Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10689419February 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
2006 NISSAN ALTIMA IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DEFECT. THE FLOOR PANELS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THIS CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHILE THE CAR WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RUST PROBLEM, THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT THE FLOOR PAN OF A FASTIDIOUSLY MAINTAINED, MODERN UNIBODY AUTOMOBILE WOULD RUST OUT ALMOST COMPLETELY WITHIN EIGHT YEARS. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2006 ALTIMA. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE BUT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF RECTIFYING IT. REPRESENTATIVE AT NISSAN USA WITH WHOM I SPOKE INFORMED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DECORMIER NISSAN IN MANCHESTER, CT AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF $1,700 PLUS TAX. I AGAIN CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND MY CASE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NISSAN REGIONAL OFFICE. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE RUST WAS DUE TO SALT APPLIED TO THE ROADWAYS IN CT, THEREFORE NISSAN WOULD NOT BE OFFERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR OF MY CAR. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET AND WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE REGULARLY. THE CAR IS WASHED OFTEN. BY HAND DURING THE TEMPERATE MONTHS AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS AT A CAR WASH WHERE THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS ALSO WASHED. I HAVE OWNED, DRIVEN AND CARED FOR A NUMBER OF IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC VEHICLES WITHIN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCH, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT HAS RECENTLY SURFACED. NISSANS RESPONSE AND LACK OF CULPABILITY PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689448February 19, 2015
STRUCTURE
MELTING DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689468February 19, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE BEGIN TO NOT START PROPERLY AROUND NOVEMBER 2014. IT HAS SINCE GOT TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT START, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK. I FOUND THIS OUT AFTER SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING AND RESEARCH. I ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND YET A FULL RECALL WAS NEVER MADE, DUE TO IT BEING LABELED AS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE AND 18 MONTH OLD SON WERE STRANDED IN 14 DEGREE WEATHER FOR OVER 3 HOURS TODAY AND THE WIND CHILL WAS BELOW ZERO. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY LIKE NISSAN CAN GET AWAY WITH SAYING THIS MALFUNCTION IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE, BUT CLAIMS IT WILL NOT BE COVERED AS OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING STATING THAT THERE WAS POSSIBLY A DEFECTIVE PART ON OUR CAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND I'M SURE SEVERAL HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINTS HERE AS WELL. NISSAN NOW WANTS US TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE ALREADY DIAGNOSED, I FIND THIS TO BE AN UNACCEPTABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE, WHICH INDICATES THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH MONEY THEN THE WELFARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT HAD RECALLS AND NEVER ONCE WAS I REQUIRED TO PAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683974February 18, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE FRONT OF THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2008 ALTIMA COUPE S IS MELTING AND CAUSING A HUGE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IS BECOMING A HAZARD TO DAYTIME DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684081February 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS IN A TRAFFIC JAM OR APPROACHING A CORNER/LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, RESTARTS BUT PROGRESSIVELY GETS HARDER OVER TIME. CALLED NISSAN.COM WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO NISSAN DEALER WHO UPDATED COMPUTER, STILL HAPPENS CALLED AGAIN AND TOLD TO TAKE AGAIN HOWEVER THIS TIME THEY CHARGED ME ALMOST $ 200.00 STILL NOT FIXED NISSAN REFUSED TO ASSIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684170February 18, 2015
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NAVIGATION SCREEN FAILED TO RESPOND WHILE NAVIGATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684180February 18, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684181February 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
RUST PROBLEM UNDERNEATH DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE. FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT. NISSAN IS AWARE AND IS DOING NOTHING. I AM 61 YEARS OLD AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIX. I'M DRIVING EVERY DAY PRAYING NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO ME OR MY GRAND KIDS. NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR DIE FROM THIS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. I FOUND THIS OUT JUST BY ACCIDENT-WENT ON WEBSITE SEE IF MY CAR WAS ON THE LIST FOR RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS ISSUES. OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN WEBSITE UNDER COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684198February 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA - CONTACTED DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE CONCERNING PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN MY WIFE (105 LBS) IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE ERROR AND NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND. RE-CALL WAS PERFORMED IN MAY 2014, AND DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UNRESOLVED PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE WE WERE TOLD THE SEAT BELT IS THE PRIMARY PROTECTION AND THE AIRBAG IS ONLY SUPPLEMENTARY. FEB 2014 DEALER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BY PLACING TWO 50 LB SALT BAGS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER CONTACTED NISSAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT THEY WERE TOLD IT WAS WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS, THEREFORE ITS OKAY AND NOTHING WILL/CAN BE DONE. AFTER PURCHASING WHAT WE THOUGHT TO BE A QUALITY VEHICLE @ $30,000+ ONLY TO FIND OUT WE HAVE NO AIRBAG PROTECTION WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SAY THE LEAST, UNFORTUNATELY THIS WILL NOT BE CORRECTED UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,731. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684201February 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER MOVING MY CAR TO SHOVEL SNOW, I PARKED IT. I CAME OUT 2 HOURS LATER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. ELECTRONIC KEY WORKED, INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED, HORN WORKED, ALARM WORKED BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I PRESSED THE START BUTTON AND NOTHING. WE TRIED TO JUMP START IT THINKING THE BATTERY MIGHT BE A LITTLE WEAK BUT NOTHING!!! NOW AFTER 2 DAYS OF RESEARCH AND MISSED WORK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE LOCK STEERING COLUMN. I NOW HAVE TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST ME. THANK HEAVEN THE CAR JUST DIDN'T DIE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT! THE CAR ISN'T EVEN PAID OFF YET AND HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES...I HOPE YOUR AGENCY WILL DO SOMETHING FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE MYSELF, THAT PAY GOOD HARD EARNED MONEY FOR SOMETHING, ONLY TO BUY A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF JUNK.IF IT WAS ONLY ME, I'D SUCK IT UP AND MOVE ON BUT ITS HUNDREDS OF US AND IF OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS AREN'T COMPLAIN NOW, DON'T WORRY THEY WILL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684209February 18, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST ISSUE I HAVE ARE THE OXYGEN SENOR ARE BAD NO SPEED WHEN GETTING PASS 35 FEEL LIKE YOUR DRIVING IN 25. THE MAJOR ISSUE AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH MY UNDER AGE CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WHEN THE GEARS WAS IN DRIVE IT STOP AND WENT BACKWARDS THEN I PUT IT ALL THE WAY IN PARK AND IT STOP AND TOOK OFF AND SPEED WENT TO 60 THEN BACK DOWN TO IT NORMAL SPEED. JUST THE OTHER DAY ON 2/16/15 IT WAS PLACED IN DRIVE IT AUTOMATIC WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD OF DRIVE BUT THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683811February 17, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2009 BECOMES REALLY STICKY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS PROBLEM BECOMES A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE STICKINESS TENDS TO SPREAD TO THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683820February 17, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGE PARKED. AFTER COMING INTO THE GARAGE THE NEXT MORNING TO ENTER MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED A CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD STARTING FROM THE MIDDLE TOP EDGE AND CURLING DOWN TO THE LEFT. ITS ABOUT 14 INCHES LONG. IT HAS SPONTANEOUSLY APPEARED ON ITS OWN, AND AFTER HAVING DONE SOME ONLINE INTERNET RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS COMPLAINTS ON THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT MAYBE NISSAN HAD OR IS STILL USING A VENDOR WITH DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS. I NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED BUT AS OF NOW, I CANNOT AFFORD TO. IF AND WHEN I CAN, I WILL NOT HAVE IT REPLACED WITH ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER WINDSHIELD. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683934February 17, 2015
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD MELTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683583February 16, 2015
STEERING
ON MONDAY, JAN 26, ,2015 MY NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START OR TURN OVER DUE TO THE STEERING LOCK. I CONTACTED NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET ASSISTANCE BY DESCRIBING WHAT ISSUE I WAS HAVING WITH MY CAR. I PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE; MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE KEY SYMBOL LIGHT IS APPEARING ON MY DASH BOARD. I WAS TOLD BY THE REP AT NISSAN THAT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP/AUTO NATION ASAP. MY CAR WAS TOWED ON MONDAY EVERNING JAN 26, 2015. MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY (SO I THOUGHT), I CONTACTED MY WARRANTY SERVICE AND WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY EXPIRED NOV 26, 2014. ON THE AUTO NATION INVOICE IT SAYS (REPLACE STEERING LOCK AND PERFORMED REGSITION ON STEERING LOCK). MY CAR REPAIRED ON TUE, JAN 27, 2015 AND I WAS ABLE TO PICK-UP MY CAR ON WED, JAN 28, 2015.THE TOTAL REPAIR COST WAS $1,067.47. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683608February 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT OUT THIS MORNING, STARTED MY CAR, DROVE IT TO THE SUPERMARKET, CAME OUT AND THE CAR WON?T START. ACCORDING TO THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT INFORMATION IN THE MANUAL, IT SAYS I HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER. LOOKING AT OTHER POSTS HERE AND OTHER SITES, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN DOESN'T RECOGNIZE AS A RECALL PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE I DON?T GET RIPPED OFF TOO MUCH FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683511February 15, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
I LIVE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND THE DASHBOARD IN MY CAR APPEARS TO BE MELTING. THE GLARE THIS CAUSES CAN BE VERY BAD AND DANGEROUS. I'VE HAD TO STRUGGLE WITH SEEING OUT OF THE CAR IN THE EVENINGS BECAUSE OF THE GLARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683410February 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN
EXTREME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT ALL THE WAY TO THE SEATS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 20 MPH. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. LAUGHED AT EACH TIME. WAS TOLD IT'S THE CVT AND HOW IT WORKS. THAT IS FALSE AS I HAVE DRIVEN NUMEROUS VEHICLES INCLUDING OTHER ALTIMAS WITH THE CVT AND THE NISSAN XTRONIC CVT. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WITH SO MUCH VIBRATION THAT CONCENTRATED. THIS IS ONE OF THE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. GOOD WAY TO LOSE A LOYAL NISSAN CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683413February 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND OR SITTING IDLE. THE RADIO HAS FROZEN TO WHERE I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT. THIS MAY TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND MULTIPLE TIMES HAVE I BEEN LAUGHED AT AND TOLD I'M BEING RIDICULOUS. I HAVE HAD THE UNIT REPROGRAMMED, AND STILL NO LUCK. SECOND ISSUE IS MY BACKUP CAMERA. WORKS WHEN IT WANTS, HALF WAY WORKS, OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. WHERE I'M PAYING SO MUCH FOR A VEHICLE, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WORKS. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS ONCE AGAIN I WAS TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND TO DEAL WITH IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. MORE OF A HASSLE HAVING SOMETHING NEW THAN TO HAVE AN OLDER VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683442February 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON A RECENT TRIP FOR OIL CHANGE I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A SPOT OF RUST ON THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THEY SAID A BRACKET WAS RUSTING THAT HOLDS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON. THE REAL PROBLEM, THEY POINTED OUT WAS THE SEVERE RUST UNDER THE FRONT FLOORBOARDS, BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE. I WAS HOPING TO GET ABOUT 6,000 FOR THE CAR TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW ONE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE RUNS GREAT IT IS VERY UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY SAID THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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