Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10821797January 22, 2016
STEERING
TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE TO RUN ERRANDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I NOTICED THE THE KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD WAS ON. (HAD NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE) AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT A STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821573January 21, 2016
SUSPENSION
THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WAS DETECTED DEFINITELY AROUND 1 YEAR OF OWNERSHIP OF MY AT THEN BRAND NEW 2013 ALTIMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED 12/2013, THAT MY REAR SHOCKS WERE LEAKING. HAVE NOT TO THIS DATE GOTTEN THEM FIXED BECAUSE IT COSTS TOO MUCH AND I'M TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN, THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION 2 TIMES. IF SERVICE WAS REALLY DOING THEIR JOB IT WOULD BE NOTED EACH TIME I VISIT. IN ANY CASE, ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH MY SO-CALLED "NEW" VEHICLE. MY POOR PASSENGERS HAVE A VERY ROUGH RIDE AND IS AFFECTING MY BRAKING WHERE IT DELAYS MY STOP. I CONTINUE FIGHTING WITH NISSAN (BOTH DEALER WHERE PURCHASE WAS MADE AND CORP) AND NOTHING. I DIDN'T GET INTO A SALES CONTRACT FOR A NEW VEHICLE WHERE I HAVE TO HAVE MAJOR PARTS REPLACED EVERY 6 MO-1 YEAR. MY PAYMENTS ARE HIGH ENOUGH WITHOUT HAVING THE HEADACHES OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821575January 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
NOT 2 YEARS YET OF OWNERSHIP (MAY 2015) AND MY CAR DECIDES TO NOT ACCELERATE ON ME. I WOULD HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO GET IT TO FINALLY KICK IN AND DRIVE UNTIL I STOPPED AT THE NEXT LIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING LETTING ME KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS. HAD 2 NEAR COLLISIONS WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR TRYING TO GET MY CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. DEALER THOUGHT IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND ALTERNATOR BUT UPON WARRANTY REP DIAGNOSING VEHICLE, IT WAS DECIDED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW ALTERNATOR. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND PASSENGERS NOT TO HAVE A LIGHT GO OFF TO WARN ME OF PROBLEMS AND JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821578January 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAND NEW VEHICLE JUST SHY OF 1 YEAR BOUGHT AND CHECK ENGINE GOES ON TWICE FOR REPROGRAM OF OXYGEN SENSOR, ONCE IN TOWN BEFORE THANKSGIVING WEEK IN NOVEMBER 2014 AND A SECOND TIME WHILE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS. FRUSTRATING THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED AND IT WASN'T DONE THE FIRST TIME. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY JUST CLEARED THE SYSTEM AND THE LIGHT AND IT CAME BACK ON WHILE OUT OF TOWN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821579January 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
MY 2013 NISSAN ULTIMA DRIVING ON THAT HIGHWAY STOP AND WHEN OFF 20 SEC LATER STARTS TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION I ONLY HAVE 61,000 MILES AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE THEY WANT ME TO PAY ALMOST $5000 BUT I DID NOT GET FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821580January 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A COMBINATION OF PROBLEMS. APPROXIMATELY AROUND NOV. 7, 2015 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE AT THE DEALER (ALMOST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST TIME). I HAVE NOT OWNED MY VEHICLE 2 YEARS YET. I THOUGHT THEY HAD TAKEN CARE OF IT WHEN THEY TOLD ME THE LIGHT SHOULDN'T COME BACK ON. THEY SAID THE CODE WAS FOR REPROGRAMMING THE MASS AIR SYSTEM. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME LIGHT CAME ON BUT THIS TIME I LOST ACCELERATION AGAIN WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS ON BEING REAR-ENDED WHILE HAVING MY SON IN THE CAR. I HAD TO GET OFF IMMEDIATELY AND DRIVE DOWN TO THE DEALER WHICH TOOK ME IT SEEMED FOREVER BECAUSE IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS CLOSING. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT IT REQUIRED REPROGRAMMING OF THE MASS AIR SYSTEM. I HAD THEM DO IT BUT IT TOOK THEM 1 DAY TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO ME. ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THIS TIME FINDING THE PROBLEM WASN'T AS EASY. THEY KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE LETTING ME KNOW THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CHAMBER REPLACED. REALLY NOW...CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON A TOTAL OF 2 TIMES IN 1 YEAR + 2 MORE TIME IN ANOTHER YEAR, 1 ALTERNATOR REPLACED IN 1 YEAR , 1 THROTTLE CHAMBER REPLACED IN ALMOST 2 YEARS, LEAKING REAR SHOCKS IN 1 YEAR AND NISSAN DOES NOTHING TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A CONSTANT SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821406January 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AS A APPROACH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EACH TIME I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE IT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE STREET. THIS TOOK PLACE IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT DURING THE BUSIEST TIME OF THE DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821512January 21, 2016
