Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10852556March 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
DISCOVERED ROTTED FLOOR BOARDS. NISSAN HAS RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND RESEARCHED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852565March 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS ARE HEAVILY ROTTING OUT. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS EVEN MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852588March 30, 2016
STEERING
JUST STOP THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR AND NEVER START AGAIN THE LIGHT WITH THE KEY INSIDE THE CAR IS ON AND OFF I STOP BY THE DEALER CHANGE THE BATTERY ON THE KEY THEY TOLD ME IF DOES NOT WORK THEN IT IS GONE TO BE THE STEERING LOCK A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE NISSAN JUST 850.00 PLUS TAX WAS THE ESTIMATE OF COURSE I HAVE TO TOW 45 MILES TO THE DEALER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852599March 30, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
"TAMARA RECALL" I'M A NURSE AND I WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR WORK UPON ARRIVAL TO MY CAR MY FOB ALLOWED ME TO UNLOCK MY DOOR BUT WHOM I GOT IN AND ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR I NOTICED I COULDN'T PRESS MY BREAKS THEY WERE TIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO LOCKED. I PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENED I LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION CENTER AND ONLY NOTICED A AMBER KEY LIGHT UP AND LOCK LIGHT ON AROUND THE START BUTTON. I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO WORK AND ITS PASS MY CLEAR CALL OUT TIME TO WORK BUT I HAVE TO CALL MY DON CRYING BECAUSE I CAN'T GET TO WORK I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. I'M A NURSE MY PATIENTS DEPEND UPON ME BEING THERE TO HELP THEM A WELL AS MY FELLOW NURSES AND DOCTORS!! I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO REPAIR HE SAID 800 DOLLARS. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER WITH A SON WHO IS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL IT'S HIS SPRING BREAK WEEK, I HAVE PICTURES, CLASS RINGS, ANNOUNCEMENT, CAP AND GOWN, PROM ETC TO PAY FOR BUT I NEED MY CAR TO GET TO WORK!! I DON'T WANT FAVORS, WANT WHAT'S RIGHT!! A 6YR/ UNLIMITED MILEAGE IS A CHEAP WAY OUT. NISSAN KNEW AND KNOWS ABOUT THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT BUT STILL OUT THESE CARS ON THE ROAD NOT REALLY CARING OR CONCERN ABOUT WHAT THE RESULTS COULD BE.. I'VE BEEN A NURSE FOR OVER 10 YRS, SO DOES PEOPLE HAVE BE STRANDED BE IT OLD OR YOUNG WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA, DIABETES OR EVEN SOMEONE WHO REQUIRES USE OF OXYGEN TO BREATHE/LIVE TO DIE AND FAMILY MEMBERS SUE NISSAN BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED? PREVENTION SAVES MORE LIVES AND ITS A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE. THANK GOD FOR ALL THESE PETITIONS PAGES WITH 100S AND 1000 OF SIGNATURES ALONG WITH PEOPLE SHARING THEIR STORIES ABOUT THIS UNFAIR TOO OFF TO PEOPLE!! I EXPECT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852374March 30, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER, AFTER THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT THE DEALER HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REQUIRED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852403March 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. A YELLOW KEY SHOWS UP ON THE DASH BOARD THAT PREVENT IT FROM STARTING. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTED ME FROM GOING TO WORK AND WOULD COST ME OVER A 1000. IMAGINE IF LOCATION MY CAR STOP WAS UNSAFE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS UNSAFE AND NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852407March 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND WAS PREPARED TO LEAVE TOWN TO VISIT MY SISTER. I PACK MY CAR AND GET READY TO LEAVE (MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION IN MY GARAGE ALL NIGHT) I WENT TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING! I ASSUMED THE BATTERY AT FIRST BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. I CALLED NISSAN AND I WAS TOLD MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEVICE NEEDS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TOW MY CAR IN, PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I ASK NISSAN, IF THIS IS SO COMMON THEN HOW WAS I NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS? I LEARN THIS DEVICE WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CAR THEFT AND DESIGNED FOR THE KEY FAB TO UNDO THE LOCK UP. MY CAR WAS NOT IN THREAT OF BEING STOLEN, AND MY KEY FAB WOULD NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO START. I WAS LEFT STRANDED FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING. I START RESEARCHING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS EFFECTED BY THIS FAULTY DEVICE. I CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED OR SET OUT NOTICE TO WARN PEOPLE, OR OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WATCH A VIDEO ON HOW TO TRICK START THE ENGINE. YOU PULL DOWN THE BOTTOM OF STEERING WHEEL AND TAP THE METAL LOCK DEVICE WITH A HAMMER. THIS ALLOWS MY CAR TO START SOME TIMES. I'VE BEEN STRANDED OUT OF TOWN, AT A GROCERY STORE, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE ALL DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE DEVICE. WHAT IF IT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT AND/OR DEATH? I'M SCARED AND UPSET UNTIL NISSAN DOES THE RIGHT THING TO FIX THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852453March 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, HOWEVER THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. ...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852446March 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
