Driver' side rear view mirror vibrates while driving at all speeds. i have taken my car several times to several different dealers to replace the mirror and mirror housing and problem has not been fixed. mirror continues to vibrate. also, i got several letters of recalls on this car, such as the sensors on the airbags and the spare tire being over-inflated. also, the airbag light has turned on twice and does not turn off, even while driving. i do not feel safe in this car at all, this car is a lemon. *tr
I bought this car new (nissan altima 2013 - 3.5sl) and found out after 2 days that the passenger front airbag light was working in a sporadic manner. my wife weighs 112 lbs. and the sensor will not work to protect her to inflate - as the light indicates the airbag is off. i sat in the seat at 160 lbs. and the light went off and then came back on. the dealer said it had no solution that i had to drive it that way. the search on the internet showed a hundreds of complaints about the nissan front passenger airbag. this notice of complaint is concerning why there has not been a recall on this defect that is life threatenting and why the nhtsa has not stepped in to protect the consumer. *tr
On at least three occasions the air bag indicator has indicated that the air bag has been turned off. in all of these cases an adult has occupied the passenger seat. this issue is not consistent. in one case when it did not deploy i turned the car off and then on again and it appears to work correctly. at this time i do not know if the airbag is engaged or not. i consider this a severe safety issue. *tr
From the very beginning the air bag light comes on, no matter the weight of the passenger. it does it at random times. i have had it in 6 times, plus had the recall done last year. i just took it in after speaking with nissan usa and they can not recreate the problem. i have pictures showing it not working. the reprogrammed the seat and hope that fixes it. too bad it is not the first time they have reprogrammed it. the seat belt light comes on after someone gets out of the car and stays on like the seat is telling it there is someone in the car. nissan has been no help on fixing this. i did advise them if i was to get in a wreck and it not deploy they will have a lawsuit on their hands. the topper i bought my car brand new, i had $500 negative equity. i have never skipped a payment, make extra payments and have a low interest rate. i am almost $7000 upside down on a 2 yr old car. i will never buy a nissan again. *tr
after the first car with 2000miles air bags did not go off in the accident so went bought another new one the airbag light was on in 70 miles so put a new seat from another car nissan did not have a new seat no the air bag light does not work properly and the car has a viberation that nissan cant fix need to stop selling lemons. *tr
Air bag light stays on indicating the air bag did not turn on.this problem occurs about 5% of the time. problem has been worked on 12-15 times.nissan says they cannot duplicate problem. there was a recall for this problem and work was performed on 10-16-14. it did not help!! work was last performed on2-5-15 and they say they cannot duplicate problem so they cannot help me.could you help me?? *tr
I have owned this car for all of a week. there are at least 2 major safety concerns. the first is the passenger air bag. the light on the dash indicates that the air bag is "off" when my wife sits in the passenger seats. she is an adult, height about 5' 2" and weighs approx. 120 lbs. apparently i am not the only one with this issue. calls to nissan are a waste of time at this point as i'm told nothing about how this will be resolved. the other issue is with the cvt transmission. under light acceleration, at about 1200-1500 rpm there is a vibration and its very noisy. it almost seems like the car is going to die out. the other issues i am having with the car of which there are a few are not necessarily safety related so i wont post them here. needless to say, there are better and safer choices out there. choose wisely. *tr
The passenger airbag light is constantly on meaning that the airbag is not activating no matter who is sitting on the seat. we took it to the dealer one week after we purchased it and they "supposedly" reset the sensor. we left the dealership and the problem persisted immediately. we took it back to the dealer a week later and a nissan engineer was there that day and he looked at it and said that there was nothing they could do about. this is a serious safety issue. a person's life could be lost because of the manufacturing defect. nissan should seriously look into this and recall the cars before something serious happens to any of us who purchased this car. we can't believe that knowing that there is this serious problem, they will not even try to fix it. it shows lack of concern and responsibility on their part for their customers. we are going to use the "lemon law" and return the car since this is a safety issue and a manufacturers defect. safecar.gov and the national highway safety administration needs to investigate this issue. there are plenty of complaints in regards to this issue. back in 2009 nissan recalled several of their cars (including the altima) for this same problem. i can't believe that they still haven't gotten it right. *tr
Passenger air bag indicates off with occupant in seat.- returned to dealer for repair on jan,21, apr 4, may 14 and june 4. dealer replaced occupant sensors on april 4,2013. problem was not rectified, they claim there is no defect. filed complaint with nissan consumer affairs, they claim they could only go by what dealer states. therefore they are useless to consumer. *tr
I have been having problems with my driver side airbag light coming on and stays red no blinking since i purchased my nissan altima 2013 in november 2012. i have had it serviced for this problem at least 3 to 5 times at nissan dealships. they reprogramed system and ran the codes. last year 2017 in july the light came on again and taken sterling mccall nissan houston, tx and they said code read sensor and the driver back seat module need to replace whole unit and not covered and so i got into my car the light was off and never came back on until now on jun 23 2018 when i started my car up in my garage. no one has given me a concrete answer if there is default on my airbag light going on sometimes and then stays off. i have spoken with nissan mfg more then one time and open up a case and they not wanting to resolve the problem they just tell me to go to dealership and close my case. i believe i have bad airbag or senor control uint. if you would like look into my mechanical history of my car.