SEAT BELTS
MY AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING. ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL THERE IS A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEAL. THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE THE CAR. I CALLED NISSAN USA AND STARTED A CLAIM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, AND AGAIN THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SERVICE THE CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER EVEN STATED THAT I'M NOT GOING TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, AND WILL RELAY THIS INFORMATION TO NISSAN USA, (I HAVE IT ON RECORDING). WHEN NISSAN USA RECEIVED THE DEALERS "DIAGNOSTIC" REPORT THEY THEN REFUSED TO HONOR THE LIFETIME WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE SEAT BELT MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821161January 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SV AND NOTICED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A SHUDDER AND JUTTERING OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SUGGESTED A LOAD ON THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. IT CREATES A RELATIVELY LOUD SOUND AND A NOT VERY SMOOTH RIDE. YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. AS I BEGAN TO RESEARCH WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CVT TRANSMISSION BY MANY OWNERS. FIXES AND/OR EXPLANATIONS BY THE DEALERS HAVE RANGED FROM COMPLETE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER, VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY AND ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT TO REPROGRAMMING THE TRANSMISSION TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR A CVT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY PUBLISHED RECALL NOTICES OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND FROM MY RESEARCH A GOOD MANY INSTANCES OCCUR AFTER THE 60,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MAY BE FACING A COSTLY REPAIR IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY LIVED THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE ONCE BEFORE WITH A 2005 FORD FIVE HUNDRED WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME CLOSE TO 2,000 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT OUT OF WARRANTY. IN MY VIEW I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MANUFACTURERS ARE HAVING NIGHTMARISH PROBLEMS WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION AND SO THEY ARE TRYING TO BURY THE PROBLEM UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRATION BECAUSE THE COST INCURRED BY THE MANUFACTURERS OF A MANDATED RECALL WOULD COST THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A PERMANENT FIX. I IMPLORE YOU TO BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE VIABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF CVT TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY ACROSS ALL MANUFACTURERS SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BEST BE SERVED BY THE TRUTH, THE INHERENT PROBLEMS AND THE PERMANENT RESOLUTION OF WHAT ALSO CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY MOTORISTS. THANK YOU. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10821162January 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST HAPPENED I WAS PROCEEDING TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION FROM GETTING GAS AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SHUT OFF ON THEM AND SENT ME HOME. THE NEXT TIME I STARTED TO GET READY FOR MY CLASS AND WENT TO CRANK MY CAR, IT CRANK, BUT ONCE I PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT SHUT OFF. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO NISSAN IF VIDALIA AND IT TOOK THEM 3 DAYS TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION! I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THIS CAR A YEAR YET AND ALREADY NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM NISSAN OF SOUTH MORROW AND THEY FAILED TO INFORM ME ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR BUT CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE $3,600 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL ON ALL CVT TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE THIS IS VERY UNSAFE!!! THEY'VE DID NOTHING TO HELP ME WITH MY SITUATION AND I WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM AGAIN!!!!
