Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#10498497February 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED I WAS AT A RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN STARTED TO MOVE WHEN I FELT A PULL BACK ON THE CAR AND THEN CAR SHOT FORWARD. *TR
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#10498498February 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
STARTED TO DRIVE FROM A PARK POSITION I WAS GOING ALREADY AROUND 15-20 MPH BEFORE TRANSMISSION KICKED INTO GEAR. *TR
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#10498503February 18, 2013
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
2.5SL DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WENT OUT BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER CHECK IT OUT TELLS ME THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE RADIO I SAID FINE CAME IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE LESS THEN A WEEK AND THEY CHANGED THEY MIND IT NEEDS REPROGRAMMING HOW MANY THINGS MUST GO WRONG BEFORE NISSAN CORPORATION TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE DO TO THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY I AM AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR AND THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE IN WHAT THESE BIG CORPORATION DO TO THEIR CUSTOMERS THIS MUST END ONCE AND FOR ALL. LET THE US ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THESE COMPANIES NOW BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. *TR
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#10498425February 17, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE FIRST SIX WEEKS WE HAD THE CAR IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THAN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT OCCASIONALLY WOULD COME ON WITH MY 120 LB WIFE IN THE SEAT. NOW IT WILL COME ON ALL OF THE TIME. IF YOU START THE CAR BEFORE SHE GETS IN THE LIGHT USUALLY STAYS OFF AFTER SHE GETS IN BUT NOT ALWAYS. WITH A 50 LB PERSON IN THE SEAT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, THAT IS WHEN I THINK IT SHOULD COME ON. *TR
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#10497856February 12, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HAVE OWNED THIS 2013 ALTIMA FOR 5 MONTHS AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS CONTINUOUSLY STAY ON "OFF MODE". I AM A FEMALE AND WEIGH 136 POUNDS AND MY HUSBAND RIDES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL AT TIMES AND HE IS 160 POUNDS, SO THERE IS DEFINITELY ENOUGH WEIGHT. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITHIN THE SENSORS. IN MY VEHICLE IT WILL STAY OFF FOR HOURS OR SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE 15-30 MINUTES AND IT WILL TURN ON, BUT IT NEVER STAYS ON.I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AND IT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING TO A PASSENGER IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES IF THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THERE LIFE. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE ITS A SERIOUS MATTER. THERE ARE LIVES AT STAKE HERE.. *TR
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0
#10497678February 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
FEW DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (09/23/12) THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISENGAGED WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. TONIGHT (2/10/13) THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ONCE AGAIN INDICATED NO PASSENGER WHEN MY 120 LB WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I TRIED IT WITH MYSELF (155LB) AND AGAIN IT OCCURRED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
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#10497601February 9, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEATS, SEAT BELTS
THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (1/23/13) THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISENGAGED WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP (ROSENTHAL NISSAN OF TYSONS) TOOK THE CAR IN BACK AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. THE PROBLEM APPARENTLY WENT AWAY. TONIGHT (2/9/13) THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR ONCE AGAIN INDICATED NO PASSENGER WHEN MY 110 LB WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. I TRIED IT WITH MYSELF (175LB) AND AGAIN IT OCCURRED. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
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#10496941February 8, 2013
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
