Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#10908412September 21, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE AC IN THE ON POSITION, THE AC WOULD START TO EMIT A STRONG CHEMICAL TOXIC ODOR. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG , IT STAYS ON YOUR CLOTHING UNTIL THEY ARE WASHED. THE ODOR ALSO CAUSING SHORTNESS OF BREATH, WATER EYES, AND MAKES YOUR CHEST HURT AFTER IT HAS BEEN INHALED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. YOU CAN ALSO TASTE THE ODOR IN YOUR MOUTH AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME. YOU COULD SMELL THE ODOR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL DUE TO HOW STRONG IT IS.THE STRONG TOXIC CHEMICAL ODOR WAS MAKING MY 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COUGH AND SNEEZE WHEN SHE WAS IN THE CAR. SHE WOULD JUST KEEP RUBBING HER EYES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY HAD IT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, THEY SAID THE ODOR WAS NORMAL AND WOULD GO AWAY. I CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND EXPLAINED THE HEALTH CONCERNS FOR MY CHILD IN HALING THE ODOR COMING FROM THE AC VENTS. I RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY STATED THE STRONG ODOR WAS DUE TO THE PLASTIC IN THE CAR AND BECAUSE THE CAR IS BLACK IN COLOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 4,500 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE EMITTING ANY TOXIC CHEMICAL ODOR FROM THE AC VENTS. INHALING THE CHEMICAL THAT IS COMING FROM THE AC UNIT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS FOR MY CHILDREN AND THAT IS VERY CONCERNING. THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY PLASTIC THAT WOULD GIVE OFF THIS TYPE OF ODOR IN ANY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT SMELL THE WAY IT DOES, BUT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL AND WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. THE ISSUE ALSO CAUSES MY FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP SO BAD IN THE MORNING YOU CANNOT SEE ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE DEFROST, AC, OR HAVING THE WINDOWS DOWN DOES NOT HELP WITH THE FOG ISSUE ON THE WINDSHIELD. HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW CAR WITH 4,500 MILES? DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR 3 WEEKS AND STILL CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906961September 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905746September 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT NORTHBOUND. A TRUCK DRIVING EASTBOUND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR TWICE RESULTING IN MY VEHICLE FACING EAST BOUND. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CAR ACCIDENT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904664September 8, 2016
ENGINE
BACK IN JULY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING, AND NISSAN REPLACED VALVE BODY. HOWEVER, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON 09/07 AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST CAR TO CURB. WHEN TRYING TO START AGAIN, ENGINE WOULD ONLY CRANK AND NOT TURN OVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903929September 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STOPPED QUICKLY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899815August 31, 2016
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE PRESSING GAS MY RPM GOES UP AND DOWN REALLY FAST EVEN WHEN I'M AT A STEADY PACE, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND JERKS WHILE AND MOTION AND HAS SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THE VIBRATION OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION. ONCE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE OVER 20MPH THEN IT SHUT OFF. OFTEN TIMES WHEN I MAKE A COMPLETE STOP THEN PROCEED TO GO THE VEHICLE DOES A HARD JERK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ASSIST DESPITE THE FACT THAT I NOTICE ON DIFFERENT FORUMS LOTS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE STARTING WITH THE 2013 MODEL AND 2015. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND CAN REALLY BECOME DEADLY FOR CONSUMERS WHILE RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN MOTION. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WITH 13000 MILES AND NOW ITS AT 25000 THEIRS NO REASON THOUSANDS OF OTHERS SHOULD BE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE EXACT MODEL AS MINE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899155August 29, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 ALTIMA ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AS IN A STALL WITH CARS BEHIND ME SWERVING OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE CAR HAD ON OIL AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL MY CAR STOPPED, THEN IT SAID WARNING LOW OIL PRESSURE. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT PORT CITY NISSAN, PORTSMOUTH, NH, AND THE SERVICE PERSON APPARENTLY DID NOT REATTACH THE OIL FILTER CORRECTLY, CROSS-THREADING THE FILTER RESULTING IN THE OIL LEAKING OUT WITHOUT ME KNOWING. AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE MY CAR STALLED AND STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY. NO OIL PRESSURE LIGHT OR LOW OIL ALERT, NOTHING UNTIL I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898102August 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF A FEW TIMES SINCE NEW. TOOK IN TO DEALER FOR RECALL TO REPROGRAM. WAS TOLD LIGHT WOULD BE ON UNTIL AN ADULT SAT IN THE SEAT. SEVERAL ADULTS HAVE SAT IN SEAT WITH ADEQUATE WEIGHT TO SENSE PRESENCE. AIR BAG IS STILL OFF AND HAS BEEN OFF SINCE REPROGRAMMED. DEALER SHOULD HAVE HAD PERSON SIT IN SEAT TO VERIFY OPERATION PRIOR TO RELEASING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO CUSTOMER. HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897647August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
