The passenger seat airbag doesn't work. The "pass air bag off" light is on and the air bag cluster panel light is flashing. I reset the light but it came on again when someone sits in passenger seat. Looking around on the internet, this is a huge complaint for 2010 nissan altima. This is a dangerous safety issue.
2010 Nissan Altima airbags complaints
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Air bag defect. Sensor failure causing passenger side air bag to be non-functional. Diagnosed by kerry nissan, florence, kentucky 41042. Phone 859‑371‑8191. This is a recurring problem in 2010 nissans. The cost of the repair exceeds $600. Part failure puts the public at risk. In addition, the part is not readily available, so car is unsafe to drive with someone in passenger seat.
The other driver made an illegal left turn causing the accident. The seat belts were buckled and the 2 front air bags activated. I am a mechanical engineer, I tried very hard to uncover the source of shrapnel injuries on my knees, on my head, and on my neck. Also, my wife received several shrapnel injuries on her head and on her body. Recently, I realized that these shrapnel injuries were caused by exploding plastic casings around the seat belts. The other driver was minimally insured. Without any law suit, we got a small partial compensation for these injuries. The exploding seat belt boxes were not initially thought of. Now, I firmly believe that my wife and I were seriously harmed by shrapnel from these exploding plastic covers...updated 11/17/14 *bf *tf updated 8/31/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. The front passenger seat air bag sensor failed to detect when the seat was occupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 32,000.
Repeated occurrence of the air bag light on and the passenger air bag light on when a passenger is sitting in the seat. The light turned on after my vehicle was serviced for a new radio needing to be installed and the rear speaker blew. The light has been reset twice but still turns on. Warranty is out and dealer stated front passenger seat needs replaced which is total cost of 1,000. There is recall on the 2013 2014 models for same issue. This year should be added . The car has low miles to have this issue.
On 02/25 I was t-boned by someone that ran a red light who was going approximately 30 MPH and hit the front passenger side door/quarter panel and I was wondering why it is that my side curtain airbag did not deploy? From my understanding, in a collision with that kind of speed and the placement of the impact, the airbag should have deployed but it did not. While the car was being repaired, I asked the body shop to check into why it did not, and they told me that the firing pin for the airbag, was smashed to pieces. Which further tells me that something is wrong with my car to make the airbag not deploy. I am just grateful that my passenger and myself were both uninjured from the incident besides a slight case of whiplash. Everyone including the police officers that arrived on scene and the body shop were amazed that no one was injured especially since there was no airbag deployment to help protect her.
My passenger air bag light flickers when no one is sitting or even an adult is sitting. I took the car to the dealer and the service manager stated that was common for it flicker based on the weight of the passenger. Now, I see that 2013 - 2014 have had a recall with similar issues.
Dear sir or madam --' my 2010 nissan altima suffers from the same passenger side airbag deployment issues nissan announced today, 3/26/2014, in later models (2013-2014). This suggests that the failure of airbags to deploy on nissan vehicles is more widespread--and covers many more years--than nissan has stated. Http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/03/26/nissan-recall-air-bags-altima-sentra-leaf/6902937/ thank you.
The lack of lighting indicator makes that car very dangerous to drive at dusk & dawn times. The dash board is slightly less lit when the lights are on. The driver would not know whether the board light is in the "more" or the "less" status. Unlike in older cars, the dash board is not dark when the light is not on so that the driver is alerted. This is a major human factor defect. It is the cause of collisions at times of rush hour traffic. I am a professional engineer with utmost qualifications in human reliability analyses(hra). For a period of 9 years, I was the elected chairman of a large international group of hra engineers responsible for minimizing human errors at nuclear power plants. Our car was totaled. My wife had 4 broken ribs. I had several injuries.
The light indicating "airbag off" for the passenger seat is frequently illuminated even when an adult (140 lb) passenger is sitting in the seat. The occurrence is approximately 10 percent of the time and occurs at any speed, even on the highway at 65 MPH. This error has persisted throughout the life of the vehicle (purchased new in 2010), but the dealerships we visited insist that the system complies with their electrical tests, even though we showed them photographs of the "airbag off" light taken by a passenger while sitting in this seat. Nissan needs to be made to issue a recall to correct this life-threatening error.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the passenger's side seat cushion would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000.
Passenger air bag is off when somebody is sit on the passenger sit sometimes is on and off I took my car for check up to the dealer and they told me that there is not problem codes in computer but the car continues with the problem but I asked another people and they had the same problem we need help because this dangerous in a crash.
Engine ping noise from engine at times really loud noise got worse then more problems happened over time at a stop car was accelerating like if was pressing the brake and the gas at the same time,next car would come to a stop then lost power when accelerating the car would not go more than a few MPH this happened a few times and once down hill the car would not go in reverse and almost hit a parked car also almost got in an accident because the car would not clear an intersection , I also got video footage of incident ,dealer keeps saying there is nothing wrong and the car is safe even after they saw the video they say the computer shows nothing then a recorder was installed in the car and the car was accelerated by itself the recorder button was pressed and the car was then taken to the dealer the recorder was taken off and the main nissan company called me and said that the information on the recorder was accidentally erased. I have had many problems with this car since I had it this is my main concern but I have had problems from the windows not rolling down to the airbag light turning on and tail lights not working the dealer is not helping neither nissan direct and at this point im concerned of my safety and my family's.