The center console air bag light becomes illuminated after the passenger had been seated in the car for some time, indicating the passenger seat air bag has been disabled.. took the car in to nissan as i was alerted to a recall. i was told my sensor did not need to be replaced, just reprogrammed. that did not solve the problem. the light keeps coming on. the passenger is over 150 pounds. the light comes on after the car has been operational, the light always goes off when the vehicle is started. the passenger is usually reading, so they are sitting still. when the light comes on, nissan indicates the air bags may not work in the event of a collision. i have taken this car back to nissan 4 times because of this problem. since the computer indicates no errors, nothing gets fixed. when i leave the dealer, there is always a reason why nothing gets fixed and i am also told there is nothing wrong. there is obviously a problem with the passenger seat sensor. i am very concerned on the safety of the passenger since the air bags will not deploy if this light is on. *tr
Passenger airbag indicator light indicates airbag is "inhibited" even though my wife is riding in the passenger seat. she has no protection from the airbag in the event of an accident.
While driving on more than one occasion the passenger side airbag light comes on while someone is riding in the passenger seat. i notice there was a recall issued for the same problem so i took in to the dealership. they said that my vehicle was not covered in the recall. they were not able to recover any codes or able to get the light to come on, and were unable to duplicate the problem. i was told there was nothing they could do to fix it. now i'm stuck with a vehicle that has a known airbag issue that i can't get fixed. i don't want someone to be injured while riding in my car. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was included and repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 13v069000 (air bags). after the recall repair was performed the failure continued. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and an engineer inspected the vehicle. the engineer recommended replacing the interior of the front passenger's seat. after the vehicle was repaired the failure continued to occur. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 1,000....updated 02/11/2014 *bf
There is an intermittent passenger airbag detection issue with 2013 nissan altima 2.5 sv. there were in multiple times when a full grown person(weight > 150lbs) sitting on the passenger side, while car was being driven, 'passenger side air bag off' indicator would turn on, indicating that car is not detecting anyone in the front passenger side and in result airbags were turned off. this warning indication stayed on throughout our drive and sometimes turned off after 10-15 minutes of drive and in other occasions it didn't turn off at all until car was turned off. if this was just a feature issue then much lower priority should been assigned but it is a major safety issue/concern and i request an investigation. a blatant disregard from the manufacturer of this issue may result in death, injury and property damage. i request the help of nhtsa for quick and thorough investigation on this matter. thank you! *tr
With a 140 lb adult sitting upright in the passenger seat the airbag light stays on. it even fails sometimes with an adult weighing 155 lbs. i took the car to the dealership and they said no system errors are detected. the tried a 120lb adult and the airbag light was on also. they said that to repair nissan has to advise them what the issue is. *tr
Passenger air bag periodically turns itself off during a trip and will not reset until the car is turned off. this has happened periodically, approximately 10 times. i returned to the dealership and they said they would not change the defective sensor until nissan officially recalled the part. they simply loosened and then retorques the sensor. *tr
Passenger airbag does not always become active when an adult is sitting in the front passenger seat.
