Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10544572September 20, 2013
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD MELTS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE CLIMATES. GLARE FROM MELT IS SO BAD THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD. VISIBILITY IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AT THIS POINT AND NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE OR ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544597September 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE USING THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON WHEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE SENSOR WAS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544633September 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTING HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING...IT WAS INTERMITTENT...BUT WOULD START WITH A JUMP (MOST OF THE TIME), SO I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND HAD IT REPLACED. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 9/17 AND THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS WAS THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT ALL 2009 MODELS HAD THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART EXTENDED TO 6 YEARS/UNLIMITED MILEAGE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST...BUT ONLY THE 2009 MODELS. I ALSO NOTICED DURING MY RESEARCH THAT MANY INSTANCES OF THIS SAME PART OCCURRING ON 2008 MODELS AS WELL. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AS MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WANT TO KNOW WHY ONLY THE 2009 MODELS ARE INCLUDED? THE NISSAN TECHNICIAN WHO WORKED ON MY VEHICLE SAID THAT THE PART IS THE SAME FROM 2007-2009...AND IN HIS OPINION, ALL SHOULD BE INCLUDED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS RESEARCHED FURTHER TO HAVE ADDITIONAL MODEL YEARS INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544651September 20, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,655.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544347September 19, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE STARTED MELTING AROUND MAY, 2013. AT FIRST IT WAS NOT NOTICEABLE BUT NOW THERE ARE BIG SHINY, STICKY PATCHES ON MY DASHBOARD. THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM BUT WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY THE SUN REFLECTS OFF OF THE MELTED AREAS AND CAUSES A GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD THAT GREATLY REDUCES MY VISIBILITY. BECAUSE OF THAT I TEND TO NOT DRIVE IT OFTEN. ALSO ITS GIVING OFF THE SMELL OF BURNED PLASTIC. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS COMMON IN PLACES LIKE TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND CALIFORNIA. HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NISSANUSA/POSTS/10152938385130375 HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/MY-DASHBOARD-IS-MELTING-T569582.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544365September 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTER-COOLER KIT FOR THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544420September 19, 2013
STEERING
I LEFT MY HOUSE FOR WORK, MADE A STOP AT THE LOCAL PANERA WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR I NOTICED THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED KEY ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START, NOT EVEN MAKE ANY NOISE. I CALLED TRIPLE A THEY CAME OUT AND TOLD ME I HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST FOUND OUT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $789 PLUS A $32 TOWING FEE. MY WARRANTY ACTUALLY EXPIRED A WHILE AGO SO I CAN NOT PUT IN A CLAIM ON THAT END. THIS IS MY 4TH NISSAN SINCE 1990 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. EARLIER THIS YEAR THERE WAS THE RECALL ON THE MUFFLER SYSTEM, WHICH WAS COVERED. I FEEL THAT IF THERE ARE THIS MANY CARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED AND IF YOUR WARRANTY IS UP YOU SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544507September 19, 2013
STEERING
I ATTEMPTED TO START MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA ON SUNDAY NIGHT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. IT HAS A PUSH BUTTON START; I PUSHED THE BUTTON, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, SO I CHECKED THE DIRECTIONS IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO START THE CAR BUT STILL WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR. FINALLY, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. THEY SAID THE STEERING LOCK UNIT HAD GONE BAD AND CHARGED $775.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER BUYERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I SEE THAT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NISSAN SHOULD NOT HAVE USED. I THINK THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND WE THE CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NISSANS BAD DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544174September 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WINES, AND WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR FROM PARK 2 TIMES FROMA PARKED SITUATION. NUMEROUS OTHER ONGOING SMALL PROBLEMS, WHICH I'VE READ ABOUT WITH CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE THEM ALSO. RADIO DISPLAY OUT, CENTER CONSOLE LOOSE, WITH WEIGHT, CAR BOTTOMS OUT ON SPEED BUMPS, FAILED STOP LIGHT/START BRAKE SWITCH,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544003September 17, 2013
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ADDING AIR TO THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE, THE VALVE STEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE STEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544020September 17, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER IN 2011. THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE PUTTING NEW BRAKES, RIMS AND TIRES NOTICED THE WHOLE UNDER CARRIAGE ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS RUSTED OUT AND FALLING A PART IN CHUNKS. TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP TO GET A REPAIR ESTIMATE, IT WILL BE $2,700.00 TO FIX IT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IS NOT MUCH HELP AND THE NISSAN SEEMS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NOT WILLING TO HELP OR HAVE A RECALL. I LIVE IN MARYLAND WHERE A STATE MANDATED INSPECTION IS REQUIRED BEFORE I CAN SELL OR TRADE IN THIS CAR. THE CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544048September 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WENT TO START MY CAR AFTER A DAY OF WORK ...IT HAS THE PUSH BUTTON START, PUSHED IT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR DID NOT START SO I PROCEEDED TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE MANUAL TO START THE CAR WHEN THEIR ARE ISSUES,STILL COULD NOT GET THE CAR STARTED SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER.THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT TILL MONDAY TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD GONE BAD $750.00 TO FIX IT.AFTER DOING SOME DIGGING ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT NISSAN MODELS WITH DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS.WITH VARYING MILES.I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A FAULTY PART THAT NISSAN HAS USED,SHOULDN'T THIS PART BE A RECALL AND THE CONSUMER NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR NISSANS BAD DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544060September 17, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544108September 17, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT FLOOR BOARDS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000. ...UPDATED 12/03/13 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543900September 16, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, THE POWER COMES ON(RADIO COMES ON, DASHBOARD LIGHTS), BUT THE IGNITION DOESN'T START. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 15K MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543645September 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, SUSPENSION
