CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013 & 2014 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.
Got hit in a magor accident airbags did not deploy on side or driver front or side and lighting on automatic handle lights wetw out reverse drive the lettets on handle think there wad a defect
Involved in +$6,000 not at fault front end crash on 9/29/2021 in Tampa Florida. Aggravated previous knee problems. Vehicle is currently at Caliper Collision in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Insurance involved. Air bag failed to go off. All front end safety sensors failed to work. Previously vehicle was taken to dealer to have forward collision/emergency braking fixed after light on dash was on. Was told it was fixed.
Airbag sensor warning lamp is on. Has happened in the past as well but Nissan fixed it since there was a recall. Now the car is outside the warranty, Nissan does not want to fix their defected airbag components/sensors and is asking for $1700 to start with a replacement part on the back of the driver seat and does not even guarantee the fix, they say more diagnosis/repairs might be needed after the first fix. I need help. Nissan North America refused to help and told me if I want I can reach out to NHTSA since there is no recall at the moment. The air bags will not work in the event of a crash and my wife drives this car everyday with my 2 little girls. Can NHTSA help with this safety issue? I purchased this car brand new from Nissan, I am the only owner and this car has never been in an accident.
Driver's Air Bag light came on, staying on. I took it to the dealer on appointment. After having vehicle 2 days, they were unable run diagnostic tests, too busy. I was told to bring it back next week. It seemed that he was hesitant to proceed because of the probability of not easily finding the problem even with diagnostics. I called another dealer and he patiently explained the numerous tests involved in tracing down the problem only to often not identify the exact problem resulting in additional costs to the consumer sometimes at great expense. He did say the air bag will not deploy if the warning light is engaged. I feel this is a safety defect that should be recalled. The manufacturer should ensure that their repairman have the ability to quickly identify the source of the problem. At present this is not a recall item. I am reluctant to proceed with repairs that have so many unknowns yet also afraid to dirve the vehicle in its current state.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the passenger's side front air bag warning light remained off, indicating that the front passenger's air bag system was not activated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer torre Nissan located at 2069 79125, ca-111, la quinta, ca 92253, and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 15V681000 (air bags) however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated at start-up the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to stone mountain Nissan (4275 us-78, lilburn, ga 30047) where they informed her that the air bag in the driver's side seat needed to be replaced. The contact was provided an estimate for the air bag repair but declined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 73,024.
My car air bag light came on while I was driving but I didnt think much about it, I drove it like that for a couple months, my husband told me to take it to the dealer to get checked out, first dealer told me the cost was going to be $1600 and they quoted me the part was going to cost $1200, I refused to pay that much and we were able to get the price lowered to $900 but they couldn't fix it because the part was on back order, so they reset the air bag when I left the dealer the airbag light was off, the next day the light came back on, a few days later I took it to another dealer to see what they would say, first day they reset the airbag light I asked if the airbag is activated they said they did not know, I said well its still a safety issue, I asked how can the airbag be deployable then, he said we will need to change out the airbag, so they ordered the airbag and eventually replaced it, I asked what if the light comes on again he said then we will have to see whats next on the list of parts to replace, so in other words it just change out parts by trial and error, I drove off and the following day while I was driving the airbag light came on again and unfortunately I am driving my car with out a activated airbag, I am afraid to take it to the dealer again because of the cost and trial by error them not knowing how to pin point the problem, currently the airbag light stays on and I was told by the dealer that my air bag is not activated while that light is on.
My passenger air bag light stays on while driving and a passenger is in the seat and this has been going on since I financed my car back in 2015 I'm the only owner of this car and the dealership won't help
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The contact stated the failure was like the failure stated in NHTSA campaign number: 16V244000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 83,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V315000 (latches/locks/linkages) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to mike rezi Nissan atlanta (2551 the nalley way, atlanta, ga 30360) and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the front driver's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to thoroughbred Nissan located at 5163 E 22nd St, tucson, AZ 85711, (520) 618-6500, where it was diagnosed with needing the air bag sensor to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, 11 months later the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and the air bag sensor was replaced second time. The contact stated she continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer a third time and the contact was informed that the seat back needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,438.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light appeared on the instrument panel. The contact initially took the vehicle to coggin Nissan at the avenues in jacksonville (10859 philips hwy, jacksonville, fl 32256) where he was informed that the air bags were defective and were inoperable. The contact was informed that the air bag sensor needed to be replaced however, they could not guarantee that the repair would fix the defect. The manufacturer had also been notified of the failure where they informed him that they may cover 60% of the cost of the repair. The manufacturer then referred him to Nissan of orange park (7447 blanding blvd, jacksonville, fl 32244) where he made an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.
I am [xxx]. I live in [xxx]. my phone number is [xxx] with driver's license number [xxx]. I own a 2015 Nissan Altima. On the night of July 27, 2020, while I was driving on highway 83 from san benito, tx to my home in edinburg tx, I just noticed that the red airbag indicator light just popped up from nowhere. I was alarmed about this and I thought my passenger (my wife) just didn't put on her seatbelt. But when I checked she was using her seatbelt. So I went ahead and look again that red indicator light and I noticed that it was the airbag indicator light. So I just went driving very cautiously home because I'm scared that something might happen along the way. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?
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