Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10808547December 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IF I'M DRIVING, WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE CAR, I PRESS THE BRAKES THE BRAKES DO NOT ACTIVATE. THE CAR DOES NOT STOP IT KEEP ROLLING ON. I HAVE TO PAT THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR OR PRESS THE BRAKE A SECOND TIME FOR THE BRAKES TO CATCH. IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT SLIPS PASS THE BRAKES! I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR THE LATCH RECALL EVERY SINCE I GOT THE RECALL "FIXED" THE PASS AIR BAG LIGHT POPS ON WHEN NO IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND MY CAR WILL STATE THAT I HAVE 100 MILES (MORE OR LESS) OF FUEL BUT MY FUEL GAGE WILL READ EMPTY AND I WILL NEED GAS AS THE GAUGE STATES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808581December 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION. PARKED VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, CAME OUT AN HOUR LATER AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND A RED VEHICLE LIGHT WITH A KEY SYMBOL INSIDE ARE THE ONLY THINGS ON THE DASH THAT WILL APPEAR. BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND THE PUSH TO START WILL NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808588December 5, 2015
STEERING
"STEER LOCK" MY CAR HAD THE STEER LOCK FAILURE. CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE KEY. CAR WOULD NOT START. NISSAN CREATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ONE SPECIFIC ITEM FOR 6 YEARS UNLIMITED MILEAGE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED 161 DAYS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. NISSAN OR DEALER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808602December 5, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PUSH TO START CARS ARE NOT STARTING. IT MUST BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE REPLACED A FAULTY BREAK SWITCH AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ITELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM. IN BOTH CASES THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND MUST BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN REPAIR THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808490December 4, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V371000 (SUSPENSION), HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,253.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808482December 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TO THE SIDEWALK ON TO THE CURB CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AND THE SEAT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808203December 3, 2015
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S ON APRIL 14, 2009. ON NOVEMBER 30, 2015 I WAS STRANDED AFTER DINING IN AT A RESTAURANT TO FIND THAT MY CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. I READ THE MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONICAL STEERING COLUMN WAS LOCKED AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN PINE BLUFF, AR AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $961.01. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF THEY COULD ASSIST ME WITH THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL 14, 2015. THE WARRANTY WAS ORIGINALLY 3 YRS/36,000 MILES THEN WAS EXTENDED TO 6YRS/UNLIMITED MILES. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON IT. THE ISSUE I HAVE WITH THAT IS, ALTIMA OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN IN FACT NISSAN KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 3 TO 6 YEARS. HOW WOULD AN OWNER KNOW THERE WAS EVER AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK UNTIL THEY'VE EXPERIENCED IT? SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE, NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808227December 3, 2015
STEERING
MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES. ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I BEGAN HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING THE CAR IN MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT, REQUIRING ME TO STEER TO THE RIGHT (APPROXIMATELY TO A 1 O'CLOCK POSITION). I BELIEVED THIS TO BE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE AND HAD A LARGE CHAIN REPAIR SHOP COMPLETE AN ALIGNMENT. THE STEERING ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THEY HAD FIXED THE ISSUES WITH AN ALIGNMENT (I HAVE NOT PAID $250 IN ALIGNMENT CHARGES). AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING IT, THE CAR IS STILL PULLING TO THE LEFT. I HAVE TRIED DRIVING IN ALL LANES OF TRAFFIC AND BEEN SENSITIVE TO THE GRADE OF THE ROAD...HOWEVER, MY CAR WILL PULL TO THE LEFT IN ANY SITUATION. IN MOST CASES, IT TAKES QUITE A BIT OF PRESSURE STEERING TO THE RIGHT, TO KEEP THE CAR DRIVING STRAIGHT-AHEAD. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE THEM THE REPAIR WAS NOT CORRECT, THEY SAID THEY HAD TWO TECHS DRIVE IT AND IT WAS FINE - I WOULD NEED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVE THE CAR WITH THEM TO DIAGNOSE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND ADDITIONAL TIME WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIND A REPAIR FOR MY VEHICLE. I MADE A REPORT WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS. IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN, THESE ARE THE STEPS THAT ARE NEEDED TO GET A SOLUTION TO ANY SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808258December 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS IGNITION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE INTELLIGENT KEY FAILED TO START THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 02/19/16*LJ UPDATED 5/20/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808295December 3, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL. VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. WHEN DEALER IS NOTIFIED, DEALER REFUSES THAT THERE WAS A PAST RECALL ON THIS PART FOR THE 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A 2.5 ENGINE. DEALER WILL NOT HELP. THIS VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL AS STATIONARY . THIS VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT START UP. LOCAL MECHANIC IS QUOTED SAYING " VEHICLE'S ENGINE PARTS ARE THE EXACT ENGINE PARTS FROM WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE. THE PARTS WERE NEVER REPLACED.".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807950December 2, 2015
STEERING
