Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10819197January 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GAUGES SHUT OFF, FREEZE, AND ADVANCE WHILE IN MOTION, CONFUSING THE DRIVERS. CAUSING UNKNOWN SPEED, GAS, TEMPERATURE, AND OTHERS METERING. THIS IS HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. SOMETIME WORK FINE. MOST OF THE TIME GAGES ARE DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819229January 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT SOMETIMES WILL NOT DETECT AN ADULT OCCUPYING THE SEAT AND DISABLES THE AIR BAG FOR THAT PASSENGER. ADULTS RANGING IN WEIGHTS FROM 115 POUNDS TO 120 POUNDS. IT APPEARS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819135January 9, 2016
STEERING
MY CAR STARTED JUST FINE WHEN LEAVING MY HOUSE, I DROVE IT TO A GAS STATION, PARKED AT THE PUMP, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND FILLED UP MY TANK. UPON RESTARTING MY VEHICLE, THE ENGINE NEVER TURNED OVER, CAR WILL NOT START, OR RECOGNIZE KEY FOB. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE RED CAR ICON WITH A KEY INSIDE OF IT WAS BLINKING "SECURITY DEVICE ICON" AS WELL AS THE ORANGE "NO KEY" WARNING LIT UP ON CONSOLE. EVEN AFTER DEPRESSING MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW MY CAR, AS IT STILL WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819141January 9, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
REAR DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD ACCUMULATING WATER WHEN IT RAINS. NO IDEA WHERE IT COMES FROM. CURRENTLY AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHERE WATER IS COMING FROM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP. IT FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND AT FIRST, I THOUGHT A DOOR HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY CLOSED. I HAVE DRIVEN AND PARKED IT IN THE RAIN SO I DONT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN IT COMES IN, ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT DOES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818853January 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MELTING STICKY DASH CAUSES GLARE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE, GLARE IS WORSE DURING SUMMER FLORIDA WEATHER. DEALER CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT AND OFFERED NO RESOLUTION EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. I TRY TO KEEP MY CAR COVERED OR OUT OF SUN WHEN NOT IN USE, LEFT IT AT THE DEALER FOR UNRELATED SERVICE (3 DAYS). THEY MUST'VE HAD IT SITTING OUT IN THE SUN BECAUSE THE MELTING SPREAD, ALSO LOOKS LIKE THEY ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT BECAUSE THERE WAS WHITE RESIDUE LEFT ON THE DASH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819027January 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL THE LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819098January 8, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WENT TO GET GAS VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. CALLED DEALER AND CONCLUDED ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING CAR NOT TO START. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER SINCE CAR OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD TO PAY $933 TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON AND HAD IT FIXED IN A SHORT TIME. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. HERBA NISSAN OF JOHNSTOWN NY COMPLETED REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818638January 7, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS SMELLING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF EXHAUST IN THE CAR CABIN WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED A RUST HOLE IN MY EXHAUST JUST PAST THE FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, BUT MORE TROUBLING WAS TWO HUGE HOLES IN THE FLOOR BOARDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. EACH RUST HOLE IS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES LONG X 4 INCHES WIDE AND THE PADDING AN CARPET CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN FROM UNDERNEATH. EVEN AFTER EXHAUST IS FIXED I AM STILL AT GREAT RISK OF ROAD DEBRIS AND MOISTURE ENTERING THE CABIN FROM BENEATH THE CAR. THIS CAR IS JUST 10 YEARS OLD AND THE REST OF THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LITTLE TO NO RUST. I LIVE IN A SALT BELT STATE BUT OTHER CARS OF THE SAME AGE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I'VE LEARNED THROUGH MEDIA AND WEB THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 - 2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS. I CONSIDER THESE HOLES TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818676January 7, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, BLACK SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON HAD FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818428January 6, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS, WHEELS
FIRST ISSUE WAS WITH PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. MY WIFE OR OTHER PASSENGER WOULD BE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT AND THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT WOULD NOT WORK AND THEREFORE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED, PUTTING PASSENGER SAFETY AT RISK. SECOND ISSUE. HAD TO REPLACE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR DUE TO LEAKING TIRE PRESSURE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 OUT OF 4 SO FAR IN THE LAST YEAR. CAUSES LOW TIRE PRESSURE AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818452January 6, 2016
STEERING
WHILE AT MY LOCATION, I TURNED MY 2008 ALTIMA OFF. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WOULD NOT RESTART. IT ONLY DISPACED THE KEY SYMBOL. AND HAD THE WORD LOCK ON THE PUSH START PART. I UNDID THE BATTERY AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. STILL NOTHING. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1100 PLUS TOWING EXPENSES. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR SINCE THE END OF 2013. ITS NOW PARKED WHERE I LEFT IT IN MY MOTHER'S YARD DUE TO IT NOT WANTING TO BUDGE OR START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818291January 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS VIOLENTLY SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 91,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818298January 6, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY RUST ISSUES WITH MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. BY FAR THE WORST IS THE RISK OF MY FEET GOING THROUGH THE FLOORMAT DUE TO RUST OF THE FLOORBOARDS. IT IS EXPERIENCED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AS WELL AS A SLIGHT RUST OF THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I FEAR THAT I AM IN HARM AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR TO MAKE SURE I AM SAFE IN MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN USING MY CAR LIGHTLY FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818173January 5, 2016
