Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11290394December 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO PUSH ACCELERATOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290219December 19, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HANDLES ARE BREAKING FROM THE INSIDE CAUSING AN ISSUE WHERE I CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. DRIVER SIDE AND NOW ONE OF MY BACK DOORS IS DOING SAME THING! I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FOR THIS YEAR OF ALTIMA SEDAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289252December 16, 2019
SUSPENSION
REAR CONTROL ARMS PRONE TO EXTREME CORROSION. TO THE POINT THE ALREADY PAPER THIN METAL IS BREAKING UNDER NORMAL STRESS. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED IN A DRIVEWAY WITH VEHICLE IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289394December 16, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN RECENT WEEKS THE CAR'S HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY WEAK ESPECIALLY WHEN USING LOW BEAMS. IN A DARK AREA I CAN BARELY SEE THE ROAD EVEN A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. WHEN I CHECKED THE LIGHTS, BOTH ARE WORKING, JUST NOT WORKING WELL ENOUGH TO FUNCTION. IT'S BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289158December 15, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF DURING VEHICLE OPERATION IN MOTION RESULTING IN TOEING IN OF TIRE. BOTH JEFF SCHMITT NISSAN OF DAYTON AND NISSAN CORPORATE WERE UNCLEAR ON HOW TO RE-MEDIATE THE ISSUE AND WHAT WOULD BE COVERED FOR THE REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH A CAMPAIGN WAS POSTED ON NISSANASSIST.COM. NISSAN ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE POSSIBLE COSTS TO BE INCURRED (UPWARDS OF $2,000 FOR ESTIMATE), I HAD TO PERSONALLY REPLACE THE CONTROL ARMS (LEFT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE AT ANY MOMENT), AND SWAY BAR LINKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289160December 15, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE SENT VARIOUS EMAILS TO NISSAN REGARDING OUR LIGHTS ABOUT THE UNSAFE LIGHTING DISTANCE THEY GIVE AT NIGHT. WHEN DRIVING IN FOG IT IS MUCH WORSE. I HAVE DONE MANY CHANGES OF BULBS EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS AND INTENSITIES AND NO CHANGE. I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND LET ME WIFE DRIVE THE ALTIMA TOWARDS ME ON A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS INCREASES THE FACT AND RULE OF DRIVING WHICH IS " YOUR EYES CAN ONLY SEE AHEAD WHAT YOUR LIGHTS ONLY COVER" IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SLOWER DUE TO FACT OF HOW MANY DRIVERS DRIVE RIDICULOUSLY FAST AND WITH DIM LIGHTS MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO SEE YOU OR YOU TO SEE THEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION IN THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO GET SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE BUT NISSAN CORPORATION NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THE RECALL TO FIX IT, NOT THE DEALER. THIS IS OUR 4TH NISSAN WE HAVE OWNED AND I HOPE IT ISN'T OUR LAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288833December 13, 2019
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, IT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERTERA NISSAN (888-380-7759, LOCATED AT 569 OXFORD ST S RTE 20, AUBURN, MA 1501) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288913December 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND IT FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288715December 12, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEAD LIGHTS ON MY CAR WHEN ON DIM ARE DANGEROUS. I CAN'T SEE MORE THAN 20-30 FEET AHEAD. I'VE CHANGED THE BULBS WITH NO HELP OR IMPROVEMENT. I'VE INSTALLED NEW HALOGEN BULBS AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL ME MY LIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T DRIVEN M CAR AT NIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL.I CAN'T SAFELY OPERATE MY CAR AT NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. I CAN'T SEE THE CURB THUS I CAN'T SEE PEDESTRIANS UNTIL IT'S ALMOST TOO LATE. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S WITH EVERY ALTIMA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288277December 10, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WAS FOR A PROBLEM WITH MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAD IT REPLACED WITH AN AFTER MARKET THAT WENT OUT 13 MONTHS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287827December 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DIFFICULT SEEING IN THE NIGHT VERY BAD VISIBILITY LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH , I CHANGED THE LIGHTS BUT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT, I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287836December 9, 2019
