Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2007 Nissan Altima

Sunday 10\25\15 my daughter was driving on 118 in ventura county at 5am. A large animal ran in front of the car, she swerved and hit some construction sign/sandbags. She lost control spun across road, may have flipped and ended up in a deep ditch. All airbags deployed but the front passenger side. This air bag has had sensor problems before and was replaced during a recall because I insisted. I was told it was fixed, the young lady who received a concussion yesterday doesn't agree. The car was totalled and all other airbags deployed but the one that had issues?.

2007 Nissan Altima 3. 5 se. Consumer writes in regards to passenger seat problems in vehicle. The cosumer stated anyone who sat in the passenger seat, the air bag sensor did not recognize the seat was occupired. The warning read, np passenger in the seat. The consumer stated there was a recall on the exact problem. However, his vehicle identification number was not included.

The passenger air bag sensor in the seat often does not detect someone in the seat and will disconnect the airbag system from deploying in the event of a crash. Spoke with a Nissan tech who said the sensor in operating normal; however, I know many people to include the tech's at the dealership who know this is an issue!.

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. Whenever someone sits in the front passenger seat, the air bag light would flash indicating that the air bag was deactivated. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer on March 9th to have the front passenger seat air bag sensor replaced. In December the problem recurred with the front passenger air bag light indicating that the air bag was off. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the air bag light and sensor and they sent a technician to diagnose the vehicle. The technician could not recreate the problem with the air bag light or sensor; therefore, the manufacturer will not repair the vehicle. The contact is concerned about the risk involved due to the air bag sensor malfunctioning and the potential for a serious injury in the event a crash occurs. The failure mileage was 15,211.

I have taken my Altima to the dealer numerous times for a problem with the air bag passenger sensor for the passenger side of the vehicle. The light indicating that the air bag is functioning is coming on and off randomly when someone is seated there. Sometimes it will indicate that the air bags are shut off for the entire time that someone is seated, and sometimes it will come on and off intermittently. This is irregardless of the weight of the passenger. Also, it will malfunction when no one is in the passenger seat. I am unsure whether the air bag will function in the event of an accident in this state. Nissan has replaced the passenger seat cushion 3 times with no effect, and tells us that is the only part that has anything to do with the passenger air bag. Laughably, they also tell me that the passengers must be squirming around. Based on the number of similar complaints that are filed here, I feel that it is prudent for NHTSA to take action.

Exited interstate highway, traveled up ramp, was unable to lift left foot to brake (possibly caught under parking brake pedal, which is close to the brake), traveled through intersection and hit guard rail, causing $8,800 damage to my 7-mo. -old leased 2007 Nissan Altima. The whole front end crumbled. Because I was not wearing a seat belt, I was thrown into the windshield, hitting and smashing the rear view mirror and cracking the windshield. Injuries sustained were not serious, but there would have been no injuries at all if the air bags had deployed. None of them did. I am now very concerned about the safety of myself and any passengers I might have in my car. The dealers service center said that the impact was too high up on the front end to trigger the sensors. If my vehicle had slid under the rear of a truck, I would have been killed in spite of being surrounded with air bags.

Regarding the current (2013-2014) Nissan recall due to airbag defect: we traded in our 2007 Altima for a 2014 model. The 2007 model appeared to have the same airbag defect being described in the current recall. During our ownership of the 2007 model, the passenger seat airbag sensor malfunctioned about 80% of the time--it would mistakenly indicate that no one was in the seat whether the adult sitting there was small or heavy. This occurred with an adult sitting in a normal, upright, centered position. The same thing is happening with our new car.

I own a 05 Altima. Recently I was hit from rear, no injury, but air bag light came on. The car was sent for repairs and I was told that the rear end collision was not the cause of sensor failure but the fact the computer chip burned. My question is how long will this chip last and if you should give your customers a heads up on this information ?.

Within a week of purchasing the car I noticed that the light indicating that the passenger side airbag was off would illuminated when the 180 lb husband would sit in the passenger seat properly restrained. Not only would it come on and stay on, but it would go off after a little while then come back on. A while later, it would come back on, then go off again. The dealership where I purchased the car reset the computer, but the problem occurred again. At this time, I had a 55 lb child sit in the passenger seat and buckle up the light did not come on. As I understood , it was designed to come on in this situation. The dealership has since put a seat from a new vehicle . Nissan was in no hurry to ship the dealer a new seat into the car, but the same problem happened again. Now, when I have articles that were somewhat heavy , 20-30 lb, ) in the passenger seat without the seat belt buckled the light will come on, go off, and come back on again multiple times at odd intervals. I didn't believe the sensor is working properly when anyone was in the car.

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. The vehicle's passenger side air bag light dims when a passenger is seated. The dealer replaced the air bag sensor. The contact has the repair invoice. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 9,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.