Problems with 2014 Nissan Pathfinder AIR BAGS

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning light illuminated even though there was a passenger in the front seat. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the vehicle needed to be repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags); however, the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. parts distribution disconnect.

Purchased pre owned 2014 nissan pathfinder sl 4x4 wit 30,000 miles from serra visser cullman, al nissan dealer in may 2015. shortly after purchase noticed passenger air bag light would malfunction (meaning showing that it was off) when someone was sitting in passenger seat. even when no one was sitting in seat it would show air ag was active when it should be turned off. took to same service dept. i bought vehicle from. they ran diagnostics and said vehicle was functioning as it should and to basically ignore light. i was told "trust me your air bag will activate". now vehicle has 37,100 miles and starting to notice the cvt transmission will shudder/judder at certain speeds. take for instance yesterday between 20-25 mph the vehicle just started to jerk significantly. took to serra visser nissan in cullman and they said that there was a technical service bulletin out on the problem and that it needs reprogrammed. the cost was 105 at my expense. i declined because this should fall under the power train warranty and proceeded to call nissan consumer affairs hotline to open case about issues. i have researched online and have read hundreds of complaints about the same exact problems. it seems that none of the reprogramming, replacing transmissions, torque converters even solves the problem. ive even read where it is a design flaw in transmission. i'm hoping they put a recall out for these issues or by back vehicles. i dont feel safe in it and certainly dont believe owners should pay to have any of these issues resolved.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. when the front passenger seat was occupied by a passenger, the air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the failure mileage was unknown. parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall airbags failed when i was doing 5 mph and was side swiped. the fire dept had to cut me out of the vehicle. i needed staples in my head and was unconscious because the other driver was doing 20_30 mph according to police report. nissan refused to change me into a new vehicle despite my disabled status and fear of driving it. i called twice and went by dealer who agreed the should have worked.

Passenger air bag light stayed on with a passenger weighting 195# occupying passenger seat, light stayed on for approx 5 minutes. this is at least the fourth time light has been on for different lengths of time up to around 20 minutes at interstate speeds. have had to nissan dealer on 4 different occasions and been told no problem found. *tr

Passenger side airbag not working. *tr

The "passenger air bag light off" is illuminated even though an adult is sitting in the passenger seat. this seems to happen more frequently when the occupancy is changed while the vehicle is running. the vehicle will have to be turned off, then restarted to clear this condition. this seems to happen less frequently if the adult is sitting in the passenger seat before the vehicle is started. this has happened multiple times since our purchase. we have had to the dealer multiple times for this issue. they can't ever seem to duplicate it while they have the vehicle. they supposedly reprogram one of the computers, but this condition is still happening.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the air bags were defective and the warning light illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. the dealer replaced the seat load sensors, occupant classification system, and reprogrammed the air bag module. the failure was not corrected. in addition, there were a defective valve body in the transmission. the valve body was replaced; however, the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 7,000.

We had a new 2014 nissan pathfinder that was less than a year old. we were hit from behind into another car. it was enough impact to total a new car. the side airbags deployed when the impact was front/back. neither the driver or the passenger airbags deployed. i had a lot of bruising from the seat belt & my husband had a head related injury like a concussion due to the impact as well as us both having back pain issues. i feel that if i hadn't been wearing my seat belt seeing how badly i was bruised & a knot in my breast from the impact that i would have definitely hit the windshield or worse. i was in a much less severe accident when i was a child & hit my head on the windshield. that is why i feel very strongly that if i hadn't been wearing my seat belt, it failed,etc that i would have hit the windshield. i have personal experience unfortunately before i realized how important seat belts were. we always wondered why the front airbags (both passenger and driver) didn't deploy considering the impact was from the rear and front. now that there is a recall, it makes perfect sense. the side passenger airbags did deploy, but not the front passenger... or driver for that matter. we were completely stopped in a tunnel due to a quick traffic problem when the car behind us hit us. the impact was hard enough to push us into the stopped car in front of us. they had to close the tunnel down to tow our car as well as the car behind us out of the tunnel. 2 of 3 cars were not drive-able and our car was totaled. i am sure the car behind us was totaled also. we ended up getting a 2015 nissan pathfinder - because we thought it was one of the safest options - & now there is a recall on those airbags but the parts aren't available. so this is very concerning... photos attached are of the side airbags that deployed. at least 2 injuries +.

