Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10557639December 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SWITCH THAT ALLOWS THE CAR TO START AND LIGHTS THE BRAKE LIGHTS IS STICKING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF. THE CAR NOT STARTING IS ANNOYING, IF THE SWITCH STICKS AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED THEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL FAIL TO ILLUMINATE, THAT IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR FAILS TO START WITH REGULARITY, IF THE SWITCH IS MANIPULATED IT STARTS, I DO NOT KNOW IF THE BREAK LIGHTS ARE FAILING BUT I ASSUME THIS IS OCCURRING. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THESE SWITCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557391December 27, 2013
ENGINE
DRIVING TO WORK...AT 25 MPH .... THE ENGINE CAME ON .....ALONG WITH THE OIL LIGHT....AND ALL OF THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD....AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I THE MIDDLE OF STREET. THERE WERE FIVE CARS BEHIND THAT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557241December 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOORS ON BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SIDES OF MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557371December 26, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING IN A SMALL STREET, GAS PEDDLE JUST STOPS WORKING. CAR JUST KEEPS MOVING AT SPEED OF 5MILES LIKE IN NEUTRAL MODE BUT CHECKED BEING IN DRIVE MODE. THEN ALL LIGHTS START FLASHING AND STOPS AFTER SOME DISTANCE). TOWED TO DEALER-STATES BATTERY SUDDENLY DIED. BRING IT HOME. THEN SAME THING HAPPENED - AGAIN JUST STOPS WORKING AT REDLIGHT WITH FLASHING ALL LIGHTS BUT CLEARLY BATTERY OK AS POWERED DRIVE SEAT CAN BE MOVED. AGAIN TOWED AND DEALER STATING THAT THEY ARE CHANGING ALTERNATOR. APPEARS RECALL OF 2007 - CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR/ENGINE STALL OR SIMILAR NATURE PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO SUDDENLY STOP ON ROAD. CALLED NISSAN- OPENED CASE #[XXX]. WAITING FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT. CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED SO MANY TIMES SINCE BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 , EVEN ENGINE CHANGED. STILL MULTIPLE PROBLEM- DEALER VISIT. 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
#10557032December 23, 2013
STRUCTURE
MY DASH IS MELTING ALONG THE EDGES WHICH LEAVES A BAD GLARE AND WHEN DRIVING TOWARDS THE SUN, VISIBILITY IS OBSCURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557046December 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON SAYING THE AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER OF MORE THAN 125 POUNDS IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. CAR HAS BEEN TO NISSAN SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODES. I'VE DOCUMENTED THIS HAPPENING 9 TIMES SINCE JULY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. WHEN I SEE THE LIGHT, I STOP THE CAR, TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHT GOES OUT. ONE TIME THE PASSENGER MOVING AROUND IN THE SEAT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OUT. I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THE AIR BAG WILL WORK IF NEEDED. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS JUST ABOUT WASHED THEIR HANDS OF TRYING TO FIX IT AND TELL ME THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. FRUSTRATED~! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557123December 23, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED MY VEHICLE STALLING AS I WAS DRIVING. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR ME TO RESTART LEAVING ME VENERABLE TO A VEHICLE CRASH. THE SAME EVENING I LEARNED OF RECALL# 07V527000. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL RESOLVED. THEY ADVISED THE RECALL ONLY COVERS REPROGRAMMING COMPUTER NOT REPLACING DEFECTIVE CRANK SENSOR. I FEEL THAT REPROGRAMMING COMPUTER WILL NOT RESOLVE SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD FAIL EVEN WITH REPROGRAMMING COMPUTER. I WAS CHARGED 96.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PART. TO MY UNDERSTANDING MANY OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT FAIL.DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO REPROGRAM COMPUTER THEY INSISTED THAT ONLY REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART WOULD RESOLVE MY ISSUE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556757December 20, 2013
STRUCTURE
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA, DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT'S HARD TO SEE WHEN DRIVING IT PUTS A VERY BAD GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING YOU NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF WHEN SUN IT OUT OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC LIGHTS REFLECT ON THE WINDOWS . IT'S VERY STICKY AND THE DASHBOARD IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. KNOWING THAT THE AIR BAG IS IN THE DASH IS A VERY CONCERN DUE TO THE DASH MELTING AND POSSIBLE MAY CAUSE A FIRE OVERTIME DUE TO WIRES CONNECTED TO THE DASH. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ONLINE EVEN ON NISSAN FACEBOOK PAGE AND COMPLAINTS SHOWN ON HERE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THERE WINDOW DUE TO THE SHINY GLARE. NISSAN REFUSE TO FIX THIS DEFECT AS THE SERVICE MANGER SAID THAT THE DASH SHOULD NOT BE MELTING THE WAY IT IS. I HOPE THIS GETS FIXED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL NISSAN DRIVERS THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY CORPORATE NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556800December 20, 2013
ENGINE