LAST YEAR THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 15V-681 WHICH RELATES TO THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS). THIS IS THE CONTROL UNIT THAT TURNS THE AIR BAG PROTECTION ON/OFF BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE PASSENGER... I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. SOME TIME LATER WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MAN ABOUT IT, THEY SAY THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND WANT TO CHARGE ME TO CHECK AND FIX THE OCS. WHICH IS PART OF THE NHTSA RECALL 15V-681 WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? I HAVE TWO KIDS, A 16 AND A 20 YEARS OLD. THE AIR BAG WILL BE TURNED ON OR OFF ON EITHER OF THEM RANDOMLY. IT ALMOST SEEMS THAT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE DAY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CAR IS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER THE PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED AND THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN NORMALLY... AGAIN MY GUESS IS THAT IT SEEMS TO OCCURRED MORE WHEN IT IS COLD BUT IT IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE TAKEN A VIDEO OF THE OCCURRENCE TO SHOW THE DEALER BUT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT IT. I CANT SEND YOU THE VIDEO BECAUSE IT IS TOO BIG (MORE THAN 20MB) AND YOU ONLY ALLOWS A FILE NO BIGGER THAN 5 MB THE ISSUE IS STILL GOING ON BUT SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT THE DATE BEFORE IS ONLY A REFERENCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852494March 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
RUST ON FLOORBOARD REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF FLOORBOARD. MINOR RUST WAS OBSERVED VIA INSPECTION WHEN UNDERNEATH THE CAR; HOWEVER, ONCE THE SEAT WAS REMOVED, THE SHOP INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS MUCH WORSE, BECAUSE THE RUST IS OCCURRING FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS NOT TYPICAL RUST DUE TO SALT, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852512March 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I DROVE MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO WORK AS I NORMALLY DO, PARKED IN THE SAME SPOT I ALWAYS PARK IN. NO PROBLEM AT THAT POINT. AT THE END OF MY WORK DAY I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME AND IT WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED AN ICON SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IT STATED ONE WORD: KEY. I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO BROUGHT OUR SPARE KEY TO SEE IF THAT WOULD START THE VEHICLE: NO. I LEFT THE VEHICLE PARKED AT MY PLACE OF WORK. THE NEXT MORNING I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT I COULD NOT HAVE AN APPT FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS AND THAT THE ISSUE IS KNOWN BUT NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS AT WORK AND NOT STRANDED IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THE FAULTY PART. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING WITH MORE THAN JUST THE VEHICLE I OWN. A QUICK LOOK ON THE INTERNET BROUGHT UP MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE IN DIFFERENT MODELS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL NOT RESULT IN A DEATH BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE FORCING NISSAN ON THE CORRECTION. I REMEMBER THE GM IGNITION RECALL THAT DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL PEOPLE DIED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852533March 30, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES ON MY CAR ARE SQUEAKING VERY LOUDLY. JUST HAD THEM FIXED A WEEK AGO AND THEY ARE WORSE NOW THEN THEY WERE BEFORE. APPLYING THE BRAKE WITH A LITTLE PRESSURE THERE IS NO NOISE ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE THAT I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852541March 30, 2016
STEERING