My passenger airbag light is lite when someone is sitting in seat saying the airbag will not activate...this still is happening even after taking it to dealer for recall...i took it back to them with this concern and they told me that the computer says it didn't happen...i have pictures ..it does it on occasion...should i be concerned when the light is on and passenger is in seat? also, very bad blind spot on driver side /side view mirror and column almost hit several people...there should be a blind spot warning ....i shared concerns with dealer...one of the techs has a 2013 and has the same problem...so why wasn't it reported...and corrected...they did in the rogue. *tr

1. front passenger seat occupant indicator. weight activated, irractic function. 2. variable speed transmission shudders when the car is going up a grade or is subjected to a hard pull, up & down mountainous terrain or up over an elevated railroad crossing.

Can't seem to get the airbag fixed on this car since we purchased it. dealer says there is nothing wrong with the passenger airbag. every time she sits in the passenger seat the air bag off light stays illuminated indicating the airbag is off. nissan can't fix the problem. so any time my wife sits in that seat the airbag won't work. currently she weighs 130 pounds and is 22 weeks pregnant so there should be enough weight there to activate the airbag. please help. just had a recall done. didn't fix the problem. *tr

I was involved in a roll over accident and neither the driver or passenger airbags deployed. the side airbags did. the vehicle went head first into the ditch and then flipped over. the vehicle was recalled for the passenger airbag after i first bought it and supposedly "fixed." obviously not. the driver side airbag did not deploy either. my pathfinder is a total loss. this is definitely an issue. this vehicle has also had multiple other issues including the engine coils, transmission computer and finally the whole transmission has been replaced. terrible in the snow and vibrates like crazy! this vehicle is obviously unsafe and garbage! *tr

I received a notice of recall (nhtsa recall 16v-244) 3 months ago however have been unable to get nissan to repair passenger airbag. they claim they can't get the parts. i reported this problem several times since 2014 to no avail. it wasn't until recall that nissan even acknowledged this problem. the light on the front passenger airbag stays lit with someone sitting in the seat. passenger weight is 130-175 lbs and it still illuminates. what recourse do i have here.

The passenger airbag off light will come on even with an adult passenger seated. have take this to the dealer service department and they were unable to repeat the event. still having this issue. mostly seems to happen if the occupancy changes while car is running. (i.e. passenger gets in after car is running)

Passengers airbag light came on showing air bag off even thou passanger seat was occupied. light has came on at least twice since then while passenger seat was occupied. i had the same problem with a 2013 pathfinder which was replaced with the 2014. in the event of a crash this could result in more serious injuries or death if air bag did not deploy. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. when the vehicle was turned on, the air bag warning light illuminated. when an adult was seated in the front passenger seat, the warning light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer on five occasions where the air bag warning sensor was replaced; however, the failure persisted. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 200.

The passenger airbag off indicator light is coming on when there is a adult passenger is in the seat. after repeated complaints on it, nothing has been done by the nissan service center to resolve the issue. i am forced to video capture every thing while driving to show it as a evidence, as they are not taking this seriously.

Passenger air bag does not detect adult in seat and suddenly turns air bag off while vehicle is moving, indicated by air bag light. the problem is intermittent and can be temporarily addressed by cycling vehicle power. important to note is that the problem occurs after vehicle was returned to dealer due to the 2nd recall notice in this regard. *tr

I have had the car back to the dealer on 4 different times, they claim to have fixed the airbag, but after the fix my light continues to be on intermittently even when an adult is in the passenger seat. i was told by the dealership that nissan said the airbag would deploy even though the light wasn't working. i feel that nissan is not honoring their warranty, i bought a new car and the light isn't working and i can't be sure the airbag is working either. i have also had problems with the electronic key, i was given a new battery in my fob but i still continue to get a no key detected at different times even when the car was running the dash will all of a sudden say no key detected. my last problem is with the car rolling back on a hill, i purchased an automatic, when stopped on a hill i have to gun the accelerator to stop the car from rolling back on the car behind me. the dealership informed me to treat the car like a manual and put my foot on the brake and the accelerator. the dealership told me there is nothing they can do that nissan will not repair anymore transmissions. this is totally unacceptable for a new car, if there is a problem with the transmission they should fix it. again i have had my suv into the dealership multiple times for this problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. when the front passenger seat was occupied, the air bag sensor would illuminate intermittently. this indicated that the passenger side air bag was deactivated. the dealer stated that the osc unit was faulty. the unit was replaced, but the failure recurred when a 125 pound passenger occupied the passenger seat. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who was unable to find any defects with the air bag system. the dealer stated that the passenger side air bag should deactivate for passengers up to 130 pounds. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 2,257.

