Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10701254March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR SAYS OFF WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL FIX WAS APPLIED. NISSAN DEALER HAS CHECKED THE SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND RECALIBRATED THE SENSOR MULTIPLE TIMES. HAPPENS RANDOMLY. CAN HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN 1 DAY AND SOMETIMES NOT OCCUR FOR 2 MONTHS. HAPPENS WHEN IT IS 0F OR 80F TEMPERATURE IN THE CAR. HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR AFTER A COLD SOAK AND HAPPENS WHEN IT IS A WARM RESTART. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDED OF THIS INCIDENT UPLOADED TO A FILE SHARING SITE BOX.COM PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT THE WEB LINK FOR THE VIDEO FROM FEBRUARY 20, 2015 OF THIS EXACT MALFUNCTION. I AM MEETING WITH A NISSAN FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE ON MARCH 25, 2015 AT GANDRUD NISSAN IN GREEN BAY, WI TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE. NISSAN CASE #[XXX] A FEW WEEKS AGO [XXX] FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS SAID NISSAN HAS NO FURTHER FIXES FOR MY ALTIMA. I TOLD HER IT WAS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER. SHE SUGGESTED NISSAN INITIATE THE MANUFACTURER BUYBACK PROCESS AND THEY DECLINED TO BUY IT BACK AFTER EVALUATING THE NOTES ON MY CAR. PLEASE HELP GET THESE UNSAFE CARS OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THEY ARE SAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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Deaths:
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#10701011March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE TAKEN MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 TO PREMIER NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT CA MULTIPLE TIMES FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR, WILL REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT CA HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES BUT PROBLEM STILL REMAINS SAME. ONLY THING THAT CHANGED WAS ME, THAT I STOPPED COMPLAINING ABOUT IT TO DEALERSHIP. TODAY I SAW THE NEWS THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS FOR OTHER PEOPLE SO I THOUGHT OF SUBMITTING A NEW COMPLAIN TODAY. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAIN ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO. *TR
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#10701014March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
EVEN AFTER BEING REPAIRED FOR A RECALL, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BE ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DID A SIMPLE INSPECTION AND CLAIMED NO PROBLEM FOUND. THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM DETAILED INVESTIGATION UNLESS I PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR
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#10701032March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
THIS IS FOR THE CURRENT SAFETY RECALL ISSUE ON THIS MODEL. I HAD THE DEALER "FIX" THE INITIAL RECALL BUT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS AFTERWARDS WITH THE AIRBAG. THIS INCLUDES THE AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON/OFF WHILE MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IN ADDITION I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH NOTHING IN THE SEAT. I HAVE VIDEO AND PHOTO EVIDENCE OF THIS OCCURRING AFTER THE CAR WAS SENT TO NISSAN FOR THE INITIAL "FIX". WHEN THIS OCCURS I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE TOLD MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FACE TO FACE THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THEIR CAR WHICH IS LEASED FROM THEM AND THEY DID NOT TAKE MY CONCERN SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RETURN THE CAR AND TERMINATE MY LEASE SINCE I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AROUND IN THIS FAMILY SEDAN. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT BUT IT MAKES ME EXTREMELY NERVOUS IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. *TR
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0
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#10701031March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
WE WERE ONE OF THE 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA'S THAT WAS EXPERIENCING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ISSUE: EVEN THOUGH A FULL-SIZED ADULT WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT, THE "AIR-BAG OFF" WOULD BE ILLUMINATED. IT WAS BROUGHT IN UNDER THE RECALL IN ROUGHLY OCTOBER OF 2014. AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, WE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT WAS STILL COMING ON WHEN A PASSENGER WAS PRESENT. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT COULD BE DUE TO HUMIDITY, AS WE LIVE IN FLORIDA. BUT EVEN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IT STILL READ THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF. THIS IS CONCERNING IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN IS NOT PROPERLY FIXING THE ISSUE. I HEARD RECENTLY ON THE NEWS THAT MORE COMPLAINTS ARE COMING FORWARD AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE MY VOICE WAS HEARD. THANK YOU. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10701023March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN THIS VEHICLE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT NOT EXTINGUISHING, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT ARMED, EVEN WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER SEATED AND BUCKLED. WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE ON AND OFF FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE HAD THE CAR, DESPITE THE RECALL LAST YEAR APPARENTLY DESIGNED TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT TODAY BASED ON A NEWS ARTICLE I SAW THIS MORNING THAT INDICATES THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR MANY DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A LOGICAL REASON WHY SOMETIMES THE LIGHT GOES OUT AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS ON. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IF IT IS EVER NEEDED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701035March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY AND NOT ALL THE TIME. WE HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO NISSAN THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR REPAIR AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS YESTERDAY MARCH 22, 2015. UPDATED 5/11/15*CN
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No
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0
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#10701064March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON MY CAR. WHEN DRIVING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT WILL TURN ON, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE RESTARTS FOR RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10701072March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AND THE BACK OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST FAILURE, THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED OFF. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED. UPDATED 05/10/16.*JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10701074March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
