10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
28 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
34 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,958 miles

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problem #449

Apr 132020

Altima

  • 133,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to state line Nissan (10401 madison ave, Kansas City, mo 64114) where it was diagnosed and the contact was informed that nothing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #448

Feb 012020

Altima

  • 92,000 miles
The supplemental air bag warning light came on and will not turn off. The light has been cleared by a mechanic, however, it came back on and stays on.

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #447

Mar 032021

Altima

  • miles
A few months back I took my car in to have the airbag recall fixed. Flash forward a few months and the airbag light has come on. If somebody sits in the passenger seat the light goes off. The Nissan dealer is saying the OCS sensor sometimes go bad and quotes $400-$1500 to fix the problem. The car has never been in an accident and is kept clean so there is no chance that an item effected the OCS sensor under the seat when the seat was moved. But the more I researched the issue the more suspicious this seems. How do so many people have the same problem...and how mamy others have the same problem but cant or dont know how to report it.

- Clinton, IA, USA

problem #446

Feb 132021

Altima

  • 10,000 miles
Transmission on Nissan are easily damaged my car start but dont drive I just paid my car off in starting to have problems

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #445

Jan 222021

Altima

  • miles
I don't know about this. I found out today

- Dublin, TX, USA

problem #444

Dec 162020

Altima

  • 115,000 miles
Hi, I am an owner of a Nissan Altima 2013 S vehicle. Recently I noticed that airbag light came on and I took it to the dealership. Dealership diagnosed with B0028-13 and said it was a past code and cleared the code. It came back on again while I was driving after a month. I again diagnosed and the same code and showing a past code. Dealer couldn't identify the problem and said it needs to replace the whole seat, which will cost 1800 dollars. They said the airbag control module for the passenger side needs to be changed. And I noticed one thing, after code is getting cleared, the airbag warning light doesn't come all of a suddenly, although it has some problem with passenger occupancy too, as sometime even if an adult sit in the front passenger seat, passenger airbag stays off. Which is very risky while driving. Nissan has no answer to that. And right after that, airbag warning light comes back. I am a student and don't have that much of money to get this costly repair ( seat replacement) done and is a big safety issue. Please help me in this matter.

- Athens, GA, USA

problem #443

Aug 142019

Altima

  • miles
Head lights are so fun looks as if they are not on, airbag light is constantly on even with passenger in seat, both air bag lights on dask and in console. Doesn't matter if car is in motion or not completely dangerous

- Panama City Beach, FL, USA

problem #442

Dec 172020

Altima

  • 89,000 miles
The red airbag warning light on dashboards is solid lit without a adult passenger on passenger seat. The light goes off when there is a adult passenger on the passenger seat

- Budd Lake, NJ, USA

problem #441

Jun 012020

Altima

  • Automatic transmission
  • 116,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the low-beam headlights failed to produce adequate lighting. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact called deacon jones Nissan (3305 mclain St, goldsboro, nc 27534, (919)734-2411). The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 116,000.

- Goldsboro, NC, USA

problem #440

Apr 242020

Altima

  • 95,023 miles
The airbag light for the passenger side stays on which means the airbag on the passenger side will not deploy because it's not detecting any weight. Even when someone sits in it it doesn't detect weight. The tires are constantly losing air.

- Murfreesboro, TN, USA

problem #439

Sep 052020

Altima

  • 110,000 miles
The airbag sign came (code B0028) on at 110000 miles although I haven't been on any accidents for last 12000 miles. When I checked with dealers, they said airbag control module is malfunctioning and need to replace that with right side passenger airbag wires and might cost 2000 or more dollars. I am an international student and it's hard for me to arrange that much money. Please help me, as I have come to know that this is a common problem in Nissan vehicles. The airbag sign comes back after clearing the code if someone sits in the passenger side. Thank you for reading my request.

- Athens, GA, USA

problem #438

Oct 022020

Altima

  • 112,000 miles
Airbag sign came on at millage 112000 all of a sudden and the passenger occupancy sensor turn off and on intermittently while vehicle is in motion. Mechanic are recommending to replace airbag module which might cost couple of thousand dollars. Please help me! the diagnostic code says B0028-13

- Athens, GA, USA

problem #437

Sep 232020

Altima

  • miles
Airbag light will not go off, it stays on solid red. I contacted Nissan and was informed 2013 Altima does not fall under the recall for the airbag issue.

- Greensboro, NC, USA

problem #436

Aug 152020

Altima

  • miles
Noticed that the airbag indicator light has been staying on no matter if someone is in the passenger seat or not. Going to have it checked out by the dealership who may charge me to run a diagnostic test.

- Monroe Twp, NJ, USA

problem #435

Aug 312020

Altima

  • miles
Driving our vehicle per usual, no crashes, safely made it from point a to B. the next morning, the sensor for air bags comes on. It continues to stay there with no explanation from google other than the sensor being an issue.

- Wichita Falls, TX, USA

problem #434

Sep 112019

Altima

  • miles
Front passenger airbag OCS defect. Nissan has done a recall related to this issue but my vehicle VIN number is experiencing this issue but not coming up in the dealership system for the recall. Campaign #14V138000

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

problem #433

Jul 102020

Altima

  • 154,000 miles
The air bag light activated and the engine RPM dropped while driving. The engine accelerator lost power, then picked up speed after pushing on the accelerator.

- Highland Springs, VA, USA

problem #432

Jul 282020

Altima

  • 91,000 miles
Airbag light came on on the dashboard and is staying on. When an adult passengare sits in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag light does not turn off. This happened about a month ago. I have read several recalls for airbag sensor issue but my car is not listed. Dealership is tells me that there is no recall for the issue and that I have to pay to have it diagnosed and fixed. Car currently cannot pass stated inspection due to this.

- Midlothian, VA, USA

problem #431

Aug 012020

Altima

  • miles
Side A/B module LH B0020-13

- Lake Worth, FL, USA

problem #430

Feb 262020

Altima

  • 98,000 miles
Driver and passenger airbag lights stay on no matter if someone is occupying either seat.

- Titusville, FL, USA

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