Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10644656October 14, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE . TECH BROUGHT ME BACK TO SHOW ME THE DRIVERS FLOORBOARD WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT SAFETY HAZARDS I CAN THINK OF WITH THIS ISSUE. 1.I DO NOT FEEL LIKE HAVING MY FOOT GO THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD AND LOOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO MY FOOT BEING STUCK I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BRAKE. 2. THE FUMES AND VAPORS CAN ENTER THE VEHICLE THEREFORE INDUCING AN ASTHMA ATTACK FROM MY TWO YEAR OLD SON WHO HAS SEVERE ASTHMA. 3. IF THE RUST CONTINUES IT MAY COME TO A POINT WHERE THE EXHAUST PIPE CAN MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CARPET INITIATING A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644218October 13, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY CAR HAS STICKY,MELTING DASHBOARD THAT CREATES A GLARE ON WINDSHIELD AND AFFECTS VISIBILITY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE AIRBAG BEING COMPROMISED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644233October 13, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM, GOING APPROX 10-15 MILES PER HOUR THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW OPEN. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE HOOD CLOSED. THE IMPACT OF THE HOOD FLYING OPEN BENT BACK METAL NEAR THE WINDSHIELD ON BOTH FENDERS AND THE BUMPER WAS SCRAPED HITTING A CURB OR SOMETHING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DUE TO THE EARLY HOUR THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS NO OTHER CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 15 MINUTES LATER, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH. PHONE CALLS WERE MADE TO NISSAN AND AS WELL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COCHRAN NISSAN (DORMONT, PA). IN BOTH INSTANCES WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE HOOD LATCH AND NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. ODDLY THOUGH, THE DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING TO PROVIDE US A NEW HOOD LATCH AT NO COST (WOULD HAVE TO PAY LABOR TO INSTALL). I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEIR ADJUSTER CLEARLY FOUND FAULT WITH THE HOOD LATCH AND IN AN UNSCIENTIFIC TEST THAT HE PERFORMED, THE HOOD FAILED 9 OUT OF 9 TIMES. CALLS WERE AGAIN MADE TO NISSAN WITH THIS INFORMATION AND WE WERE TOLD 'SORRY'. THEY WERE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES TO THE HOOD, BOTH FENDERS AND FRONT BUMPER. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE INFORMING THEM OF ALL THE REPORTS WE HAD FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS. WE WERE TOLD THAT MOST LIKELY WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE HOOD RELEASE WAS USED INSTEAD OF THE GAS TANK DOOR RELEASE, AS THESE 2 RELEASES ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. (DOES SOMEONE SEE ANY FAULT IN THAT?). THE CLAIM FOR APPROX $2700 WENT AGAINST MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND I WAS ISSUED A CHECK FOR $2200 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. GIVEN THE NEWS ON THE RECALL I WILL BE WORKING WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO RECOVER THE $2700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644240October 13, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING ABOUT 40MPH AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CARE SEEMED AS THOUGH IT HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING OUT. THEN WHEN I STOP THE CAR HESITATED TO TAKE OFF AND THEN WHEN IT DID TAKE OFF IT JERK AND THE TOOK OFF. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP IT DROVE FINE, BUT LATER THAT DAY WHEN I DROVE IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644282October 13, 2014
ENGINE
I HAD JUST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN MARCH 2010 FOR $4200. A FEW WEEKS AFTER I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING THROUGH OIL EVERY FEW DAYS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE TUNE UP I NOTICED IT STARTED TO RUN ROUGH ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN, NO POWER STEERING. I HAD TO GLIDE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE HOPING AND PRAYING I WOULD MAKE IT AND NOT GET HIT. SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE MECHANIC WHO THEN TOLD ME THAT THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN. I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT SEEING AS I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 6 MONTHS EARLIER. SO I THEN PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I HAD THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT($2000). ONCE I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE 2 MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. I TAKE IT BACK INTO THE MECHANIC AND HE TELLS ME ITS THE RADIATOR. I REPLACE THE RADIATOR ($200). A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME ITS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THAT HE'S DONE ATLEAST THREE