Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10670505January 6, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DURING THE PAST YEAR OR SO, MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A VERY STICKY AND EXTREMELY SHINY SURFACE ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS UNWASHABLE AND WHEN SUNLIGHT IS REFLECTED OFF IT, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY ONE BUT READING UP ON IT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. PLEASE HELP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AS TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DEFECT, NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT FOR OTHER 2008 ALTIMA DRIVERS, PASSENGERS, AND AND FELLOW NEIGHBORING CARS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670538January 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY REPAIRED 5 TIMES BUT FAILED.FINALLY THEY PROPOSED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BUT IT IS UNFAIR. MY REQUEST IS FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670543January 6, 2015
AIR BAGS
SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY TRIED TO REPAIR IT MORE THAN 3 TIMES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AND THE CASE IS BEING DRAGGED ON (THE MANUFACTURER IS TAKING ADVANTAGE SINCE EVEN THE MILEAGE IS ADDING UP ALL THIS TIME) WITHOUT A PROPER SOLUTION AND THEY(MANUFACTURER) SEEM TO DISREGARD THE FATAL NATURE OF A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670110January 5, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD OF OUR 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS BEGUN TO MELT CAUSING IT TO BECOME VERY SHINY AND REFLECT SUNLIGHT DIRECTLY INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES OR REFLECT OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE WORST THING ABOUT IT IS THAT IS HITS YOU WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT BASED ON THE ANGLE OF THE SUN AND CAUSING DIFFICULTY SEEING OTHER TRAFFIC/PEDESTRIANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670264January 5, 2015
ENGINE
THE CODE IS FOR CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER DURING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STARTED RIGHT AFTER. ONLY PUMPING GAS PEDAL WHILE TURNING THE KEY IN IGNITION WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670246January 5, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I OWN A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, PURCHASED IN 2010. AT PURCHASE, THE DASH BOARD APPEARED TACKY, BUT WAS INTACT AND THE ORIGINAL COLOR OF FLAT/MATT BLACK. OVER TIME THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME GLOSSY BLACK AND VISCOUS (AS IF IT WERE MELTING). THE GLOSSY NATURE HAS BECOME A GLARE ISSUE, REFLECTING THE LIGHT AND AT TIMES IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE ALTIMA MODEL, ESPECIALLY 2007-2009, AS WELL AS OTHER NISSAN/INFINITI MODELS YET NISSAN USA REFUGES TO ACKNOWLEDGE CULPABILITY. I ALSO HAVE FOUND THAT A CLASS ACTION SUITE HAS BEEN FILES IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM ([XXX] V. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.). THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OF THIS ISSUE AS OF YET, WHILE MAZDA AND TOYOTA HAVE ISSUED RECALL NOTICES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A COSTLY REPLACEMENT ($2000+) AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL NOTICE AS IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC MIXTURE AND IS AN ISSUE FOR PASSENGER SAFETY. 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
#10670310January 5, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON ARRIVING BACK TO CAR AFTER ATTENDING CHURCH IT WOULD NOT START. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED, IGNITION LIGHT WOULD NOT COME OFF OF LOCK, BATTERY WAS GOOD. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. LEFT US STRANDED. TALKED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AS HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2009 NISSAN. SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD COST AROUND $1,000. UPON RESEARCHING FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM! WHY NOT A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670019January 5, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
