CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013 & 2014 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to modern Nissan of winston-salem (located at 5795 university pkwy, winston-salem, nc 27105, 877-607-8584) and the air bag system was reprogrammed. The failure recurred and the vehicle was not taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,767.
When an adult is sitting in the passenger seat the airbag is turned off. When we stop the car the passenger gets out and then back in the airbag is turned on but then turns it self off again.
My car is under warranty and air bag light keeps showing up. One tech said the module needs to be replaced and another tech said the seat needs to be replaced. No one is helping with fixing this issue.
Takata recall the vehicle was stationary in a parking lot. Someone backed into my front bumper & drove away. My insurance company has the pictures state farm. I had the bumper repaired, the collision company told me to take my car to a Nissan dealer to see why the airbag light was still on. Serra Nissan told me I need a new airbag
- Remlap, AL, USA
Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...
Air bags: Occupant classification system - OCS (front passenger) - was told my car is not included in this recall based on VIN, however, passenger airbag light goes off and on even with someone in passenger seat, dash light is also on. This happens consistently, whether driving or parked.
The vehicle has previously been part of a recall related to the passenger airbag sensor in that the sensor would fail to detect a seated adult and display that the passenger airbag was off. The vehicle was reportedly repaired by the dealer service department in 2017, however, the issue has been noted again. Attempts to have Nissan diagnosis and repair this issue as part of the previous recall campaign were unsuccessful. Nissan states that the vehicle is no longer under standard warranty and any costs associated with repair would be the responsibility of the owner. Nissan case #36131009. The vehicle has been noted to have the passenger airbag disabled while stationary and in motion.
I was driving when a man ran the stop sign and plowed into the side of my car. I could see that he was not going to stop so I swerved and started braking in order to miss him. I had no were to go because there was a guard rail on my drivers side and people sitting at the stop sign that I almost hit head on trying to avoid this guy. He hit me so hard that it broke the passenger side front tire and it totaled my car. But the airbag did not deploy causing me to get tossed and bruised up even though I was wearing my seat belt. There is a problem with the air bags in this vehicle. I do have a police report and an attorney concerning this matter. If you need more information please contact me by email. Consumer stated she would follow up on 06/26/19 and has been unresponsive since.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bags might not deploy in the event of a crash. The vehicle was taken to hyman bros Nissan (located at 11841 midlothian turnpike, midlothian, va 23113, (804) 378-3000) where a diagnostic test showed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V244000 (air bags). The recall repair was performed, but the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they reset the failure code. Each time the contact took the vehicle back to hyman bros Nissan, a different failure code was found and the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided case number: 34347366. The approximate failure mileage was 62,861.
I turned on my vehicle while parked and the red airbag sensor light turned on. The light will not turn off even while I am sitting in the driver seat. The OCS sensor is not working as intended.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. Approximately two months ago, while driving, the front passenger air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bags might deploy. The vehicle was taken to scott evans Nissan (located at 725 bankhead hwy, carrollton, ga 30117, (770) 832-8222) where it was diagnosed that the sensor below the front passenger seat was disconnected. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
Takata recall- this car is the worst and horribly built. If you sit in the car it looks like a nice car but if you take a peak you will see how horrible it is. Under the steering wheel you can see the wires hanging out. The fuel on the car is done. We always get the car checked and it's always something wrong with the fuel. Which probably has to do with the 2015 recall that we weren't properly notified about. The windows do a weird lock thing, where sometimes I think I'm unlocking the window and the door at the same time. I hate that we invested so much into this Nissan and it's probably the worst car ever (and ive only had Nissan since I was 16 so that says alot). When your driving the car jerks like it wants to shut off but when we take it anywhere they don't see the problem. The car is trash.
My air bags light popped on automatically and never went off and I had just cranked my car up and was sitting in my driveway. Every light went off except my two air bag lights
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds, the passenger side air bag off indicator illuminated while the passenger seat was occupied. The contact called an unknown dealer in newburgh, NY and was informed to bring in the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V911000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Air bag light went on so we took it in for service. Vehicle has 60K miles and has never been involved in an accident. Ed martin fishers in Nissan said that replacing the drivers side airbag may fix the issue. Its not covered under warranty and the replacement is approximately $1400. How is this not a covered recall or warranty issue. It should't be a wear and tear item and there is nothing we did to break the air bag?
I just called Nissan. On June 8 18 I took my car to chandler Nissan for pre purchase inspection. They said it had a recall for the transmission, checked it and said everything looked fine. I received a quote on the extended warranty while there. I later called and emailed to extend my warranty but kept getting the run around. Fast forward to this weekend, getting on the freeway no acceleration at all. RPM just through the roof. Its done that a few times now, since the day I bought it (after inspection) it would lag to accelerate just not totally like it did now. I'm a girl and thought that was normal it just didn't pick up and go and whined a little. Todays miles = 61850. Called Nissan, they will look into it and get back to me... the car had 57468 miles at the time of inspection and was under warranty. The other issue was about a month ago, before I hit 60K the side airbag alert went off. After restarting the car it disappeared. Took it to midway Nissan and they said could be a faulty sensor or could be a defect in the airbag but its not covered under warranty. They quoted $1400 to fix that. I forgot to tell the Nissan rep that when I called but I will do so when they call me back. Hoping they will be helpful. I will update as I get more info.
Air bag indicator on dashboard came on suddenly one morning at mileage of 86,500 and would not go off even after re-starting. We took the vehicle to our local dealership were we purchased the vehicle, to be diagnosed. The dealership determined it was a faulty OCS for the occupant side airbag and that it would not be cover even though we had a gold 120,000 extended warranty with no-deductibles. This is one of he excluded parts not covered under the extended warranty. I reached out to Nissan Consumer Affairs on 11-30-18 after discussing with the dealership and spoke with a helen employee #7319348 and was assigned case# 33678608 and was told someone would get back to me by the end of the day 12-3-18. On 12-3-18 brandan fro Nissan Consumer Affairs called back, but I missed his call. I returned his call and left messages for him to call me back on 2 more occasions but did not hear back from him. On the morning of 12-5-18 I called him again and was able to speak with him. Brandan employee # 33678608 told me that they would not be covering the part or labor involved (approx cost according to dealership of $450 for parts and labor). I explained to him that this particular vehicle had a total of 8 recalls documented under the NHTSA of which 3 of dealt with the occupant side airbag and OCS (#16V911000, #16V24400 and #15V681000) and that it was a safty issue and was no fault of ours and based upon all this information the correct thing to do would be to cover this issue. He apologized over-and-over but would not commit to cover this. It is of my opinion and the opinion of the dealership that this issue is most likely related to any one of those 3 recalls and I am therefore calling upon the NHTSA to assist with this by adding this as another recall and allowing us to get reimbursed for the issue as well as to protect other owners that may encounter the same issue.
When a passenger sit in front passengers seat the air bag light stays off and it will go from on to off once in a while even if the is someone sit in the front
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
- Winston-Salem, NC, USA