Nissan Altima / 1994
1994 Nissan Altima problems
Owners have filed 120 complaints about the 1994 Nissan Altima with NHTSA. Air bags account for 35% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 11.7%.
Complaints120
Crashes37
Fires2
Injuries33
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 35.0% · 42
Electrical system 11.7% · 14
Engine and engine cooling 10.0% · 12
Vehicle speed control 9.2% · 11
Suspension 5.8% · 7
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.3% · 4
Visibility 2.5% · 3
Power train 2.5% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 37 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 33 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Nissan Altima in this data, 1994 sits 26th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 5 in the last three years against 4 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 126,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Ea01-015(pe01-008) while sitting at a intersection waiting for the traffic light vehicle in front made a sudden stop and driver pulled over into to the right of the lane and hit other vehicle. Passenger side airbag deployed intoher face, causing damage to eyes. Also, face was completely numb and noise was broken. Be advised that right eye had to brereplaced. Legal representation has been applied. *Ak. Air bags
Another vehicle ran stop light, hit my wife head on. My wife suffered injuries to her face and mouth when she hit the steering wheel. Police estimate that other vehicle was going over 50 mph, my wife was stopped. Neither driver's or passenger's side airbags deployed. Airbags in the other vehicle deployed (also a Nissan). I wish to formally report the failure of the airbag system in my vehicle. Air bags
While driving on a busy street travelling about 20mph, pulled into the left hand turning lane as proceeding to make the turn, a vehicle in the fast lane hit consumer's vehicle and totalled it. Upon impact, driver's airbag didn't deploy. Airbag deployed later after the crash as driver unbuckled seatbelt, resulted in injury. Contacted dealer and manufacturer. *Ak Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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