CRANKSHAFT SENSOR NOT ON RECALL YET 1000'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556846December 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT FROM THE SUN MELTED THE DASHBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD WAS BLINDING TO THE CONTACT WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND NO REASON WAS PROVIDED FOR THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556875December 20, 2013
STEERING
NOTHING HAPPEN YET, BUT NEED TO UPDATE AND ALERT ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS.THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 AND 2014 HAVE A NEW DESIGN FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP(ELECTRONIC) THIS MADE A WHISPER SOUND INSIDE OF THE CABIN VERY HIGH , WHEN YOU DRIVE FROM 0-30 MILES. THIS CONTINUOUS SOUND IS IRRESISTIBLE AND MADE YOU UNCOMFORTED WHEN YOU DRIVE.THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DECIBELS INSIDE OF CABIN IS TOO MUCH.ALSO MY AUTISTIC CHILD IS VERY SENSITIVE TO THIS SOUND AND REACT AGAIN.THAT CAN BE SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY IRRITATED AGAIN THE SOUND(YOU CAN CONTROL) AND AFTER 30-35 IS GO.CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVE TO DRIVE ALL DAY ON THE CITY LIMITS. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAID IS NORMAL. CAN WE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM THIS CAN MADE, CAN WE MADE THE NISSAN CREATE A RECALL AND TRY TO SOLVE THIS SITUATION WITH THE POWER STEERING SOUND INSIDE OF THE CABIN. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556644December 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AT SPEED ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND BEFORE CAR FULLY STOPPED PUT INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED. THEN PLACED BACK IN DRIVE AND CONTINUED 50 MILES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM THAT DAY. ON 12/15 WHILE ON INTERSTATE THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN WITH MUCH MORE DANGER AS TRAFFIC WAS COMING UP ON OUR REAR. MANAGED TO GET INTO BREAKDOWN LANE AND WHILE GOING 15/20 MPH PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED 50 MILES TO HOME. BROUGHT INTO NISSAN DEALER ON 12/18 AND THEY CLAIMED THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE OPENED A CASE #[XXX] BUT HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS AFTER THE NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSTICS. THE CAR IS A DANGER TO OURSELVES AND OTHERS BUT IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. 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
#10556468December 18, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING CREATING A SHINY COAT THAT REFLECTS TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DIMINISHING VISIBILITY AND CREATING POTENTIAL HAZARDS, SPECIALLY DURING THE DAY AS IT OMITS A BLINDING SUN GLARE. THE CAR NO LONGER HAS NISSAN WARRANTY AND CONSIDERING THE HAZARD AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WITH THE ISSUE NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF DASHBOARDS TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556528December 18, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556321December 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AFTER, DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2HRS, TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS STOP AND GO FOR AN HOUR. ONCE TRAFFIC FINALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, BUT WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. I GOT OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT, PULLED INTO A VACANT LOT TO LET THE CAR COOL DOWN,5MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556390December 17, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556161December 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE COASTING UPHILL, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE EXACT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32608.- LL
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556237December 16, 2013
AIR BAGS
DRIVING WITH A PERSON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THE AIRBAG HAD TURNED OFF. IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE SAME DAY. THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS 175 LBS, WELL BIG ENOUGH THAT THE SENSORS SHOULD HAVE DETECTED. THIS APPEARS, FROM NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS, TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. PRIOR TO MANUFACTURE OF MY 2013 ALTIMA (06/2013) A RECALL WAS CONDUCTED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, POST RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANY PEOPLE COULD BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS SAFETY FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556231December 16, 2013
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE NOISE CAME INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE WHINING NOISE COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER; ALL 2013 ALTIMAS MAKE THIS NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE SOURCE CAN EASILY BE IDENTIFIED BY POPPING THE HOOD AND LOOKING BEHIND A SMALL PIECE OF SOUND ABSORBING MATERIAL (WHICH OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK). HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE NEW ELECTRIC STEERING AND ALL ALTIMAS MAKE THIS ANNOYING SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556235December 16, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD ERRONEOUSLY UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ICE AND COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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