98 SE Electrical Problems

bag light was flashing. The dealer, not a Nissan Shop, put a new side airbag in the driver's seat.

to a Nissan shop, the system apparently was fine and just needed to be reset. They added that they had frequent problems with loose wiring under the seat.

new driver side air bag...$$$$.

recalled ALTERNAOR was changed in Nov 03. They mentioned that the battery may have suffered.

A battery can suffer from a defective ALT. I would replace it and see how the car holds up after that. MAximas are generally very reliable cars. My 98 also had the ALT replaced and I re-greased my starter. The re-greasing brought the starter right back to life AND made it much quieter, too. If your electrical system has alot of gremlins, like your indicator light going out frequently, you could have a grounding problem. Perhaps investing in a grounding kit so your electrical connections get more solid would make life a lot more reliable for your maxima.

Good luck,

David.

I re-greased the starter and it works great!...even with a 4 year old battery.

Thanks for saving me $400 CDN.

Mike

Did you remove it from under the auto or did you remove the aircleaner and duching and remove it from above? dk

So you remove the air duching and filter Assy. right? dk ===============

I took the battery out too...for a little more elbo room. But I think that caused the check engine light come on. I rest that at the ECU next to the gas pedal...and worked like a charm. I have weak battery and temperatures lately have been -20 degrees and -30 with windchill. Starts first time, every time.