9.4
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 1,268 miles
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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.
- Cary, NC, USA
Passenger seat airbag sensor fails to recognize my 125 pound wife. Light stays on indicating the airbag will not deploy in event of crash.
- Lakeland, FL, USA
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).
- Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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.
- Bristol, TN, USA
The sensor on the passenger side airbag will not activate with a 120 lb passenger.
- Morgnton, NC, USA
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.
- Lexington, KY, USA
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.
- Longmont, CO, USA
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.
- Raleigh, NC, USA
- Lavergne, TN, USA