STEERING
ON JAN 2 2016 I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN MY 2009 ALTIMA FAILED TO TURN BACK ON. MY FOB BATTERY WAS CHANGED AND STILL NO LUCK. I TOWED IT TO DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD MY STEERING LOCK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $1450 AND I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTIES. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING AND TIMING SUCKS AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818201January 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
NISSAN ALTIMA 4D SEDAN 2.5S FELT AND LOOKED GREAT AT 17 ODOMETER READINGS. OVERTIME IT HAS LOST POWER AND HAS MADE ME HAVE A ROUGH TIME ON HIGHWAY THAN USUAL. GOING AT SPEEDS OF 55-75+ ALL SEATS FEEL AS IF THEY'RE GOING TO DETACH FROM THE BOTTOM COMPARTMENT. WHEELS ON THIS SEDAN ARE AT RECOMMENDED PSI 35-40 YET GOING AT 55-75 SPEEDS IT FEELS AS IF I'M RIDING A HORSE WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEASURES ON EACH SIDE. FRONT WINDOW ALONG WITH REAR END WINDOW HAVE BOTH BEEN DISLOCATED FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. MY CAR IS SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN AT 7.2K MILES BRAND NEW. RECENTLY WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP CAR LOAN WAS MADE AND OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I'M NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH THEIR LITTLE GAME. IT'S A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THE BODY ON THIS SEDAN BREAKS APART. I HAVE HAD NO CAR ACCIDENTS, PROBLEMS BEGAN AS FIRST OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED NOV 11 2015. IT'S BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AS IT GOES LEFT OR RIGHT AS WIND HITS FRONT/REAR. HAVE PERSONALLY TRIED FIGURING OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF BLACK GOO REAR AREA BY TIRES, FRONT END, UNDER BACK SEATS, UNDER PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT. AT TIMES I FEEL AS IF THE RIGHT SIDE IS SUSPENDED A BIT MORE THAN THE LEFT, AND VISE VERSA. NOISE LEVEL HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED. SOMETHINGS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THIS VEHICLE NHTSA, I'M ASKING FOR AN INVESTIGATION HELPING ME AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818236January 5, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,487.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818264January 5, 2016
STEERING
I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. LUCKILY IT WAS IN MY PARKING SPOT. IT KEPT SHOWING A YELLOW BOX WITH A KEY INSIDE OF IT. THE PUSH START BUTTON KEPT SHOWING THE WORD LOCK. I THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY COLD OUTSIDE SO I WENT BACK IN THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND TRIED TO START IT BACK UP. IT STILL DIDN'T START UP. I GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ONE OF THE GUYS THERE TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED DO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $950 PLUS TAX. IT IS REALLY UPSETTING THAT NISSAN ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818284January 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS AND JUST OVER 36,000 MILES WE HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION 3-4 TIMES (I'VE LOST COUNT), HAD IT BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKE NOISE (SCREECHING) AT LEAST 4 TIMES, AND JUST THIS WEEK THE BEARINGS IN BOTH REAR WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES SCREECH IS EAR SPLITTING. THEY RECONDITIONED THE SURFACE OF THE ROTORS, RE-SHIMMED THE PADS AND REPLACED THE PADS 9 MONTHS AGO. I WARNED THEM THEN THAT I KNEW THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND THAT I WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULD GET NOISY AGAIN ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THAT THEY SHIMMED THE PADS WHICH MADE IT BETTER TEMPORARILY. I TOLD THEM SHIMS WERE A BAND AID FOR A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT IT WOULDN'T LAST. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP. THE TRANNY HAS THE SHAKES. IT HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THE VOLTAGE VARIATION WAS AFFECTING THE TIMING OF THE TRANNY, AND MOST RECENTLY A VALE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE OSCILLATION PROBLEM IS BETTER FOR NOW BUT MY WIFE HAD IT BUCK AGAIN LAST WEEK JUST NOT AS BAD. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME ON THIS TOO. THEIR COMPETITORS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT I HAVE MORE BEARING ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. TWO OUT OF TWO BEARING SETS FAILING (THE FRONTS BEARINGS ARE DIFFERENT) IS A 100% FAILURE RATE IN LESS THAN 36K. ALL THREE PROBLEMS (BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND BEARINGS) ARE KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS YEAR, GOOGLE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817542January 4, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
NOTE: THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED WITH ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL, GOING STRAIGHT, UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTS TO WANDER AND VEER OFF TO THE OTHER LANE. IT IS MUCH WORSE IF IT IS A WINDY DAY. YOU HAVE TO BE READY IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE A STEERING CORRECTION OR YOU RUN THE RISK OF GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT. ON THE NISSAN FORUM, MANY 2013 ALTIMA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS STEERING AND SUSPENSION DEFECT. NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT AND HAS FIXED IT ON THE 2016 MODELS. WHY HAVEN'T THEY ISSUED A BULLETIN WITH A FIX OR RECALLED THESE YEAR MODEL ALTIMAS THAT ARE AFFECTED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817616January 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V681000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,377.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Nissan Altima