WAS DRIVING 45 MPH TO TAKE CHILD TO SCHOOL. WHILE AT LIGHT MADE SURE NO PARKING BRAKE ON. THEN PUT CAR IN PARK TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND ON TWICE AS BRAKING LIGHT STILL ON. KEPT VEHICLE OFF FOR APPROXIMALLY 1 MINUTE AND TURNED BACK ON. THE FOLLOWING DAY TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WHICH THEY STATED BREAK FLUID NOT TOPPED OFF. SO ON 2/8/2013 DRIVING WITH 8 YR.OLD DAUGHTER SITTING IN FRONT SET. AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON THE SHOWING AIRBAG OFF BUT THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF. PULLED OVER HAD MY DAUGHTER STAND UP, REMOVE BOOSTER SEAT AND THEN PUT BACK DOWN. AIRBAG LIGHT STILL REMAINED OFF. TURNED VEHICLE OFF 3 TIMES BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. MY HUSBAND CALLED DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS AND ADVISE TAKING IN FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEMS AFTER JUST PURCHASING VEHICLE ON 2/4/2013. ON THE WAY HOME BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10496778February 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WELL I BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW AND THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I GO THE CAR THE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME WHEN ITS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID THE LIGHT WILL COME ON. WELL ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. TWO WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I LOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO ABOUT A WEEK AGO THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN. I AM STARTING TO FEEL AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I THINK IT WONT STOP THIS IS A NEW CAR I SHOULD NOT HAVE BRAKE ISSUE THIS EARLY. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496526February 5, 2013
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
I AM WRITING TO YOU IN THE HOPE THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO MY COMPLAINT AND SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP OF THE NEW 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT TO DATE. THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE NEWLY DESIGNED 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WHEN DRIVEN HAS A CONSTANT, ANNOYING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE MORSE CODE. THIS NOISE PROBLEM HAS APPARENTLY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NISSAN AS COMING FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO OTHER OWNER?S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NOISE. NISSAN CLAIMS THIS IS A ?NORMAL NOISE? AND BOTH THE DEALER AND THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER ARE AWARE OF THE MULTIPLE OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS NOISE, YET WILL OFFER NO CORRECTIVE SERVICE TO ELIMINATE THIS DISTURBING NOISE EMANATING FROM AN APPARENT DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING PUMP. 2013 ALTIMA DRIVERS NEED TO BE WARNED OF THE POSSIBLE DEFECT OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND TO BE ALERT AND REPORT ANY PROBLEMS IN STEERING WHILE DRIVING. AS AN OWNER OF A 2013 ALTIMA, I AM EXTREMELY DISTURBED ABOUT THE DEALER?S AND NISSAN?S RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PUMP THAT IT IS JUST NORMAL NOISE. I HAVE OWNED 7 NEW CARS OVER MY LIFETIME, THE LAST 2 BEING 2009 ALTIMAS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP. MY CAR AND WORK EXPERIENCE IS THAT UNUSUAL NOISE FROM A PUMP MEANS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PUMP; AND USUALLY THE PUMP HAS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE ITS TRAGIC FAILURE. NISSAN'S NON-RESPONSE TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS POWER STEERING PUMP IN THE 2013 ALTIMA IS UNCONSCIONABLE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONDONED AS AN ACCEPTABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THIS ISSUE BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS DEFECTIVE OR NOT - BEFORE THERE ARE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE PUMP FAILURE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10496365February 4, 2013
STEERING
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OVER 65MPH VEHICLE WANDERS. WANDERING CREATES THE NEED FOR CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING ACTION. STEERING IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. ANY WIND OR PASSING VEHICLE EXACERBATES PROBLEM. VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAD ME TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. I DID SO TODAY(FREEDOM NISSAN IN BURLINGTON, VT). VEHICLE HAS 5225 MILES TO DATE. SERVICE DIRECTOR [XXX] CONFIRMED THAT HE FELT THE SAME PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED OK. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE. ON DEPARTURE, SERVICE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS MECHANICALLY CORRECT. THAT THE WANDERING IS NORMAL. ON THE DRIVE HOME, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE FROM PRIOR TO MY VISIT TO THE DEALER. NO NOTABLE DIFFERENCE FROM ALIGNMENT. I JOKED THAT I SHOULD BUY A FEW HUNDRED POUNDS OF SAND. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNPLEASANT TO DRIVE, AND THE WANDERING AND STEERING SENSITIVITY ARE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE LEFT A MESSAGE FOR MY CASE MANAGER AT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10496149February 2, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S IN JULY OF 2012 WITH 349 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR AND HAVE YET TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME THEY ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I GOT IN MY CAR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE BUTTON TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR HESITATED, IT WAS ALMOST LIKE THE STARTER HAD HUNG UP. I WASN'T TOO WORRIED AT FIRST AND FIGURE IT WAS JUST A ONE TIME FLUKE, BUT IT WASN'T. NEARLY FIVE DAYS LATER IT OCCURRED AGAIN AND ATLEAST ONE OR TWICE A WEEK THERE AFTER. AFTER 4 WEEKS AND IT HAVING DONE IT ABOUT 4 TIMES BY THEN I MADE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT SERVICE AND A FEW DAYS LATER I NOTICED 2 NEW NOISE PROBLEMS. I WAS DRIVING WITH WINDOW DOWN ONE DAY AND HEARD A LOUD CHIMING OR JINGLING NOISE COMING FROM WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE.IT PRETTY MUCH SOUNDED TO BE A LOOSE NUT OR SCREW JINGLING AROUND SOMEWHERE. THEN A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT'S WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING. AND IT WAS TERRIBLE AND VERY LOUD, LIKE NAILS ON CHALKBOARD AND VERY EMBARRASSING. SO WHEN I BRING IT TO BE SERVICED THEY TELL ME THAT THE ISSUE I HAD WHEN STARTED COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND THAT THE BRAKES WHERE CLEANED AND THE ROTORS WHERE SHAVED DOWN AND ALSO THAT THEY PUT NO SQUEAL ON. AND FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE JINGLING NOISE WAS THAT A SCREW WAS LOOSE AND RATTLING AROUND ON THE ENGINE COVER. BUT WHEN I DROVE THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING AGAIN SO ONCE MORE 2 WEEKS LATER I RETURN IT AGAIN.AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE TO SHAVE THE REAR ROTORS THIS TIME. WHEN I LEAVE THIS TIME THE SQUEALING DOES NOT RETURN FOR 2 WEEKS. SO ONCE MORE I RETURN IT THIS TIME THEY TELL ME THAT DIRT IS CAKED UNDER MY BRAKE PADS AND ALL I CAN DO IS PRETTY MUCH PRESSURE WASH THEM EVERY DAY. THAT'S NOT QUALITY! *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496153February 2, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 MONTHS AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THAT NISSAN CANNOT RESOLVE. ON TOP OF ALL OF THE RECALLS, BRAKE AND STARTING ISSUES IT NOW STARTING TO FALL APART. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM DRIVING 60-75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE NOISE I HAVE BEEN HEARING SOUNDS LIKE SMALL ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND AT OTHER TIMES I HEAR A CRACKING NOISE. SO HERE RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH AND HEAR SOMETHING FLAPPING ON THE WINDSHIELD AND NOTICE THAT IT IS THE RUBBER SEAL THAT GOES AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. SO I PULL OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND REATTACH THE SEAL. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD AND NOTHING SHOULD BE COMING OFF LIKE THAT. ALSO MY CAR HAS BLACK INTERIOR AND IT TENDS I BE MUCH HOTTER ON INSIDE ESPECIALLY IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. ONE DAY I LEFT MY CAR PARKED IN THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND GOT IT AND THE INTERIOR WAS PRETTY WARM AND I WAS GOING TO PLUG MY PHONE IN AND THE A/C OUTLET INSIDE THE CUBBY UNDER THE RADIO AND AS SOON AS I TRIED TO LIFT THE OUTLET COVER IT CRACKED AND BROKE OFF. I TRADED IN MY 2010 ALTIMA FOR THE 2013 BECAUSE I LOVED MY PREVIOUS ALTIMA AND I HAD 60K ON IT AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING QUALITY AND RELIABILITY WHEN I PURCHASED A NISSAN, BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY FIVE MONTHS AND HAVING MECHANICAL, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ISSUES. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I OWN, I WILL BE GETTING A CAMRY NEXT TIME I PURCHASE A CAR. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496008January 31, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON MEANING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVATING NO MATTER WHO IS SITTING ON THE SEAT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONE WEEK AFTER WE PURCHASED IT AND THEY "SUPPOSEDLY" RESET THE SENSOR. WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED IMMEDIATELY. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND A NISSAN ENGINEER WAS THERE THAT DAY AND HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. A PERSON'S LIFE COULD BE LOST BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NISSAN SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS AND RECALL THE CARS BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS TO ANY OF US WHO PURCHASED THIS CAR. WE CAN'T BELIEVE THAT KNOWING THAT THERE IS THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM, THEY WILL NOT EVEN TRY TO FIX IT. IT SHOWS LACK OF CONCERN AND RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. WE ARE GOING TO USE THE "LEMON LAW" AND RETURN THE CAR SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. SAFECAR.GOV AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. BACK IN 2009 NISSAN RECALLED SEVERAL OF THEIR CARS (INCLUDING THE ALTIMA) FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT RIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495070January 29, 2013
