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
My son was involved in a frontal collision with an suv at 45 mph air bags were not deployed. Car was a total damage . *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10428835
Air Bags
I failed to stop at a stop sign, and was traveling about 25-30 mph when i collided with a vehicle that hit my passenger side front quarter panel. The crash happened at such a high impact that the passenger side airbag deployed, but the airbag on the driver's side did not deploy, causing me severe bruising and injury. The crash was severe enough that our insurance declared our vehicle a total loss. The airbag should…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10393286
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. The air bag light was illuminated when the contact began to drive approximately 3 mph in reverse. He took his vehicle to the dealer who stated that the passenger side air bag sensor needed to be replaced at the owners expense for $800. The vin was not available. The current and failure mileages were 74,000.
ODI 10316867
Air Bags
The air bag light in my 2005 nissan altima comes on when the car is started and blinks while driving. Issue was said to be repaired two times now and i still have the same problem. Now i am told that a sensor under the passenger seat is bad. It will cost me $1600 to repair. This is the third time this has occurred. I should have to pay nothing due to the time they have wasted and their inability to fix the problem…
ODI 10331238
Air Bags · Seat Belts
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. While driving between 25-35 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle came to a complete stop and was rear-ended unexpectedly. The force caused the vehicle to rear-end the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy due to the massive impact and the driver's seat belt retractor failed to operate. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The driver sustained…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10264808
Air Bags
My son was involved in an accident whereby two cars sideswiped each other. The impact was severe, ripping the side view mirror off, exploding the front left tire and damaging the side of my vehicle. The other car's side airbags deployed. Mine did not. From the impact my son hit his head on the side window, lost consciousness and lost control of the vehicle, which then hit a tree. The front airbags did not deploy at…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10261824
Air Bags · Electrical System · Frontal · Side/Window
My wife wrecked her 2005 altima. The car just all of sudden left the road and she couldn't control or stop it. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10231681
Air Bags · Recliner
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. At 20 mph the vehicle struck an ice patch and began to fishtail. The vehicle was rear ended, and the impact caused the front seat on the driver's side to completely recline. The air bags did not deploy, and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained minor injuries. A police report and pictures were taken. The current and failure mileage were 26500.*ak
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10185883
Air Bags · Engine · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Tires
I have had nothing but problems from my 2005 altima that i purchased new in sept 05. The first week i owned the vehicle my engine light came on and the vehicle was very sluggish from takeoff, i then called the dealership where i purchased the vehicle and was told that all nissan are sluggish and need to be driven to get the "newness from the vehicle" what kind of crap is that. About 6 months ago, i noticed that my…
1 injury
ODI 10177226
Air Bags · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan altima. After the vehicle was purchased, the air bag light illuminated while driving 45 mph. The dealer attempted to repair the failure on several occasions. There was also no oil in the vehicle at the time of purchase. The failure mileage was 9,339.
ODI 10226249
Air Bags · Anti-Theft Device · Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor, and steering column locked up. Driver was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. No injuries to report. Driver took the vehicle to the dealer. *ak
Crash reported
ODI 10117572