Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10746469August 5, 2015
STRUCTURE
2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH ROTTED AND RUSTED OUT FRONT FLOORBOARDS. $1000.00 TO REBUILD AND ANOTHER $100.00 FOR THE DEALER TO RESET THE AIRBAGS. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! THOSE DRIVING AN ALTIMA MODEL YEARS 2002-2008 TAKE A LOOK AT THE UNDERSIDE OF YOUR VEHICLE ASAP....UPDATED 12/02/15 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746588August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE TO WALMART 5 MILES FROM HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. I CAME OUT OF WALMART AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. I PAID $900 TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745999August 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKE AND BATTERY LIGHTS KEPT GOING OFF AND ON. THERE WAS ALSO A CLANKING SOUND. I STOPPED AND LET CAR COOL. CONTINUED DRIVING AND NOTICED FIRE FROM MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. RAN OUT OF CAR AND IT CAUGHT FIRE 30 SECONDS AFTER FOLLOWED BY COUPLE OF EXPLOSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746072August 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,500. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746203August 4, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE ABS AND VDC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746227August 4, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745982August 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV; PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES, REPRESENTING THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF, WHEN A PASSENGER WEIGHING 118 LBS IS PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME REPORTING ISSUE TO NISSAN. TO REPEAT ISSUE, PARK&STOP CAR ON HILL WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF SLOPE. HAVE PASSENGER SEATED AND BUCKLED INTO SEAT PRIOR TO STARTING CAR. LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF, PASSENGER EXITS CAR, CAR IS TURNED ON AND LIGHT GOES OFF. IN ADDITION, THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. INCIDENTS CAPTURED VIA VIDEO AND AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING. INCIDENT REPORTED TO NISSAN AFTER TAKING TO DEALER 4 TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. SUBSEQUENTLY NISSAN DENIED REQUESTS. VEHICLE GOING FOR 5TH TIME TO DEALERSHIP ON 8/7/15. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CHANNEL/UC7TI0VVAA6P1-LBURWFH4TQ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745819August 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY WENT INTO REVERSE, ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A ROCK GARDEN ON TOP OF A SEWER LINE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT FOOT, LEFT KNEE, LEFT ARM, AND LEFT ELBOW THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,162. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10745824August 3, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN IM IN TRAFFIC AND TRY TO SPEED UP THE CAR DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS. IVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. IT HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE DAYS, WHICH IS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN BEFORE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WHEN I STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY, LETS SAY AT A RED LIGHT, THEN PRESS THE GAS IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO EVEN START MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745948August 3, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
THE PASS. SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT DO NOT ALL WAYS TURN OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SETTING IN PASS. SEAT. NISSAN LAST YEAR HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY RELOADED THE OCS SOFTWARE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD 3 PROBLEM SO FAR SENSE THE RECALL. MOST OF THE TIME THERE IS NO ONE BUT ME IN THE CAR SO I DO NOT HAVE A IDEA OF HOW OFTEN IT COULD HAD FAIL IF SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASS. SEAT WITH EVERY TRIP. I HAVE ONLY TAKEN THE CAR ONCE TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND AFTER CHECKING IT OUT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO BECAUSE THEY HAD NO FAILURE AND THAT NISSAN WILL NOT LET THEM REPLACE ANY PARTS UNLESS THERE IS A FAILURE AS NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM. OPEN REF.# 19611123 WITH NISSAN AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE SAME THIN, EXCEPT NISSAN SAID THAT IT WAS THE DEALER CALL BUT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR NO FAILURE PART REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SOMEONE WITH POWER SHOULD LOOK INTO IT, DO TO THE FACT THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE I TALK TO AT THE DEALER OR ON THE PHONE TO NISSAN WOULD OR COULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE INTERNET HAS MANY WRITE UP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE BADLY INJURED OR KILLED TO TAKE THE PROBLEM SERIOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745971August 3, 2015