SOMETIME IN THE FALL OF 2014 I NOTICED AN AREA ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS BEGINNING TO APPEAR "STICKY" LOOKING. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT A DRINK MAY HAVE BEEN SPILLED ON THE DASH WHEN ENTERING/EXITING THE VEHICLE AND THE LINGERING RESIDUE HAD FORMED A COATING. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED WIPING THE AFFECTED AREA OF THE DASHBOARD WITH WATER ON A RAG. QUICKLY THE RAG BECAME STUCK TO THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL ITSELF AND COULDN'T BE MOVED IN A WIPING MOTION ANY FURTHER. THE RAG TOOK SOME EFFORT TO BE SEPARATED FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND STICKING TO IT WAS A THICK RUBBERY SUBSTANCE THAT WAS THE SAME COLOR BLACK AS THE DASHBOARD. IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THAT THE DASHBOARD ITSELF WAS MELTING. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND THE AREA OF MELTED DASHBOARD HAS INCREASED IN SIZE. LARGE SPOTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES' DASH ARE NOW MELTED, AS WELL AS SMALL AREAS ABOVE THE A/C VENTS. THE MELTED AREAS HAVE A VERY SHINY APPEARANCE THAT CREATES SIGNIFICANT GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. AT CERTAIN ANGLES WITH SUNLIGHT THE GLARE CREATES A LARGE VISUAL DISTRACTION/OBSTRUCTION AND IT IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD CAN MAKE IT VERY HARD TO SEE PEDESTRIANS, OTHER CARS, TRAFFIC SIGNS; ANYTHING THAT IS IN THE AREA OF WINDSHIELD WITH THE REFLECTED GLARE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. IN ADDITION TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, I CANNOT PUT ANYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD NOW. EVERYTHING I'VE PLACED ON IT WILL STICK TO THE DASH, AND WILL COME OFF WITH A STICKY BLACK RUBBER COATING ON IT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE DASH. IT'S AWFUL. AND I FEAR THAT THE SUBSTANCE MELTING COULD POSSIBLY BE CARCINOGENIC AND MAKING THE AIR IN THE CAR TOXIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX IT. IT IS 100% A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE NISSAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! PLEASE HELP WITH THIS! THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670121January 5, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
I HAVE THESE ISSUES EVERYDAY DRIVING THIS CAR. SHUTTERING AT LOW RPM WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING, NOTICEABLE DELAY IN GEARS SHIFTING WHEN SHUTTERING IS OCCURRING BETWEEN 1200 AND 1800 RPM. RPM'S INCREASE RAPIDLY(SHARP SPIKE) WHEN CAR IS GOING DOWN HILL BUT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO GAIN SPEED. THE RAMPING OF RPM'S IS LOUD AND RESEMBLES WHEN YOU HIT GAS TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER A HIGHWAY ONLY YOU ARE NOT GETTING THE ACCELERATION IN SPEED. ALSO COMING UP HILL THE CAR GIVES OFF A BURNING SMELL. I HAVE NOT LOCATED THE SOURCE OF THE BURNING SMELL AND IT GOES AWAY AFTER GOING BACK TO FLATTER TERRAIN FOR AWHILE. THE SMELL LINGERS ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669974January 4, 2015
STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2.5 S BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. THIS CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION, BUT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE DASHBOARD. BUT OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS MY CAR'S DASHBOARD HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY MELTING AND I BELIEVE THAT IF IT IS NOT FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER IT CAN LEAD TO A SAFETY PROBLEM ON ALL CARS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. PERSONALLY I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DASHBOARD MELT, SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF THIS CAN BE RECALLED AND FIXED BECAUSE HONESTLY ITS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM, NOT A CONSUMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669844January 3, 2015
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT SHIFTS AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE DURING OPERATION. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT WILL MOVE MORE COMPARED TO THE LEFT SIDE AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO SHIFT/SHIMMY AROUND CURVES, ELEVATE AND DEPRESS WHEN HITTING BUMPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669858January 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT IS COLD AND STAYS ON. CHECK PRESSURE AND TIRES ARE OK. SAFETY ISSUES ARS YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY WHEN IT GET WARMER THE SENSOR LIGHT WILL GO OFF, BUT WHEN DO YOU KNOW IF YOU REALLY HAVE A TIRE PROBLEM AND A POTENTIAL CRASH? I WANT THE SENSOR REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669581January 2, 2015
STRUCTURE
MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE'S DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE DASHBOARD SEEMS TO BE INFERIOR AND IT CANNOT ACCOMMODATE THE WEATHER IN FL. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND LOOKS WET. SOMETIMES THIS RESULTS IN A GLARE THAT CAN POSE AS A DRIVING HAZARD. THIS HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AGO AND I ONLY RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669217December 31, 2014
