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Air bags deployed in 2009 Rogue

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#9 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [kshide17] by rogue10169

Dec 15, 2009 (5:59 pm)

Replying to: kshide17 (Dec 15, 2009 4:06 pm)
Hello, we ended up trading our Rogue since it was not safe to drive. We have the court date in February so it may be possible that the judge provides a court order to force Nissan to read the "black box" otherwise, no one is doing anything about it. The dealership wouldn't do anything, Nissan Canada wouldn't do anything, transport Canada wouldn't do anything so the only hope is the judge. We took a big loss on the vehicle. All we wanted was to find out what caused it and for it to be fixed but thats big business, screw the little guy. Not impressed with Nissan for the way they treated us.

#10 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [rogue10169] by kshide17

Dec 16, 2009 (6:15 pm)

Replying to: rogue10169 (Dec 15, 2009 5:59 pm)
I agree. Nissan will not provide me with any information other than a letter stating that they found it deployed correctly. I personally will never buy nissan again. I was shocked at how they treated me. I would have never expected that treatment after purchasing a new car. I am in the process of having the airbags fixed, which will be an experience Im sure. But I am also trading the car in. Good luck with the court date. Please keep me posted on any information that you get a long the way! I will do the same.

#11 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [kshide17] by rogue10169

Dec 16, 2009 (7:27 pm)

Replying to: kshide17 (Dec 16, 2009 6:15 pm)
I will keep you informed when we find out more. Nissan cannot keep getting away with this especially if their vehicles are unsafe. All we wanted was for them to read the air bag sensor (black box) so that we could feel safe in the brand new vehicle that we paid good money for. Then we would know if it was the vehicle, and if so, for them to replace it with a new one. We took a big lose when we traded it in but at least now we feel safe in the new vehicle.
 
purchasing a new 2009 Nissan Rogue = $35,000
airbags going off causing an accident 2 months after purchasing = $13,000 damages
trading in the vehicle for a Hyundai = loss from trade in value $10,000
personal safety = priceless

#12 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [rogue10169] by gooddeal2

Dec 17, 2009 (6:44 am)

Replying to: rogue10169 (Dec 16, 2009 7:27 pm)
trading in the vehicle for a Hyundai = loss from trade in value $10,000
 
Honestly, I have no clue about the used car market in Canada but that's a heck of depreciation. Here, in the US, the depreciation shouldn't be more than 4-5k for a couple months old Nissan w/ such minor accident.

#13 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [gooddeal2] by rogue10169

Dec 17, 2009 (8:56 am)

Replying to: gooddeal2 (Dec 17, 2009 6:44 am)
Yep thats what we thought as well. They basically took off the price of the accident and even that we had to fight to get that much value out of the vehicle. Which sucks because over $10,000 was repairing the airbags and seatbelts so the actual damage to the vehicle was only $2000. This was a horrible experience from day 1. We can just hope that they judge makes Nissan read the black box and if it is the vehicles fault then we will be going after Nissan for the money that we are out.

#14 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [rogue10169] by gooddeal2

Dec 17, 2009 (11:33 am)

Replying to: rogue10169 (Dec 17, 2009 8:56 am)
Hmmm, I cannot really follow your numbers. How much was the repair? When you traded in the car, the car was already repaired, right?

#15 of 18 Not safe in your driveway if you're in a Nissan Rogue by boblif

Oct 30, 2010 (2:03 pm)

Side airbags deployed today in 2009 Nissan Rogue after simply closing the door while parked in my driveway. Police, Fire, EMT. Facial burns, lost hearing in right ear. Cops said they haven't seen anything like this before. Internet full of stories like this. Another Toyota thing?
 
If it had happened while I was driving, I would have been killed and people would have thought the airbags deployed simply because of the accident. The Rogue is Rogue. Class action suit anyone?

#16 of 18 Re: Not safe in your driveway if you're in a Nissan Rogue [boblif] by rogue10169

Oct 30, 2010 (4:56 pm)

Replying to: boblif (Oct 30, 2010 2:03 pm)
Hello, after over a year of fighting with the insurance company, they finally agreed to read to 'black box'. The airbags deployed at 7 km per hour. Took over 2 months to get the report as Nissan admitted that there was a problem. Our next step is to try get the dangerous driving charge thrown out of court, then we will see how we proceed after that.
It is a sad situation when our governments allow these foreign companies to do business here and not look out for the safety of its citizens. Someone needs to make an example out of some of these companies so this kind of stuff does not continue to happen. Toyota, pet food, lead in paint on kids toys, etc, all in the name of the mighty dollar.

#17 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [kshide17] by barbosa1

Mar 21, 2011 (3:04 pm)

Replying to: kshide17 (Dec 15, 2009 4:06 pm)
I have had the same thing happen as well. On January 3, 2011 my son was backing out of a driveway and when he put the car into drive both side airbags deployed. He was driving no faster than 2-5 kms/hr. he had a headach and his ears were ringing for a few days. i am glad that he did not receive any burns from them and that no one was seriously hurt. I had the car towed to Nissan in London Ontario and they too said that the car was involved in a rollover and that the air bags protected my son from the impact. I called the insurance company and they stated that since there was not evidence of dammage/accident they were not going to do anything about it and that it is a vehicle defect. January 23rd my lease expired and since they still had my car because i refused to repair it i returned the other set of Keys and the accessories that i had purchased. Today (March21, 2011) i received a bill in the mail from Nissan requiring me to pay the repair bill. I have contacted a lawyer and he said to send a letter to them with all the support of other situations and recall information I could find and refuse to pay the bill.
 
on a side note... the air bags remained deployed for about 45 minutes at least. they were still deployed when the towtruck came to pick it up.
 
this is crazy

#18 of 18 Re: 08 nissan roague airbags deployed [barbosa1] by rogue10169

Mar 21, 2011 (3:27 pm)

Replying to: barbosa1 (Mar 21, 2011 3:04 pm)
Good luck. It seems that big business screws the consumer. We are still fighting the dangerous driving ticket that was issued after the air bags deployed. This whole thing is turned out to be such a joke. We have no faith in the Canadian government with regards to protecting the consumer. We have no faith in the legal system, as the charge was not warranted but the prosecutor is not willing to drop the charge. Since this has happened, we have gotten married, had a baby girl, who is now 9 month old and we have another 3 months till the next court date. At least in our case, Nissan admitted(or not admitted but we pursued it long enough that they read the airbag control box, that is where the problem was shown) that there was a problem with the air bags and that they should NOT have deployed.

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