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5L 2006. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.5L ENGINE WHICH COULD RESULT IN ENGINE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745629August 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE CARPET IS THE ONLY THING KEEPING YOUR FEET FROM GOING THROUGH THE FLOOR AND TOUCHING THE HIGHWAY. FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE DUE TO A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING / ENGINEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS IT NOT BEING ADDRESSED AND REMEDIED BY NISSAN ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745642August 2, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GAS TANK HAD A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK THAT CAUSED THE TINY HOLE. THE HOLE IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, AT AN ANGLE, JUST BELOW THE SEAL WITH VERY LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE GAS TANK OTHER THAN THE TINY HOLE, WHICH SHOWS THAT I DIDN'T RUN OVER OR HIT ANYTHING. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE, OTHER THAN THE POSSIBILITY OF IT BEING CAUSED BY A ROCK, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM CONFIDENT IN THEIR EVALUATION. IT TOOK THEM MAYBE 15 MINUTES TO LOOK AT IT AND SAY IT WAS USER FAULT. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, SHOULDN'T THE GAS TANK BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND A ROCK HITTING THE TANK, INSTEAD OF CAUSING A TINY PUNCTURE AT THE TOP? ALSO, WOULDN'T IT MAKE MORE SENSE IF THIS HOLE APPEARED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK INSTEAD OF THE TOP, BECAUSE THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK IS MORE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS ON THE ROAD/STREETS? THIS WORRIES ME BECAUSE IF SUCH LIGHT PRESSURE CAN CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO PUNCTURE, WOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY HAZARD?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745544August 1, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK DOES NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR DOES NOT START, SOMETHING WRONG WITH ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745584August 1, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WASHER SOLVENT WAL-MART BRAND BUG REMOVER TYPE ADDED TO WASHER TANK, WITHIN TWO WEEKS WASHER SYSTEM PLUGGED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT BLACK SLIME (MOLD) WAS IN THE TANK. WASHER SOLVENT BOTTLE MADE BY SPLASH PRODUCTS ALSO HAD BLACK MOLD LIKE SLIME IN IT. REPORTED TO THE STORE AND CORPORATE WAS ADVISED AND NO ONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER HAS CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER TO RESOLVE THIS. CORPORATE NOTED THAT ANOTHER COMPLAINT APPEARED OF THE SAME PROBLEM IN ANOTHER STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745285July 31, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AT A STEADY PACE. IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT BEGAN TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN THE DROVE NORMAL LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCUR ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN AT ABOUT 60MPH. THIS TIME THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, BUT IT WOULD LET ME ACCELERATE PASS 60 MPH AND THE RPM NEEDLE NEVER MOVED. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT I STARTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND STARTED MAKING THE SAME WHINING NOISE. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE LONGER IT DROVE NORMAL. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745416July 31, 2015
STEERING
GOT IN MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA MONDAY 07/27 WOULD NOT START. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. STEERING LOCK SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. WEDNESDAY 07/29 GOT IN MY CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. CHANGED BRAKE PLUG. FRIDAY 07/31 CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN SO TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME AND THEY FIXED AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. CAR WITH KEY SYMBOL STILL BLINKING ON MY CAR SO NOT SURE IT IS FIXED YET...UPDATED 10/05/15*BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744916July 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. MY FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED TO A POINT THAT THE CARPET INSTALLATION IS HANGING ON THE GROUND. IF IT RAINS AND I RIDE OVER PUDDLES I CAN FEEL THE WATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745080July 30, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY DASHBOARD HAS STARTED TO MELT. IT MAKES THE DASHBOARD VERY STICKY AS IF IT IS AN ADHESIVE PRODUCT AND TURNS COLORS. DUE TO THIS OVER TIME, THE VIEW OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD IS OBSTRUCTED BY A GLARE FROM ANY LIGHT SOURCE WHETHER ITS FROM THE SUN OR FROM A STREET LAMP. I DO NOT USE ANY CLEANING PRODUCTS OTHER THAN A WET RANG FOR THE DASH WHEN CLEANING THE CAR, AND I TAKE PRIDE IN MY VEHICLE. SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DASH EVEN THOUGH THIS IS AN SAFETY ISSUE AS SOME PEDESTRIANS OR ROAD HAZARDS ARE ALMOST UNAVOIDABLE DUE TO THE GLARE. IN ADDITION, EVERYTHING STICKS TO THE DASH INCLUDING PAPER, SUN VISORS, AND EVEN BUGS AS I AM LOCATED IN MIAMI, FL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745108July 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. MA 10/2 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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