Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10761616September 4, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE LONGER TO START THAN USUAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761506September 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN SEPT 2014, I HAVE HAD RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. WHEN MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS 5'9" AND WEIGHS 150 LBS IS IN THE SEAT THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE. SHE IS NOT FIDGETING IN HER SEAT. SHE IS SITTING EVENLY IN THE SEAT AND NOT MOVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE READ THE ERROR MESSAGES AND REPROGRAMMED IT. THE ISSUE CONTINUED, THE THIRD TIME IT WAS IN, THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. I WAS THEN DIRECTED BY THE DEALER TO FILE A CLAIM WITH NISSAN. I DID SO AND THEY DISPATCHED A DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO EVALUATE THE CAR. HE CLAIMED THAT HE COULD NOT RECREATE THE ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT NISSAN COULD DO. HIS REPORT INDICATED THAT THE "SYSTEM IS WORKING AS DESIGNED". I RECEIVED A COPY OF A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN DATED AUGUST 29, 2014 WHICH STATES THAT OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) RESPONDS TO DIFFERENT SEATING POSTURE AND MAY BE OPERATING NORMALLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT IF IT HAPPENS TO HAVE THE PASSENGER GET OUT AND GET BACK IN TO RESET THE SYSTEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR WHERE THE PASSENGER HAD TO SIT A CERTAIN WAY OR GET OUT OF THE CAR TO MAKE THE AIR BAGS WORK PROPERLY!! I REQUESTED TO HAVE MY CASE ESCALATED TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT A NEXT LEVEL. THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IS OF EXTREME IMPORTANCE TO ME AND I HAVE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE SYSTEM WILL WORK IF TESTED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONLY WAY TO TEST IT WOULD BE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE!! I HAVE REQUESTED A BUY BACK FROM NISSAN AND AM AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761215September 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A STATE INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE LARGE HOLES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MA 10/22/2015
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761284September 3, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ACCELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. THE OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761397September 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED MY CAR BACKED OUT THE DRIVEWAY AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. IT WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 8/27/2015 AT 13:00. THE DEALER CALLED ME AT 10:00 AM ON 8/28/2015 TO INFORM ME THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE HOSE HAD "BROKE, FELL OFF OR RUSTED OFF" ITS A 2014. ITS A YEAR OLD. THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN TO ME. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED UNTIL MONDAY 8/31/2015 14:09. PARTS BILLED WAS 46206-2J00A SPRING LOCK BRACKET, 46211-3TA0A BRAKE HOSE REAR, 46237-A4600 GASKET-BRAKE HO, AND 99MP-A4100P BRAKE FLUID. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED AND I PAID FOR IT AND OF COURSE FOR 3 DAYS OF A RENTAL CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760904September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON AUGUST 28, 2015, THE PERSON HAD RAN A RED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED ME TO T-BONE HIS CAR IN THE REAR. THEREFORE IT WAS A HARD IMPACT COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR OUR OWN SAFETY. ...UPDATED 09/28/15 *BF .......UPDATED 12/10/15 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10760966September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE SEATS HAD BEEN REMOVED IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY IN THE CAR WHEN THE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL AIR BAGS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS SITTING STATIONARY AND WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760973September 2, 2015
STEERING
I WENT TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING WAS WORKING AND A RED KEY SIGN SHOWED UP IN THE DASH. I TRIED CHANGING THE BATTERIES IN THE KEYFOB (WHICH HAD ALREADY UNLOCKED THE CAR BEFORE REPLACING THE BATTERY) AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I GOOGLED THIS AND IT IS APPARENTLY A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2009 NISSAN ALTIMAS AND YET NISSAN HAD STOPPED THE WARRANTY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THEY NO LONGER FIX A KNOWN ISSUE OR HAVE FOUND A WAY SO THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN O TO CUSTOMERS WHO STILL HAVE 2009 ALTIMAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760976September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE RUSTING OUT. INITIAL HOLES WERE NOTICED YEARS AGO. HOLES HAVE BECOME MUCH LARGER. I CAN LITERALLY TOUCH CARPET FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760988September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, KELLY NISSAN OF STONEHAM MA, INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD DUE TO RUST. THE RUST SEEMS LOCALIZED TO AN AREA ABOUT 1 FOOT X 1 FOOT ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I BELIEVE THIS RUSTING IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF THE RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761007September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A RUSTED HOLE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLOOR PAN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761019September 2, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761029September 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING UP A RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND JERK. THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 35 TO 4,000. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761048September 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEVERE RUST ON FLOOR BOARDS OF 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. HOLE APPROXIMATELY 6" DIAMETER HAS RUSTED THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS, LEAVING THE CARPET WET AFTER DRIVING THROUGH RAIN. NOTICED DE, 2014 ALSO, ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED THROUGH, OIL LEAKING THROUGH THE PAN. NO, NOT THROUGH THE GASKET OR THE SEAL, THROUGH A PERFORATION IN THE OIL PAN. NOTICED AT 80KMILES, AUG, 2015
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761051September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761112September 2, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING, SUSPENSION
ON THE ABOVE DATE, MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH AFTER THOROUGH ASSESSMENT BY THE BODY SHOP AND BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S FIELD ADJUSTERS, WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. MY VEHICLE'S STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE FRONT WHEELS BECOMING SEEMINGLY LOCKED AND STEERING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WAS IMPOSSIBLE. STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AS WELL. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. EVERYTHING HAPPENED SO FAST. THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERTURN OR "FLIP". THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UPSIDE DOWN WHEN PASSERSBY AND LAW OFFICIAL ARRIVED.THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF WE'D RECEIVED PRIOR NOTIFICATION. WE KNOW THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR,MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE AND THOSE SIMILAR, HOWEVER WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY ANYONE OF SAID RECALLS.THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL, THAT'S HOW BAD IT WAS.BY THE GRACE OF GOD IT WASN'T.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760642September 1, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
EXTREME RUST ON THE FLOOR PANEL. FLOOR PANEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760717September 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN ALTIMA DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND NOW IT BECAME STICKY AND SHINY.WHILE DRIVING IN DIRECT SUN IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND HARD TO SEE THE ROAD CONDITION.IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR A DRIVER.THIS IS HAPPENING MAY BE NISSAN USED A LOW QUALITY MATERIAL FOR THE DASH.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED BY NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760812September 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE SEATS WERE REMOVED IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY IN THE CAR WHEN THE SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. THE CAR WAS SITTING STATIONARY AND WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760831September 1, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 PURCHASED ON 8/15/15 WITH 6 MILES ON THE ENGINE. ON 8/19/15 CAR WAS DEAD WITHOUT POWER. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND TWO DAYS LATER IT STARTED POWERING OFF AGAIN AS THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP, AND AS I WAS IDLE AT RED LIGHTS. HAS TURNED OFF 6 TIMES TOTAL SINCE PURCHASING CAR 17 DAYS AGO. CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FINANCE WHICH AUTHORIZED RETURN OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COMPLY STATING THAT I HAD TO MAKE REASONABLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PER THE LEMON LAW. DO NOT PURCHASE NISSAN, THEY HAVE WORKED THE LOOPHOLES TO GO AGAINST THE CONSUMER, PROTECT THEMSELVES, AND NOT CREATE RECALLS FOR THIS. OTHER COMPETITOR DEALERSHIPS ACCEPT RETURNS ON VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS WITHIN 30 - 60 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. NISSAN DOES NOT OFFER THIS SAME OPTION BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR PRODUCTS HAVE FAULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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