NISSANS IN THE PAST MONTH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL AND TO CONTACT NISSAN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF I TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LIKE THAT IT WOULD BLOW THE MOTOR AGAIN BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT CAUSED IT TO BLOW INITIALLY. AFTER TAKING IT TO A NISSAN DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT "OPEN" RECALL ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER JUST AN ECM RESET AND THE HALOGEN LIGHT RECALL. THEY DID TELL ME THE CATALYTIC GONE DUE TO A CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE BUT THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY THEM. I THEN CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL PREVIOUS FOR THE ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUT IT WAS NOT AN OPEN RECALL AND THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SEND ME THAT INFORMATION. IF I WANTED THAT INFORMATION I WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH CAR FAX. THIS WAS FROM THEIR UPPER MANAGEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644333October 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER NEAR MY HOME FOR THE SAFETY RECALL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY PERFORMED THE SOFTWARE "FIX" WHICH WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN. APPROX. A WEEK FOLLOWING THIS "FIX" MY 155 POUND SON WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT SEAT AND ONCE AGAIN THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF EVEN THOUGH MY SON WHO IS 6 FEET TALL AND WELL OVER 100 POUNDS WAS CLEARLY SITTING IN THE SEAT. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN. THIS IS HOWEVER VERY BOTHERSOME TO ME AS I HEAR THIS "FIX" IN FACT FIXED NOTHING AT ALL FOR MANY PEOPLE. I HAVE 2 TEENAGERS AND AN 8 YEAR OLD AND WOULD APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN MY BRAND NEW CAR. THIS IS MY 2ND NISSAN ALTIMA, I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING SOMETHING SAFE AND RELIABLE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644341October 13, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR OVER A YEAR THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE AIRBAGS WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF . NO MATTER IF THERE IS A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT . THE SEAT CAN BE EMPTY AND THE AIRBAGS WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND OFF . THE SAME IS TRUE WHEN THERE IS A PERSON IN THE SEAT . THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE , IT WAS FIXED FOR THE SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE . THE PROBLEM CONTINUES . NISSAN CORPORATE HAS REFUSED TO RE PURCHASE THIS OBVIOUS LEMON AND HAS SAID THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT . SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM ... THEY NOW HAVE RESORTED TO BLAMING THE DEALERS . SEARCH VIMEO FOR 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AIRBAG LIGHT AND YOU WILL SEE THE VIDEO OF THIS ISSUE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644203October 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WITH ADULT PASSENGER IN SEAT. INDICATES "AIR BAG OFF" CONTINUALLY EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ADULT WEIGHING MORE THAN 120 LBS. IN PASSENGER SEAT. RECALL SERVICE FOR "NTB14-027 OCS REPROGRAM" HAD BEEN PERFORMED BY NISSAN DEALER ON THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 18, 2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644004October 11, 2014
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A NOISE (RUBBING,SQUEAKING) SOUND FROM THE REAR WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED. NOISE SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED TO BE A BROKEN REAR ANTI SWAY BAR. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE OE SWAY BAR IS CONSTRUCTED OF HOLLOW MATERIAL AND FRACTURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS MAKE MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644016October 11, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA S ON 7/20/14. ON 9/17/14 MY CEL BEGAN FLASHING, CAR SHAKING & LOSING POWER AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WITH NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER ON). BROUGHT CAR TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TRIED TO FIRST TELL ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUE. I FORCED THEM TO CONTINUE TESTING & IT HAPPENED AGAIN & THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL 2 ERROR CODES (MISFIRE & MULTIPLE MISFIRE). AFTER A WEEK OF DRIVING MY CAR AND TESTING, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. I OPENED A CASE AT THAT TIME TO REQUEST A BUY BACK OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS CLEAR THAT SOMETHING WAS DONE WRONG ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE & SAFETY OF VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. ON 9/26/14, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP MY CAR AS THEY "THINK THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM." I