2009 Nissan Rogue

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. BOUGHT IT USED FROM YEAR, AT ABOUT 55000-60000 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH WITH NO INCIDENT BEFORE. I WENT TO THE DEALER HE FOUND A B1018 CODE AND SAYS MY FRONT SEAT SENSOR IS NO GOOD. NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAT ASSEMBLY, AND WANTS 3000$ FOR THAT. I LOOKED IN THE WEB AND SAW THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE ROGUE. AND THEY HAD SOME RECALLS BECAUSE OF THAT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THEY COULD LOCATE ALL THE BAD SENSORS THE USED SO PROBABLY I GOT A BAD SENSOR TO START WITH. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW WITH THE CAR. ANY SUGGESTIONS? HELP? I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BARE THE COST OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PROPELLER SHAFT TO THE REAR WHEELS AS THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT AND THE PROPELLER SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS UP IN THE AIR ON A HOIST.THE IGNITION WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, FRONT & REAR BOLTS TO PROPELLER SHAFT WERE REMOVED, ONE OF THE TWO BOLTS FOR THE MID-SHIP MOUNT WAS OUT. OUR TECHNICIAN THEN HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A FIRECRACKER GO OFF. WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT THE SIDE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED! WE THEN ACCESSED THE FAULT CODES IN THE SRS SYSTEM AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING. B1211 ROLLOVER DETECTION, B1081 & B1086 PRETENSIONER RT FT & LT FT (OPEN),B1145 & B1150 CURTAIN MODULE (OPEN), B1177 FT RT SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER, & B1018 OCCUPANT SENSOR (UNIT FAIL). WHEN WE CHECKED WITH THE NISSAN DEALER IN KALAMAZOO, THEY SENT US A TSB, DATED 01/27/2014 # NTB08-055C WHICH ADDRESSES PROBLEMS NISSAN IS HAVING WITH ALL VEHICLES!! WE HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OWNERS OF NISSAN'S. WE WERE USING NO POWER TOOLS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I FEEL THAT THESE BAGS ARE DEPLOYING ON PEOPLE AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. WE HAVE SAVED THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, FOR YOUR INSPECTION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM NISSAN OWNERS, ON LINE, THAT THE SIDE AIR CURTAINS HAVE DEPLOYED, AT STOP LIGHTS, WHEN SHUTTING DOORS, DRIVING OUT DRIVEWAYS ETC. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPGRADED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE.

SO SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD DEACTIVATE WHEN SAT IN. AS WAS THIS A VERY INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT DO IT WHEN WE HAD TIME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE CAR NOW HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW WHEN NOBODY IS SITTING IN THE SEAT THE AIR BAG STAYS ON AT ALL TIME, AND WHEN SAT IN IT DEACTIVATES. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AT 29,000 MILES AND THEY SAID DUE TO THE AGE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT CUSHION. THEY SAW I HAD MY IPHONE ON THE SEAT AND SAID THAT IS PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. OK SO A PRESSURE SWITCH IS HURT BY A PHONE? I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2008 UNITS AND WONDER IF THIS SHOULD APPLY TO 2009 AS WELL AS THIS AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING MY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. IT IS NOW MAY 2013 AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN NOW VERIFIED BY THE DEALER AND UNDER 36000 MILE WARRANTY, WHY IS THERE NOT A LONGER WARRANTY ON SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY COMES OFF INDICATING DEACTIVATION WHILE THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED AND WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING. PASSENGERS (ME OR MY WIFE USUALLY) ARE ABOUT 119 POUNDS AND USUALLY SET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT. THE DEACTIVATION LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON THEN OFF WHILE DRIVING OR UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. NISSAN HAS CHANGED THE CAR FRONT SEAT CUSHION ON 24APRIL2010. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS MORE OFTEN THAN BEFORE. I CONTACT NISSAN ([XXX]). NISSAN REP WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALL.[XXX]ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEAL FIRST THEN CALL HIM BACK. I DID AND LEFT MANY MESSAGES. I GOT NO REPLY BACK. I WANT THIS ISSUE FIXED BEFORE WARRANTY IS OVER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ROGUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNED THE PASSENGER THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE SEAT CUSHION REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,448.

I AM 5'1" AND APPROX 105 LBS. WHEN I OR A FRIEND (UNDER 110 LBS) SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE SEAT AND AIRBAG SENSOR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG/MALFUNCTIONING JUST THAT THE SEAT AND SENSORS ARE DESIGNED TO TURN THE AIRBAG OFF IF AN ADULT WEIGHS UNDER 110 LBS. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, IF I OR A FRIEND (WHO ISUNDER 110 LBS) IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WE WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG. I AM FRUSTRATED. WHY WAS I LEASED A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE? I PREVIOUSLY HAD A MURANO AND DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED AT CURRENT MURANOS AND DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT ONLY OCCURS WITH THE ROGUE. *TR