SINCE I PURCHASED MY ALTIMA IN 12/2012, 90% OF THE TIME THE "PASS" PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE ALTIMA IN FOR REPAIRS ON THIS ABOUT 5 TIMES AT TAMAROFF NISSAN IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN, INCLUDING WHEN THERE WAS A RECALL. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT TWICE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. TAMAROFF HAS RELOADED SOFTWARE AND CHECKED THE SENSORS WITH NO LUCK. THEY FINALLY INDICATED THAT SINCE MY WIFE WEIGHS AROUND 110 POUNDS, SHE IS ON THE CUSP OF WHAT THE SENSOR WILL REACT TO. JOKINGLY, THEY INDICATED THAT IF SHE WOULD CARRY SOMETHING HEAVY IN HER LAP, SUCH AS A BOWLING BALL, THE PASS AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT BE ACTIVATED. MY PREVIOUS ALTIMA NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701091March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WE NOTICE IT OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED PRIOR TO THE PASSENGER GETTING IN. IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN THE LIGHT GOES OUT. OUR VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT CLEARLY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700916March 22, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM THE BABYSITTER AND I PARKED MY CAR ALONGSIDE THE CURB. IT WAS LESS THAN 10 MIN AND WE WENT TO THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I PERFORMED MY USUAL ROUTINE WHEN STARTING IT...INSERT KEY IN SLOT...PRESS FOOT DOWN ON BRAKE...THEN PRESS THE IGNITION START BUTTON AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I TRIED THE SAME ROUTINE A SECOND TIME ONLY TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY ON THE THIRD TIME...MY INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A YELLOW KEY AND A RED KEY AND IT THE IGNITION BUTTON STAYED IN THE LOCK POSITION. I EVENTUALLY CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN HE ARRIVED HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE TOW DRIVER THAT IT WAS A STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE AND THE ONLY REASON HE KNEW WAS BECAUSE I WAS HIS 6TH NISSAN IN OVER A THREE DAY SPAN. APPARENTLY...NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10700837March 21, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASH IS MELT. *TR
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#10700739March 20, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH STRONGLY AFFECTS DRIVER VISIBILITY. *TR
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0
#10695239March 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TO START THIS CAR YOU PRESS THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE START BUTTON. I PRESS THE BRAKE PRESS START AND IT GOES TO ACC INSTEAD OF ON, THEN I PRESS IT TO ON AND IT WONT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE BUT I TRY IT AGAIN AND IT STARTS WITHIN A FEW TRIES. NOW I AM TRYING TO START MY CAR AND IT WON'T START AT ALL. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON RADIO WORKS, ETC BUT THE CAR JUST DOESN'T TURN OVER OR TRY TO TURN OVER AT ALL IT JUST SITS IN THE ON POSITION. I READ ONLINE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A SPARE KEY AND I TRIED THE OTHER KEY (KEYLESS START KEY) AND IT DOES THE SAME THING SO IT IS NOT JUST THE KEY BATTERY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO AND HAVE ONLY PUT 40000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO TAKE A TAXI TO SCHOOL AND BACK AND WILL HAVE TO TO WORK UNTIL IT GETS FIXED! *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10695250March 19, 2015
ENGINE
SINCE I LEASED MY CAR IN MAY2014 I FORGOT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF 4 TIMES . TWICE IT RAN ALL NIGHT IN MY GARAGE BUT FORTUNATELY THE GAS FUMES DID NOT ENTER MY HOUSE WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. I BELIEVE ITS BECAUSE I'M NOT USE TO THE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I MISTAKENLY STARTED THE ENGINE WITH THE REMOTE START CAPABILITY WHILE THE KEY WAS IN MY POCKET. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CAR DEALER AND AT MY REQUEST THEY DISENGAGED THE REMOTE START FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE, RECENTLY THE CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING ALL NIGHT FOR THE SECOND TIME SO I APPARENTLY FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF, I AM ELDERLY AND HARD OF HEARING AND CAN HARDLY HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING, I WEAR A HEARING AID. IT RUNS VERY QUIETLY. ONCE I LOANED MY DAUGHTER THE CAR AND SHE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM OF NOT TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, I LEARN FROM INTERNET POST THAT COUNTLESS REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND SEVERAL DEATHS BY CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING HOMES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, I UNDERSTAND THE KEYLESS IGNITION SYSTEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS AND IS INSTALLED IN MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES, I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT UNTIL I GOT MY CAR. I FEEL A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET KILLED, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF IT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY SINCE COUNTLESS REPORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF MY REPORT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10695333March 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE EMITTING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695480March 19, 2015
STEERING
THIS IS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS AND EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED. THE ESCL - ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAS FAILED. MY CAR UNLOCKS/LOCKS PROPERLY WITH THE KEY FOB, AUX ELECTRICAL WORKS FINE, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO ECT.. HOWEVER THE BRAKE WILL NOT DEPRESS AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY VEHICLE LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS IS BS! I AM VERY UPSETNISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPLACE THIS PART, BUT INSTEAD I WAS TOLD THIS WILL COST ME UPWARD OF $1,000 TO REPAIR. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695516March 19, 2015
ENGINE, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LITE CAME ON , CAR RUNS SLUGGISH , STALLS WHILE RUNNING AT SLOW SPEED, PUT ON COMPUTER STATED CAM SHAFT IGNITORS/SENSORS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695205March 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ASSOCIATED ENGINE CODE WAS P2A00 AND BOTH THE UPSTREAM (AIR/FUEL RATIO) AND DOWNSTREAM (OXYGEN) AIR SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST CLOSE TO $1,000 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AFTER MANY OTHER COSTLY REPAIRS, INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY ANOTHER FILING WITH THE NHTSA REGARDING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHERE THE RACK & PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE CAR HAS A LOT OF MILES, THEY'RE MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED. ADDITIONALLY PLEASE NOTE: THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED ~33K MILES AGO. DURING THIS REPLACEMENT, SUPPOSEDLY, THE AFOREMENTIONED SENSORS SHOULD'VE BEEN CHECKED AND POSSIBLY REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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