general problems of the 2003 Nissan Altima

Takata recall - I was traveling on the left inside lane of a 4 lane road driving approximately 65mph when a semi-truck came over into my lane thus pushing me off the road onto the median. I hit a cement culvert & car still proceeded to travel down median without at least 1 back tire finally hitting a tree which stopped car from going into the oncoming traffic. No airbags deployed & the driver seat belt did not catch me with my face going into the steering wheel. When firemen arrived on scene & helped me out they would not allow me back in the vehicle to retrieve the registration card stating that they smelled air bag odors; firemen & highway patrolman along with wrecker service man stated that the air bags should have inflated. I did not receive any life threatening injuries -just a sore neck & back; broken nose & 2 black eyes. Also hurt ankle & hip during wreck. Have had all over body pain all this week. If my daughter had been a passenger she would have gone thru the windshield. Vehicle was declared a total loss by geico insurance. Reported air bag failure to Nissan; have made several calls to them leaving name & phone number to call me; today I received a fedx package of information from Nissan stating they have been unable to contact me & for me to call the enclosed number. I did so & left another message & phone number. Again no one has returned any of my calls but the info in the package shows that they know what car I was driving by the VIN number.

I have received several recalls from Nissan and mossy Nissan el cajon refused to repair: most recent today for airbags.

Nobody notified me there was a recall on the vehicle.

The contact owned a 2003 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that another vehicle sped through an intersection and crashed into the front passenger side of the her vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained whiplash, head injuries, and the seat belt failed to provide proper restraint. The front passenger also sustained whiplash and extensive injuries. Medical attention was received and the front passenger was transported away by an ambulance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a yard. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not available.

The seats had been removed in order to clean the carpet and upholstery in the car when the dash and steering wheel air bags suddenly went off. The car was sitting stationary and was not moving at the time.

My husband was on his way to work when another car hit him head on. Both air bags came out. His right hand had a deep cut on it. It required stiches. We don't know if the air bag cut his hand or the canister put the cut on his hand.

My car shut of on me while driving at night which was hard to see because the headlamps didn't give much light and both airbags deployed and my seat belts don't work either. . . I own a 2003 Nissan Altima. . . The car would usually turn of on me like that but not a higher speeds. . . The car's engine has been making a loud noise it had 3 recalls for it( headlamp recall, engine exhaust recall, & engine cooling recall) before I had this done I had a service engine light on which came out as p0420, p0240, and had 3 p0335. . . After I had the "recall done". . . A week later my car "blew a head gasket" and I had a code p0300. . . I immediately got it fixed for like $1300. . . After that. . . 2 weeks later I got a service engine light on which came out as p0335, p0240, & p0420. . . I've also been in contact with Nissan consumer affairs. . . I've been in touch with a regional specialist which can't really help me at all. . . Nissan dealer like to take money for diagnosis and tells me the car is unsafe to drive. . . My car still shuts off and sometimes it doesn't even start. . . When the car start up it makes a loud engine noise. . . So right now my car shuts off at any speed rate now just low speeds, I don't have airbags in the car, engine makes a loud noise, sounds like there's something like a rock in the catalytic converter, and my car's seat belts don't work.

I purchased a 2003 Nissan Altima on 5/13/2005. After the purchase it was sent for detailing while I finished the finance paperwork. When I returned home (about 11pm) I showed my wife the car. She noticed a dent on the dashboard covering the passenger airbag. This dent was not present at the time of purchase. I immediately informed the person who sold me the car and he said that when we brought it in on Monday it would be taken care of. However it is now 18 days since purchase and we are still arguing with them to take care of it, their reason being that because it was a used vehicle it was sold as is and I did not inform them of the dent until after I drove it off the lot. That is not my main concern. I wish to know if this "dent" can cause the airbag to malfunction. I was told by a Nissan service department technician that this dented panel is an entire airbag assembly and not a separate part. I would appreciate it if you could investigate whether this is a safety concern (my wife is afraid to drive it) or if it is simply a dent. If you find that there is a possibility that the airbag "could" fail as a result of this dent, does the dealer have to replace the part? the car still has some of the original factory warranty and I also purchased an extended warranty. Since we are without this car at the moment (for another reason entirely) and arguing with the dealer time is an issue. If you could get back to me ASAP, I (and my wife) would greatly appreciate it.

Consumer's vehicle accelerated from a stop and hit two vehicles head on. Upon impact, none of the airbags deployed. Driver sustained head injuroes.