Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11228794July 1, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A MAINTAINED TWO LANE COUNTY ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DARTED ACROSS THE ROAD AND BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ONCE STOPPED, YOU COULD SEE THE THE VEHICLES LEFT REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS TILTED IN AND RENDERED INOPERABLE. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE CONTROL ARM BOTH WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM AND FROM THE REPAIR STATION IT WAS TOWED TO. THE CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME/PROPER CONNECTION. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE BROKEN ONE AND THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 86,100 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228473June 30, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHT'S ON THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE VERY BAD, THEY PUT OUT NO LIGHTING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTEY ISSUE FOR NISSAN. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228476June 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228585June 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER A FEW YEARS OF NORMAL OPERATION THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. THEY ARE TOO DIM TO RELY ON WHILE DRIVING ON DARK ROADS/HIGHWAYS. MUST USE HIGH-BEAMS FOR PROPER VISIBILITY. REPLACING BULBS DOES NOT HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228388June 29, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
47,000 MILES HEADLIGHTS BARELY VISIBLE ON LOW BEAM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228237June 28, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE NOTICED THAT MY DIM LIGHTS HAVE GOTTEN SO DIM IT IS HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO TRAVELING AT NIGHT USING LOW BEAMS IS OUT OF THE QUESTION, I USE HIGH BEANS. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE RANGE OF REPAIR ESTIMATES GO ANYWHERE FROM $499 TO $1,600. SINCE ALL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DIM LOW LIGHT PROBLEM SEEM TO BE IDENTICAL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. I HAVE BARELY 40,000 ON MY CAR AND HAVE LOVED IT, BUT THIS LOW BEAM PROBLEM IS BECOMING A NUISANCE AND A SAFETY FACTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228316June 28, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ONE TAKATA AIRBAG WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED. THE SECOND TAKATA AIRBAG HAS DEVELOPED THE SAME FAULTY READOUT ON THE DASHBOARD AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. DEALER (RIP-OFF) QUOTED NEARLY $5K TO REPAIR WHICH IS ELECTRICAL, IS NOT FAULTY THROUGH MISUSE, AND SHOULD BE NISSAN RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE HELP THIS VETERAN'S WIDOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11223086June 27, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR CONTROL ARM ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 CAME APART ON AN INTERSTATE PUSHING ME ON TO THE LEFT LANE ALMOST AT 65 MPH. GOT REALLY SCARED AS I USUALLY DRIVE WITH MY NEW BORN BUT LUCKILY HE WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 60K MILES AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM ON BOTH SIDES ON THE REAR AS THEY MENTIONED THE OTHER ONE TOO IS GOING TO BREAK SOON. REALLY DISAPPOINTED AS HAD TO MAKE A HUGE REPAIR SPENDING 1300 BUCKS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY USED TO RUN FEW ERRANDS OVER THE WEEKEND AS I COMMUTE ON TRAIN FOR WORK. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222624June 26, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. FIRST VISIT TO DEALERSHIP IT WAS A CODE ISSUE. SECOND TIME SERVICED IT WAS UNPLUGGED UNDER THE SEAT, COST $142.00. A WEEK LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN AND DEALERSHIP REPORTS THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT THE TUNE OF $1900. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222631June 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SHIFT SOLENOID HAS SMALL METAL PLATE THAT BENDS OVER TIME AND LOSES CONTACT THE SHIFTER. THIS MAKES CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE SHIFT LOCK USING A SMALL FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER. AFTER DISCOVERING FIX, I DISMANTLED THE SHIFTER AND BENT THE SOLENOID PLATE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION BUT A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE METAL PLATE HAS BENT AGAIN. THIS SMALL METAL PLATE SEEMS QUITE THIN AND FLIMSY. SEARCH THE WEB, LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OCCUR TO THEIR ALTIMAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222809June 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 35-40 MINUTES MY CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WHEN I HAVE THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND MY SPED STARTS DROPPING EVEN WHEN CRUSE CONTROL IS SET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222358June 25, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. HAVE CHANGED BULBS A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT STILL DIM. DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN THERE IS A PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222443June 25, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT WORKING IT HAS CAUSE I AS WELL AS MY FIANCE TO HAVE TO MISS WORK SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF THE CVT THE CAR SHAKES AND SHUTTERS AND CUTS OFF THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY FIANCE WHERE WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT AND ENDED UP IN A BAD ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222427June 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PROBLEM WE ENCOUNTERED WAS, WHEN LEAVING TO GO TO THE MOVIES, WE HEARD A LARGE BANG WENT TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS UNDER THE CAR. NEXT WE DROVE A FEW FEET AND HEARD A DRAGGING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION THE REAR TIRE WAS OUT OF LINE. WHEN CHECKING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR, WE WERE TAKEN BACK BY WHAT WE SAW. THE ENTIRE PART OF THE CAR WAS RUSTED AND THE FRAME HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE MAIN PART OF THE CAR. WE HAD GONE OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WERE ON THE HIGHWAY GOING AT LEAST 50 MPH, HAD THIS HAPPENED THEN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THAT NIGHT WE WERE HEADING TOWARD THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO THE MOVIES. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE CONDITION OF THE CAR. THIS CAR IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND THE UNDERSIDE HAD BEEN HOSED DOWN TO KEEP THE SALT FROM HARMING THE UNDERSIDE. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND FOUND THESE CARS HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RUST UNDERNEATH THESE CARS. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. SOME AROUND 2005 AND SOME EVEN OLDER THAT THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE HADN'T HAD A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS COMPLETE RUST PROBLEM ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THESE CARS. I THINK WE MAY HAVE A CASE AGAINST NISSAN AFTER REVIEWING AND HAVING THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL THE CARS DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM.MOST OF THESE PEOPLE SAID THEY WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE PHOTO'S SENT LATER AS I DO NOT HAVE THE PHONE WITH THEM ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222470June 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON ALL FOUR DOORS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE DOOR HANDLES WERE USED, WITH OR WITHOUT THE UNLOCK FUNCTION, THEY FRACTURED AND WERE CONTINUALLY REPLACED. NEW CITY NISSAN (2295 N KING ST, HONOLULU, HI 96819, (808) 524-9111) WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE SAME OEM PARTS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222485June 25, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GEAR SHIFT LOCKED IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222556June 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINS WITH ENGINE RUNNING WHEN I NOTICED THE DISPLAY WITH GAS/ODOMETER/SPEED TURNED OFF. TRIED TURNING ON/OFF BUT STILL WON'T LIGHT UP. CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS AND SIGNALS AND THEY WORKED. JUST SCARY THAT I'M PRACTICALLY DRIVING BLIND COZ I CAN'T SEE MY SPEED. ALSO, CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 104K MILES. IT'S BARELY 7 YEARS OLD AND A COMPUTER PROBLEM SEEMS A BIT TOO EARLY. IT WAS PRE-OWNED SO I'M NOT SURE IF IT HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222602June 25, 2019
SUSPENSION
PASSENGER REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED DUE TO CORROSION NEAR THE FRAME CONNECTION POINT WHILE TRAVELLING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED OVER A SPEED BUMP IN PARKING LOT. DRIVERS SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION. CAR DRIVEN IN MN WITH 90,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222195June 24, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 NISSAN ULTIMA AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INEFFECTIVE AND A SAFETY HAZARD! THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO E TO NOT BE BRIGHT AND VERY DIM CAUSING ME NOT TO SEE AND TO CONTINUALLY USE MY HIGHBEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE AT NIGHT. NISSAN IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT DO A RECALL. I'VE COMPLAINED ENOUGH GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN CORPORATION THEY'VE REPLACED THE BULBS THEY KNOW THAT THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT AND IT IS A HUGE SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I GOT PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN THAT SAID YOU MUST GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE YOU CANNOT DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS ON ALL THE TIME THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT WITHOUT USING HIGHBEAMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222203June 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO GEAR. AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. HERB CHAMBERS NISSAN (273 TURNPIKE RD, WESTBOROGH, MA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE SAME FAILURES AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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