THE FOLLOWING HAD TO BE FIXED ALL ON ONE VISIT: MY ALTERNATOR REPLACED; TOP MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED, BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED, BATTERY REPLACED, AND HAD AN OIL COOLER LEAK FIXED. ALL WAS COVERED WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ($858 OTHERWISE). IT HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 4 BATTERIES, 2 ALTERNATORS, 2 MANNA FOLDS (A RECALL), NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS (I PAID FOR) AND MY TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 120,000 MILES. (THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER RECALL TO THE FUEL TANK BUT CAN'T REMEMBER ANY SPECIFICS). I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY CAR, HAVE IT MAINTAINED REGULARLY, AND ONLY USE QUALITY GAS. THIS IS MY FOURTH NISSAN AND I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY. I AM DEBATING AS TO WHETHER OR NOT I SHOULD TRADE IT IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543686September 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS AT A LIGHT PROCEEDING TO GO AND A VEHICLE DID NOT YIELD TO TURN AND SHE SLAMMED RIGHT INTO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT 50 MPH, MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD .IM GLAD I HAD MY SEATBELT .THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN BY MY HEAD. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10543739September 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME TURNING LEFT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40MPH. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, BUT STILL HIT HER IN THE SIDE AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COLLISION SHOP HAS ESTIMATED IT WILL BE TOTALED, THE BUMPER AND FENDERS AND HOOD ALL NEED REPLACED IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL ENGINE/MOTOR PARTS. THE POLICE SAID AN IMPACT CAUSING THAT MUCH DAMAGE SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, MY SEAT BELT HELD AND MY HEAD DID NOT HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BELT LEFT A GOOD-SIZED BURN ON MY NECK, AND BRUISED MY CHEST AND RIGHT HIP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10543380September 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE PURCHASED THIS 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA 5 MONTHS AGO WITH 56000 MILES ON IT AND ONLY DROVE IT LOCALLY UNTIL 8/31/13 WHEN WE WENT ON A FIVE HOUR TRIP, 3 OF WHICH WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 TO 70 MPH SPEEDS. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS OF RUNNING THESE SPEEDS NON STOP WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC COMING UP ON A SMALL INCLINE THE CAR LOST POWER MY SPEED INSTANTLY DROPPED TO 40 MPH, THE TRACTOR TRAILER FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND HAD TO GO ON LOCKDOWN TO AVOID PLOWING US OVER. I WAS FLOOR BOARDING THE CAR TRYING TO MAINTAIN 40 MPH UNTIL I COULD CHANGE LANES TO PULL OVER. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE WE COULD CHANGE LANES AT THIS SPEED BUT IN THAT TIME I REALIZED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT FOR MORE POWER THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN HIGH AND WOULDN'T LET ME DOWNSHIFT MANUALLY. AFTER SITTING ON THE ROAD WITH NO PHONE SIGNAL OR HELP I DECIDED TO STUMBLE TO THE NEAREST TOWN BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS AGAIN WORKING BY THIS TIME SO WE CAUTIOUSLY FINISHED THE LAST LEG OF OUR TRIP. WITH NO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT OUR DESTINATION I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS BUT BRING IT IN UPON RETURN. AT OUR DESTINATION WE AGAIN DROVE THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS SHORT TRIPS WITH NO PROBLEMS BUT ON OUR RETURN TRIP AGAIN TWO HOURS OR SO AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IM LOSING POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN HIGH AGAIN SO WE PULL OVER AND LET IT SET AGAIN BEFORE CONTINUING OUR TRIP HOME. SOON AS WE ARRIVED HOME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS AND SAID NO CODES OR PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE TO DRIVE IT AT THE SPEEDS OR DISTANCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TO RECREATE IT BUT SUGGESTED I PAY THEM 275.00 TO CHANGE THE FLUID. AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE ITS EVEN VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE. THIS NISSAN IS AN INTERSTATE DEATH TRAP THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543078September 11, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN EARLY AUGUST 2013, I NOTICED A RUSTED PIECE OF METAL HANGING FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. DURING A RECENT OIL CHANGE, I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO LOOK AND SEE WHERE THE PIECE OF METAL WAS COMING FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR'S FLOOR PANEL ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH LEAVING A GAPING HOLE THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL IN FRONT OF WHERE THE PASSENGER SEAT IS LOCATED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM COVERING 3 MODEL YEARS, 2003 THRU 2006 AND HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF ALTIMAS. MY 2003 ALTIMA WAS A "CERTIFIED USED CAR" THAT WAS PURCHASED AT ARLINGTON NISSAN, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL IN 2006. IT'S CURRENT MILEAGE IS 126,000. THERE IS NOT ONE SPOT OF RUST ON ANY OTHER PART OF THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I CALLED ARLINGTON NISSAN ON 9-11-13, TO ASK IF THERE HAD BEEN SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, NO RECALL HAD BEEN INITIATED BY NISSAN CORPORATE. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION WHO THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT COMPLETE WITH ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS FROM ARLINGTON NISSAN. NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION WOULD THEN TURN THE CLAIM OVER TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE THAT OVERSEES ARLINGTON NISSAN. THAT OFFICE WOULD GET BACK TO ME WITH A DECISION ON REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THERE WAS NO PROMISE OF THEM FIXING THE PROBLEM AT NO COST OR REIMBURSING ME THE COSTS OF HAVING AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP DO THE REPAIR. NOW IT IS THE WAITING GAME. THE NHTSA SHOULD MANDATE A NATIONAL RECALL ON THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AS IT POSES A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE DRIVING A 2003-2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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