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FIANCE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A MINOR POTHOLE, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. WHEN THE DRIVER ARRIVED HOME, THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287601December 7, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY AUTO MECHANIC. THE ISSUE WAS A BROKEN REAR RIGHT CONTROL ARM. THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287381December 5, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LO-BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. HAVING OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW, I BEGAN NOTICING DIM HEADLIGHTS AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4-5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AT 60K MILES OR SO. NIGHT DRIVING BECAME HAZARDOUS SO I REPLACED THE BULBS WITH OEM PARTS BUT SAW NO IMPROVEMENT. DRIVING AT NIGHT NOW REQUIRES USE OF HI-BEAMS AS THE ROAD IS BARELY VISIBLE WITH LOW BEAMS + FOG LAMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286795December 4, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BEYOND DIM, I AM ONLY ABLE TO SEE A SHORT DISTANCE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE - UNLESS THE HIGH BEAMS ARE TURNED ON. IT IS WORSE WITH NIGHT DRIVING IN RAIN AND SNOW BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE BEYOND MY FRONT BUMPER. IT MAKES ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I FEAR THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE PEDESTRIANS AND POTENTIALLY HURT OR WORSE KILL SOMEONE BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO SEE WHILE USING MY HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS AN ISSUE ALL THE TIME, WHETHER MOVING OR SITTING STILL, AND IT IS VERY SAD WHEN YOUR TURN SIGNALS ARE BRIGHTER AND SHINE ON STREET SIGNS BUT YOUR HEADLIGHTS DO NOT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE COULD BE CAUSING THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING, BUT FEEL IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE WILL BE NO LIGHT AND I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286824December 4, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRAFF NISSAN OF OKEMOS (1728 W GRAND RIVER AVE, OKEMOS, MI 48864, (517) 679-8900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA19002. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 36460515. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,473.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286714December 3, 2019
SUSPENSION
I DRIVING WITH MY SIN IN THE CAR.WE TURNED THE CORNER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER MY CAR WAS DRIVING WOBBLY! I GOT OUT CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE LOOKED UNDER THE CAR. MY WHOLE REAR WAS RUSTED OUT AND MY TIRE WAS DETECTED FROM THE BAR UNDER THE CAR! IT WAS JUST HANGING (THE LEFT REAR TIRE) IN THE AIR. MY HUSBAND TOOK A PICTURE SENT TO A MECHANIC FRIEND. HE SAID THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DETECTED!! WHEN I CALL A DEALER SHIP NEAR BY HE HAD A CAR AT HIS SHOP WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE NISSAN ALTIMA TOO!! SHE WAS TRYING TO CALL NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HIM THEY WILL CALL HIM BACK. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AS I BEGIN TO RESEARCH. MY SO AND I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR COULD HAVE DIED IF WE WERE GOING FASTER. I CALL NISSAN ABOUT IT AND THEY SEEN TO UNCONCERNED. I TOLD THEM I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A ON GOING PROBLEM THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAS COMPLAINTS ABOUT AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE TOWEL MY CAR THERE AND PAY TO GET IT FIX BUT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY COST. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286716December 3, 2019
SUSPENSION
DRIVER REAR LOWER ARM CONTROL BROKE AT THE CENTER BOLT. CAR SWERVED AND WHEEL WAS UNSTABLE ON THE PA TURNPIKE AT 70 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286761December 3, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND I SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING IT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286277December 2, 2019
SUSPENSION
AFTER A TURN ONTO A MAIN ROAD IN THE TOWN OF HENRIETTA NY THE STABILITY WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY HAD TO BE 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT TO GO STRAIGHT. AFTER GETTING OF THE ROAD IN A SAFE PARKING LOT I NOTICED THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TIPPED TOWARD THE RIGHT AND TIPPED IN ABOUT 15 DEGREES AT THE TOP RIDING VERY HIGH IN THE WHEEL WELL. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I COULD SEE SOME PIECE OF THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION METAL HANGING DOWN. THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH! THE NISSAN DEALER ADVISED BECAUSE OF AGE AND MILEAGE [ABOUT 90,000] THIS WOULD NOT BE A "COVERED" REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I WAS AWARE OF A NISSAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN [NOT A RECALL] TO HAVE THE OWNERS OF SOME 212,000 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA'S BRING THEIR CARS IN FOR REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM [SPRING BUCKETS] REPLACMENT AT NO CHARGE. IT WAS FOUND THAT IN THE 22 STATES THAT USE ROAD SALT THESE PARTS WERE DEVELOPING CRACKS DUE TO RUST AND CRACKING. I WASH MY CAR FREQUENTLY IN THE WINTER INCLUDING UNDERCARRIAGE SO I BELIEVE THIS IS AN INHERENT DESIGN/ENGINEERING DEFECT. IN 2018 NISSAN REDESIGNED THIS PART TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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