Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10749808August 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE "HIGH CENTERED" AT VARIOUS PLACES ON SPEED HUMPS, SOME OF WHICH REQUIRED BACKING UP TO SPARE WORSE AFFECTS. EARLY DAMAGE IS INEVITABLE, AND UNSAFE, AND COSTLY. FREQUENTLY THE VEHICLE SCRAPES AT PARKING BARRIERS AND CURBS. IN NO WAY CAN IT BE DRIVEN ON A PASTURE ROAD OF RUTS AND CENTER RIDGED ELEVATIONS, BOTH FOR "HIGH CENTERING" AND CATCHING PLANT LIFE ON FIRE DUE TO DRAGGING THE VEHICLE BOTTOM ON THE CENTER RIDGE. THE REAR CAMERA IS MORE DISTRACTING THAN BENEFICIAL, SINCE ABOUT FIVE VIEWS MUST BE MADE WHEN MOVING IN REVERSE, AND THE CAMERA VIEW, THE 6TH, IS SO INCONCLUSIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749929August 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT A NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE FLOOR RUSTED OUT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE I CAN SEE FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR THE CARPET THATS NOT SAFE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749344August 18, 2015
ENGINE
MY CAR STARTED MAKING AN ENGINE RATTLING NOISE AS IF I NEEDED OIL. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER AND MY CAR HESITATES WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR, IT HESITATES AND WILL NOT START. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE MY CRANKSHAFT WAS GOING BAD. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR THOSE KINDS OF PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM, BUT MY VIN DIDN'T SHOW THAT MINE WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS RECALLED. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP. I NEED FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE REPAIRED WITHOUT COST TO ME BECAUSE THIS IS NOT MY FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749577August 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DUE TO POOR DESIGN OR QUALITY OF MATERIAL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE FLOOR BOARDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH . YOU CAN SEE THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CARPET FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE . I AM IN FEAR OF POTENTIAL "CRUMPLE ZONE" / WEAKENING OF THE CAR WHEN IN FRONT END COLLISION DUE TO THE RUSTED OUT AREA AND THE SECURITY OF MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT DURING ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE SEAT MOUNTING HOLES ARE NEAR RUSTED/WEAKENED AREA . I AM IN FEAR TO EVEN DRIVE MY CAR OR SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE TO DRIVE .. IN ADDITION .. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM AREAS FAR EXCEED THE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR .. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A RARE VEHICLE THERE ARE MILLIONS OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND MILLIONS OF LIVES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE SAVED IN ACCIDENTS I HAVE DETAILED PHOTOS OF THIS ISSUE OF NEEDED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749205August 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA LOST ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH AN 18 WHEELER THE SECOND TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. MY CAR WAS ONLY AT 67,000 MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THAT IT NEEDS A NEW CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD HAVE CAUSED OUR BABY TO BE INVOLVED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. SOMETHING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DONE REGARDING THIS SITUATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED BADLY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749292August 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY GAS GUAGE READ HALF, WHILE TURNING CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY I WAS TURNING INTO INSIDE LANE ON 8 LANE STREET BECAUSE IT TOOK ALL 5 LINES TO SAFEL ROLL TO STOP. AFTER ASKING NISSAN 700 TO CHECK FUEL SYSTEM SENSO 4/BOLT 1 PLUG SOLID PIECE. WENT TO AAA $150 TO CHECK AND DETERMINED GUAGE NOT SENSOR. $600 TO MAYBE REPAIR PART. CALLED NISSAN 6 BOLTS 1 PLUG TO REPLACE GUAGE MODULE WITH 3RD PARTY REPAIRED USED MODULE FROM ANOTHER STATE. MODULE HAS TO BE SENT PRIOR TO 3RD PARTY SENDING PART. INTERNET HORROR STORIES. 6-60 DAY TURN AROUND AND VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN WHILE PART IS OUT OF CAR. MAIN REASON: SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER ARE PART OF MODULE. MODULE REQUIRES REPROGRAMMING TO CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE BEFORE MOVING. NISSAN SHOULD CARRY PARTS IN STOCK DUE TO BOTH DANGEROUS SAFETY AND MILEAGE ISSUES RELATED TO FAILURE OF EITHER MODULE AR FUEL SENSOR. I AM PRETTY STRONG ALTHOUGH 66 BUT YOUGER, FEMALE OR OLDER FOLKS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS COULD END UP IN BUILDING, TREE OR ANOTHE VEHICLE. NOT KNOWING WHEN CAR IS DIE WITHOUT WARNING IS A DIRE SAFET ISSUE.. RECALLS SHOULD BE ENFORCED BY FAILURE NUMBERS, NOT %AGE OF FAILURES PER MODEL. 