Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10577211April 3, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING WITH THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY JUMPED THE CURB AND LANDED ON THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,445.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577026April 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER SIDE FLOOR PAN IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577121April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THREE MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION OF A NEW (DEALER PROVIDED) BATTERY, THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AND CABLE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION. THE ORIGINAL CAR BATTERY FAILED BECAUSE OF HEAVY CORROSION AROUND THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AS WELL. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE HARNESS AND CABLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS WASN'T RECOMMENDED. THEY STATED THAT THESE BATTERIES ROUTINELY VENT EXCESS GAS THAT SHOULD CONDENSE INTO THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT HEAVY CORROSION RE-ACCUMULATED IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (SHORTER THAN RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE INTERVALS FOR THE CAR). FURTHER, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD OF AN ALTIMA BATTERY ISSUE AS MY SISTER HAD TO REPLACE HER BATTERY TWICE AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A REPETITIVE ISSUE WITH THESE BATTERIES AS THIS COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE CAR WERE TO SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT DOWN DURING DRIVING DUE TO BATTERY MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575605April 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY WHEN SOMEONE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NO FAULT CODES APPEARED ON THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575610April 3, 2014
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFROST SYSTEM PROBLEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SEVERE DEFROSTING PROBLEM IN EARLY DECEMBER 2013. AFTER TWO SEPARATE INSPECTIONS, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 35 DEGREE AND THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HAD 2 NEAR MISSES, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577170April 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULD COMPLETEY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 55 PLUS.AT ABOUT 20 MILES OR MORE AND ON FREEWAY WAS VERY DANGEOURS. WOULD NOT TURN ON UNTILE 20 MINS. LATER AND NOTICE IF ENGINE WAS WARM IT SHUT IT DOWN. HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS BUT CAR HAS TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACE AND BEING HANDICAP NEED THIS CAR.IV NOTICE 2.5 HAS SAME PROBLEMS AND RECALLED. IF I HAD BEEN IN MIDDLE LANE OR NO AREA TO PULL OVER ACCIDENT WOULD OF HAPPEN PLUS YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577201April 3, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
PARKED CAR AT MY OFFICE AT 2:40PM TO DELIVER A PRINTER. RETURNED TO THE CAR AND A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD HAD BEGAN TO APPEAR BEGINNING AT THE BOTTOM, NEAR CENTER, OF THE WINDSHIELD. THUS FAR IT HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 12 INCHES IN HEIGHT. IT SEEMS TO BE EXPANDING FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577204April 3, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576961April 2, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576203April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
REGARDING THE CURRENT (2013-2014) NISSAN RECALL DUE TO AIRBAG DEFECT: WE TRADED IN OUR 2007 ALTIMA FOR A 2014 MODEL. THE 2007 MODEL APPEARED TO HAVE THE SAME AIRBAG DEFECT BEING DESCRIBED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. DURING OUR OWNERSHIP OF THE 2007 MODEL, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME--IT WOULD MISTAKENLY INDICATE THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE SEAT WHETHER THE ADULT SITTING THERE WAS SMALL OR HEAVY. THIS OCCURRED WITH AN ADULT SITTING IN A NORMAL, UPRIGHT, CENTERED POSITION. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH OUR NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576235April 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS, AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR HAS FAILED DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN AND CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. ELECTRICITY GOES THROUGH THE DOORS, BUT THE ACTUATORS ARE DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES ON DATE OF PURCHASE, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF PREVIOUS OWNER LEFT DOORS OPEN OR WINDOWS WIND DOWN, AND IT CAUSED WATER DAMAGE. THE INSPECTION GIVEN BY THE DEALERSHIP IS ACTUALLY DECEPTIVE AS WELL, BECAUSE THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE FAILED INSPECTION. I CAN NOT DRIVE WITH THE DOORS LOCKED BECAUSE BASED ON THE FINDINGS AT THE NISSAN DEALER, THE DOORS MAY BECOME PERMANENTLY LOCKED DUE TO THE DAMAGES OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR AND LOCK ME INSIDE THE CAR. THE INSPECTOR SHOULD HAVE FAILED THE INSPECTION BASED ON THE DAMAGES OF THE VEHICLE. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS 965.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576269April 1, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I SEE IN 2007 NISSAN RECALLED THE CRANKSHAFT AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS. I TOOK MY CAR TO SEARS ON MARCH 31ST AND BROUGHT A BATTERY BECAUSE I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON SO I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC TODAY 4-1-14 AND WAS TOLD NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO REPLACE MY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, BUT MY SPEED SENSOR AND MY FUEL PUMP SYSTEM WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME A TOTAL OF $1395.66 TO REPAIR IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS SINCE NISSAN NEVER INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE CRANKSHAFT IN 2007? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576505April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON 3/18/14 I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS RED AND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP LOCATED IN INTERSTATE 225 COLORADO GOING SOUTH. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION/ PASSED THE SOUTH LANES WHO WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. WHEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE A CAR SUDDENLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR TURNING THE CAR AROUND IN A 180 DEGREES OR MORE. THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, FENDERS AND HOOD WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED FROM THE FULL IMPACT OF THE OTHER CAR. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE LEAKING AND DAMAGED AND MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I INCURRED MULTIPLE BRUISING FROM NECK TO LOWER BACK AND MID THIGH AS DOCUMENTED BY MY DOCTOR. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 TO BE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AND I DRIVE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHICH IS EVEN MORE WORRISOME. THE AIR BAGS IN THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576119April 1, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE AN "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FLOORBOARDS HAD RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE CAR SHOWS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF RUST ANYWHERE ON THE BODY. THIS MUST BE A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE CARS DO NOT RUST OUT ANYMORE. HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576121April 1, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED AND VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575882March 31, 2014
STRUCTURE
AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT MY DETERIORATING DASHBOARD THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO A NISSAN DEALER AND GET AN ESTIMATE ON REPLACING THE DASH, THEN THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW IF THEY WOULD GIVE ME SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I COMPLIED WITH THEM, MADE APPT.. RECEIVED THE ESTIMATE OF $1726.03. I PRESENTED THIS TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEN AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO FINALLY GET AN ANSWER OF "NO WE DECIDED NOT TO GIVE YOU ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY !! THIS IS NOT A DAMAGED PART DUE TO ACCIDENT, THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT!! THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DURING THE DAY BECAUSE OF THE GLARE FROM THE SUN, AND UNSAFE AFTER DARK DUE TO HEADLIGHTS AND STREETLIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS COMPLAINT TO MY LOCAL T.V. INVESTIGATIONS AND DO NOT PLAN ON STOPPING UNTIL I GET A NEW DASHBOARD.. I HAVE SEEN THIS VERY SAME COMPLAINT ON NUMEROUS 2008'S !!!! THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT! HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE RECEIVED ANY RESOLUTION???!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575539March 29, 2014
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS
THE OCCUPANT SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DOESN'T CORRECTLY SENSE OR CLASSIFY A PASSENGER (MORE THAN 120 LBS) WHEN THEY ARE IN THE SEAT. THIS RESULTS IN THE AIR BAG BEING INCORRECTLY DEACTIVATED (SIMILAR TO RECENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V138000). THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY GIVEN TO THE DEALER TO FIX UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V521000. THIS STILL OCCURS AND ADJUSTING HER POSITION OR THE SEAT POSITION DOESN'T ELIMINATE THE ISSUE SO PASSENGERS WOULD NOT HAVE AIR BAG PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL IMPACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575643March 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT IT WAS OFF. HAD NISSAN CHECK IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. AIRBAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH ADULT PASSENGER SITTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575295March 28, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ADVERTISED MPG FOR THIS VEHICLE IS 38 MPG. 3/22/2014 MADE A TRIP TO TULSA, OK. FILLED UP AT I-430 HEADED TO TULSA AT 6,657 MILES. DROVE 401 MILES AND REFILLED AT 7,058 WITH 13.218 GALLONS 30.3374 MPG. FILLED UP AGAIN AT I-430 AT END OF ROAD TRIP AT 7,221 AFTER 163 MILES WITH 5.085 GALLONS 32.05506391. ALL HIGHWAY! WE BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN ALTIMA LATE IN 2013 WITH A HIGHWAY RATED MILES PER GALLON OF 38. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE GAS MILEAGE. WE WERE DEBATING ON A TOYOTA PRIUS V AND THE ALTIMA WHEN WE MADE OUR PURCHASE AND FELT WE HAD A BETTER BUY WITH THE ALTIMA AND EXPECTED TO GET CLOSE TO THE RATED MPG WHEN ON TRIPS. WE ARE BOTH IN OUR 60'S HAVE GOOD DRIVING RECORDS AND HABITS. WE PREVIOUS OWNED A NEW 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND A NEW 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE A SPREADSHEET ON THE 2004 THAT I KEPT FOR SOME TIME REFLECTING ROUGHLY 45 MPG, ABOUT 90% OF THE RATED MPG. THIS WAS AN AVERAGE OF DAILY DRIVING THAT INCLUDED DRIVING FROM OUR RURAL HOME IN THE COUNTY TO WORK IN THE CITY. WE DID NOT KEEP RECORDS ON THE 2007 AS MILEAGE CHECKS SHOWED WE WERE GETTING VERY SIMILAR POSITIVE RESULTS. WE FELT WE SHOULD REASONABLY EXPECT TO ACHIEVE SOME 90% OF THE 38 MPG WHEN DRIVING THE ALTIMA ON ROAD TRIPS. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 WE CHECKED AND WE WERE NOT GETTING CLOSE TO THE 90%. WE FILLED UP THE TANK AT THE NEAREST STATION TO I-430 ON COLONEL GLENN ROAD IN LITTLE ROCK ON A TRIP TO TULSA, OK. WE FILLED UP AFTER 400 MILES ON OUR WAY HOME FROM TULSA, AND AT THE SAME STATION ON COLONEL GLENN AFTER EXITING I-430. THESE WERE 564 HIGHWAY MILES ON THESE TWO TANKS OF FUEL REQUIRING 18.303 GALLONS FOR A 30.814 MILES PER GALLON. THIS IS ONLY 81% OF THE 38 EXPECTED MILES PER GALLON ON THE STICKER FOR HIGHWAY MILES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO COME CLOSER TO THE 38 MPG AND WHY IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO GIVE A RATING SO MUCH HIGHER THAN ONE CAN ACHIEVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575423March 28, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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