Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10783741October 20, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING SOUTH INTERSTATE 95 PASSING LANE ON CURVE @ EAST LYME CT. CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED RAPIDLY. ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO DEPRESSION. I COULDN'T IMMEDIATELY COAST INTO RIGHT LANE & NO BREAKDOWN LANE ON MY SIDE. CARS BEHIND ME, APPARENTLY BECAUSE THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED, DROVE RIGHT TO MY BUMPER & BEGAN HONKING. WHEN SURPRISINGLY THE ACCELERATOR RESPONDED FROM COMPLETE HALT , RIGHT LANE CLEARED AND I MOVED THROUGH IT IMMEDIATELY ONTO EXIT RAMP. I WAS BAFFLED & CAR WAS RESPONDING SO I ROUNDED INTO EAST LYME STOP & SHOP PARKING LOT WITH BLINKERS ON. AFTER COMPOSING MYSELF, I CONTINUED HOME ON BACK ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO WEEKS LATER LEAVING MY DEVELOPMENT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 30 (SLIGHT UPHILL) AND SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE PRESENT; VEHICLE BEHIND WAS ALERTED BY HAND SIGNALS TO PASS. AFTER ACCELERATOR RECOVERED FUNCTION WITHIN MINUTES (SLOWER THAN PREVIOUS INCIDENT) I CONTACTED NISSAN REPAIR GROSSMAN'S OLD SAYBROOK FROM HOME. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. I SAID IS IT SAFE? THEY SAID I COULD CONTACT AAA. I CALLED A FRIEND WITH A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WHICH INDICATED A "TRANSMISSION MODULE" FAILURE. THEN, AT NISSAN, SHOP FOREMAN CLAIMED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO DASH INDICATOR OR TROUBLE CODE WITH HIS DEVICE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. 1/4 MILE AWAY, THE CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF LARGE INTERSECTION MAKING A TURN BLOCKING EVERYONE. WHEN IT RECOVERED, I RETURNED AND HE AGAIN CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND KEPT ASKING ME WHERE I BOUGHT IT. I TOLD HIM IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, UNTIL A MECHANIC OVERHEARD AND CONVINCED HIM TO ALLOW INVESTIGATION. MECHANIC ACKNOWLEDGED CODE. TEST DRIVE NOTHING HAPPENED. SHOP FOREMAN REFUSED TO NOTE "ACCELERATOR FAILURE" & WROTE POWER FAILURE. THEY RIDICULED WHEN TOLD ONLINE SEARCH "ACCELERATOR FAILURE" GETS HITS. SHOP HAS IT SINCE SEPTEMBER 15TH TO DATE WITHOUT NOTICE? OPTIONS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783783October 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE CAR TO BLANEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ELGIN SC. AFTER LEAVING SCHOOL GOT IN CAR PUSHED BRAKE AND PUSHED START BUTTON AND GOT NOTHING! YELLOW KEY LIGHT WAS ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS $1208!!!! GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SEE THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS NOW! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783788October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO BECOME EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,760.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783798October 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACKUP CAMERA SIGNAL TO SCREEN FAILS AND LOSES PICTURE WHEN BACKING UP. STATIC APPEARS ON SCREEN. OCCURS WITH RANDOM REVERSE MOVEMENT. USUALLY FROM PARKING LOT OR STALL, INDOOR OR OUTDOOR, EVEN OWN PRIVATE DWELLING GARAGE. ATTEMPTED REMEDY BY NISSAN SERVICE WAS TO REPLACE AUDIO COMPONENT BUT STILL RECURS. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES SO FAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783861October 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGED-KEPT ALTIMA HAD NO VISIBLE BODY RUST ANYWHERE UPON INSPECTION LAST NOVEMBER. TODAY I NOTICED RUSTY FLAKES ON THE FLOOR OF MY GARAGE, AND UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE CAR, FOUND THAT ONE HALF OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR PAN WAS CAVING IN. THIS RUST IS NOT NOTICEABLE TO THE CONSUMER UNTIL THE RUST IS ALL THE WAY THRU TO THE EXTERIOR, AT WHICH POINT THE WEIGHT OF THE FOOT BREAKS IT THRU THE UNDERCOATING. THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORPAN WAS ALSO CAVING IN. WHEN I TOOK UP THE RUBBER MATS, FLOORMATS, AND CARPET/PAD, I SAW LARGE HOLES ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES WHICH ONLY AFFECTED ONE HALF OF EACH FLOORPAN. THESE RUSTED HALVES HAVE A TYPE OF HARD "BLACK SHINGLE" STUCK TO THE FLOOR, AND FROM WHAT I OBSERVED ALSO HAVE A SMALL 3"X3" SILVER PAPER COMPLETELY COVERING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DRAIN HOLE. THE UNRUSTED HALVES ARE PAINTED, HAVE NO "SHINGLES" AND NO RUST WHATSOEVER DESPITE BEING BUTTED RIGHT UP TO THE RUSTED HALVES. THESE "SHINGLES" APPEAR TO BE THE PROBLEM, THE RUSTED METAL WAS FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THEM. THIS MUST BE A DESIGN DEFECT OR SOMEONE AT NISSAN DID NOT DO THIER JOB RIGHT (SINCE THE DRAIN HOLES WERE COVERED UP WITH SILVER PAPER). THIS RUST OBVIOUSLY STARTED INVISIBLY FROM INSIDE THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO EASILY PUSH THE RUSTED METAL THRU - I AM GLAD I WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER THIS BEFORE SOMEONE COULD PUT THIER FOOT THRU THE FLOOR OF A MOVING VEHICLE OR FALL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL DUE TO FUMES. THIS WAS FIXED AT AT COST OF $900 TO ME, BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN AND THIS IS A HAZARD. WE ALSO HAVE A 2000 CHEVY, AND A 2005 DODGE, AND NEITHER HAVE SUCH RUST ON/IN THE FLOORPANS, DESPITE BEING PARKED OUTSIDE AND DRIVEN IN THE SAME ELEMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ALTIMA'S FLOORPAN REPAIR AS THE AMOUNT OF RUSTING IS NOT NORMAL FOR THE CARE TAKEN, AND ALSO IS NOT NOTICEABLE NOR PREVENTABLE BY THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783545October 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 9 YEARS AND HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT THE VEHICLE, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT DOWN 1 MONTH AGO. THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING DOWN FOR 4 YRS WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES. I JUST DISCOVERED A WHOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER SIDE GROUND. DUE TO RUST THERE IS A WHOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783624October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR COMES ON SHOWING THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE ADULT IS 200 LBS. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE OCCUPANT SENSOR CLASSIFICATION RESET. IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS AND NO CODES IN THE COMPUTER. IT SEEMS THAT IF THE PASSENGER SITS IN THE CAR, BUCKLES THE SEAT BELT BEFORE THE CAR IS STARTED THEN THE ISSUE HAPPENS LESS OFTEN, AS IF THE CAR ONLY CHECKS IF THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED ON STARTUP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783655October 20, 2015