I purchased the car in september and have observed that when there is a passenger in the front passenger seat, the passenger side airbag warning light comes on and may or may not go off after i have been driving for a considerable period of time. i have reported it to the dealer when i have taken the car in for the scheduled tune-up and oil changes but they have not been able to find the cause of this problem. they have suggested that it might be caused by insufficient weight on the passenger seat, but they have been unable to tell me what is the minimum weight requirement. i find that having the warning light on is very disconcerting since it may be indicating a safety problem. *tr
The first six weeks we had the car it operated normally. than the passenger air bag off light occasionally would come on with my 120 lb wife in the seat. now it will come on all of the time. if you start the car before she gets in the light usually stays off after she gets in but not always. with a 50 lb person in the seat the light does not come on, that is when i think it should come on. *tr
Air bag light is illuminated while the seat is occupied with passenger indicating that the air bag is deactivated. both requirement (weight limit and setting correctly) by the manufacture is meet. took to the dealer and had nissan send a tech from the manufacturer to check it out. all the tell me is there is no codes store in the system. i believe this is major safety issue with no answers from nissan. they dance around when i ask question and turn it into user error, where in fact requirement (weight limit and setting correctly) by the manufacture is meet. 1800-343-6913 ext. [xxx] case # [xxx]. major safety issue please help i got no where with nissan information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
The passenger side air bag does not engage when individuals sit in the passenger seat. the airbag sensor shows the airbag non-operational even when individuals of appropriate size and weight are sitting in the passenger seat. nissan has no known fixes for the situation and state that its a "break in" period. this is a brand new car purchased one week ago. serious injury could result from an non-operational airbag and i am not willing to wait for the break in period.
When starting the car the starter would keep cranking after the release of the start button, the passenger air bag light stays on sometimes even when a passenger is in the seat also the rear seat belts are very hard to lock in do to the receiver end pushes down into the seat when driving there is a few problems the low end rattles and shakes and 45 and above there is a wining noise from the engine compartment that sounds like a bad alt bearing or trans problem it gets louder the faster you go very annoying with today technology these problems and this is just a few is a big step back for nissan not a happy customer just broke 6000 miles. *tr
Passenger airbag light turns on sporadically, whether a 150 pound adult is in the passenger seat or absolutely nothing. issue was first noticed more than a year ago. the vehicle was brought to our very professional and courteous nissan service department immediately and they said that it would need to be recalibrated. the problem recurred consistently over the last year with service department mechanics repeatedly performing the same "fix" that the manufacturer had given them for the issue. once the recall was announced and we got our car in to the garage, we were told that the same "fix" would be performed. as expected, the issue was seen once again 3 days after the vehicle had received the recall work. *tr
Air bag light to indicate airbags are of comes on when i have an adult passenger in the front seat. can turn the car off and back on and the light may stay off - very inconsistent. same passenger rides in a 2010 nissan altima front seat with no issues. has happened with 2 different passengers and neither has had this problem in any other vehicle. both are adults weighing approximately 100 pounds. taken to the dealer twice - no resolution. dealer says working as expected. *tr
With a full-size adult sitting in the front passenger seat, the airbag light stays illuminated (which indicates the passenger side airbag is not engaged). this happened every single time i've operated my vehicle since i purchased it on december 28th, no matter the size of the adult sitting in the passenger seat - anywhere from 130 lb. individual to 220 lb. individual. for reference, my friend has a rogue and the airbag engages (i.e. light goes off) with just her handbag in the seat. i took it to the local dealership since the car is fully covered by warranty. they ordered a new sensor from nissan and have not been able to resolve the issue with the new sensor. they have had my brand new vehicle (500 miles) for 6 days. i read on-line boards that indicate this is a problem with 2013 nissan altimas (http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/2013-nissan-altima-discussion-2-5-3-5/331394-passenger-airbag-light.html) and am very concerned i purchased this vehicle. i may be returning it under the lemon law. *tr
The passenger airbag light would not go off. this happens periodically and not all the time. we had taken it back to nissan three different times for repair and it still does the same thing. the most recent event was yesterday march 22, 2015. updated 5/11/15*cn