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag light intermittently illuminated, although the passenger seat was occupied. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. no repairs were made and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 3,500. updated 2/24/15*cn the dealer recalibrated the sensor. however, the warning lights illuminated again. updated 03/02/15*jb

Had vehicle at dealer regarding nhtsa campaign 14v138000. one day after visit, problem still exists. with 110 lbs. passenger in front seat, airbag automatically turned off. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag off warning light illuminated while an adult was occupying the passenger seat. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician reprogrammed the ocs and replaced the entire passenger side air bag sensor system; however, the failure recurred. also, the contact mentioned that the vehicle was awaiting repairs per nhtsa campaign number: 16v244000 (air bags). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and explained that the parts were not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 5,000.

2014 nissan pathfinder. consumer writes in regards to air bag light issues. *smd the consumer stated he had the occupant classification system (ocs) adjusted by the dealer, but the supplemental air bag warning light intermittently illuminated when people who weighed over 120 lbs sat in the passenger seat.*jb

The airbag warning lite comes on when the vehicle is started & frequently stays on for the entire trip even when a heavy adult is seated in the passenger side seat.

Problem one-the airbag off light is on when a 200 plus pound occupant is in the front passenger seat. the recall has been performed and is continuing to fail. it has happened 4 times after the recall was performed. 3 times caught on film/ video and forwarded to the dealer and manufacturer. nissan sent an engineer to ride with me on 7/31/2014 and blamed the government for the failure. he said that nissan sets up the parameters based on the government guidelines and if the light is on and airbag is off that is because it needs to be on and disabled. call me crazy but that sounds like horse crap and deflection to me. i can forward you the videos if you would like. problem two- the cvt transmission started shuddering around 2200 miles and is continually getting worse. they performed a software update and said that should solve the problem. it has continually gotten worse. the nissan engineer rode with me on 7/31/2014 and said that he felt the shudder and that it was a cost of achieving cafa standards and was acceptable. he stated that when most customers are told that the shudder is there because of fuel economy they accept it and are satisfied. he implied that i was just being difficult and hard to please. i informed him that i would not have purchased the vehicle if that was the way it drove at the test drive and expressed that it was constantly getting worse and he dismissed the claim. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the air bag warning light flickered. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 14v138000 (air bags), but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer on more than three occasions where a code was reset. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.

I bought a 2014 nissan pathfinder platinum with 9 miles, i drove it home approx. 50 miles and found i was getting i-key system error. dealer instructed me it was the fob programming error, then they inspected the car and told me a transmission switch was defective which prevented the ecm to recognize the car was in drive mode not in neutral or park. within the next 50 miles the check engine light came on with p0850 error. mechanic fixed the issue after several days, not the passenger side airbag (on/off) indicator is intermittent even when an adult over 140lbs is sitting on the passenger seat. sometimes it is not off as required. i think both issues could pose risks to passengers and may cause accidents. i am not a mechanic so i am not sure if the shifter switch has anything to do with the transmission problems directly or indirectly. *tr

A) at 9+ miles shifter mechanism not recognizing i was in drive mode or started with i-key error, graduated to obd code p0850 over the next few miles. i was told the fob needed to be programmed. cruise control not working, turned out the shifter mechanism was at fault - does not recognize vehicle is in drive more or parked or neutral. b) passenger side air bag indicator not working noticed at approx. 120 miles. was instructed the seat needed calibration. seat calibrated. c) told the airbag: was told the issue was possibly the weight of the passenger, how the passenger sat in the seat etc. later told the dtc code needed to be cleared. 3 hrs later was told the air bag control module needs to be replaced. d) passenger side airbag still not working at approx. 2500 miles. intermittent after the airbag control module is replaced. e) airbag control module replaced - airbag indicator still not working correctly, nissan consumer affairs told me the car is not going to be recalled. i should get the vehicle fixed at a dealer. still nissan does not think there is any major issue with the vehicle and it is not a lemon and should not be replaced. f) read all documents related to the recall notice on nhtsa's website. none of the documents mention the passenger side seat belt indicator (audio or visual indicator). issue is when the passenger occupancy module fails, i believe the seat belt indicator is also not working correctly either. i wrote to nissan consumer affairs they do not seem to care, nhtsa [xxx] instructed me to file a complaint. i just want nissan to acknowledge and fix the seat belt issue along with the airbag so consumers are safe. i am not sure if the shifter is related or not but it is odd several electronic components failed. dealer wants to replace all sensors, i do not think it will fix it. nissan insists my vehicle is not involved in any campaign. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. in addition, when the seat was not occupied, the light did not remain illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was inherent to the model vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 27,000.