STEERING
I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STEERING FOR SOME STRANGE REASON Y CAR WOULD NOT START THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGN OF ANYTHING.THIS IS VERY UN-SAFE I WAS STRANDED WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR LATE NIGHT. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY KEY FOB THAT WAS LOW IN BATTERY ,BUT NO LUCK I WAS STUCK FOR HOURS TRYING TO FIGURED WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783683October 20, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT SENSE A PASSENGER THEREFORE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING SYSTEM STAYS OFF. MY WORRY IS, IF IN AN ACCIDENT WILL MY WIFE OF 54 YEARS BE SAVED BY THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO FUTURE NISSAN OF ROSEVILLE, ON 03/24/15, INSPECTED, STATED COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD NO RECALL OR REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ARE KNOWN. THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. WE HAVE HEARD OF THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING WITH OTHERS. MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH OUR SAFETY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783194October 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS - OXYGEN SENSOR - BRAKES AND ROUTER - SEATBELT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783206October 19, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY, STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND REMAINED IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ THE C ONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. UPDATED 04/05/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783315October 19, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THE 2005 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783364October 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD OF THE CAR CAME FLYING UP AND COMPLETELY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FORCE WAS SO GREAT THAT IT DAMAGED THE ROOF LINING INSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS KNOCKED THE SUNGLASSES HOLDER OUT OF PLACE (HANGING BY A WIRE),
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783146October 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
MANIFOLD, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE THE MANIFOLD OR GASKET, IS THERE A RECALL ON THAT PART, VERY UNSAFE CAR FILLS UP WITH THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IT ALSO RUSTING ON THE BACK BY THE WHEEL IT SEEMS TO ME THAT ITS TO EARLY TO BE RUSTING POOR PAINT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783166October 18, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY DASHBOARD HAS STARTED BECOMING GOOEY AND VERY SHINY. IF I TOUCH IT, IT FEELS LIKE I AM TOUCHING AN ADHESIVE USED FOR SOMETHING LIKE A BUMPER STICKER. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THIS IS VERY REFLECTIVE AND PROJECTS A GLARING IMAGE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT HARD TO SEE PARTS OF THE ROAD AHEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783082October 17, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2013 AS A USED 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS PAST JUNE OF 2015, MY MECHANIC NOTICED LARGE RUSTED OUT AREAS BEHIND EACH FRONT TIRE ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT ONE COULD EASILY TAKE CHUNKS OF RUSTED UNDERCARRIAGE OFF. I QUICKLY NOTICED A LARGE HOLE, REALIZING THAT WITHOUT CARPET BENEATH MY FEET I WOULD HAVE HAD MY LEFT FOOD THROUGH TO THE GROUND. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ALL TOO FREQUENT OCCURANCE IN NISSAN ALTIMAS MADE IN 2002-2006, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND/OR PAY FOR DAMAGES. WITH THESE FACTS IN MIND, ONE CAN SEE THAT THIS IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISSUE OF POOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE BY THE OWNER, NOR CAN IT BE BLAMED ON SALT AND CHEMICALS ON THE ROAD IN SNOWY AREAS. THIS ISSUE WAS UNSAFE TO MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. IF THE RUST HAD SPREAD, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO OTHER AREAS OF THE CAR, RISKING PERMANENT DAMAGE, AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AND CAUSING POTENTIAL HARM TO MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF. THE REPAIR FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE DID NOT COME AT A LOW PRICE, AND THE SCENARIO IS ETERNALLY FRUSTRATING. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN ALTIMA AGAIN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO WARN FRIENDS AND FAMILY AGAINST PURCHASING NISSANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782605October 16, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD MELTS AND IT'S AN SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETIMES I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD BECASUE THE MELTED DASHBOARD SHINES ON THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783004October 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783042October 16, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASHBOARD IS STARTING TO MELT BAD. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PROTECH IT WITH SUNSHADES BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO MELT. THIS IS CAUSING GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING OBSTRUCTION FOR MY DRIVING AND BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE. NOT SURE WHY NHSTA IS WAITING FOR SOME ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. I WOULD REQUEST RECALL AND FIX THE DASHBOARD ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782528October 15, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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