Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10825755February 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE SLOWING DOWN & APPLIED BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN, THE CAR INSTEAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CROSSING FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AND ULTIMATELY SLAMMING INTO A TREE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10825830February 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,087.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825822February 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG: LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN PERSON IN THE SEAT. NISSAN VOLUNTARY RECALL:PB090/P8242-DEALER WILL CHECK EACH VEHICLE FALLING BETWEEN 07-08 ALTIMA; FAULT IN SEAT CUSHION, DEALER INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE EACH VEHICLE FALLING WITHIN THAT RANGE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE OR CHECK PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825723February 11, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECENTLY BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING. THERE ARE SEVERAL SECTIONS THAT ARE MELTING AND HAVE BECOME STICKY. IT AFFECTS MY VISIBILITY DURING THE DAY TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE GLARE REFLECTED ON THE FRONT WIND SHIELD. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825459February 10, 2016
ENGINE
CAR KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ! ITS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT CAR IN JANUARY 23,2014. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS VERY NEXT DAY OF PURCHASING THE CAR. ITS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES, INCLUDING TODAY/THIS AFTERNOON WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY ON HWY 111 IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. MY CAR LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LOST CONTROL OF GEARS (DRIVE GEARS LOCKED), ATTEMPTED TO START CAR COULD NOT START IGNITION. & I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SAME HAPPENED ON EACH PRIOR OCCASIONS/TIMES. ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL, WOULD NOT START, GEARS/LEVER WOULD GET LOCKED IN PLACE.. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR !! THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP ! I HAVE A SMALL CHILD (7 YEARS OLD) I AM PUTTING MY CHILD'S AND MY LIFE IN DANGER BY DRIVING THIS CAR ANY FURTHER. DEALER INSIST THEY CANNOT FIND DEFECT/PROBLEM. AGAIN, THEY HAVE ALSO CONVINIENTLY NEVER WROTE MY CONCERNS ON ANY THE THEIR WORK TICKETS, WHEN I HAVE PRESENTED CAR FOR REPAIRS. I BOUGHT CAR FROM ROGERS & ROGERS NISSIAN DEALERSHIP IN IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA 92251 PLEASE HELP US BEFORE WE GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT & HURT OR KILL OUR SELFS OR SOMEONE ELSE. !!! BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825477February 10, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
HOLA ME LLAMO[XXX] TENGOI UN NISSAN ALTIMA 2008 CUYO LO COMPLE CON 81 MILLAS E CUAL AH EMPESADO A TENER PLOBLEMA LA PISARRA ESTA DERETIDA COMPLETA RAJADA TIENE OLOR A PLASTICO DERRETIDO CUANDO EN LA TARDE SALGO DEL TRABJO TIEN UN OLOR SUPER FUERTE NO PUEDO ANDARCON MI NINA EN EL AUTO ME DIRIGI ALA NISSAN Y ME TRATARON SUPER MAL QUE PAGAR 4.000 MIL DOLARES CREO QUE NO ES JUSTO CUANDO LA CULPA ES DE ELLOS VI EN TELEMUNDO LO CASOO PERO LA MARCA DE MI CARRO NO ESTA INCLUIDA SO POR FAVOR SI PUDIERAN AYUDARME SE LO AGRADESERIA SE LE PUEDO ENVIARE FOTOS SIN PLOBLEMA ESTOY BASTANTE DIJUSTADO CON EL FABRIVCANTE ALTUALMET ESTOY PAGANDO EL CARRO CON EL BANCO ES ESTRESANTE ANDAR ASI EN LA CALLE EH VISTO BARIOS MODELO 2008 IGUALES CON LA PISARRA DERETIDA HABLE CON LO DUENO Y LE COMENTE QUE YO HABIA IDO AL DILE QUE ERAS PLOBLEMA DE FACTORIA QUE EL DILE ME AVIAN TRATDO SUPER MAL PERO BUENO ESPERO QUEALGUIEN LEA ESTO GRACIAS 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825504February 10, 2016
ENGINE, STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR NISSAN ALTIMA WITH OUR KID WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED TO STUTTER AND THEN IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND HER DID NOT HIT HER. SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. AFTER SHE REACHED HOME, I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY AUTO SHOP WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STIFF AND IT COULD NOT BE TURNED. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULDN'T START. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO START AND DRIVE THE CAR. I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THEN DROVE THE CAR TO THE AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC MENTIONED THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD AND UPON SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND SIMILAR DRIVERS MENTIONED THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. I HAVE ALL THE PAPER WORK FROM THE MECHANIC AS PROOF THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THIS LINK. HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/NISSIAN-CRANKSHAFT-AND-CAMSHAFT-SENSOR-RECALL-492 I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY RECALLS. THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO ADMIT THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WILL ACT ONLY WHEN THERE IS A SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825041February 9, 2016
