Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10668733December 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOPPED IT OFF WITH OIL AND IT WENT HOME. THIS WAS ON SUNDAY. I TOOK IT IN MONDAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND I HAD IT REPLACED FOR $612.73. I CALLED NISSAN AS I FOUND THERE WERE SOME COMPLAINTS AND FOUND A SITE WHERE NISSAN WAS REIMBURSING CUSTOMERS. THEY CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT ELIGIBLE. THIS IS TOO NEW OF A CAR WITH HARDLY ANY MILES ON IT. NOW THEY SAY MY FRONT STRUTS NEED REPLACING. I NEVER HAD TO REPLACE STRUTS ON MY OLD MAZDA UNTIL IT HAD VERY HIGH MILEAGE ON IT. I AM NOT PLEASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668768December 29, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS MANY OTHERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THIS 2013 ALTIMA WILL NOT DETECT AN ADULT PASSENGER (140+ LBS) AND WILL TURN OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE INITIAL SAFETY RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR (PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE), BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS HUGE SAFETY CONCERN MAKES THE CAR UNUSABLE WHEN WE NEED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE CAR AND WE CANNOT GET THE AIRBAG TO WORK PROPERLY. NHTSA: PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668800December 29, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE IS MELTING. THIS IS CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE WHILE DRIVING. NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS. A RECALL NEEDS TO OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668812December 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. WHEN I DRIVE, THE SUN HITS THE DASHBOARD. IT LOOKS LIKE A SHEET OF WATER BECAUSE IT IS MELTED. THE REFLECTION HITS MY EYES AND AFFECTS VISIBILITY. EVERYTHING THAT TOUCHES THE DASHBOARD GETS STICKY AND BLACK MARKS. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS RESOLVED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO COVER ALL OF THE COSTS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE HUGE LABOR COSTS AND I DO NOT FEE THAT I SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR A FACTORY DEFECT. THIS IS NOT ONLY COSMETIC, BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668860December 29, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR BOARDS RUSTED TOTALLY THRU ON DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE. ONLY THING STOPPING FEET FROM GOING THRU THE FLOOR IS CARPET.SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FLOORS ON NISSAN,I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN AS A RECALL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668888December 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I GOT INTO MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S AND I PUSHED THE START IGNITION BUTTON AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK SET THAT CONTROLS THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'S STARTING CAPABILITIES. I HAD TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME TOW MY CAR WAY ACROSS TOWN TO A AUTO-NATION NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS ON THE CORNER OF WELCH ROAD AND HIGH WAY 635. THEY SAID THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT IS NOT HOWEVER THIS IS A RECALL ITEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD COVER THE COST FOR ALL OF THEIR CUSTOMER'S WHO PURCHASED THIS ROTTEN VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE WITH THIS BUILT IN OBSOLESCENCE OR DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN AND SHUT DOWN ON THE OWNER AND "LEAVE THEM STRANDED" WHY WOULD YOU KNOWINGLY ALLOW THIS DEFECT ON ALL OF THESE MILLION'S OF MANUFACTURED DEFECTED "JUNK" OF A CAR WHY WOULD YOU NISSAN ALLOW THIS PIECE OF SH_ T VEHICLE TO BE MADE KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD BE A "HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO THE CUSTOMER VEHICLE OWNER? I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN AUTONATION'S [XXX] THAT THE COST FOR REPAIRING THIS PIECE OF JUNK OF A POORLY AND CHEAPLY MADE CAR WOULD COST ME $849.00 PLUS TAX. WHAT THE [XXX] IS THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR F MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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
#10668891December 29, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA IN FLORIDA. I FIRST STARTED TO NOTICE MY DASHBOARD HAD A STICKY RESIDUE IN JULY 2011. IT HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EVERYDAY. I HAVE ALSO BEGIN TO NOTICE MY DASHBOARD IS ALSO CRACKING. I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. THE VISIBILITY HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I CAN'T EVEN SEE THE ROAD DUE TO THE GLARE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO LOOKED AT IF NOT RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668568December 28, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THERE WAS GLARE. I ALMOST DIDN'T SEE A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING IN A CROSSWALK. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT THE GLARE FROM THE MELTING DASHBOARD IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668606December 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE MY ALTIMA TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I CAME OUT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB BUT THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. APPEARS TO BE A STEERING COLUMN LOCK ISSUE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. FIVE DAYS LATER I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. ALTHOUGH NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IT IS REPREHENSIBLE THAT NISSAN CONTINUES LETTING PEOPLE BE STRANDED WHEN THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668265December 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WHEEL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668335December 26, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668416December 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO MY CAR TO GET TO WORK. THE KEY FOB WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL, THE DAS WAS TELLING ME THAT MY KEY I'D WAS INCORRECT. IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED MY BATTERY AND STILL AM HAVING THE PROBLEM. TONIGHT I WAS STUCK OUTSIDE OF MY CAR FOR HOURS B4 IT WOULD OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668215December 25, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S COUPE. CAR STARTED FINE IN THE MORNING, THEN FAILED TO START (DID NOT CRANK) AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT FOR 1 HOUR. YELLOW "INTELLIGENT KEY" AND RED "SECURITY INDICATOR" LIGHT WERE LIT ON DASH, OTHERWISE NO OTHER INDICATIONS ON THE DASH. TRIED JUMPING BATTERY AND CHANGING KEY BATTERY, NO LUCK. CALLED LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY SUSPECTED STEERING INTERLOCK ISSUE, STATED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE STEERING INTERLOCK AND FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN IS SUPPOSEDLY REIMBURSING FOR PART OF THE TOW CHARGE ALSO. FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS STILL WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME LIMIT. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED, "NISSAN FIGURED IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, IT WOULD OCCUR WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD". I WAS LUCKY TO BE NEAR HOME AND DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED, COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULDN'T ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668252December 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VERY HARD SHUTTER AT DURING ACCELERATION LOW SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THIS SHUTTER CAUSES A HESITATION WHICH COULD PROVE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668129December 24, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT TO A SMOKE SHOP WENT BACK OUT AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START.. MY KEY YELLOW LOGO ON DASH IS ON SO I'M POSITIVE IT STEERING LOCK SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668184December 24, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668053December 23, 2014
ENGINE
I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND CAR, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT JUST GAVE OUT. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT AS I HIT GAS IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS, AND WAS TOLD I NEED WHOLE NEW MOTOR DUE TO THE FACT THE CAMSHAFT BROKE. NOW THIS IS A PART I AM BEING TOLD THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK AND IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WAS TOLD TO CHECK AND SEE IF ANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN PUT OUT ON CAMSHAFT. I DID AND THERE HAVE NOT BEEN. I AM FILING COMPLAINT BECAUSE I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET (EST. IS OVER $4,800!!!!) FOR REPAIRS DONE TO MY CAR FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND BY THE CAMSHAFT BREAKING IT CAUSED A LIST OF OTHER MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE, WHICH IS WHY I NEED TO REPLACE IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668054December 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667748December 22, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667765December 22, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND A HOLE WAS DEVELOPING UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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