2005 Nissan Altima Air Bags Problems
- 36
- 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 36 stored complaint records:
- 17 indicate a crash
- 16 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 9 records
- passenger side · 6 records
- seat belt · 5 records
- diagnosed repaired · 4 records
- repaired failure · 4 records
- failure failure · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Recently ive been getting the red airbag signal that keeps flashing and wont go off. Ive checked the fuses. Wiring. Ran diahnostics on it for that and the following issues as well. The car makes a high pitch sound when its just ideling that seems to come feom underneath the car maybe towards back middle ive gotten a new fuel pump checked wiring fuses and bought other new parts and have been unable to figure out what…
ODI 11291804
Air Bags
'takata recall' dashboard intstrument light now remains on for the passenger airbag. I don't know if it is safe to have a passenger in that seat when driving.
ODI 11115454
Air Bags · Body · Unknown Or Other
I had a big hole on my passenger side as well as driver side on floor. My passenger airbag lights on. If anyone can help me out that will be so useful for me. Please take an action as soon as possible. Thanks.
ODI 11040306
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.
ODI 10958942
Air Bags
Car was involved in one front end and two rear end accicdents over the years all requiring extensive body and bumper repair. In all cases the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was moving at the speed limit with the front end accident and at a slow speed approaching a traffic signal and other vehicles with the rear end incidents. Direction was straight in all cases on local streets not highways. Last incident is…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11030195
Air Bags
Air bag signal on and off does not function in case of an accident or chock.
ODI 10971089
Air Bags
Takata air bag - nissan's vin server has been "down" for over 2 weeks, and do not answer their phone to check if our vehicle is effected by the takata air bag recall. Also, this sites nhtsa vin search also crashes when searching for nissan vin numbers. Nissan should be answering their phone, and fix their website so vin can be researched on this serious - life threatening issue!
ODI 10811990
Air Bags · Steering · Unknown Or Other
My daughter was driving her 2005 nissan altima and over corrected in a curve. She hit a tree and the air bag in the steering wheel deployed. She was wearing her seat belt and was held back by the seat belt her head impacting the center or the steering wheel. The cover over the air bag blew out hinging itself at the top and making two very pointed and sharp edges on each bottom corner. The right bottom point pierced…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10747696
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag light flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.
ODI 10761051
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10725693
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.
ODI 10703105
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While driving 65 mph, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. Two occupants sustained injuries and required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 16,100.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10621854
Air Bags · Body
My 17 year old daughter was involved in an accident with my 2005 nissan altima on may 21, 2014. She was hit by another vehicle in which she received back, leg and knee injuries. My vehicle was hit hard on the front passenger side in which the airbag did not deploy when clearly it should have by the impact of the accident and the speed of the other driver. To add, my daughter was wearing her seat belt and thank god…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10659727
Air Bags · Body
My 17 year old daughter was involved in an accident with my 2005 nissan altima on may 21, 2014. She was hit by another vehicle in which she received back, leg and knee injuries. My vehicle was hit hard on the front passenger side in which the airbag did not deploy when clearly it should have by the impact of the accident and the speed of the other driver. To add, my daughter was wearing her seat belt and thank god…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10659726
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact was driving approximately 25-30 mph and attempted to avoid crashing into a small animal that crossed into the roadway however, crashed into a ditch instead. The seat belts failed to retract and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained sharp bodily pains to the shoulders, ribs, neck and head. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10575157
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the mat sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 156,000.
ODI 10567795
Air Bags
I was driving down i-95 south, just north of exit 13. Cloudy, rainy evening commute about 5:50pm. I was slowing down in preparation to get off the highway at my exit and i was traveling in the second to right lane. All of a sudden i heard a bang and was hit simultaneously in the left side of the head and neck. At first i thought something had come through the window and hit me in the side of the face. It took me a…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10573098
Air Bags
Airbag light stays on continually, when i asked dealer to look at this, while in for something different, he stated it was difficult to take apart the dash to see why light stayed on. My husband and i are concerned with this, that it may be a safety issue?11
ODI 11098337
Air Bags
The airbag suddenly came on while parked. Also, the light indicating that a passenger is seated does not register that person. Dealership says there is no recall for my vehicle. *tr
ODI 10605319
Air Bags
I was driving about 30 miles/per hour through an intersection and a driver drives to make a left hand turn i front of me. My car was struck mostly in the front towards the driver side. My airbag (driver side) did not deploy, but the other driver's did. After the accident my car was in-drivable and had to be towed. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10490322
Air Bags · Seat Belts
I would like to know how the nhtsa and nissan can ignore my complaints and calls that myself and my husband have made regarding my faulty airbags and my seat belts. I was going 45 miles per hour when i struck another vehicle that pulled out in front of me. My seat belts along with my 2 children that were in the car with me at the time didn't lock for them either. My airbags didn't deploy. We suffered from medical…
ODI 10502733
Air Bags · Seat Belts
My wife was driving at 45mph when a expedition made an illegal left turn in front of her causing an accident. The front of her nissan altima was crushed in with moderate damage according to the police report. Her airbags did not deploy nor did the seatbelts lock. My wife sustained whip lash, and bruising on her chest from hitting the steering wheel. She also had both knees hit the front dash board and sustained…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10494676
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The contact stated while traveling 55 mph the vehicle crashed into another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 170,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10479577
Air Bags
We have been going around and around with nissan about a front passenger seat air bag sensor. (faulty) the only repair that can be made is an entire new seat bottom to the tune of $2,200.00. Now i'm ok without the air bag not working at that location, but the indication from the dealership is when there is a fault the entire system shuts down not just the passenger front seat. This to me is a complete design flaw…
ODI 10499995
Air Bags
The air bag light in my 2005 nissan altima comes on when the car is started and blinks while driving. I had the car repaired back in 2009. The problem is now happening again, so i had an estimate at the nearest nissan dealership. In order to be repaired they said, i would have to show there had been a previous work order in arrange for the repair to be covered under warranty? I called the other nissan dealership…
ODI 10452263