2014 Nissan Rogue Air Bags
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GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT DETECT A PASSENGER WHEN SEATED WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. RED BLINKING AIRBAG LIGHT AND YELLOW AIRBAG LIGHT ARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY RETRIEVED THE COMPUTER CODE B1018 DTC OCCUPANCY SENSOR MALFUNCTION. DEALER STATED THEY WOULD CHARGE THEIR HOURLY RATE TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. NISSAN CORPORATE SAID THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE INVESTIGATIVE HOURLY RATE BECAUSE THE 2014 NISSAN ROGUE SELECT S AWD IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2016 NISSAN PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR RECALL.
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THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SHOWS OFF EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT. THE FLASHING LIGHT ON THE DASH DRIVES ME INSANE, I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER ENTERING MY VIN# I GET RESULTS FOR NO RECALLS FOUND.. COFUSED.. CAR IS NEW TO ME ., THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING. CAR FAX SHOWS RECALLS AGAINST THE VIN . ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO PROCEED IS APPRECIATED.
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REMAINS OFF (SENSOR LIGHT IS ON) WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. THIS BEGINS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN PARK AND CAN REMAIN ON EVEN DRIVING WITH HIGH SPEED (40 OR 50 MPH). THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG WILL TURN ON (SENSOR LIGHT TURNS OFF) AFTER A LENGTH OF TIME. OTHER TIMES, THE CAR WILL NEED TO BE RESTARTED. IT IS MOST REPRODUCIBLE WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY ON AND THEN THE PASSENGER SITS. A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM IS AVAILABLE HERE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JF-EATBAZHK THE OWNER COULD NOT UPLOAD FILE TYPE ON WEBSITE, BUT INCLUDED A LINK HERE INSTEAD. AS NOTED BELOW, THE OWNER FIRST OBSERVED THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER 2014. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2016. THE OWNER HAS REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM AT A DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2017. TO DATE, THE OWNER HAS HAD TO BRING THIS PROBLEM TO NISSAN A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF PROBLEM: THE OWNER HAS BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF GURLEY LEEP NISSAN IN MISHAWAKA, IN ON THE FOLLOWING DATES (DATES CORRESPOND TO THE INVOICE DATE): 12/15/14 ' OWNER OBSERVED PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A CHECK OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. GURLEY LEEP NISSAN PERFORMED ZERO POINT RESENT FUNCTION. 11/14/15 - OWNER OBSERVED PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A CHECK OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. GURLEY LEEP NISSAN MADE NO REPAIRS 7/7/16 - GURLEY LEEP NISSAN COMPLETED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR. 5/15/17 - OWNER OBSERVED PROBLEM AND REQUESTED A CHECK OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. GURLEY LEEP NISSAN PERFORMED ZERO POINT RESENT FUNCTION. 5/30/17 - GURLEY LEEP NISSAN DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPAIRS. 7/7/17 - GURLEY LEEP NISSAN DOES NOT RECOMMEND REPAIRS. 7/8/17 - OWNER REMAINED AT GURLEY LEEP NISSAN UNTIL SHE COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SHE DID THIS WITH TECHNICIAN IN THE CAR.
WE GOT A RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT. I HAVE HAD OUR ROGUE IN THE NISSAN SHOP 2 TIMES DUE TO AIR BAG LIGHT ON (INTERMITTENTLY). EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE COMPUTER BUT THE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON SOMETIMES.THE LAST TIME THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN WE DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE PASSENGER HAS TO WEIGH 120 LBS OR THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON. MY WIFE WEIGHTS 110. THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIMES IF THE PASSENGER IS NOT SEATED PROPERLY, THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON, BUT SUGGESTED I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A 3RD TIME. WE ARE RETIRED AND CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP DRIVING ONE HOUR TO THE DEALER AND NOT GET IT FIXED. *TR
I TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN TO REPAIR THE AIRBAG RECALL AND NOW MY AIRBAG DUMMY LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHETHER OR NOT A PASSENGER IS THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. I BELIEVE THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. I HAVE A SEPARATE INDICATOR LIGHT THAT DOES TURN OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT, BUT THE DUMMY LIGHT STILL STAYS ON. DEALER WILL NOT CONTACT ME AND I AM HAVING DIFFICULTIES GETTING IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE AT NISSAN TO REPAIR. I WOULD RATHER HAVE MY VEHICLE RESTORED AS IT ORIGINALLY WAS AS I HAD MORE CONFIDENCE THE AIRBAGS WERE CONNECTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WORKED THE FIRST TWO TIMES, BUT FAILED THE THIRD TIME WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,400.