HAVING FIXED A RECALL RELATED TO AIRBAG SENSORS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS GOING OFF (INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS OFF) EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY A 130 POUND PASSENGER SITTING PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE SEAT (BACK STRAIGHT AGAINST SET BACK, KNEES BENT AT EDGE OF SEAT, FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR) WITH SEATBELT ON PROPERLY (LAPBELT ACROSS HIPS/LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ACROSS THE SHOULDER) THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY, THOUGH TO HAD TO SELECT 1 DATE TO FILE THIS REPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897649August 22, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GEAR SHIFT KEEPS SLIDING BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897004August 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE AFTER A TOTAL STOP AND SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. THE GAS PEDAL CAN BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE VEHICLE BEGINS MOVING. THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED GRADUALLY. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF KEEPING THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR, THE RPM WILL SPIKE AND THE CAR WILL SLOWLY BEGIN MOVING FORWARD. AFTER BACKING OFF THE PEDAL COMPLETELY, THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN NORMALLY ONCE THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BACK. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 80-85 DEGREES OUTSIDE, CLEAR, CAR WAS AT A SLIGHT INCLINE GOING UP A HILL. PLEASE SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2015/TRANSMISSION/HESITATES_SPUTTERS.SHTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896206August 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE RPM'S WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 4000 TO 6000 BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896156August 15, 2016
STEERING
DIRECTION OF CAR "WONDERS" SLIGHTLY FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEED CONTINUOUS SMALL STEERING WHEEL CORRECTION IN ORDER TO KEEP CAR IN STRAIGHT LINE. VERY ANNOYING AND STRESSFUL TO OPERATE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10895221August 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
BOUGHT 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA BRAND NEW. FROM DAY ONE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. GOING ABOVE 60 VEHICLE WANTS TO DRIFT OUT OF LANE. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN CORPORATION, AND THEY ARE NO HELP. SAY THAT IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. NISSAN SENT OUT A SPECIALIST FOR ALITMAS, AND HE SAID IT WAS NORMAL. HE SAID HE DID SOMETHING TO HELP THE DRIVING, BUT IT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. HORRIBLE CAR. REALLY WISH I COULD GET OUT OF THIS CAR, BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN EVER AGAIN!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894358August 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE LIGHTED ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THE RESET THE LIGHT. UPDATED 10/25/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894639August 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME LAST MONTH (JULY 2016), SUDDENLY IT STARTED LOOSING POWER AND TACHOMETER STARTED SHOWING FLUCTUATION AT ALL RPM RANGE (0-4000+). IT WAS VERY SCARY MOMENT AS IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH MEDIUM TO HIGH TRAFFIC FLOW (AFTER WORK HOURS 5 PM -7 PM) 65 MPH ZONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893242August 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2015 ALTIMA FOR THE OCS MODULE. THIS SHUTS OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IF THE PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT ISN'T HEAVY ENOUGH TO BE AN ADULT. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED IT ACCORDING TO THE RECALL DIRECTIONS. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS ON THAT TELLS YOU THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT NOT HAVE TAKEN THE WHOLE PROGRAM AND THEY WOULD DO IT AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE SERVICE PERSON WOULDN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT OTHER THAN TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND TELL ME IT WAS FINE BECAUSE THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. IN THE YEAR I OWNED IT THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON TWICE WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BEFORE THE RECALL. THE SERVICE PERSON EVEN TRIED TO TELL ME THE AIR BAGS WILL WORK WITH THE LIGHT ON SAYING THEY ARE OFF. THAT'S NOT WHAT THE PAPERWORK SAYS THAT THE SAME DEALERSHIP GAVE ME WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL WORK. SO NOW I'M LEFT WITH A CAR THAT SOMEONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COULD GET INJURED OR KILLED IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG IS OFF BECAUSE THE OCS MODULE ISN'T READING THEIR WEIGHT RIGHT. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME AFTER CONFERRING WITH THE DEALER THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME. WHAT!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892261August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE "OCS" FIX. HAVE SAME PROBLEM STILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888765July 26, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BECAME MORE SEVERE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THEIR HANDS NEEDED TO BE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO BETTER STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500....UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888789July 26, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS IS THE SECOND NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I'VE HAD. A VEHICLE IFO ME WILL THROW A ROCK AND CAUSE MY WINDSHIELD TO CRACK; NOT CHIP. NISSAN DOESN'T MAKE GOOD WINDSHIELDS. BOTH OF MY VEHICLES ALONG WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW HAVE HAD THE SAME CRACK ON THEIR ALTIMA. PLEASE CONSIDER THE MATERIAL THEY USE OR THE ACTUAL WINDSHIELD TO BE DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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