Since i purchased my altima in 12/2012, 90% of the time the "pass" passenger airbag light comes on when my wife is sitting in the front passenger seat. i have had the altima in for repairs on this about 5 times at tamaroff nissan in southfield, michigan, including when there was a recall. i've had it looked at twice after the recall repair and it is still not fixed. tamaroff has reloaded software and checked the sensors with no luck. they finally indicated that since my wife weighs around 110 pounds, she is on the cusp of what the sensor will react to. jokingly, they indicated that if she would carry something heavy in her lap, such as a bowling ball, the pass airbag light would not be activated. my previous altima never had this problem. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate while the passenger's seat was occupied. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the air bag sensor was replaced but the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 40. the vin was not available. updated 06/10/14*lj updated 8/23/2017*cn
Female passenger, 5ft. 0in., weighing 100lbs causes front passenger airbag to be disabled (front passenger airbag status light on). light would go away after a while. for a female passenger, 5ft. 5in., weighing 120-125lbs causes intermittent front passenger airbag operation. appeared to operate normally before. 12/24/2012: vehicle was brought to dealer and was found that the scale on the front passenger side seat was off by 25. scale was zeroed out in the front passenger seat. issue appears to be resolved for female passenger, 5ft. 5in., weighing 120-125lbs. 01/07/2013: front passenger airbag disabled for male passenger 5ft. 6in., weighing 160lbs. resolved by restarting vehicle. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning indicator flashed on and off while the seat was occupied. the vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times and the occupant classification system was replaced repeatedly; however, the failure recurred. the dealer stated that nothing else could be done to remedy the failure. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 2,042.
Purchased a new 2013 altima sedan 3.5sl in november 2012. within days noticed that the passenger airbag light was always on, whether a passenger was in the passenger seat or not. took car into dealer and was told that the sensor had been incorrectly calibrated at 200 pounds instead of 0 pounds. they recalibrated the sensor and the airbag light worked fine... for approximately 2 weeks. the passenger airbag warning light is now always on. this issue concerns me because i must assume that the passenger airbag will never deploy. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated while the seats were occupied by adult passengers. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the passenger's side mat sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 13v069000 (air bags). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated while the seats were occupied by adult passengers. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the passenger's side mat sensor needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 13v069000 (air bags). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the passenger's side air bag warning lamp was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician explained that the passenger's weight was not enough to activate the sensor. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 5 and the current mileage was 4,464. .... updated 10-17-13 *bf updated 10/23/2013 *js
Passenger's air bag turns on and off randomly while an adult (150 lbs) is sitting while car is moving at different speeds (0 to 80 mph). i took car to dealership in january and reported problem to the service manager and he stated that it was normal. i explained to the manager how that could not be normal because the passenger can suffer serious injuries or even death if we had an accident. the service manager stated he checked the car's computer and there we no error codes. the car is not included in the recall nissan issued in april. now, i'm nervous/worried when i have a somebody in the passenger's side and the airbag light turns off randomly. in addition, the electrical steering pump makes a loud vibrating noise at low speeds. service manager stated it's not normal but nissan does not know how to fix the problem. *tr
Passenger airbag off light is on when adult passenger is sitting in the seat. light goes on and off after driving for several minutes. *tr
Safety concern, proper operation of air bags (srs light on). this is a major safety concern. one month after purchasing a brand new nissan altima 2013, a major light indicator came on. this light brought up concerns. are the air bags working properly? will the air bags deploy correctly upon impact? are the air bags working at all? will the air bags deploy while driving? will the air bags implode and affect the steering process? is this an indication that there is an electronic or electrical circuit malfunction? after buying a brand new vehicle, should i even have to deal with these issues, questions or concerns? in addition to the above safety concern, the list of electronic, electrical and mechanical issues continues for the newly bought vehicle. there was an issue with the power steering, the brake system, bubbling paint and concerns with the engine compartment and interior compartment of the above mentioned vehicle. all this is reflected in each of the invoices submitted for your perusal. in addition, upon starting the vehicle, it continuously has a rough idle, a rough start at times the vehicle stalls out. he is at a loss because who should he take his vehicle with this concern? all in all, sir all these vehicle discrepancies are troubling to have with a brand new nissan altima 2013 and all of these issues within the last nine months. also, there were problems with the power steering, the brake system and concerns with the engine and interior compartments. in addition, upon starting the vehicle, it continuously had a rough idle, a rough start at all times and the vehicle would stall.
