Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 1 | 1 | |
| I purchased a 2009 nissan altima in sept. 2009. i noticed immediately that the passenger airbag remains off 50% of the time when my girlfriend (approx. 100 pounds) sits in it. i tried to follow up with the dealership where i purchased the car and a separate dealer as well. my dealership where i purchased the vehicle told me it was a common problem and that there is no way to leave the airbag on or to adjust the sensitivity. he also stated that other people had similar complaints. i tried bringing it in to another dealership, who told me that at least 2 or 3 people had brought their cars in with the same complaint and nissan could not resolve the problem. the frequency of this problem seems relatively common. how can such a hazardous situation be in compliance with nhtsa standards? even if it is safe for 99% of the population, the lack of control by the nhtsa is severely endangering the lives of the other 1%. i am only one person and hope that the nhtsa helps issue a recall on this problem. i do not want to spend the time and effort to explore media outlets and am really hopeful that this can be addressed. i cannot imagine the lawsuits that would result from an airbag not deploying when i see this complaint all over message boards and on the nhtsa site. please help us protect our loved ones. *tr | |||