50% OF A MODEL THAT SOLD 200 IS NOT AS DANGEROUS AS 50% OF 100,000 SOLD. THE 2005 ALTIMA SER WAS A VERY LIMITED MODEL OF ALTIMA BUT OEM PARTS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THEM ARE OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE RELATE TO SAFETY. NISSAN SEEMS TO GET AWAY WITH OUT RECALLS FOR SAFETY RECALLS, HIGH FREQUENCY ISSUES, SERVICE GUAGING AND FROM WHAT I HEAR KNOWN LEMON PROBLEMS. WHY????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748877August 15, 2015
SUSPENSION
THE REAR SWAY BAR BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748896August 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY ELDERLY PARENT JUST TOOK THEIR 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA, GARAGE KEPT WITH LESS THAN 40K MILES TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THE TECHNICAL EXPLAINED THAT THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, SOON PAVEMENT UNDERNEATH THEIR FEET. THEY TOOK PICTURES TO PROVE THE DAMAGE AND SUBMIT TO NISSAN FOR REPAIR. APPARENTLY NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT DOESN'T WANT TO PAY TO FIX (ABOUT $1000) OR DO A [XXX] THING ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED! THIS IS A OUTRAGE!!!!!!! NISSAN KNOWINGLY BUILT THE PIECE OF [XXX] CAR, WITH CRAPPY, RUSTY METAL AND SOLD THE CARS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, BUT NOW WHAT'S TO BLAME THE CONSUMER FOR THE PROBLEM, WE DIDN'T BUILD THE CAR....NISSAN DID!!!!! THIS IS NOT ONLY ROAD A HAZARD, BUT A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY DRIVE A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY ABOUT TWICE A WEEK, DOING 60-70 MPH, SO RUSTY FLOOR BOARDS COULD DEFIANTLY IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, CAUSING BODILY HARM TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER..WHOSE FAULT WOULD THAT BE? WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED BY NISSAN OR THE GOVERNMENT? WHY IS NISSAN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS..THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NISSAN PRODUCING [XXX] VEHICLES AND SELLING THEM TO AMERICAN PUBLIC.!!! WHY ISN'T NISSAN BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE, JUST LIKE GM!!!!!???? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748903August 15, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
WHILE ON A 4 HOUR TRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER , THE ENGINE WOULD WINE AND THEN SUDDENLY START LOSING SPEED AND BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR TOP SPEED IS 45 MPH IN A 75MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE. NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER. NISSAN IS NOW AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A) CANNOT GUARANTEE IT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND B) CANNOT GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN IF THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748720August 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAD BEEN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY FOR A WHILE NOW AND, THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICE IT NOW HAS FAILED. IT BEGAN BANGING INTO GEAR WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE.IT WILL NOT GO INTO FILTH GEAR AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THESE TRANSMISSION THEY HAVE NOT VOLUNTARILY RE-CALLED THEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE INTERVENTION VIA THE GOVERNMENT & A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO FORWARD AS IT SEEMS LIKE THE LAST ONE WAS VOLUNTARILY DIS-BANNED. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THE INITIATORS WERE PAID OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748756August 14, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IS BADLY MELTED AND CONTINUES TO MELT. VERY STICKY AND ANYTHING THAT GETS ON IT WILL STICK TO IT INCLUDING BUGS! I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING TO A VINYL DASHBOARD BECAUSE I'VE OWNED SEVERAL CARS AND NEVER ENCOUNTERED SUCH A PROBLEM NEITHER HAD I EVER SEEN THAT IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I SEARCHED ON LINE AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SHOWED IT TO A FRIEND WHO SAID IT WASN'T NORMAL AND I SHOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NONE.I DID DISCOVER MY DASHBOARD ISN'T VINYL BUT SEEMS TO BE MADE OF A HARD FOAM WHICH MELTS AND SCRATCHES EASILY. THE GLARE FROM THAT DASHBOARD IS UNREAL AND UNSAFE. WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT (AND IT DOES IN PENSACOLA, FL) I HAVE TO TRY TO FIND A SPOT IN THE