Involved in a motor vehicle t-bone collision. Driver airbag deployed but the panel did not fully come off. Bottom section of the airbag/horn cover came off. Top section did not separate from the rest of the wheel.
2010 Nissan Sentra airbags problems
31 complaints (22% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 64,107. 10 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 31
- of this car's complaints
- 22%
- typical mileage
- 64,107
- crashes
- 10
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Side/window1
- Frontal1
At what mileage
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Nissan Sentra airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2010 Nissan Sentra airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2010 Nissan Sentra owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Driver airbag randomly went off while driving down the road. Did NOT hit anything, no potholes, or anything that could have set the airbag off. Additionally, the airbag was extremely hot when it went off and burned the drivers arms and face.
Airbag light came on a week ago. Have reset it several times and returns. When the Airbag light goes off the Seat Belt light comes on, and sometimes simultaneously.
The airbag suddenly stopped working. Now the airbag sign is always on, signifying that the airbag is not active.
Airbag light blinking all time
Airbag litgh is on. I started the car and then suddenly airbag light went on and stay like it since.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the air bag warning light started to flash. Additionally, the horn was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to gardena nissan (1670 w redondo beach blvd, gardena, ca 90247, (310) 532-1600) and the contact was informed that the failures were due to the clockspring failure. The contact declined to have the vehicle diagnosed. The manufacturer had not been contacted or notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 172,166.
Had a passenger in the passenger seat. Passenger got out of car, then back in car. When I seen air bag for passenger light. Vehicle was stationary when light appeared. Airbag has not deployed or been in accident.
Air bag light on despite car never been crash, call the dealership and they say I have to pay to rapair it. Even though is a safety part.
Nissan sentra 2010 transmission having problems all time and when goes to hill become weakpower to go up . I always give good service for transmission ,but why nissan doesn't fix problem for years and I did call them factory , my airbag light is on but when I take it to do service at the nissan they cant fix the issue since is a mechanical defective problem, this is a major safety issue. If involved in an accident my airbag wont get deployed..
Questions about the 2010 Nissan Sentra airbags
Does the 2010 Nissan Sentra have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 31 complaints about the airbags of the 2010 Nissan Sentra, 22% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2010 Nissan Sentra airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 64,107 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Nissan Sentra airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Nissan Sentra have bad airbags?
The Nissan Sentra model years with the most airbags complaints are 2013 (96 complaints), 1996 (53 complaints) and 2008 (53 complaints).
Other 2010 Nissan Sentra problems
Electrical 50Engine 43Transmission 18Acceleration 11Steering 9Driver assistance 8Suspension 7Tires 4Lights 3Visibility 3Body 2Fuel system 2Seat belts 2Brakes 1Seats 1Wheels 1
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