Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10628212August 25, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN MY CAR. I HAD TO REPLACE AT 63000 MILES AND NOW I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT 149000. THIS 2ND TRANSMISSION HAS ONLY ABOUT 85000 . NISSAN WON'T OWN UP TO THEIR PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. I AM NOT REPLACING AGAIN FOR A 3RD TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628232August 25, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD IS ROTTED THROUGH, NOTICED IT TODAY WHEN MY PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR AND HIS FOOT DIPPED DOWN THE HOLE THAT WAS CREATED. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE ONLY THING KEEPING THE PASSENGERS FOOT FROM HITTING THE PAVEMENT IS THE CARPET, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ON A CAR, IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD PHYSICALLY AND IT COULD LEAD TO FATALITIES DUE TO EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRY COMMON ISSUE WITH 2002-2006 NISSAN ALTIMAS. TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE FIXED SOON AS THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE CARPET CAN CATCH ON FIRE BURNING THE ENITRE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628254August 25, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF, BUT FAILED TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628271August 25, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE AT MY DOOR TOOK GROCERIES INSIDE AND WENT BACK TO PARK MY CAR,AND IT WOULD NOT START I COULD GO THRU THE DIFFERENT MODES OF THE PUSH BUTTON START BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I GET IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND THE TELL ME MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAS GONE BAD THEY ALSO TELL ME THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE SAME PART ON THE 2009 MODELS. PRICE TAG TO FIX THE E.S.C.L $800 THIS IS SO UNFAIR I BELIEVE THE 08 MODELS ALTIMA SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE ALREADY INEFFECT RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10628273August 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING LOT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT 5/20/14 THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OF DAMAGE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTENDED PARKING SPACE AND DRIFTED TO A STOP. THE SECOND INCIDENT 8/25/14 RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S FRONT IMPACTED THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF A CAR THAT WAS PARKED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627905August 24, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
SECTIONS OF MY DASHBOARD ARE MELTING. THIS CONDITION MAKES VISIBILITY VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE GLARE OFF OF THE MELTED DASHBOARD ON SUNNY DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627720August 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
REGARDING 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA: THE AIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR DRAIN HOSE IS POORLY ENGINEERED LEADING TO WATER DRAINING BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER WILL POOL IN THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE AND CONTINUE TO COLLECT WATER UNTIL IT MOVES FORWARD TOWARD THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SIDE. WITHOUT CORRECTING THIS DEFECT THE WATER WILL LEAD TO MOLD/FUNGUS GROWTH, ROTTED CARPET, RUSTED FLOOR WELLS, AND POTENTIALLY ELECTRICAL DAMAGE AS THERE IS A MAIN ELECTRICAL WIRE THAT RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THAT PARALLELS THE EVAPORATOR DRAIN HOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626952August 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 70 MPH, TRYING TO MANEUVER AROUND SEMI TRUCKS AND CAR DECIDES TO SLOW DOWN TO 60 MPH CAUSING SEVERAL SEMIS TO SLAM ON BRAKES, NEAR ACCIDENT. IT WAS SCARY SCARY SCARY!!!!!! GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR SEVERAL MILES UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE. ONCE WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT BACK ON THE ROAD IT WAS OK, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 HOURS LATER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627002August 21, 2014
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING MECHANISM AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627192August 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HAVING TROUBLE SUDDENLY WITH BRAKES GRABBING AND STOPPING SHORT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER-$700 IS THIS NORMAL FOR 29000 MILES I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER OF THESE CARS LEAKING INTO THE BOOSTER, BUT THEY SAID THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10627235August 21, 2014
STRUCTURE
I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL ON MELTED DASHBOARDS FOR TOYOTA AND NISSAN VEHICLES, SO I DECIDED TO FILE A CLAIM. THE DASHBOARD IN MY CAR STARTED TO MELT A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT, WHICH WAS A YEAR AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626644August 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR (WHEEL TO WHEEL) HAS BROKEN. WHY? IT IS A 5/8 INCH PIPE. I DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR IT TO GET THIS WAY. I JUST DRIVE . WHY IS IT NOT SOLID? THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. NISSAN SHOULD REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626666August 20, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
VEHICLE DASH MELTING. THIS MAKES VISIBILITY VERY LIMITED. GLARE IS STRONG. STICKY, SHINY AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626764August 20, 2014
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I WAS REMOVING MY SUNSHIELD FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHICH WAS IN BETWEEN MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND WINDSHIELD. WHEN I REMOVED THE SUNSHIELD, THE WINDSHIELD LITERALLY CRUMBLED WHERE THE REVIEW MIRROR WAS ATTACHED AND THE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD LEAVING A HOLE THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF A .50 PIECE. THE REPAIR SERVICE THAT I USED STATED THAT THERE HAVE MANY MANY, MANY ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN WINDSHIELDS AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT WHAT I EXPERIENCED SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626784August 20, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING, CAUSING EXTREME GLARE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE WHILE LIVING IN HAWAII. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626820August 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
DROPPED CAR OFF FOR STATE INSPECTION. WAS TOLD THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WERE RUSTED THROUGH. NOT ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IT ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER THE CAR AND WEAKENS THE FLOOR FOR POSSIBLY PUTTING FOOT OR FEET THROUGH FLOOR BOARD. DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN SHOULD PAY OR HELP PAY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626512August 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CAR SEEMS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. TO RESOLVE THIS I NEED TO BRAKE, SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626560August 20, 2014
STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE MY MECHANIC WAS CHECKING MY BRAKES AND OTHER THINGS HE NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE FULLY RUSTED. WHEN I GOT THE CALL THIS MORNING I IMMEDIATELY WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH FOR THIS. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS (WHICH IM NOT SURPRISE). I HAVE SPOKEN TO A BODY SHOP SINCE I WORK FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY SAID THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I ALSO SPOKE TO SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR NISSAN AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL THIS. IT WONT PASS INSPECTION WHICH I HAVE TO DO IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME CAR DIFFERENT YEAR WITH THE SAME ISSUES AND HE JUST ENDED UP GETTING RID OF IT. IM HOPING TO GET THIS FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NISSAN SEEMS TO CHARGE ROUGHLY $700 A SIDE TO GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER SINCE ITS A FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN. WE SHOULD NOT BE PAYING A DIME TO GET THIS FIX!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626598August 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INTERIOR, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM FAILED LEAVING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOWERING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OR CLIMBING OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE. THOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO MILEAGE, ONE WOULD THINK A HIGH USE MECHANISM THAT BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE UPON FAILURE WOULD LAST FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10626278August 19, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY WIFE'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON I-95 ABOUT A CAR LENGTH BEHIND A MINIVAN THAT HAD ALSO STOPPED FOR DEBRIS IN THE ROAD, A TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK HIT THE REAR OF HER CAR AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 60MPH PUSHING HER CAR INTO THE MINIVAN IN FRONT OF HER AT A SPEED OF AT LEAST 30MPH, THE SRS AIRBAG IN HER CAR FAILED TO DEPLOY AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE SEATBELT AS WELL. MY WIFE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE VEHICLE'S LEFT SIDE ROOF SUPPORT BEAM AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH AND OTHER LESSER DEGREE INJURIES AS A RESULT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING NISSAN HAS HAD ISSUES WITH SRS FAILURES IN 2013 ALTIMAS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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