APPROXIMATELY 2-2.5 WEEKS AGO AN INDICATOR LIGHT WITH A PICTURE OF A KEY AND THE WORD "KEY" APPEARED ON MY DASH. IT STAYED ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THAT MORNING BUT THEN DISAPPEARED. IT DROVE FINE HOWEVER I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TOOK THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. I LOOKED ONLINE AND READ ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN SO I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THE EMPLOYEE/MECHANIC THAT I SPOKE WITH TOLD ME I JUST NEEDED TO CHANGE THE BATTERY IN THE FOB AND GUARANTEED ME THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I MENTIONED THAT I WAS AWARE OF MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKING ON THEM AND HE LAUGHED AND SAID THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM IN MY CASE AND THAT I SIMPLY NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I ASKED IF I SHOULD BRING IT IN JUST TO BE SAFE AND HE SAID NO JUST CHANGE THE BATTERY. I CHANGED THE BATTERY AND IT DROVE FINE HOWEVER WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR THIS MORNING THE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND NOW MY STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP ON ME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN TODAY AND THE GUY I SPOKE WITH CONFIRMED THAT WAS WHAT THAT INDICATOR LIGHT WARNING MEANS. HE SAID NOW THAT IT'S LOCKED I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TOW IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ESCL. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WILL COST ME $1200 TO FIX. I FEEL NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO A RECALL AND REPLACE THESE PARTS SINCE IT IS A FREQUENT AND CONTINUOUS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852165March 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASHBOARD CLUSTER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. LOST SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES ETC. CAR ONLY HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT. I TURNED MY CAR ON AND STARTED DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, ON MY WAY TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO FIX OTHER RECALLS, WHEN IT WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED MY CAR AND STILL NOTHING. HAD TO EXIT CAR TO SEE IF LIGHTS/BLINKERS WERE WORKING AND THEY STILL WERE, BUT NO SIGN FROM INSIDE THAT THEY WERE. DROVE TO DEALER WITHOUT SPEEDOMETER ETC FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. NISSAN NOT EVEN WILLING TO ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ABOUT A $878 REPAIR, WITH CAR JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR MAKE ANY REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY TYPE. I TALKED WITH LAUREN AT 615.725.7907. SHE STATED THAT IF THERE IS A RECALL I CAN SUBMIT RECEIPTS AND THEY MAY REIMBURSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852189March 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED INDEPENDENTLY TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO SAFE MODE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852191March 29, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 1995 NISSAN ALTIMA BURN OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, COMING FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH MY SON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852283March 29, 2016
STEERING
JUST FOUND OUT NISSAN ISSUED A TEMPORARY RECALL FOR AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL FOR THE PUSH START VEHICLES. NISSAN KNEW THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2009-2010 MODELS. WHY WOULD THEY ISSUE A TEMPORARY RECALL BUT NOT INFORM THEIR COSTUMERS. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER AND TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BEFORE THE RECALL EXPIRED AND THEY DIDN'T INFORM ME EITHER. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPEN WHILE PARKED AT MY HOME... BUT WHAT IF THIS HAPPEN IN EITHER BAD WEATHER OR AN ISOLATED LOCATION? THEY ARE SAYING THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT CLEARLY IS. I'M ACTUALLY HERE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND A $1371.44 INVOICE. BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WON'T START NO OTHER WAY, I'M FORCED TO PAY FOR IT. WHAT IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. I'M A SINGLE MILITARY PARENT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSATISFACTORY SERVICE FROM NISSAN. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED INDEFINITELY, NOT TEMPORARY WHEN THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852302March 29, 2016
STEERING
WENT ON A TRIP WITH MY 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS, ON OUR RETURN THE CAR WOULD NOT START. A KEY LIGHT POP ON THE DISPLAY. I THOUGHT MY FOB BATTERY WAS BAD. TRIED WITH MY SECOND KEY. STILL NO STARTING. HAD TO CALL MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE. LEARNED LATER ON THAT ESCL IS THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE BUT NOBODY NOTIFIED ME OF THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851873March 28, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852033March 28, 2016
STEERING
STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT GOT LOCKED IN MIDDLE OF NO WHERE. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL 2009 MODELS. IT COSTS ME $1065 + $87 TOWING CHARGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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