Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2008 Nissan Pathfinder

There was a recall on my model of Pathfinder for air bag issues. It was repaired under that recall. At 94000 miles the issue manifested itself even after they supposedly fixed the issue. When there is nobody in the passengers seat the light on the dash will shutoff indicating there is somebody in the seat even when there is no passenger. The air bag sensor on the steering counsel will then start flashing that an error has occurred. I contacted Nissan corporate to advise them that the issue is still occurring for what my recall covered. They did not care they only advised me that the vehicle has already received the recall for that issue. . They then advised me that if 'd like it repaired I have to take it in for repair out of pocket at a Nissan dealer. They did not ask for any info at all just blew me off. I am writing today as I read in time magazine that NHTSA is opening an investigation into the airbag recalls on the newer models and Nissan failed to repair them properly. I am advising you that Nissan's recalls on the 2008+ also did not work, and Nissan refused to even acknowledged it when I called them and emailed them.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder. While driving approximately 25 mph on normal road conditions the front driver side air bag inadvertently deployed without any level of impact. The driver crashed into the proceeding vehicle as a result of the failure. There were no injuries. The police was called to the scene. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The failure was contributed to a defective sensor in the air bag system. The vehicle has not been repaired due to the unavailability of the part. There were concerns of the safety risk involved and the uncertainty of the part availability in the month of February 2010. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 22,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that fifty percent of the time when she occupies the passenger side front seat, the air bag sensor control module indicated that the air bag was deactivated. She weighs 120 lbs and is approximately 5 feet tall. The dealer stated that the seat was not defective and advised her to file a complaint with the manufacturer. When she resets the trip odometer on the instrument panel, it does not match the odometer located on the navigation computer. She took the vehicle back to the dealer and they stated that the number on the navigation computer was a 2 percent difference from the odometer on the instrument panel. The current mileage was 1,500 and failure mileage was 500. Updated 03-05-08 the consumer stated the odometer trip reading on the dash was not matching the trip reading on the center computer. The consumer stated it was off by 2%. The dealer recalibrated the computers.