Tl* the contact owns 2010 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash. The vehicle was destroyed however, the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and the driver was reported injured. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and was not inspected by a dealer. A contractor inspected the vehicle and was unable to determine an air bag failure. The failure mileage was 56,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Computer does not detect front side passenger (adult) who weigh less than 125 pounds and hence airbags are not activated for about 10 minutes, before the computer finally detects an occupant. Nissan claims this is not an issue and the weight is set by federal regulations and they cannot do anything about it. With the number of adult us population less than 125 pounds being high, this presents a grave safety risk especially in the first few minutes of driving.
In oct 2011 car surged at stopped sign called dealer he said if happen again bring it in nov 2011 car surged again took it to dealer he could not find anything wrong in jan 2012 car surged again but this time there was a vehicle in front of me. The nissan was completely damage in the front. The air bags did not open up. I traded the car in on a new and different company car. I was afraid to drive this any more. Gas pedal ## VIN failed ## 2010 nissan altima ##
2010 nissan altima coupe purchased the car in september 2010. Have taken the car in for service at nissan quality of temecula for multiple issues. The first issue is the air bag light goes on stating that the air bag is turned off and this is when there is an adult of 200 pounds sitting in the passanger's seat. I am very concerned of our safety in the case of an accident.this is a huge safety issue and I am not convinced that if there is an accident the air bag will go off. The transmission is also giving us problems.car is stalling and jerking while driving. The master warning light is also coming on and I'm not sure if this is related to the airbag not working correctly. The car has been taken in several times since september and nothing has been done. Nissan was okay with us leaving the lot knowing that the air bags were not working correctly.
2010 nissan altima s (purchased new 12/7/09) and as part of the incentive to buy the vehicle, the dealership had after market leather installed and from there the problems have been non-stop. At this point, I believe the problem is electrical. I have taken my car nearly 10 times (one being today) in the past 15 months for service and was placed in loaner cars at least 4 times due to the problems. The passenger seat air bag not working and tire pressure light sporadically comes on both blinking and/or a constant. My entire seat was replaced and still the air bag light takes up to 5 minutes sometimes (it varies) to turn off indicating someone is in the seat. I have driven up to 4 miles with my passenger being unprotected. The dealership, today says this is normal. The tire pressure light has came off and on since the car was purchased with nothing found to be wrong each time, except once, they said I had a nail in my tire and they plugged it. I have never seen the repair work and looked very well... This past weekend, I vacuumed my entire car (meaning each door had been opened and shut) taking approx 15 minutes. When I got in the vehicle and tried to start it the shift was locked and the car would not start. All lights started blinking and then completely shut down. It would show "on" on the start button while not running. I was jump started and then instantly the tire pressure light blinked for one minute then stayed constant. The air bag sensor took even longer to work. Of course, when I took it to the dealership today, nothing was wrong--battery was good--air bags are good; however, they did confirm low tire pressure in one tire... I truly believe it is an electrical problem and the company is not standing behind their product. I am beyond frustrated and truly dishearten by nissan and their lack of concern for their customers' safety and well being.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. While driving approximately 20 MPH with the passenger seat occupied when the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated indicating that the air bag was off. The contact stated that the failure would occur intermittently while driving at various speeds. The dealer stated that the failure was normal. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 2,000 and the current mileage was 3,000.
I own a 2010 nissan altima, bought in january of this year. I was rear-ended today by a large pickup truck which forced me to hit the car in front of me as well and my air bag never deployed. My face actually just touched my steering wheel! I called my dealership and the service department told me that unless the car is hit in precisely the right point near a sensor the airbag will not deploy!! I have never heard such a stupid excuse and am seriously considering if my car gets "totaled" of going with a different make - not nissan! I can only imagine if one of my grandchildren had been in the car. I went to the hospital to be checked out and thankfully I am "ok" although my back is in pain as well as my neck! They said I may have to return for an mri if it gets worse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. While traveling at speeds of 60 MPH, the vehicle began abruptly veering to the right without driver intent. The contact attempted to maintain control of the vehicle; however; the steering wheel became hard and resistant to driver input. The contact was unable to move the steering in either direction. The vehicle then spun out of control and proceeded to crash into a cement wall. The air bags did not deploy on impact. The police arrived and a report was filed at the scene accordingly. The driver suffered from minor injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. She was advised that the front suspension and tires were damaged. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. The contact inquired about a recall campaign on the suspension but upon contacting the manufacturer, was informed that his VIN was not included in the campaign (the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v358000: suspension). The approximate failure and current mileages were 2,800.
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