STEERING
THE CAR WON'T START. CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT IS STEERING COLUMN MODULE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO FIX. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN HOME. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM OUT IN THE DARK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825179February 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK THUS LEAVING MYSELF AND PASSENGERS STRANDED FOR HOURS. THIS IS A LATENT DEFECT IN THE CAR, AND A KNOWN ISSUE, WHICH NISSAN HAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 3 TO 6 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY THE ISSUE ONLY OCCURRED AFTER THE 6 YEARS SO WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH STRANDED DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825206February 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SHUTTERING BEFORE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED IT IS GETTING WORSE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IT WILL JERK AND SHUTTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825249February 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOUD VIBRATING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT 40MPH AND 70MPH. AT LOW RPMS TO CAR ALSO VIBRATES AROUND 25MPH. IT ALSO VIBRATES AT 40MPH AND 70MPH WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824809February 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824867February 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING AN AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824943February 8, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY DASHBOARD HAS BECOME SOFT, MUSHY, HAS MANY CRACKS AND HAS BECOME SHINY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF I AM DRIVING DURING THE DAY AT HIGH SUN, IT IS MOST DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD DUE TO THE GLARE THAT IT MAKES ON MY WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824964February 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A RUSTING FLOORBOARD. THIS IS A NISSAN DEFECT. I LEARNED TODAY FROM THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE CARS OIL CHANGE THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY NISSAN WITH BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER FLOORBOARDS RUSTED AND HAVE HOLE IN THEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN A 10 YEAR OLD MODERN CAR. JUST CAME FROM AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC HAPPENED TO SEE IT. ANY HELP FROM YOU WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE REPAIR RUNS INTO THE THOUSANDS WITH THE CAR NOT EVEN WORTH THAT MUCH ANY MORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824677February 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT AIRBAG OFF. I HAD IT CHECK AND IT WAS RESET IN 4/2014. IT HAS INDICATED IT WAS OFF RANDOM TIMES WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL OF FRONT HOOD LATCH AND HAD THE AIRBAG SENSOR CHECKED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SENSOR AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST $700. FOR PART AND LABOR. I DO NOT FEEL IF A SENSOR IS NOT WORKING THAT IS NOT FROM A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. IT A DEFECTED PART AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE WARRANTY. ESPECIALLY BEING THE CAR IS ONLY A 2013. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GO THROUGH NISSAN. THEY HAVE CONTINUE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. I TRIED EXPLAINING HOW THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT THE CAR AND I'M NOT SO SURE THEY ARE HEARING WHAT I'M TELLING THEM. THEY SAY THE SAME THING AS IF THEY ARE READING A SCRIPT. THERE IS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPLACED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS WHERE I NEED TO GO FROM HERE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824625February 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY DEACTIVATES EVEN WITH A 120 POUND ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. WARNING LIGHT THAT THE AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED COMES ON. ON OTHER RANDOM TRIPS THE AIR BAG APPEARS TO BE ARMED, WITH NO WARNING LIGHT. CAR IS A RENTAL VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824373February 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SEATS
THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE ALL THE TIME EVEN WITH NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS,THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIKE TURN ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY SO DECIDED TO PARK THE CAR TO CHECK THE EMEGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ON, IT TURNED OFF AFTER THE CAR RESTED FOR 2HRS. ALSO WHEN I REVERSE THE CAR THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE THERE IS A SLIGHT DELAY TO ACCELERATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824570February 5, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON, THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL WAS NOTICED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN STARTED AND WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824177February 4, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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