Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10690570February 25, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS BEEN MELTING AND CAUSING VERY DANGEROUS GLARE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. IN 2013 NISSAN EVALUATED MY VEHICLE AND ADVISED ME THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. IT IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE AS TIME GOES ON AND THERE IS ABSOLUTLEY NO WAY TO CLEAN IT SO NOW DUST AND DEBRIS COLLECTS AND STICKS AND IT IS BECOMING A BREATHING HAZARD TO ME. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690677February 25, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEEN MELTING FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AND IS NOW CAUSING SUCH A LARGE AND INTENSE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING DAYTIME HOURS AND AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING UNDER LIGHTS. THE DASHBOARD IS CONSTANTLY STICKY AND COMES OFF IN CHUNKS WHEN YOU TOUCH IT. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FOUND SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE EVEN REPORTED ISSUES/POSSIBLE ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAGS. IT WASN'T UNTIL TODAY WHEN I SEARCHED AGAIN, HOPING OTHERS MAY HAVE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, THAT I FOUND A THREAD ON FACEBOOK (HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NISSANUSA/POSTS/10152938385130375) DISCUSSING ACTIONS TO TAKE TO BETTER THIS SITUATION. ONE NISSAN OWNER SUGGESTED FILING A COMPLAINT HERE. SOME OWNERS HAVE REPORTED QUOTES FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIPS RANGING FROM $300 TO OVER $2500 WHEN NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS DEFECT AND IT IS NOT IN ANY WAY CAUSED BY THE CAR OWNERS. PLEASE HELP US FIX THIS SITUATION. *TR UPDATED 5/4/2016*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690192February 24, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE HOOD ERRONEOUSLY UNLATCHED AND OPENED, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOOD LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V565000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,222.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689892February 23, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS STARTED MELTING. I NOTICED NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED IT THAT THERE WAS A STICKY SUBSTANCE ON THE DASH. I THOUGHT IT WAS ADHESIVE AND TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO WIPE IT OFF. I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THAT THE DASH IS ACTUALLY MELTING. THE MELTING DASH CREATES A SHINY TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT GLARES IN THE WINDSHIELD DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF DAY AND CAN CREATE VISIBILITY ISSUES. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A SOLUTION I LEARNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AS GREATLY DISCUSSED HERE HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/MY-DASHBOARD-IS-MELTING-T569582-90.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689995February 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 GRANDCHILDREN AFTER HAVING DINNER NOTICED SMOKE AND EXITED THE ROAD WAY TO FIND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD, THE INSIDE OF CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE BEFORE WE COULD EXIT, WE CALLED 911 AND THEY RESPONDED, THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED FROM AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WAS ALL WE WERE TOLD, THEY TOWED THE CAR AWAY WITH OUT ANY INVESTIGATION, WAS WONDERING IF ANY RECALLS HAVE CAUSED THIS? THE CAR IS AT LAUZONS TOWING IN MALONE NY, ALL WE COULD THINK OF AT THE TIME WAS TO GET THE CHILDREN OUT OF THE COLD AND OFF THE HIGHWAY THEN TO SEEK WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS. IM WRITING IN HOPES TO MAYBE GET SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. HOPING TO HEAR BACK FROM SOMEONE SOON ON THIS MATTER. THANK YOU[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689981February 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, AIR BAGS
MY CAR HAVE SOME ISSUE I TOOK THE CAR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PAX LIGHT AIRBAG NHTSA NUM 14V138000 BUT AS OF NOW THE PROBLEM EXIST AND ANOTHER NHTSA 13V069000 OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM MAY DISABLE PAS AIRBAG AND THIS PROBLEM STILL EXIST ON MY CAR AND ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I HAVE MY CAR HAS 3 NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND ONLY HAS 24763 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690112February 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RPMS BEGAN JUMPING. IT WAS ACTING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEN AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION TOOK SEVERAL SECONDS TO GO INTO GEAR. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60MPH. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED 5 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690143February 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS AN INCIDENT THAT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY ON 2/23/15. CAR WOULD NOT START IN COLDER WEATHER. REPLACED BATTERY IN JANUARY OF 2014 FINE FOR AWHILE. HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2014. GOT JUMP START AND TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. STARTED FINE FOR SHOP. JANUARY 2015, INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN WHERE CAR WOULD NOT START. BROUGHT BACK TO REPAIR SHOP, SAID I HAD A FAULTY BATTERY. BATTERY REPLACED. FEBRUARY 2015, LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTER NEW BATTERY PUT IN, CAR STARTS FINE. STOPPED FOR GAS NOT EVEN 2 MINUTES LATER. TRYING TO START CAR AFTER FILLING UP, CAR WILL NOT START. STEERING WHEEL IS IN LOCKED POSITION, BRAKES ARE LOCKED UP, RED LIGHT FLASHING AS ON DASH AS IF THERE IS NO KEY IN THE CAR. LOCKS WERE NOT RESPONSIVE TO EITHER MANUAL BUTTON ON DOOR NOR WITH KEY FOB. IGNITION WOULD NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO TURNING OVER. NO LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. CAR WAS JUST DEAD. HAD TO TOW TO REPAIR SHOP, WHERE MECHANIC SAID BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT WAS BRAND NEW 3 WEEKS AGO!!!! STILL DON'T KNOW THE REAL ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT. HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER POSTS WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN FIXING THE BCM IS THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO WORK IN THE LONG RUN. THIS IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE MANDATED TO DO!!!! CAR IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. RIDICULOUS! NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAULTY "NO KEY" IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690170February 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DASHBOARD OF MY ALTIMA IS MELTING AND HAS BEEN MELTING. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING, IN FACT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME IN MULTIPLE WRECKS. IS IT STILL SAFE ENOUGH NOT TO BE RECALLED? WHEN THE SUN HITS THE WINDSHIELD I CAN HARDLY SEE. YOU'D RATHER RISK LIVES RATHER THAN HAVE THE MANUFACTURE REPLACE A FAULTY COSMETIC PART THEY PUT ON THE MARKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689828February 22, 2015
ENGINE
ONGOING HARD STARTING WHEN WET OR COLD. FINALLY STARTED AFTER GRINDING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. RAN ROUGH AWHILE.ENGINE LIGHT ON NOW. RUNS OK FOR NOW. SUSPECT CRANK OR CAM SENSORS. JUST TURNED 50K MILES. MY 97 ALTIMA IS MORE RELIABLE. ANYONE ELSE REPORTING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689850February 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY IN INTERIOR (FLOORBOARDS, STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL, AND AND ME) NOISE LEVEL EXTREMELY HIGH INSIDE CAR. DEALER AND NISSAN AMERICA SAY THEY WILL NOT FIX OR BUY BACK CAR. PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 2014. HAD SAME CAR 2014 MODEL THAT HAD NO VIBRATION OR NOISE. DEALER HAD SEVEN TEST DRIVES AND ALL AGREE WITH ME, BUT NO ONE WOULD COMMIT TO SAYING THE CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED - THEY SAY IT COULD BE DEFECTIVE OR COULD BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. EITHER WAY I AM STUCK!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689878February 22, 2015
ENGINE
I TOOK MY NIECE TO THIS CRAPPY DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET HER CAR SERVICED BECAUSE SHE HAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] ON FEB 18 AT 0245P TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. WELL WE ARRIVED TODAY AT 0730HRS THIS MORNING. FIRST OFF SERVICE PERSON [XXX] SPOKE WITH HER(NIECE) AND CONVINCED HER SHE NEEDED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON HER VEHICLE. I CANCELLED THAT IDEA BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAD ESTABLISHED ON THE 18TH THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD(SULEV EMISSIONS ALT 07-08). THAT WAS $110.00 HE WASN'T MAKING.. AFTER WE SAT FOR 2.5 HRS., THIS JOKER RETURNS TO TELL ME THAT IT TOOK HIS MECHANIC 2 HOURS TO FIND A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. MIND YOU WE KNEW ABOUT IT AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE THERE TO BEGIN WITH AND TWO IT WAS A BS LINE HE WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY WITH. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] (SHE TOO BRUSHED ME OFF) WHO INFORMED ME TO SPEAK WITH A STAND IN STUPIDVISOR NAMED [XXX]. WELL IT DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER BECAUSE AFTER BEING TOLD BY VICTOR IT WOULD TAKE 4-5 HOURS TO DO BUT ONLY AFTER THEY TOOK CARE OF THE OTHER AFTERNOON CUSTOMERS THAT HAD LATER TIME SLOTS, [XXX] SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO IT. NOW IM HEATED AFTER BEING JERKED AROUND ALL [XXX] DAY, YOU'RE TELLING ME ITS NOT GOING TO GET DONE??? I TOLD THE TO BRING MY CAR OUT AND I WANTED PAPERWORK. VICTOR [XXX] ATTEMPTED TRIED COVER HIS [XXX] BY SAYING ON THE PAPERWORK THAT WE DECLINED SERVICED AFTER WE WERE TOLD BY HIM AND THE SUPERVISOR [XXX] THAT IT WASN'T GONNA HAPPEN. TACKY TACKY TACKY... IVE PURCHASED 4 CARS FROM THESE CLOWNS AT THIS DEALERSHIP SINCE 2001. WELL THEY JUST LOST MY BUSINESS AND MY LOYALTY TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WONT SEND ANYONE THERE AGAIN.. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND THEY ARE LIARS. MY MONEY WILL BE WELL SPENT ELSEWHERE. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER, SHE IS FORCED TO OPERATE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH A SIX YEAR OLD SON. SHAME ON RT 22 NISSAN.. 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