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALL OF A WEEK. THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS. THE FIRST IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS "OFF" WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEATS. SHE IS AN ADULT, HEIGHT ABOUT 5' 2" AND WEIGHS APPROX. 120 LBS. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. CALLS TO NISSAN ARE A WASTE OF TIME AT THIS POINT AS I'M TOLD NOTHING ABOUT HOW THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, AT ABOUT 1200-1500 RPM THERE IS A VIBRATION AND ITS VERY NOISY. IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO DIE OUT. THE OTHER ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH THE CAR OF WHICH THERE ARE A FEW ARE NOT NECESSARILY SAFETY RELATED SO I WONT POST THEM HERE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE ARE BETTER AND SAFER CHOICES OUT THERE. CHOOSE WISELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495167January 29, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED BRAND NEW WITH 2 MILES. AT 4500 MILES, HEAT GAUGE INDICATED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE TEMPERATURE. DROVE 2 MILES TO A SERVICE STATION, AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD, ANTI-FREEZE WAS SPRAYED EVERYWHERE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER INSPECTED, AND SAID THE RADIATOR HAD LEAKED, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER PERFORMED PRESSURE TESTS, AND SAID THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495002January 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. INFORMED BY SERVICE PERSON THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, HOWEVER AN UPDATE IS BEING MADE FOR ALL VEHICLES AND I WILL RECEIVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL TO BRING IN. AS OF TODAY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494857January 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PURCHASED A NISSAN 2013 IN JULY OF 2012 IN 8/2012 THE CAR HAD TO HAVE A TOTAL BRAKE JOB ON THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT 1300 MILES. NISSAN HAS YET TO TELL ME WHY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH BAD BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IF THERE IS AN UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT CREATED THE ISSUE AT 1300MILES. FAULTY POWERSTEERING PUMP CAUSES THE CAR TO GROWL AND MAKE A WINDING NOISE. YOU CAN HEAR THE FUEL IN THE TANK SLOSHING AROUND IN THE TANK OF THE CAR. THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494561January 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
WITH A 140 LB ADULT SITTING UPRIGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. IT EVEN FAILS SOMETIMES WITH AN ADULT WEIGHING 155 LBS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO SYSTEM ERRORS ARE DETECTED. THE TRIED A 120LB ADULT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON ALSO. THEY SAID THAT TO REPAIR NISSAN HAS TO ADVISE THEM WHAT THE ISSUE IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493829January 22, 2013
AIR BAGS
WITH A FULL-SIZE ADULT SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED (WHICH INDICATES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT ENGAGED). THIS HAPPENED EVERY SINGLE TIME I'VE OPERATED MY VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON DECEMBER 28TH, NO MATTER THE SIZE OF THE ADULT SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT - ANYWHERE FROM 130 LB. INDIVIDUAL TO 220 LB. INDIVIDUAL. FOR REFERENCE, MY FRIEND HAS A ROGUE AND THE AIRBAG ENGAGES (I.E. LIGHT GOES OFF) WITH JUST HER HANDBAG IN THE SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SINCE THE CAR IS FULLY COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY ORDERED A NEW SENSOR FROM NISSAN AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH THE NEW SENSOR. THEY HAVE HAD MY BRAND NEW VEHICLE (500 MILES) FOR 6 DAYS. I READ ON-LINE BOARDS THAT INDICATE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS (HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2013-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/331394-PASSENGER-AIRBAG-LIGHT.HTML) AND AM VERY CONCERNED I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I MAY BE RETURNING IT UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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