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PASSENGER AIR BAG PROBLEM SINCE LAST YEAR WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TASCA DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING AIR BAG OFF, WHEN A PASSENGER OF PROPER WEIGHT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. RETURNED WITH VEHICLE 3/8/16 AT WHICH TIME THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE REMAINED THERE UNTIL 4/15/16. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND NOW THE RECALL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY NOW WITH A RECALL IN EFFECT WHEN THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED BEFORE CAR WAS GIVEN BACK. FAILURE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SHOULD RESULT IN A BUY OUT OF THIS LEMON. VEHICLE RETURNS TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ON 6/28/16
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,800. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROUGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS) UNTIL THE CONTACT PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO CONFIRM THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WHILE SITTING STILL, OUR VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER CAR. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER CAR WAS NOT GOING FAST, THE IMPACT WAS NEAR MIDDLE OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. JUST UNDER $4000 OF DAMAGE WAS DONE. BOTH THE AIR CONDENSER AND THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER AIR BAG WAS INFLATED EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH IN THE FRONT SEAT. OUR SEAT BELTS WERE BEING USED. NEITHER OF US WAS INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT ONTO A ROAD. THE OTHER CAR TURNED INTO OUR LANE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO SENSOR OCCUPANT CONTROLS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON DESPITE ADULT PASSENGER WEIGHING BETWEEN 120-150 LBS IN PASSENGER SEAT. PROBLEM WAS PRESENT SINCE FIRST DAY PURCHASE OF VEHICLE BRAND NEW. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT--THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION. WAS TOLD ON FIRST TRIP BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT TOWARD THE BACK RIGHT CORNER OF THE SEAT (REALLY?!?!?!? RIGHT BEFORE WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT?!?!?). SECOND TRIP TO DEALER WAS TOLD THAT AN EMPTY WATER BOTTLE UNDER THE SEAT WAS THE CAUSE (AGAIN, REALLY!!!!!??????). TOOK SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THE MALFUNCTION AND NISSAN STILL REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, INFORMING THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF, REMAINS LIT EVEN IF AN ADULT OVER 100 LBS IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOVEMENT. THE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED MEANS THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS TURNED OFF. WE BELIEVE A FAULTY SEAT SENSOR OR COMPUTER SYSTEM MAY BE AT FAULT. WE HAVE ONLY JUST NOTICED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE NOT SAYING IT IS A KNOWN FAULT AND BLAMING WEAR AND TEAR--THE JUST TURNED A YEAR OLD, HOWEVER WHEN YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT COMPLAIN OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2014 NISSAN ROGUE FOR THIS ISSUE.
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOESN'T SENSE ADULT PASSENGERS AND THE DEACTIVATED LIGHT IS LIT. NISSAN WON'T DO ANYTHING. I GUESS IT DOESN'T MATTER TO THEM UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF BY SENSOR WHEN WIFE SAT THERE. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES AIRBAG IS OFF DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT WEIGHING 125LB. AFTER TURNING CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES LIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY STAY OFF INDICATING AIRBAG IS NOW ACTIVE.....UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF .
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHTS HAS STAYED ON WITH FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH VEHICLE BOTH STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I HAD TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART TO HAVE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH GO OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK PICTURE THE LAST TIME.
WHENEVER THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER BUCKLES HIS OR HER SEAT BELT EVEN A FEW SECONDS AFTER WE START OUR ROGUE, PUT IT IN GEAR, AND START DRIVING, THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF INDEFINITELY. WE ARE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY BY STOPPING THE CAR, SHUTTING IT OFF, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PASSENGER BUCKLES HIS OR HER SEAT BELT BEFORE THE ENGINE IS RE-STARTED. THIS IS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WE SPOKE TO OUR NISSAN DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS, AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENS, BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. *TR
WE WERE ON I-77 HEADING TO FLORIDA WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT STAYED ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL WE STOPPED TO EAT. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. THEN APPROXIMATELY AND HOUR LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND STAYED ON FOR ROUGHLY 30 MINUTES AND WENT OFF AGAIN. IT DID NOT COME ON AGAIN, BUT WE TOOK THE CAR TO DAYTONA NISSAN AND REPORTED OUR PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT AND THEN TOLD US THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. HE TOLD US THAT MY WIFE DID NOT WEIGH ENOUGH TO TRIP THE SENSOR. HER WEIGHT USUALLY VARIES BETWEEN 116 AND 122 POUNDS. BASED ON HIS STATEMENT, SHE COULD NEVER RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT! THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN THAT WE HAVE NOTICED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU ALWAYS CHECK WHEN RIDING IN THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
PASSENGER AIR BAGS ARE OFF IN SPITE OF PASSENGER BEING PRESENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1500. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINTE WHILE HIS WIFE OCCUPIED THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPDATED 08/13/2014 *JS
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The 2014 Nissan Rogue has 50 Air Bags complaints on file. 7 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.