#10689792February 22, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE CARS DASH BOARD IS MELTING SO BAD THE GLARES FROM THE SUN MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689809February 22, 2015
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE ENTIRELY INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING INTENSITY AND DISTANCE. THE LIGHTS BARELY ILLUMINATE ABOUT 2 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD, WHICH IS TOO SHORT A DISTANCE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25-30MPH, MAKING HIGHWAY TRAVEL AT NIGHT VERY DANGEROUS. OBJECTS IN THE PATH OF TRAVEL AND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ARE NOT VISIBLE IN TIME TO SAFELY RESPOND. STREET SIGNS AND TURNS ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY IF THEY ARE NOT NEAR STREET LIGHTS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE BUYING THE CAR, WHICH HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ADJUSTMENT, BUT THEY INSIST THAT THE LIGHTS ARE SET WITHIN SPECS. THE HIGH BEAMS PROVIDE EXCELLENT LIGHTING, BUT WHEN SWITCHED TO LOW FOR AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, I AM SUDDENLY DRIVING WITHOUT SUFFICIENT LIGHT. THIS IS SUCH A FRIGHTENING PROBLEM THAT I PREFER NOT TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THESE LIGHTS MEET SAFETY STANDARDS. 2) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT OFTEN INDICATES THAT THE BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED IN A RECALL 5/2014, BUT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE DEALER SAYS "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT," THAT THE BAG WILL DEPLOY IF NEEDED. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THAT IS THE CASE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689746February 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING DURING NORMAL USE. THE COIL TO THE COMPRESSOR IS FRIED AND WILL NOT TURN ON THE A/C EVEN THOUGH IT HAS WORKING AMOUNTS OF FREON AND ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT IN A/C SYSTEM IS GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689773February 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON A VERY COLD DAY (O DEGREES F), THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT FAILED AND CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED. CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $1106.98. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689537February 20, 2015
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD IS MELTING.... I SEE OTHER HAVE THIS ISSUE! ITS GETTING WORSE! CURRENTLY MOST OF MY THE MELTING SEAMS TO HAVE STARTED AT THE EDGES WHERE CUTS FOR SPEAKERS AND SUCH WERE MADE. BUT BASICALLY ANYTHING THE SITS ON THE DASHBOARD FOR MORE THEN A FEW MIN GETS STUCK AND STICKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689672February 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, NO MATTER THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER. IT DOES IT AT RANDOM TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT IN 6 TIMES, PLUS HAD THE RECALL DONE LAST YEAR. I JUST TOOK IT IN AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN USA AND THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PICTURES SHOWING IT NOT WORKING. THE REPROGRAMMED THE SEAT AND HOPE THAT FIXES IT. TOO BAD IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED IT. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON AFTER SOMEONE GETS OUT OF THE CAR AND STAYS ON LIKE THE SEAT IS TELLING IT THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE CAR. NISSAN HAS BEEN NO HELP ON FIXING THIS. I DID ADVISE THEM IF I WAS TO GET IN A WRECK AND IT NOT DEPLOY THEY WILL HAVE A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. THE TOPPER I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW, I HAD $500 NEGATIVE EQUITY. I HAVE NEVER SKIPPED A PAYMENT, MAKE EXTRA PAYMENTS AND HAVE A LOW INTEREST RATE. I AM ALMOST $7000 UPSIDE DOWN ON A 2 YR OLD CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689724February 20, 2015
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD IS STICKING AND STARTING TO MELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689391February 19, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE VEHICLE STARTING LOSING THE PAINT FOR NO REASON IVE ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF MY CARS THERES NO VALID REASON THAT THIS PAINT SHOULD HAVE STARTED TO CRACK LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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