Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2004 Nissan Titan

Ten problems related to front air bag sensor control have been reported for the 2004 Nissan Titan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Nissan Titan based on all problems reported for the 2004 Titan.

1 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2014

The air bag sensor went on I reset first time last about 2 months then came on again. I reset again and last 2 weeks and keep coming back on I keep resetting still on. I took to dealer, I was told due to the age of the vehicle I will have to replace the air bag. I don't understand this my corolla is 21 years old and has 191000 miles, have never had any air bag issue. I contacted Nissan north America, inc. And was receive "Nissan carefully considered your request during a review of all of the available facts pertaining to your specific situation. Nissan is unable to offer financial assistance with the repair of the airbag/airbag module due to the vehicle being outside of the new vehicle limited warranty".

2 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2005

I have taken my truck in twice now for the brakes and the carpet being soaking wet from the truck leaking somewhereand the passenger airbag light not turning off. They resurfaced my brakes and said the leak was from the a/c. They also told us about the brake problem with the 2004 Titans and that they would put us on a waiting list for the replacement parts. We are now taking it in again for the same problems. The floor is soaking wet and we have not ran the a/c. The brakes are shaking violently again, and not to mention the new problem of the cargo light turning on by itself when it is parked. I only have about 8300 miles on my truck and I only drive 5 miles one way to work. These are major problems that are occuring in such short time of having the truck.

3 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 12/02/2004

Sensor for the air bag is defective. When a passenger sits in the seat, who weighs approximately 130 lbs. The air bag becomes inactive. Consumer contacted the manufacturer, who said that this was the way the vehicle was designed. On eof consumer's friends with the same vehicle make, model, and year had the same problem.

4 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 09/05/2004

Passenger seat airbag sensor fails to recognize my 125 pound wife. Light stays on indicating the airbag will not deploy in event of crash.

5 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 07/14/2004

The passenger side air bag has malfunctioned. As a result, the sensor light stayed on. The consumer is concerned the passenger side air bag will not deploy upon impact. The dealer states the part is on a national back order. Please provide additional information.

6 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 07/13/2004

I have a consistently reproducible problem with the seat belt sensor for the passenger seat. 150 pound individual sitting in the passenger seat fails to engage the air bag (it is indicating that the air bag is off) about one-third of the time they ride in the vehicle. By moving in the seat and sliding forward, the sensor registers the individual and engages the air bag (shutting off the air bag is off light).

7 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2004

The sensor on the passenger side airbag will not activate with a 120 lb passenger.

8 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 05/22/2004

My 120lb wife does not activate the seat sensor for the airbag in my 04 Nissan Titan. While it doesn't happen 100% of the time, it has occurred repeatedly. The dealer checked & confirmed that the system is operating normally and stated that they could do nothing more. At this point my wife is riding in our truck without an airbag. While she does wear a seatbelt, I would like to have the comfort of knowing the full safety system is operational in the event of an accident. Research and other complaints posted here show taht this is not an isolated problem.

9 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 05/21/2004

No crashes or injuries. The advanced airbag system on our 2004 Nissan Titan disables passenger airbag when a 132 pound female is properly seated in the passenger seat. We have been able to duplicate this problem in every 2004 Nissan Titan at a local dealer's lot. Our dealer states 125 pounds on the seat sensor itself is necessary to enable the airbag, claimed there was nothing wrong and refused to run any diagnostics on the system. The Nissan website claims 47 pounds, consumer affairs states 60 pounds is necessary to enable the advanced airbag. It is unclear if this is pounds of pressure exerted on the seat sensor itself, or if a person of this physical weight, seated properly, would have an airbag. My 132 pound wife is exerting about 110 pounds of weight on the seat itself.

10 Front Air Bag Sensor Control problem

Failure Date: 04/12/2004

Passenger airbag remains turned off with 170 pound passenger. Sensor too far forward and if sitting normally doesn't activate, have to move forward on seat to activate.


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