CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2014 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Passenger airbag indicator fails to go off when a passenger is sitting. Nissan refuses to accept this as a manufacturing defect and is a serious safety issue that should be part of a recall. There is no accident involved yet but it should be reported to hence this complaint.
My vehicle was impacted in left side, airbags only appears in right side. People on left side get injured, vehicle was stationary impacted by a car without breaks. (accident occurred in slp, mxico).
After taking in my Altima 2014 sv for a recall on the airbag sensors, the issue did not go away. The issue is that there is that about half the times a passenger sits next to the driver seat, the airbag system does not detect them. I am having to restart the car for security purposes in case something ends up happening. I am also having an issue with my ac system. I replaced the compressor a year ago and it seems to be failing again. As a senior software engineer I can safely say that there is definitely an issue with their software. I hope they can fix this soon. Thanks, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?
Car was going 34mph at the point of impact, no airbags deployed...this was before the recall of the passenger side airbags: However severe damage done to the drivers side of the car as well and no deployment of any airbag....updated 07/11/17
The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. While at a stop sign, the contact looked both ways. Upon accelerating, a truck crashed into the front driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags deployed with extreme force for the front driver and passenger side. The curtain side air bags did not deploy. The driver's left eye was damaged, which affected the cornea, and the driver also sustained bruising across the chest and back pains. The front passenger sustained bruising to the arms, chest, and hips. The driver and front passenger received medical treatment. The insurance company towed the vehicle to a yard. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not inspected to determine the air bag issue. The manufacturer was later notified of the crash. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. While operating the vehicle with a front seat passenger, the air bag sensor illuminated indicating that the passenger side air bag was deactivated. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,533.
The light indicating a person is in the passenger seat does not operate all the time. The dealer has programed it twice. The dealer is frustrated as they have several other customers with the same problem. The dealer asked me to contact Nissan directly which I did. I was told today by a specialists from Nissan that I have to bring the vehicle in when it is doing it, I explained it is an intermittent problem and I would be more than happy to leave the vehicle with the dealer. She informed me this was not acceptable that I have to bring it in when it is not operating properly. I guess she could not comprehend the fact that it is an intermittent problem, most likely due to a faulty T passenger side sensor in the seat. The passenger weights is around 120 pounds so she is heavy enough for the sensor to pickup her weight. I am concerned that the air bag might not deploy during an accident. Most of the time when the vehicle lights acts up is when we first start out. There is no set pattern to create this problem, might be ok for a week or two then could do it two or three days in a row and maybe go out by it self. This has been happening for several months, maybe close to a year.
Received the NHTSA campaign number: 16V244000 update for OCS error on passenger airbag. I had submitted a complaint regarding this after Nissan's previous update did not fix the issue. This issue is still not resolved. After 2 months of use I am seeing that when my wife is in the passenger seat the airbag light notifying me that there is no passenger in the passenger seat stays on still. I can 'reset' by turning the vehicle off and restarting it but can not be positive that the vehicle is actually 'seeing' the passenger. This seems to be a very big issue with Nissan and would like to have it resolved. I have not talked with them since when I do the answer I've previously gotten is "we've completed the update and don't know why it's not working for you" bring it in and we'll look - to no avail. So I prefer not to let them play around since resetting the computer does nothing.
Passengers side airbag light is on when someone is in the seat. We have had it to the dealer and they say they can't duplicate the problem. We videoed it and showed it to them and I have called Nissan miss [xxx] didn't want to hear it. [xxx] also said it is not under warranty or recall and they I will have to pay. I just checked the web and found other people with the same complaint. I just paid $646 to get it fixed and the light is on. The light stays on going down the road highway or city driving. Sitting still or moving. Oh by the way did I mention my daughters 2015 Nissan Altima is having the same problem. [xxx] at Nissan also blew her off. Is there any remedy to this problem. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I work in car leasing and actually think the information on this website's database is wrong, just flagging this issue. This VIN and many others for other Altima says no remedy but when you go to the dealership they are able to solve recall R1609. Other Altima vins with this same recall also have a different status saying there is a solution.
Nissan issued recall on the passenger side airbag sensor that disengages the airbag when a grown adult is seated in the passenger seat. My car was recalled and "supposedly" fixed, but two separate incidences have occurred where the passenger airbag light indicating the airbag is off when a person is seated there has occurred. The issue was not resolved fully with Nissan's warranty fix and Nissan is looking into my car further on how to fix the issue. I have researched the issue and many other instances of this issue occurring after the so called "fix" performed by Nissan. Link below: www.carcomplaints.com/Nissan/Altima/2014/seat_belts_air_bags/air_bags.shtml this is a consumer safety issue with not having a properly functioning airbag.
The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag on/off indicator illuminated for the passenger seat while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 29,630.
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