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821173January 20, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS MELTING STICKY DASHBOARD THAT IS SHINY AND REFLECTS THE SUN AND DISTORTS VISION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DESERVES A SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUES TO REPAIR. CAR OPERATES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. I TRIED TO SELL IT AND WAS TOLD $2000 WOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM THE OFFER DUE TO COST OF REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821247January 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
HAD RANDOM PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAIN ON WHEN PASSENGER WAS SITTING IN SEAT - MET ALL WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED CONTINUALLY BUT WAS PROBLEMATIC ENOUGH TO BRING IN TO DEALER. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BROUGHT IN SEVERAL TIMES, STILL NO FIX. NISSAN RECALLED THIS PROBLEM IN APRIL 2015, HAD FIX DONE TO VEHICLE. WITHIN A WEEK AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES YET TALKING WITH NISSAN THEY BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODES SHOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. NISSAN WILL NOT PUT THIS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V681000 AS IT DOES NOT FIT THEIR CRITERIA. I BELIEVE ANY PASSENGER SITTING IN THAT SEAT IS NOT SAFE. VEHICLE IS RUNNING PASSENGER COMES IN AND SITS IN SEAT, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. PASSENGER IS 160#. IF I TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE AIRBAG LIGHT USUALLY DOES STAY OFF. BUT NOT SURE OF THE SAFETY AT THAT POINT - IS AIRBAG REALLY ON? THIS IS CONTINUAL SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 2013, FIX IN SPRING OF 2015 DID NOT FIX OCS FOR MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820895January 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING, CRACKING AND CRUMBLING. THE MELTING HAS CREATED A SHEEN THAT REFLECTS ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE SEVERELY IMPAIRED. THE DASH IS VERY STICKY TO THE TOUCH. FURTHER, THE MELTING IS CAUSING A TOXIC CHEMICAL ODOR AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLE FUME DEPOSITS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THESE ARE BOTH CLEARLY SAFETY HAZARDS THAT NEED TO BE IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. THE EXTERIOR PAINT IS FAILING AS WELL. IT IS FADING, PEELING AND THE CLEAR COAT HAS DEGRADED ON MUCH OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN CONTINUED DEGRADATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820911January 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRANKSHIFT SENSOR FAILURE CAUSES CAR TO JERK AND THEN SHUT DOWN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AN WARNING. SEVERAL 100S OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND 2006 MODELS HAD RECALLS BUT SPECIAL EDITIONS WERE NOT INCLUDED. IT IS SO UNSAFE AND VARIOUS PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN CLOSE TO HORRIBLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO IT. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820987January 19, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON 12/17/15 ON AN ON RAMP TO A HIGHWAY, THE SECONDARY LATCH (RECALL PREVIOUSLY AT DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED 7/2015) FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP. FILED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN WHO TOLD US TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY VERIFIED THE SECONDARY LATCH WAS NOT WORKING AND GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $3,200 IN DAMAGES. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR NISSAN TO APPROVE THE REPAIR OF THE LATCH AND DAMAGES. THEY NOW ARE TELLING US THAT THEY HAVE TO SEND AN ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND THAT COULD TAKE WEEKS. IN THE MEAN TIME, WE ARE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICHLE WITH CHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821086January 19, 2016
STEERING
YESTERDAY, AFTER DRIVING TO LUNCH, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS PARKED FOR APPS. 1 HOUR. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY SORT OF MALFUNCTION ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT WAS NOT RECOGNIZING MY KEY FOB INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE MANUAL SLOT. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE BREAKS WOULDN'T DEPRESS, NOTHING HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO THE TUNE OF $125. THEN HAD THE DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTICS AT $75. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS WHAT I HAD EXPECTED, THE STEERING LOCK. THIS MUST BE REPLACED AND WILL COST $946. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT BE HELPING OUT IN ANY WAY, DESPITE THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED FLAW. WHEN ASKED WHY I WASN'T CONTACTED BY THEN SOONER, THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUT HAD NO DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF CONTACTING ME. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND THE AG. WILL NEVER PURCHASE FROM NISSAN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820808January 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2013. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 25,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE. CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AN EXIT. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820841January 18, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A BAD RATTLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR ALONG WITH A WHINE NOISE COMING FROM THE SAME AREA. ALSO HAVE A VERY BAD VIBRATION/RATTLE IN THE CAR THAT SEEMS TO BE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AT ACCELERATION FROM A START AND ACCELERATION WHILE SWITCHING LANES ON A CITY STREET. YOU CAN COAST AND PRESS THE GAS AGAIN AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR RATTLES. IT HAS BEEN IN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CAN FEEL IT BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT. ALSO HEADLIGHTS GIVE VERY VERY POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN RAINING AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820692January 17, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE TO MUCH THROBBLE WHIT MY CARR HARD TO START I HAVE MORE ONE MONTHY THE NOT RRUNIG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820605January 16, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR AS I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER I D ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. WHEN I SWITCH TO DIFFERENT GEARS THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. I HAD TO BE TOWED O THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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