Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10806488November 24, 2015
STEERING
CAR WAS PARKED IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT WOULDN'T START, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, AND YOU COULDN'T CHANGED IT TO NEUTRAL TO POSITION IT FOR JUMPER CABLES. FOUND IT IT WAS A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE, WHERE WE TOOK THE CAR APART TO TRY AND FIX IT OURSELVES. ENDED UP TAKING OUT A FUSE TO GET IT WORKING. WHILE THIS ISN'T A DIRECT HAZARD (ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH), THIS HAS HAPPENED TO TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR IT TO NOT BE LOOKED INTO. NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO HELP. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME DESPERATE AND JERRY-RIG THEIR CARS TO AVOID PAYING $800-$1000 FOR REPAIRS. THAT IS THE BIGGER HAZARD. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE UNLICENSED PEOPLE LOOKING AT YOUTUBE FOR WAYS TO "FIX" THEIR OWN CARS, PROBABLY CREATING MORE ISSUES. THEN YOU WILL GET THE ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE NISSAN. PLEASE DON'T LET IT GET TO THAT POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806567November 24, 2015
STEERING
CAR WAS TURNED OFF (STATIONARY) WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE THRU ATM LANE. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM LOCKED AND CAR WOULD NOT START. WHILE I WAITED OVER AN HOUR TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, MANY BANK CUSTOMERS WERE UNABLE TO USE ATM - VERY EMBARRASSING! DEALER SAID WARRANTY EXPIRED 3.5 MONTHS AGO AND COST WILL BE $850! RESEARCH SHOWS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS MECHANISM/MODEL REPORTED TO NISSAN BUT NO RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806604November 24, 2015
STEERING
THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING, SPECIALLY FINDING OUT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THRU THIS TOO AND NISSAN KNOWING IT IS A PROBLEM AND JUST OFFERING A TEMPORARY WARRANTY EXTENSION NOT JUST RECALLING THE PART. THE STEERING LOCK WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED 4 MONTHS AGO AND I FIND IT VERY WEIRD THAT I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER JUST 2 WEEKS AGO FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE KEY, THE LIGHT WITH THE KEY SYMBOL WAS TURNING ON AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST HE NEW BATTERIES IN THE KEY, THEN IT HAPPENED MY CAR WENT DEAD AND WONT START, TOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THE BILL $1,100M COME ON THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. NOW MY CAR IS SITTING IDLE AS I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. NISSAN NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806638November 24, 2015
STEERING
ON NOVEMBER 24 2015 AT 7:35 A.M. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED! IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY OR THE KEY FOB. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY PARKING GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806388November 23, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK COLUMM ACTUAUATOR GOES ABD CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT START AND LEAVING DRIVER AND PASSENGERS STRANDED. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE OR RECALL THE PART. IT IS A DEALER ONLY PART THAT COSTS $1,000+ TO FIX. NISSAN CARES MORE ABOUT QUANTITY THAN QUALITY AT THEIR PLANTS AND FAIL TO QUALITY CONTROL CHECK THEIR VEHICLES. REFERENCE THIS FORUM: HTTP://WWW.ALTIMAFORUMS.NET/STEERING-COLUMN-LOCK-ESCL-T21569P2.HTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806170November 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A USED 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA THE END OF APRIL 2015 FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES. I WAS TOLD THEY DID SUCH A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT THE CAR WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. IN OCTOBER 2015, WITH APPROXIMATELY, 61,000 MILES ON THE NISSAN, IT STARTED RANDOMLY HESITATING. I WOULD PUSH THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE!! I BARELY MADE IT HOME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, $3400 AND THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A CLAIM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER ABOUT 5 OR 6 DAYS, I RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND WAS TOLD NO, THEY WOULD NOT COVER OR HELP PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS, THE REP SAID THEY HAD PROBLEMS ON PREVIOUS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLES BUT NOT ON THE 2014(S). OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS!!! A 2014 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806319November 23, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED WITHOUT WARNING AND IMPACTED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE ROOF AND SUN ROOF, AND THE WINDSHIELD GLASS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V116000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795336November 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR OCCASIONALLY MALFUNCTIONS AND THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS INDEED OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THIS HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE TIME THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED. THIS IS A COMMONLY RECURRING COMPLAINT ON THE NHTSA SITE. NISSAN HAS RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 140 ALTIMAS, BUT MINE WAS NOT IN THIS GROUP AFTER RUNNING MY VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795256November 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MATERIAL ON THE DASH IS MELTING, AND THERE ARE CHUNKS BREAKING OFF, GREATLY AFFECTING THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS ALSO CAUSES A REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS A GLARE IN THE DIRECT LINE OF MY VISION AND WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. I HAVE HEARD OTHER MAKES OF THIS SAME YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND HAD MANUFACTURE RECALL. HOPEFULLY NISSAN WILL FOLLOW SUIT. SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794994November 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS INVOLVED IN A 4 CAR PILE UP ON THE HIGHWAY. MY AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF ON IMPACT AND WAS ABOUT 30-40 SEC. DELAYED. AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN I WAS UNBUCKLING MY SEATBELT AND GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. MOST OF MY INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY THE AIRBAG. CAR WAS TOTALED I'M MAKING THIS REPORT IN CASE SOMEONE PURCHASES CAR AT AUCTION AND ONLY REPLACES DRIVER AIRBAG HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CHECK CURTAIN AIRBAGS FOR DEFECTS AS WELL SO SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T GET HURT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10795029November 20, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OPERATIONAL AFTER MANUALLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM, CRANK CAM POSITION SENSOR, AND CAM POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ; BREAK DOWN HAPPENING DAILY ANDSERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME UP UPDATED 04/24/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794798November 19, 2015
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, ABOUT TO LEAVE FROM PLASMA CENTER. ENTERED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO START UP. WOULD NOT START. LOOKED UP WARNINGS OF KEY SYMBOL AND CAR SYMBOL. REFERENCED TO STEERING LOCK FAILURE. WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET VEHICLE CRANKED. NUMBED VAR BATTERY AND CHANGED BATTERY IN FOB. STILL NOTHING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME. CONTACT END NISSAN WHO STATED WARRANTY IS OUT. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794814November 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITH ADULT PASSENGER IN FRONT RIGHT SEAT "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF " LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN OPERATING WITH NO PASSENGERS LIGHT IS OFF INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS WORKING. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO SCANNED SYSTEM AND COULD OT FIND ANY CODES. AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE I FEEL NISSAN NEEDS TOIMPLEMENT A SERVICE RECALL. AS I AND I AM SURE OTHERS DO NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN. WE WERE OPERATING SAID VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS UNDER 30 MPH WHEN FIRST NOTICED HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT ON HIGHWAYS AT HIGHER SPEEDS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794855November 19, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE PARK GEAR AND HESITATED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794575November 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY PANEL IS MELTING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794636November 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT HAS CRACKED. NISSAN REPLACED IT THE 1ST TIME, I PAID TO REPLACE THE OTHER SIDE THE 2ND TIME AND NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE IT AGAIN DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE CAR. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE MOTOR FALLING OUT. PART SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. DON'T KNOW IF IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR NOT. I WANT NISSAN TO REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE.#
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794759November 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2009. ON 11/18/2015, MY WIFE BECAME STRANDED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. WHEN THE MECHANISM FAILS, IT GENERATES A FAULT IN THE COMPUTER THAT DISABLES THE VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS KNOWN OF THE PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THE FAILED PART IS 48700-JF00A. LET ME STRESS THAT NISSAN HAS KNOWN OF THIS PART DEFECTIVENESS FOR YEARS, BUT HAS NOT BEEN PROACTIVE TO AVOID OWNERS FROM BEING STRANDED. THE VEHICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY STATIONARY WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS REALIZED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794277November 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. THE CAR BUCKED, BUT KEPT GOING. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY A FEW MILES LATER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOW OFF, I ATTEMPTED TO PROCEED AS NORMAL, AND THE CAR LAGGED IN POWER. I ALMOST GOT BROAD SIDED AS THE CAR DIDN'T GO AS NORMAL. I PULLED OUT WITH A RIGHT ON RED. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794339November 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CAR WOULDN'T START, LEFT ME STRANDED I WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME IN THE SNOW WITH MY KIDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794325November 17, 2015
STEERING
NISSAN KNOWN STEERING LOCK FAILURE ISSUES. I WAS STRANDED AT GAS STATION AT 1AM BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AFTER GETTING GAS. NISSAN IS AWARE OF ISSUE, EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF POTENTIAL PROBLEM. NOW IT IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 4 MONTHS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY 1K FOR BEING STRANDED IN DARK AT 1 AM FOR KNOWN FAILURE ISSUE THEY DID NOT NOTIFY ME ABOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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