PICKED UP THE CAR, DROVE 5 MILES & ISSUES HAPPENED AGAIN & I NOTICED IT WAS CONSUMING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP & TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS NOT FIXED & IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. ON 9/29/14, NISSAN CORPORATE SENT AN ENGINEER TO PICK UP MY CAR TO TEST THE ISSUES & AFTER DRIVING IT, THE ENGINEER SAID THAT ALL 4 COILS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. COILS WERE SWAPPED OUT & I PICKED UP THE CAR 10/2/14 AGAINST MY WILL. FULL TANK WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR STATING I'D RECEIVE 540 MILES (NORMAL FOR AN ALTIMA) & 2 DAYS LATER, IT DROPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN BY 100 MILES FOR NO REASON. I ONLY RECEIVED 400 MILES TO FULL TANK & THE MAJORITY OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY MILES. IT IS STILL CONSUMING GASOLINE & IS IDLING ROUGHER. I AM NOW 3 WEEKS IN, 2 SEPARATE ISSUES & MY CAR STILL IS NOT WORKING. IF MY CAR HAS ISSUES 52 DAYS IN AND ONLY 3K MILES, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT ELSE IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I COMMUTE AND DRIVE WITH SMALL CHILDREN & IT IS NOT SAFE. IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644095October 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE HOOD RELEASE ON THESE CARS IS DOWN UNDER THE DASH, WHERE IT CAN EASILY BE PULLED WITH THE TOE OF YOUR SHOE. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT MY WIFE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND HEARD IT POP. THIS DAY, WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM CHURCH. MADE IT ALL THE WAY ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND REACHED 70 MPH, SPEED LIMIT ON THAT HIGHWAY IS 75 MPH. THE HOOD FLEW UP, DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD, ROOF, HOOD, FENDERS AND HOOD HINGES. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING THAT THE 2013'S ARE BEING RECALLED WHEN THE DESIGN IS THE SAME FROM 2012 TO 2014 THAT I AM AWARE OF. WE HAVE BEEN WARNING OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS DANGER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE EMERGENCY VEHICLE TO 18 WHEELER TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. NOT EVERYONE WILL BE SO LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643785October 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DEALER REPORTS AIR BAG MODULE PASSENGER SIDE NO GOOD. WAS A RECALL IN 2008 ON SAME ISSUE. NISSAN SAYS CAR NOT PART OF RECALL. FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE. CALLED NISSAN,THEY NEVER CALL BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643796October 10, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643795October 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643843October 10, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS STATING THAT IT IS OFF, WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THE RECALL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE RECALL TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP ([XXX]) STATES THAT NISSAN CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER. THE NISSAN 800 NUMBER STATED THE SAME. BOTH WANT TO PUSH THE ISSUE TO THE OTHER WITH NO ONE PROVIDING RESOLUTION. 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
#10643612October 9, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN WERE DRIVING THROUGH ELY, NV ON THEIR WAY TO THE LAKE, 300+ MILES FROM HOME THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE. UPON PULLING THE RELEASE TO POP THE HOOD, THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. MY FAMILY ESCAPED THE VEHICLE INJURY FREE. MY CAR IS NOW A PILE OF MELTED METAL. SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS HAPPENS? AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? I HAD A YEAR LEFT TO PAY ON THIS VEHICLE AND BARELY 120,000 MILES. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? HOW DO I REPLACE MY VEHICLE? PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643638October 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SHORT VISIT TO CONVENIENCE STORE. PROBLEM BELIEVED TO BE "IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER" AS MANY OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVE ALREADY ATTESTED TO. A CONTINUING SERIOUS PHYSICAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. NHTSA HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643225October 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT LOCATED INSIDE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V521000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643277October 8, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND THE FRONT TIRES WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,409.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643324October 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE AT A STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD AND HAND INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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