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES SO THE ENGINE IS WARM. THREE TIMES THE CAR HAS STALLED WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OR RIGHT TURN. WHEN MOVING FROM THE WAITING POSITION THE CAR WILL STALL AND AS AN ONCOMING CAR IS COMING POSES A LEFT THREATNING SITUATION AS IT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD IMMEDIATELY. CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES AND BOTH TIMES NOTHING SHOWS ON THE COMPUTER. ALSO, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THE LAST TIME AND THE STALL IS NOT REPLICATED. BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT REPLICATED NISAAN REFUSES TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ALTHOUGH A LIFE IS IN JEPORDY DUE TO THE DANGER OF MAKING A LEFT HAD TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFICE WHEN THERE IS AMPLE TIME TO MAKE THE TURN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THE COMPUTER SAYS THE CAR IS NOT BROKEN. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669247December 31, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR BOARDS UNDERNEATH PASSENGER SIDES ARE ROTTING THROUGH...WHY??!!!!!!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669282December 31, 2014
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2.5L 2014 NISSAN ALTIMAS AND I HAVE A 3.5L 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA, MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS NO OCCUPANCY PERSON SITS IN THE PASSENGER SIT, AS WELL AS INTERMITTENLY WHEN AN OBJECT IS PLACED IN THE SEAT. THERE IS A RECALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS OF THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT SHOWING PROPER INDICATION, THE SAME SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 3.5L MODELS AS WELL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669320December 31, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PURCHASED A 2015 ALTIMA SV WITH THE TECH PACKAGE. THIS INCLUDE SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES, BUT THE ONE I WANTED MOST WAS THE BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM. I DISCOVERED IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS THAT WHEN IT WAS RAINING OR THE ROADS WERE WET, THE BSW COULD GIVE FALSE ALARMS LIKE A CAR WAS NEXT TO ME, WHEN THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS NEAR ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS AND ON THE SECOND TIME, I WAS HANDED A BULLETIN THAT SHOWS THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION. I JUST HEARD BACK FROM THEM ON 12/30/14 AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. HOW CAN A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS PART OF A 1000.00 PACKAGE BE DESIGNED TO GIVE FALSE ALARMS WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HAVE HAVE NISSAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THANKS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669171December 30, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,027.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669168December 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA ON THE ROAD AND THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC SO IT WAS SORT OF STOP AND GO AND LOTS OF IDLING. EACH TIME I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT SEEMS THE CAR HESITATED TO GO. AFTER I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I THEN DROVE ONTO INTERSTATE 85 IN GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DRIVE SHAFT ALSO STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND THE CAR COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STOPPED ON ME. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR TO GET DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO AND THEY WOULDN'T SPEAK TO ME OR RETURN MY CALLS. I ENDED UP CALLING NISSAN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IN RE THE CAR. THE GUY ASKED FOR MY VIN # AND I GAVE IT TO HIM AND HE IMMEDIATELY ASKED IF MY CAR'S ENGINE STALLED ON ME. I ADVISED THAT IT DID IN THE MIDST OF MY DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON AN INTERSTATE. HE ADVISED THEY WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK TO GET MY CAR BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING HE COULD DO FOR ME TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND I'D HAVE TO SPEAK WITH THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A LOANER. THE DEALERSHIP ENDED UP DIAGNOSING THIS AS A BAD TRANSMISSION IN THIS BRAND NEW CAR. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GUY KNEW THAT THIS CAR HAD STALLED ON ME PRIOR TO ME EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED IT ALSO ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES PRIOR. I HAD NOT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD 101 MILES ON IT AND I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF AND THEY SOLD IT TO ME ANYWAY. I REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS B/C I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR AS IT WAS A NEW CAR WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I DO NOT TRUST IT'S SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669208December 30, 2014
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING SEVERE GLARE FROM THE SUN WHICH IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE (CANNOT SEE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WITH GLARE PRESENT). *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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