2013 nissan altima 2.5 sl. on multiple occasions with a person in the passenger the passenger side air bag was indicated as being off. this is happening with full grown adults all of whom have been over 150 pounds. i believe this to he a faulty sensor in the cars seat cushion. once driving for 10-15 minutes the light goes off indicating airbag is now on. this usually occurs if the car is already running and a passenger enters the vehicle. *tr
We had anew 2013 altima with 2000miles on it was traveling 25 or so mph got hot in rear end by a f 350 going 60 or70mph hit the car in front of me both sides damaged me and the wife had to be cut out of the car no air bags went off n has a problem. *tr
Since purchasing the car, the air bag light remained on after starting approx. 12 times in 8 months. to shut the warning light off i had to shut car off & restart to correct. dealer first said due to way wife was sitting, next time they mentioned tsb bulletin, 3rd time they mentioned corrected tsb & replaced sensors, 4th time, engineer told them about a fix replaced modules, 5th time engineer showed them fix on an earlier car, 6th time field engineer said w/o confirmation nothing can be done. dealer stated that each time computer showed no problem. no explanation other than check owner's manual and light will go on intermittently. when the light stayed on, my wife shifted her body as well as raised her body and landed on seats, then got out of car and jumped into car -light stayed on until i shut off car and restarted. i believe the dealer tried his best and has closely worked with me. it's not the dealers fault but nissan's allowing this to happen. i contacted the nissan regional people and they were very nice but they said there was nothing that could be done without confirmation. nor would put in writing that the airbag would work if car was in an accident. what they did say was that as of the time of the dealers check, the airbag was operational. i was also reminded that the airbag was a secondary restraint system. gee, i thought it was an integral part of the car's safety equipment. when i asked if a design flow, i did not get an answer. why does nissan have this problem and not any other manufacturer? do earlier nissans have the same problem? *tr
Intermittently, "passenger airbag off" warning light remains on even though passenger (130 lbs) is in the front passenger, it occurred several times, had to turn off and restart the car to clear the light. *tr
Passenger air bag system malfunctions despite nissan replacing the sensors in that seat on 9-25-2013. previously this malfunction occurred about 6 times during the period 9-8-2012 to 9-25-2013. nissan unable to replicate error in shop or ascertain cause. only when i produced video evidence of the malfunction did they take action and replace seat sensors. the problem persists. *js
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated the passenger side air bag light illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer twice, who test drive the vehicle four miles and advised the contact that they could not duplicate or repair the failure. the manufacturer was notified and lodged a complaint for the contact. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 4,600.
Dash mounted passenger air bag light illuminates...air bag system for passenger is off. has occurred about 12 times since purchase in sep 2012. light is lit sometimes for long periods of time; sometimes for short (minute or less). dealer has replaced sensors in passenger seat. problem continues. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the passenger side air bag shut off independently as a passenger was occupying the seat. the vehicle was taken to two different dealers for a total of five times for the failure. the contact was informed each time that the failure could not be recreated. the contact was informed of the recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 13v069000 (air bags) and contacted the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in the recall and no assistance was provided. the vehicle had not been repaired. the failure mileage was 250 and the current mileage was 21,000.
The "passenger air bag off" warning light may come on when an adult or large teenager is sitting in the front passenger seat. this failure happens occasionally. at times, the warning light will go off after a few minutes of driving. it appears that either the seat sensor(s) or the software that reads the sensor(s) and determines the size/weight of the front passenger may be faulty. i am amazed that there has been no recall of the 2013 altima for this issue, given the number of complaints on this website. *tr
Passanger air back indicator(light) sometime come up even though adult sitting on passenger sheet. *tr
I have a 2013 nissan altima. the passenger seat air bag occupant sensor comes on showing that the passenger air bag is turned off when an adult is sitting in the seat. the adult is 200 lbs. the light will stay on for 15-20 minutes while driving. my car was recalled for the occupant sensor classifacation reset. it did not change anything. it still does the same thing. i have complained about it numorous times to the dealer. the dealer says there is still not a fix from nissan. i want this fixed. please help.
Passenger airbag "off" light stays on even when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. intermittent problem - ongoing since new. *tr