Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10788644November 5, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD RESTRICTING MY VISION. THE VISION RESTRICTION CAUSED BY THIS GLARE MAKES DRIVING HAZARDOUS IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED TRADING IN THE VEHICLE FOR THIS SOLE ISSUE. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS OR AT LEAST PAY FOR 50 PERCENT OF THE COSTS. I HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED JOINING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788288November 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS HOLES IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD DUE TO EXTREME RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788370November 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV PURCHASED BRAND NEW, APRIL 2013.. MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT DETECTOR IS CONSTANTLY INTERMITTENTLY LIGHTING UP WHEN MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS 18 SITS IN THE SEAT..SHE WEIGHS ABOUT 115 LBS. TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF, AND THEREFORE HOPE THE AIRBAG WORKS, IF GOD FORBID WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR, HAVE HER GET OUT, THEN GET BACK IN AND THEN START THE CAR AGAIN..THIS USUALLY RESULTS IN THE LIGHT GOING OUT AND THEN WE CAN PROCEED "SAFELY" ON OUR WAY, WITH THE AIRBAG HOPEFULLY OPERATIONAL. THAT'S PRETTY BAD WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE A RITUAL TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT, DON'T YOU THINK?? I DID TAKE IT TO NISSAN WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW, 2 YEARS AGO AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SHE DOESN'T WEIGH ENOUGH FOR THE SENSOR.. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WEIGHS 180 LBS AND THE LIGHT ALSO OCCASIONALLY GOES ON WITH HER IN THE SEAT!! SO, BY NISSAN'S REASONING, THEN 180 LBS ISN'T ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE SENSOR???? SHE LOVES IT BECAUSE IT MAKES HER FEEL THINNER, BUT SERIOUSLY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH EITHER THE AIRBAG OR SENSOR! NOW, I SEE NISSAN HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR 2 YEARS, BUT SOMEHOW, MY CAR IS EXCLUDED WHEN THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH. WHAT IS THE REASONING HERE?? ALSO, I LIVE IN FLORIDA, WHERE THE HUMIDITY IS VERY HIGH AND I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ISSUES WITH THE TAKATA AIRBAGS WHERE THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH, LIKE HERE WHERE I LIVE AND DRIVE. PS,...OTHER THAN THIS, I REALLY DO LOVE THIS CAR..WISH THIS WOULD GET STRAIGHTENED OUT, OR NISSAN MAY HAVE SOME LAWSUITS ON THERE HANDS WITH REGARDS TO THESE AIRBAGS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788362November 4, 2015
STEERING
STRANDED AT NIGHT IN PARKING LOT 10/30 DUE TO CAR NOT STARTING. HAD CAR TOWED TO NISSAN AND REPAIRED 10/31 (STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN MALFUNCTION). COST 800+$. NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH THE WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER STATES: "NISSAN BELIEVES MAJORITY OF ITS OWNERS WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THIS UNIQUE CONDITION" CONTRADICTORY, IF YOU ASK ME. THE NEXT DAY (OCTOBER 31) THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO NISSAN DEALER, WHERE THEY SAID I WAS MISSING A TRANSMISSION FUSE? DID NOT CHARGE ME TO REPLACE SAID MISSING FUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788436November 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WON'T START AT ALL. TRIED TWO DIFFERENT KEY FOBS WITH WORKING BATTERIES, AND ALSO TRIED PLUGGING THEM INTO THE KEY FOB PORT, BUT NO LUCK. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I REALIZED THE "IGNITION STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILURE" IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH 2009-2010 NISSAN VEHICLES. I'M WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK AT THE OFFICE BECAUSE I CAN DRIVE HOME FROM WORK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788473November 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE FRONT SEAT FLOOR RUSTED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787981November 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN NISSAN ALTIMA MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 AND NISSAN HAS FAILED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE CONVENIENTLY OUTSIDE OF NISSAN'S "EXTENDED WARRANTY CLAIM PERIOD" AND AS A RESULT I AM STUCK WITH A $1000 REPAIR THAT I HAVE TAKEN FULL FINANCIAL BURDEN FROM. THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY NISSAN UNDER A RECALL AS THIS IS IN FACT A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE NOBODY SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CAR NOT STARTING ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION AND NEED TO GET TO SAFETY QUICKLY. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND THAT BY NO MEANS EXCUSES IT FROM BEING A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE IT IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY CONCERN. HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/STEERING-WHEEL-LOCKS/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787991November 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM, ABDOMINAL BRUISING, AND VERTEBRAL BODIES CERVICAL FRACTURES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND EYE AND NECK AND BACK INJURIES. BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ACCORDING TO VEHICLE SERVICE RECORDS, THE AIR BAGS WERE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 1/4/2015*JS UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10788017November 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788020November 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD.A TECHNICIAN FOUND EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRONT PIPE LEAKING. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO FOUND OIL COOLER LEAKING AND COVER OF THE ALTERNATOR BROKEN. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS RECALL ON SEVERAL 2008 NISSAN ALTIMAS. MAYBE MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788002November 3, 2015
