2002 Nissan Altima Air Bags Problems
- 20
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 20 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Service Brakes
My car was hit but not hard enough to make the airbag deploy on the passenger side . It should not be so sensitive .witch made my tcs and abs lights come on . Just to let you know the car was in motion but from a standstill at a light . Unknown
Crash reported
ODI 11057369
Air Bags · Sidewall
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 nissan altima equipped with general altimax rt43 (na) tires, size: 215/60/r16 (na). While driving 45 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and a police report was filed. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic. The…
Crash reported
ODI 10787359
Air Bags · Unknown Or Other
I was involed in an accident going around 40 mph when the collision happened. My entire front end of my car was crushed to and beyond the radiator, as well as the hood bent like an a shape. None of my air bags deployed at all and nissan has not contacted me after there first email saying someone would be in contact with me within 2 to 3 days. I was driving in the right lane on a two lane road when a vehicle from the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10786186
Air Bags
I was at a light proceeding to go and a vehicle did not yield to turn and she slammed right into the front of my vehicle at 50 mph, my air bags didn't deploy and my head hit the windshield .im glad i had my seatbelt .the windshield of the vehicle was broken by my head. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10543686
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima.while driving 30 mph, the contact was involved in a front end crash. During the crash, the contact noticed that only the front passenger side air bag deployed even though there were no passengers. The contact suffered minor injuries and a police report was filed. The failure had not been diagnosed and had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 97,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10457137
Air Bags
My airbag light on my 2002 nissan altima flashes intermittently and has for several weeks now. I have discovered that two recalls were issue for 2002 nissan altimas. One was recall #69520 on april 17, 2002, for which nissan did send me a recall notice. The other was recall #44046 on february 27, 2003, for which i was not notified by nissan. When i contacted nissan of north america on september 9, 2009, they studied…
ODI 10285669
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Headlights · Inflator Module · Tank Assembly
My 2002 nissan altima vehicle was taken in for service at bob bell chevrolet nissan, [redacted], baltimore, maryland, 21224, on thursday, august 2, 2007. It was brought in for servicing of all the vehicles' recalls, a soft grinding noise that could be heard when turning the steering wheel and low freon levels for air conditioning. On friday afternoon, august 3, 2007 around 5pm, i was contacted by the service…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10202769
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling · Linkages
2002 nissan altima 2.5s, while driving on the expressway the altima just cut off completely. The steering locked not giving me time to pull over off the road. This has happened 5 times. Twice at high speed and 2 times at low speed and once stopped at a traffic light. I have read many complaints about this same problem and actually spoke to one driver with the same exact car with the same problem. That driver took…
ODI 10195417
Air Bags
Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima. The air bag light has been flashing continuously. The mechanic stated that during diagnosis the code was b1057. There is a short in the driver's side air bag module. There was recall 02i001000 for the connectors related to that code. The mechanic took the air bag apart, and stated the connectors were not the failure, the module was the failure. There have been 2 previous…
ODI 10182364
Air Bags
Turned on car and the air bag light remained on. Air bag module and swirl cable needed to be replaced at $1500.00. *nm
ODI 10176488
Air Bags · Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Rear
Too many issues to remember than all but i'll try: - excessive oil use - excessive coolant use - overheating to the aforementioned issues - intermittent transmission issues - failing airbag - electrical issues - broken sensors - catalytic converters gone bad - oxygen sensors gone bad - intermittent failure to start - intermittent car shaking and so on. *tr
ODI 10240328
Air Bags
I had a small incident where somebody damaged the rear passenger side door when the car was parked in a public place. I got body work done after about 15 days (no problem with airbag until now) and when i took the delivery of the car, i noticed that air bag light started blinking. I took it back to the body shop and they were clueless. Nevertheless they asked me to take it a nissan dealer to get it inspected. Nissan…
ODI 10159149
Air Bags · Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling · Headlights
Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light on the dash flashed constantly. There is a safety improvement campaign, # 02i001000, regarding the air bag. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the safety improvement campaign; however it is not included in the safety improvement campaign due to the vin. Updated 4/17/2006 - the vehicle was taken to a dealer who indicated that eh air bag was defective. The…
ODI 10153527
Air Bags
Dt: the contact's wife was involved two accidents in which the air bags did not deploy. There was a safety campaign number 02i001000; air bags. The dealer was not contacted after the first accident. Now, the dealer and manufacturer stated they do not know anything about the campaign. They offered no free remedy. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10141971
Air Bags · Gasoline
First was the service engine light was coming on and off. Then i noticed as i accelerate there was a strange noise, which was getting more pronounced daily, finally the last two days as i was traveling and accelerated to go faster it was almost like it was slowing down instead of increasing in speed. The noise also is obvious in park now. I went on-line and noticed a recall (03v455000) for the exact same symptoms so…
ODI 10114539
Air Bags
The dealer refuses to honor the vehicle's recall (recall no. 03v061000) regarding on driver side air bags inflator module. Dealer stated that the front oxygen sensor needs to be repaired first. The cause has yet to be determined. *la *sc
ODI 10071945
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 nissan altima. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) and had the repair work performed on the vehicle. Three years later, while driving approximately 45 mph, the engine light illuminated. The vehicle restarted five minutes later. The dealer stated that his vin was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 07v527000 (engine…
ODI 10212323
Air Bags
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash reported
ODI 763699
Air Bags · Ignition · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Airbag warning light goes off - dealer orders new airbag module and combination must be replaced. Has happened at 600 mile and again at 3700 miles , still not repaired- parts are on nation wide back order - major safety factor: ignition noise and static in radio from coils. *ak
ODI 757011
Air Bags
While driving consumer rear ended another vehicle, lost control ,and hit a tree. Consumer states none of the airbags deployed. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10026263