I have taken my nissan to the dealership 5 times now for the same issue. the airbag light comes on, indicating that the airbag is deactivated, even when i am sitting on the front passenger side of the car. i am an adult women. i brought it up to their attention - they could not duplicate the issue. i told them that it does not do it all the time. then it happened again - i took a picture, they said the same thing and did whatever to it - kept my car for a month, i went to pick it up and it did it again, while driving. this time i took a video, called it in to nissan, again. they called in a specialist (why they didn't do it when they had the car for a month is beyond me). he looked at it and said there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. he continued by saying that the seat belt is all i really needed anyway. that if it happens again i need to turn the car off and wait 10 sec. and the car would realign itself, that it was probably due to the way i was sitting on the seat and the car knows what to do. i am done with nissan - they are basically telling me that when it happens, let's say on the freeway, as it has, if i want the airbag, i need to pull to the side of the freeway (dangerous), let it sit for 10 sec. and then re-join traffic(dangerous) or i keep going without the benefit of the airbag. i bought the car because i wanted a safe car for my new grandchild - the salesman can testify to this. i can't trust the car, i will not sit anyone in the front passage seat because i do not know if the airbag will work when needed - but then again, according to nissan - "all i really need is the seatbelt".

Within a few week of purchasing the vehicle we received a recall on the air bags concerning the passenger air bag and a small person. this was performed. later the warning light would come on when my wife, 106 pounds, was riding as a passenger. the vehicle was taken to a dealer and they had it for a few days and i believe replaced something. the problem continued, intermittently, when my wife sat in the passenger seat. i returned the car to a dealer two weeks ago and all they did was give me several sheets of papers, mostly from the handbook, about how the person must sit in the seat, in the center with their back against the seat back, feet on the floor, the heater fan off and even if the air bag did not deploy they were still well protected. they also said, in so many words, that this was all they were allowed to do. in other words nissan was not going to do anything. to expensive i guess. a friend of ours works for nissan and told us that nissan is well aware of this problem and has no plans to do anything about it. he also indicated that it was just not a pathfinder problem. so we have a thirty thousand dollar car and my wife has to sit in the back seat to be really save, or risk injury or death if we have a crash and the air bag does not deploy. *tr

Ocs problem with airbag; guess this would be the takata inflator; not sure. received recall notice in may and dealer still does not have recall part. so no one can ride in my passenger seat; very inconvenient. and unsafe; spent alot of money on this vehicle.

The airbag in the passenger seat shows as "off" even when a full grown adult sits in the seat. the issue is intermittent but has been happening for quite some time. communications with nissan consumer affairs have resulted in no solution. they have indicated that since the computer is not showing an error code they cannot fix it. they did not acknowledge the long string of customer complaints on the subject.

The air bag light issue on the nissan pathfinder continues to be an issue for me. i have brought the car in to the service center in excess of 5 times over the course that i have had the car (purchased in october 2013) for the air bag light issue. when a passenger sits in the seat, the air bag off light may stay on during the course of the drive, indicating that the air bag is turned off. this does not happen every time a passenger is in the seat and only at random times. the service center has updated the system programming in accordance with the nissan pathfinder recall against the airbag issue. the service center has also replaced the air bag sensor. over the course of time, none of these "fixes" have resolved the issue. i have come to find that it may be a programming issue with the air bag -- if a passenger is not fully seated and still at the moment the car is turned on, the sensor will not properly register the passenger weight. typically, when the weight is undetermined or cannot be immediately read, the car will keep the air bag off light on assuming that it falls outside of the "adult weight" category. the light will remain on for at least another 10 minutes of driving when it finally re-registers the passenger weight. these types of situations can be characterized in multiple ways -- car turns on and passenger is still getting in seat; passenger sits down as the car is turning on; passenger is fully seated but slightly moves during the weight registration; etc. regardless of the situation, when this happens, the driver can drive for a number of miles with no air bag until the sensor re-registers the passenger weight and realize an adult is in the seat. nissan's programming of the air-bag sensor is not within the federal motor vehicle safety standards for air bag safety. i request that the nhtsa please review nissan's air bag programming and validate safety. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan pathfinder. the contact stated that the air bag indicator light remained illuminated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 5,000.

While driving the vehicle, the front passenger "air bag off" light illuminates while an adult is in the passenger seat. the light stays on until the engine was turned off. this happened 4 times and the vehicle has 2000 miles and rarely has a passenger in the front passenger seat. the "air bag off" light illuminates to indicate when the passenger air bag is turned off. if the vehicle was in a crash at this time, the passenger air bag may not deploy. the vehicle was brought to the dealer for repairs, but the dealer could not duplicate the problem. *tr