STEERING
CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START - WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO CALL TO HAVE IT FLAT BEDDED TO A DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WAS PROVIDED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PART SINCE IF A DEFECT, I WAS TWO WEEKS OVERDUE AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788077November 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM BEING STUCK. WENT TO NISSAN USA'S WEBSITE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET. SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN EXTENDED A WARRANTY COVERING THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF THIS HAPPENED TO YOUR VEHICLE. THE CAVEAT, THEY ONLY EXTENDED THIS BY 6 YEARS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK. I CALLED NISSAN, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I MISSED THE COVERAGE BY TWO MONTHS. IF THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS VERY ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL. IT'S A CLEAR PRODUCT DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788084November 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 CAR. MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES. RIGHT NOW, ITS MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR FAILED WHICH HAD CAUSED SAFETY CONCERNS INCLUDING DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS. THE CAR AT TIMES DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ITS HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAVE INFANTS IN MY CAR AND I FEEL IT IS NOT SAFE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR TO HAVE ISSUES. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER MAF SENSOR IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN CARS. TWO DAYS AGO I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788116November 3, 2015
STEERING
I COULDNOT ABLE TO START THE CAR , IT WAS SHOWING THE LOCK LIGHT AND KEY MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYING. IT WOULD BE BASICALLY A STEERING LOCK ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788119November 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE GOING AROUND 55MPH ON THE HWY 55, HOOD JUST POPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, HITTING THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. THIS CAUSED MAJOR BODY DAMAGE TO BOTH FENDERS, HOOD AND ROOF. BEFORE DRIVING THE CAR, I ALWAYS WALK AROUND IT TO CHECK TIRE INFLATED OK, HOOD/TRUNK/DOOR CLOSE/LATCHED. THIS HAPPENED OCT17. WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND ALSO CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE MONDAY OCT 19. CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THIS DAMAGE WOULD BE COVERED BY THEIR HOOD LATCH RECALL THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF. IT'S BEEN 2 WEEK AND STILL WAITING FOR WARRANTY CLAIMS TO APPROVE FIX. HOOD IS VIBRATING WHEN I GO OVER 55MPH AND SO AFRAID THIS NIGHTMARE MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788161November 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. MY CAR HAS ONLY 76K MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS RUST FORMING AT THE FLOORBEDS WHICH IS MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE AND IS CAUSING BRAKES ISSUES. I WAS TOLD NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM FROM A VERY LONGTIME. LAST WEEK, I SPEND $210 TO FIX AIR LEAKS DUE TO FAILED SENSORS. THE PROBLEM IS AFFECTING BRAKES AND SENSORS OF THE CAR WHICH IS MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787628November 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PUSH TO START FEATURE FAILED TO START THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787703November 2, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787785November 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
FROM TIME TO TIME THE WARNING LIGHT THAT STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING COMES ON. WHEN THIS OCCURED THE PASSENGERE WAS AN ADULT AT A WEIGHT GREATER THAN 150 POUNDS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF AND HAVE THE AIR BAG WORK WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN START IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENED TOO ON AN A 2013 MODEL OF THE ALTIMA AS WELL. NO ONE WAS HURT - THE AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN, JUST THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SYSTEM STATED THAT IT WAS NOT WORKING..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787491November 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER A HEAVY RAIN THE REAR FLOORBOARD AND CARPET IS WET PASSENGER SIDE. CAN ALSO HEAR SLOSHING NOISES FROM EITHER THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL OR UNDER THE REAR CARPET. WINDOWS UP TIGHT, DOOR SEALS LOOK GOOD. SEATS ARE NOT WET. JUST FLOOR. NO SUNROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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