I PARKED MY CAR WENT INTO THE STORE EVERYTHING WORKED JUST FINE BEFORE I GOT OUT, BUT WHEN I CAME OUT MY CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING! I WAS STRANDED, AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I FOUND IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE (WRONG SIDE OF TOWN) IT COULD'VE BEEN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN IT ALREADY WAS! I CALLED THE THIS SIMPLE PART IS $764 PLUS LABOR! AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE THIS PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS IT WAS ON THE 350Z
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807954December 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK SYSTEM DIDN'T ENGAGE ON MY 2009 ALTIMA. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT MINE EXPIRED IN AUGUST OF 2015. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU COULD BE STRANDED AT ANYTIME ANWHERE WITH THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THERE WAS A BAD SNOW STORM IN DENVER ON SUNDAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND IF IT HAD HAPPENED UP IN THE MOUNTAINS CROSS COUNTRY SKIING I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME STATING IT WOULD BE COVERED AND HAD I KNOW I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN BEFORE IT LEFT ME STRANDED WITHOUT A CAR FOR 4 DAYS. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT WORKED ON. THIS ISSUE IS SO BAD THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND WON'T GET IT IN UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER I HAD BROUGHT IT IN TO GET FIXED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING HURT OR WORSE STRANDED AND DIE SOMEWHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808079December 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, STEERING
CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN LATE APRIL 2015. WHEN I OPENED THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I NOTICED THERE WAS RUST IN THE SPOT WELDS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUNK. FRONT BUMPER ALSO STARTED TO POP OUT ON BOTH SIDES AFTER DRIVING IT THE FIRST DAY AND IS RUBBING AND PEELING PAINT FROM FRAME OF VEHICLE. REAR WINDSHIELD WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT WITH A LARGE GAP TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. FRONT FASCIA MISALIGNED FROM FACTORY AND RUST EATING AWAY AT MAIN FRAME OF VEHICLE DESPITE THERE BEING NO SCRATCHES OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. BOTH SIDE SKIRTS MISALIGNED. ALL DOORS SIGNIFICANTLY MISALIGNED FROM FACTORY. POWER STEERING WHINES AND TRANSMISSION GROANS AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. CAR DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT AT SPEEDS 55+ AND WANDERS BETWEEN LANES. IT TAKES MUCH EFFORT TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. TRUNK LID NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. BBB MANDATED NISSAN TO REPURCHASE VEHICLE AND BRAND IT AS A LEMON DUE TO SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS & NON-CONFORMITIES. NISSAN FAILED TO FIX REAR WINDSHIELD AFTER ONE ATTEMPT AND FAILED TO FIX OTHER ISSUES AFTER 3 REPAIR ATTEMPTS. CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 28+ DAYS. NISSAN FAILED TO CALCULATE CORRECT REPURCHASE NUMBERS AND NISSAN STILL REFUSES TO FIX VEHICLE. AFTER MY PROTESTING, NISSAN REPAIRED REAR WINDSHIELD BUT STRUCTURALLY, THE REST OF THE CAR REMAINS A SAFETY ISSUE. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE LAUNCHED. I REQUEST NHSTA TO INSPECT THE QUALITY AND BUILD OF THIS VEHICLE AS IT ENDANGERS MY SAFETY AND THOSE OF OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807652December 1, 2015
ENGINE
CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER DRIVING OVER 20 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TWICE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. CAR SHAKES, SHUDDERS, CUTS OFF. CAR WILL RESTART BUT GAS HAS TO PRESSED EXCESSIVELY HARD FOR ENGINE TO TURN OVER, CAR CONTINUE TO JERK WHILE RESTARTING. LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 30 DAYS! I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN AMERICA WAS CONTACTED FOR DIRECTION, CAR MAY REQUIRE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND/OR NEW TRANSMISSION. WHICH IS SPECULATION! THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THEY ARE NOT 100% THAT THIS SOLUTION WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2013 AND PRIOR YEAR MODELS. I WILL ALSO FILE ANOTHER FORMAL COMPLIANT WITH NISSAN AMERICA. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS IT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING OTHER THAN THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND SHUDDER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE CAR SHUTS OFF! THUS FAR THE CAR CUTS OFF WHEN STATIONARY, IF THE GAS IS PRESSED BEFORE THE CAR CUTS OFF COMPLETELY THE CAR WILL SELF CORRECT AND NOT SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 6 MONTHS ON A CITY STREET, THIS CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 60K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807711December 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AFTER SERVICE, WARRANTEE EXPIRES AND SAME CONDITION REQUIRES $400 SERVICE TO REPLACE AIR/FUEL SENSOR. DURING WARRANTEE IT ONLY REQUIRED REPROGRAMMING THE ECM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807772December 1, 2015
ENGINE
THE PRE-CATALYST ON THE EXHAUST HAS FAILED, AND CAUSED DAMAGE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN VIN #'S BUT MINE IS NOT COMING UP. NHSTA CAMPAIGN 03V084000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807788December 1, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807792December 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA WHERE THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL HAS FAILED. AS A RESULT, IT IS STICKY AND SHINNY, MOSTLY BY THE DASH VENTS. THE SHINNY HAS CREATED A GLARE THAT REFLECTS ONTO THE WINDSHIELD DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING OBSCURING VISIBILITY. THIS REFLECTION HAS A CREATED A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT IMPEDES VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807793December 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK FAILED, AND I COULD NOT START MY CAR. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE TOPEKA NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. IT COST $973.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807841December 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE OCS WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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