2006 Nissan Pathfinder air bags problems
15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 Nissan Pathfinder, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 crashes, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
A few months after I purchased my vehicle in 2007, I was in a car accident. However, my front-air bags did not deploy although the air-bag light came on and is still on till this day. I took the vehicle in to a nissan dealer and they told me that the light is on because the airbag sensor wiring harness was damaged. I asked the service manager if the airbag sensor would come on even thought he air-bags never deployed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan pathfinder. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the air bags deployed without warning or impact. The contact's left arm, hand, and rib area were all injured. Medical attention was needed. The dealer diagnosed that the air bag control module unit was damaged and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not included in a recall. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Nissan Pathfinder
- Drivetrain & axles 415 complaints
- Engine 290 complaints
- Fuel system 238 complaints
- Cooling system 43 complaints
- Steering 41 complaints
- Transmission 37 complaints
- Electrical system 34 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints