Warning Light On Problems of Nissan Sentra - part 2

Nissan Sentra owners have reported 43 problems related to warning light on (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the Sentra.

36 Warning Light On problem of the 2008 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 08/16/2013

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated his wife was driving, and to avoid an accident, she ended up going over a curb. After the incident, the air bag light illuminated and the seat belt would not longer work. A child was seated on the rear passenger?s side of the vehicle in a safety seat secured by the vehicle seat belt however, the seat belt failed and caused the child seat to flip over upon impact. The child was thrown from the safety seat. The child suffered no injuries. A police report was not filed. The air bag warning light was illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the seat belt latch failed. The air bag failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000. . . . Updated 01-16-14.

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37 Warning Light On problem of the 2013 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 06/02/2013

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. While driving with an occupant in the front passenger seat, the seat belt and air bag warning lights illuminated. Also, when the seat belt was fastened, the warning lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer six times for the failure. The mechanic stated that the sensors could not detect that the contact's wife was in the vehicle because she weighed 110 lbs. The contact felt that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The failure mileage was 600.

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38 Warning Light On problem of the 2007 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 05/01/2013

Passenger air-bag has shut off and air bag trouble light began flashing (even when passenger is above the normal shut-off weight). Technicians were able to reset the warning light, but it comes back on hours/days later with no obvious trigger. No accident has ever occurred in this vehicle. Service tech and Nissan corporate have pointed the blame to the passenger seat, with replacement cost at a prohibitive $3,000+.

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39 Warning Light On problem of the 2013 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 05/01/2013

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning light continuously illuminated even after there was a passenger occupant. The contact had received NHTSA campaign number:: 13v069000(air bags) and had taken the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer was to inspect the ods sensors and if necessary replace the sensor. The contact stated that the dealer had documented that they had performed a software update,however,the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the approximate failure mileage was 4,000. Gb.

40 Warning Light On problem of the 2008 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 11/23/2012

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Sentra. While parked, the contact noticed that the tire pressure warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was able to shut the tire pressure warning light off but the failure continued. Additionally, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

41 Warning Light On problem of the 2010 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 02/06/2012

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the air bag warning light flickered. In addition, the horn also failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the air bag terminal needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 59,050.

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42 Warning Light On problem of the 2007 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 09/15/2010

My 2007 Nissan Sentra caught on fire while I was driving on the highway. No warning lights came on, no noise, just stalled and I was not able to pull off the road. Car was a total loss. I had taken it in to the dealer for 2 recalls (brake master cylinder and airbags) last year, but was told my car cleared both.

43 Warning Light On problem of the 1996 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 09/01/1998

Air bag warning light remains illuminated, indicating malfunction within the system, cause uinknown. Dealer cannot identify the problem.

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