WINDSHIELD WHERE THERE IS NO GLARE IN ORDER TO PROPERLY SEE THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. THIS IS DEFINITELY A ROAD HAZARD AND SAFETY CONCERN AND I CAN'T BELIEVE NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY NHTSA OR NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748805August 14, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE KEY FOB, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748326August 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWN SHIFT WITH HESITATION AND THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES WITH WARNING. THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748345August 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE SUN ROOF AND HEAD LINER INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF DRAIN TUB NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748357August 13, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UPON INSPECTION OF MY CAR. AND SEEING NEWS REPORTS ABOUT 2002 TO 2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS. MY FLOORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE FULLY ROTTED OUT. THE REST OF THE CAR IS SOLID. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS UR FEET CAN GO THRU THE FLOOR. I HAVE PICTURES . NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OR A FIX FOR THIS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748128August 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY NISSAN ALTIMA'S DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANELS ARE RUSTED. THE RUST IS STARTING FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE LEADING TO HOLES IN THE FLOOR PANELS. I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALTIMA. IT IS DUE TO A DESIGN ERROR IN THE FLOOR PANEL WHICH HAS BUILD IT HOLES FROM FACTORY WHICH LETS THE MOISTURE AND WATER INSIDE THE FLOOR PANELS LEADING TO RUSTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748256August 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 2013 I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO HAVE THEM FIX MY BUMPER AND THEY REALIZED A HOLE UNDERNEATH MY PASSENGER FLOOR . THEY TOLD ME IT WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH AND I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AT THE COST 700 DOLLARS. NOW ITS 2015 AND I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO PUT THIS MONEY BACK INTO THIS CAR IF IT'S JUST GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN 2 YEARS. NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS PROBLEM. I SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY'RE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748306August 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY NISSAN ALTIMA USED IN 2012. A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR LATER, I NOTICED STICKY SPOTS ON MY DASHBOARD. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT I HAD CLEANED MY DASHBOARD WITH THE WRONG PRODUCT. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE THEN, AND I NOW KNOW THAT THE STICKINESS IS CAUSED BY MY DASHBOARD MELTING IN THE SUN. LARGE STICKY, SHINY AREAS COVER MY DASHBOARD AND CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT AFFECTS MY VISION WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD FOR ME AND FOR THE DRIVERS AROUND ME. IT IS A DEFECT OF VEHICLE'S CONSTRUCTION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747774August 11, 2015
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAD STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE AND WENT TO GET BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, IT WOULD NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE THE KEY. MY KEY FOB WOULD UNLOCK, LOCK & POP MY TRUNK BUT MY CAR ACTED LIKE IT WOULDN'T ACCEPT MY KEY FOB. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED & IT HAS BEEN TOWED AND SAT OVERNIGHT & ITS STILL NOT LOCKED, MY ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS GONE OUT ON MY CAR & WITH ALL THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE I FOUND OUT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART TO 6 YEARS BUT IT SEEMS ALL THESE FAILURES ARE HAPPENING AFTER THAT 6 YEAR MARK HAS BEEN HIT. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND RELEASED A BULLETIN ON IT BUT NOT A RECALL, I BELIEVE WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED I WAS QUOTED 800-1000.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EVIDENTLY A FAULTY PART INSTALLED BY NISSAN AND THEY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747898August 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN - CAR COASTED TO A STOP THIS HAPPENED JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT SO IT WAS FAR LESS DANGEROUS THAN IT COULD HAVE BEEN - NISSAN IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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