned on when I put in a new battery and after resetting it, it never came back

Frank Fontaine

That's cool. You have a '95, but actually the majority of the problems occur with the 98-99's that have side air bags. Inevitably, the code leads to a bad side airbag module. Anyone who has done electrical knows that a circuit is on or off. My hunch is that since something actually is intermittently wrong, as soon as it's detected, the warning lamp is activated. It can only be deactivated by resetting the computer to diag. mode, and then the computer seeing that nothing is wrong. I think that happens upon the ignition being turned on for the first time, when it does its check. Like I said, I don't think it's in real time, meaning if the circuit comes back while driving, the lamp goes off. I can only say what I've observed, but it's been over 6 months and 20X that I've gone through it.

Stevenjc

Frank, how can I put the computer in Diagnostic mode.

Frank Fontaine

What you do is open your driver's door with the key in OFF.

Turn the key to ON, and press the door switch about 7 times fast.

You should now see the Air Bag lamp blink a code at you--that is where you want to be.

If you start the motor and drive, chances are the diag code will still keep blinking.

Sometime in the future, when you go to restart the motor, the light will be gone. I have not been able to figure out exactly why the light goes away, that's why I feel it is not in "real time." Even if it does not go away on a trip, it seems to go away overnight. Makes no sense, but it's from a lot of observation.

Good luck.

Bassbreaker

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My AirBag Lamp on my 95' GLE blinks to. Very slowly. The plugs are intact as far as i can see. Although there isn't very much room to see. I must try the reset procedure and see how it goes. But like most 95's i've been having an a$$ load of trouble with my starter.

talisman311

This is pretty common, happened maybe 3 times so far on my 99 i30 with 160k miles. Couple times was due to something under my seat that might've pinched a wire. Anyhow, google the trouble codes for nissan air bag lights and that'll tell you what's causing the fault, check/fix it, reset it. Bada-bing, bada-boom.

yack2barbara

I went to my car and turned the ignition on and then my husband depressed the rubber stopper on the end of the driver door panel 5 times in 7 seconds then he shut the door turned off ignition turned back on and the light went out....wow

tosheto

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Good job!

Maxima 97 SE

There is a air bag sensor under the steering and it is screwed in with the plastic panel under steering wheel. It is tan little box with one wire connected to it. That has probably gone bad.

Erics1292

^ airbag light always on**

my air bag light is always on,,does not blink once.. what could it be??