Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#10545447September 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS DESPITE NISSAN REPLACING THE SENSORS IN THAT SEAT ON 9-25-2013. PREVIOUSLY THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES DURING THE PERIOD 9-8-2012 TO 9-25-2013. NISSAN UNABLE TO REPLICATE ERROR IN SHOP OR ASCERTAIN CAUSE. ONLY WHEN I PRODUCED VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THE MALFUNCTION DID THEY TAKE ACTION AND REPLACE SEAT SENSORS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10545071September 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE JERKS AT STOPS AND TAKES OFF, RPMS CLIMBED ON THEIR OWN, VEHICLE WON'T START AND WAS TOWED IN, VEHICLE STALL IN MOVING TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, AND FAN BLOWER.
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No
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#10545041September 23, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NISSAN SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL! I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA (LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OLD) AND I WAS AT A DRIVE THRU WAITING FOR MY FOOD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THE CRACK IS VERY LARGE AND IT'S ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD BY THE PASSENGER SEAT. NOTHING EVEN HIT THE WINDSHIELD TO CAUSE IT TO CRACK AND I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED TO CONFIRM THAT. I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD OF A CAR I JUST BOUGHT LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO. I'M ACTUALLY SCARED TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. IF YOU GOOGLE "ALTIMA WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON" YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM ALTIMA OWNERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEAR. HOWEVER, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT IS CAUSING EXTRA STRESS ON THE WINDOW. I'VE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD OR HAVE SEEN ONE CRACK RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME WITHOUT ANYTHING STRIKING IT. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN UPDATED 10/29/13*CN
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0
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0
#10544792September 21, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 2 TO 25 MPH HEAR LOUD HIGH PITCH WHINING SOUND FROM ENGINE. THIS STARTED AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD 51 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL IT IS THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE WHINING NOISE IS VERY DISTURBING AND DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. SUCH NOISE IS NOT NORMAL. NISSAN NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A FIX. JUST PURCHASED FROM DEALER ON 9/13/2013.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10542577September 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED AUTOMATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT FORWARD AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542228September 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,464. .... UPDATED 10-17-13 *BF UPDATED 10/23/2013 *JS
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0
Deaths:
0
#10541818September 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 30 MILES. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,200. UPDATED 9/24/13*CN THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/25/13
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0
Deaths:
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#10541694September 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITIONER AND COASTING FROM 45 MPH TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED HARD ENOUGH TO JOLT THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC AND SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED WHEN INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. AROUND 20000 MILES THE HARD SHIFTING ALSO BEGAN TO OCCUR WHILE THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING. THE OWNER REQUESTED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE INCIDENT WAS OCCURRING, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DECLINED AS THEY WERE BUSY AND TO CALL BACK AFTER THE HOLIDAY. WHEN THE OWNER CALLED BACK AFTER THE HOLIDAY, THE SERVICE PERSON ASKED IF THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE OWNER STATED YES, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS FEELING IS NORMAL IN A CVT TRANSMISSION AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR SHIFTS SO HARD, SOMETIMES THE TIRES SQUEAL. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IN TRAFFIC AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IN ICY OR WET CONDITIONS. TO DATE, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537990August 29, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT SIGNIFIES IF THE AIRBAG IS OFF OR ON IS INCONSISTENT. THE LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO LIGHT FOR A BRIEF 7 SECOND BOOT UP PERIOD THEN EXTINGUISH, REGARDLESS IF THERE IS A PASSENGER OR NOT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A UNDER WEIGHT PASSENGER WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. THE MOST COMMON IRREGULARITY OBSERVED IS FOR THE LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH AS EXPECTED HOWEVER WITH A PASSENGER THAT WEIGHS WELL OVER 100 LBS, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON RANDOMLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT HIGH SPEED AND NOT EXTINGUISH UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN. THE FIRST DOZEN TIMES OR SO, I WOULD ASK THE PASSENGER TO MOVE THEIR WEIGHT OR WIGGLE TO ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE LIGHT GO OUT AND RE-ENGAGE THE AIRBAG BUT THIS WAS TO NO AVAIL. ONCE THE LIGHT TRIPS WHILE THE CAR IS UNDERWAY, IT WILL NOT GO OUT. ON OCCASION THE BEHAVIOR IS THAT THE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER THE BOOT PERIOD AND EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER SITS AND BUCKLES UP, THE LIGHT STAYS LIT. AGAIN, EVERY INDICATION IS THAT THERE IS NO AIRBAG DURING THIS PERIOD. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER ON AUGUST 27TH AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY "CODES" AND ALTHOUGH THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS ENGAGING PROPERLY, THEY COULD NOT DO ANY MORE THEN RESET THE SYSTEM UNTIL NISSAN CORP WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED A TECH TO LOOK INTO THE VEHICLE VIN RECORD AND INVESTIGATE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER (119977748)ON 8/28 VIA PHONE. NISSAN CONTACTED ME ON 8/29 TO ADVISE THAT THE WOULD INVESTIGATE AND CONTACT ME IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AS TO THEIR FINDINGS. I AM ALSO ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY FOLLOW UP LETTER TO THE NISSAN CORP LETTER 13V-069 DATED 2/28 SENT TO THE NHTSA, RECALL MANAGEMENT DIVISION INDICATING THAT NISSAN INTENDED TO HAVE A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TT
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10537490August 27, 2013
ENGINE
I HAD PURCHASED A NEW 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM BOMMARITO NISSAN ON 11/6/2012 MY CAR ONLY HAD 252 MILES ON IT. WHEN I HAD TAKEN THE ACRE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A OIL CHANGE THAT'S WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER PARTS FOR MY CAR FOR THE FUEL RATIO SENSOR AND ECU WITH NEW UPDATES SINCE THIS WAS MADE THE CAR HAS BEING RUNNING HORRIBLE AND WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THE CAR HAS ALL THE UPDATES AND THIS IS HOW IT SUPPOSED TO RUN SO THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN. I DID RESEARCH AND SEE THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS CAR IS CARP AND IF I WANTED A USED CAR I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE WITHOUT ANY POWER BECAUSE THE CAR SEEM TO LOOSE POWER YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF AIR TO GET SPEED AND PUNCH YOUR FOOT INTO THE FLOOR TO GET POWER AND ITS IDLED TO HIGH AS IF IT IS NOT GETIN ANY GAS I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO LOOKED INTO BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM ON HAND AND OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT WANTING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537310August 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SAFETY CONCERN, PROPER OPERATION OF AIR BAGS (SRS LIGHT ON). THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW NISSAN ALTIMA 2013, A MAJOR LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. THIS LIGHT BROUGHT UP CONCERNS. ARE THE AIR BAGS WORKING PROPERLY? WILL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY CORRECTLY UPON IMPACT? ARE THE AIR BAGS WORKING AT ALL? WILL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING? WILL THE AIR BAGS IMPLODE AND AFFECT THE STEERING PROCESS? IS THIS AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRONIC OR ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION? AFTER BUYING A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, SHOULD I EVEN HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE SAFETY CONCERN, THE LIST OF ELECTRONIC, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES CONTINUES FOR THE NEWLY BOUGHT VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUBBLING PAINT AND CONCERNS WITH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED VEHICLE. ALL THIS IS REFLECTED IN EACH OF THE INVOICES SUBMITTED FOR YOUR PERUSAL. IN ADDITION, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUOUSLY HAS A ROUGH IDLE, A ROUGH START AT TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT. HE IS AT A LOSS BECAUSE WHO SHOULD HE TAKE HIS VEHICLE WITH THIS CONCERN? ALL IN ALL, SIR ALL THESE VEHICLE DISCREPANCIES ARE TROUBLING TO HAVE WITH A BRAND NEW NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 AND ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITHIN THE LAST NINE MONTHS. ALSO, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING, THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONCERNS WITH THE ENGINE AND INTERIOR COMPARTMENTS. IN ADDITION, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUOUSLY HAD A ROUGH IDLE, A ROUGH START AT ALL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536698August 22, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ALTHOUGH THE SEAL BELT WAS LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536303August 20, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE ALTIMA. THEREFORE, THE AIR BAG TURNED OFF WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM A 5'7" ADULT FEMALE WEIGHING AROUND 140 LBS. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICES TODAY AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I NOTICED ONLINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA'S, SO WHY NOT THIS ONE? IS THIS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED? I WILL ALSO BE SENDING A COMPLAINT REGARDING OUR 2008 ALTIMA THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED ON THIS 2008 VEHICLE, EITHER. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536046August 19, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THE WINDSHIELDS ON 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA'S ARE DEFECTIVE IN NATURE. THAT IS, DO THESE WINDSHIELDS HAVE A PROPENSITY TO EASILY CRACK POSSIBLY DUE TO WEAKNESS OR DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING? OUR BRAND NEW ALTIMA WHICH HAS LESS THAN 3000 MILES SUFFERED A CRACK WINDSHIELD PASSENGER SIDE. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED SIMILAR INCIDENCES, SEE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/WINDOWS_WINDSHIELD/WINDSHIELD_CRACKED.SHTML THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND COULD BE A RESULT OF A WEAK WINDSHIELD, PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534588August 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HE FOUND IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT THAT DETERMINED WHETHER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT OR A CHILD. THE CONSUMER INSTALLED SPACERS BETWEEN THE PASSENGER SEAT RAILS AND THE SEAT IN ORDER TO RAISE THE SEAT BY ONE INCH. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALTERING THE VEHICLE VOIDED THE WARRANTY COVERING THE FAULTY SENSOR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CHANGES HE MADE RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT STILL BEING MORE FIRMLY ANCHORED TO THE FLOOR PAN OF THE VEHICLE THAN THE POWER SEAT THAT SAT BESIDE IT. AS FAR AS THE SENSOR WAS CONCERNED, IT COULD NOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SEATS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION AND THE ALTERATIONS THAT HE MADE. THE CONSUMER ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF HE RESTORED THE SEAT TO ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION, WOULD IT BE CONSIDERED UN-ALTERED; HE SAID NO. THE VERY FACT THAT HE REMOVED THE SEAT CONSTITUTED ALTERING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535345August 14, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I GOT NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 IN SEP. 2012 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS CAR EVERY MONTH TO DEALERSHIP FOR AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR, WHICH REMAINS LIT EVEN WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED WITH SEAT BELT ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER RANGED FROM 130 TO 180 POUNDS. THE MOST SERIOUS OF THESE INCIDENTS WAS, WHEN I DROVE MY CAR FOR 15 MILES (2 MILES ON CITY STREET AND 13 MILES ON FREEWAY). SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, THEY WOULD RESET SOME SENSORS BUT IT HASN'T MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. I WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE WAY PASSENGER WAS SITTING, SO ONE TIME I ASKED PASSENGER TO JUMP ON THE SEAT, THAT 180LB PASSENGER WAS JUMPING IN THE SEAT BUT THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. I NOTICED THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I HOPE THESE COMPLAINTS WILL EVENTUALLY GET DESIRED RECALL ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534898August 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY ADULT PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534901August 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY ADULT PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533578August 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, HE NOTICED A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS ADVISED BY THE SALESPERSON, THAT HIS WIFE SHOULD JUMP UP AND DOWN ON THE SEAT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 3, 2013, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD A FEW HUNDRED MILES, IT SHOULD BE OK. ON JULY 13, 2013, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONSUMER INFORMED THEM, THE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE PROPER REPAIR BE MADE, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT REMOVING THE SEAT AND CHANGING THE SENSOR COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED AT HIS REQUEST AND UNDER NO CONDITION WOULD THE REPAIR BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534639August 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
I GOT NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 IN DEC 2012 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS CAR EVERY MONTH TO DEALERSHIP FOR AIRBAG OFF INDICATOR, WHICH REMAINS LIT EVEN WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED WITH SEAT BELT ON. THIS WITH HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER RANGED FROM 130 TO 180 POUNDS. THE MOST SERIOUS OF THESE INCIDENTS WAS, WHEN I DROVE MY CAR FOR 15 MILES (2 MILES ON CITY STREET AND 13 MILES ON FREEWAY). SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES, THEY WOULD RESET SOME SENSORS BUT IT HASN'T MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. I WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE WAY PASSENGER WAS SITTING, SO ONE TIME I ASKED PASSENGER TO JUMP ON THE SEAT, THAT 180LB PASSENGER WAS JUMPING IN THE SEAT BUT THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON. I NOTICED THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I HOPE THESE COMPLAINTS WILL EVENTUALLY GET DESIRED ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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