Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10523112July 3, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED ALMOST EVERY YEAR SINCE I OWNED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2004. HAD A SUDDEN OVERHEAT PROBLEM RECENTLY. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS DAMAGED OR WORE OUT. DID NOT REPAIR THE CAR. THE CAR HAS 131,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522599July 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVING PURCHASED IT IN 2008. ONE OF THE REASONS WE PURCHASED THE CAR WAS ITS REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS IT HAS LIVED UP TO ITS REPUTATION. RECENTLY, I NOTICED SOMETHING "HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH" THE CAR AND UPON EXAMINATION (AND TO MY UTTER AMAZEMENT) FOUND THAT THE FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH! WHAT I REALLY FIND INCREDULOUS IS THAT, AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS APPARENTLY AS PREDICTABLE AS THE SUN-RISE!! ADDITIONALLY, ALTHOUGH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, NISSAN CONTINUES TO DISAVOW ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM NOR ANY CULPABILITY. I FIND IT DISCONCERTING THAT IN THIS DAY AND AGE ANY VEHICLE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, WOULD SHOW THIS EXTENT OF RUSTING. THOUGH NOT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, I WOULD HAVE TO DEDUCE THAT THIS DEFECT WOULD COMPROMISE THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES SEEING HOW BOTH THE FRONT SEATS AND SEAT BELTS ARE SECURED TO THE CAR IN THIS AREA. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THIS CAR AT THIS POINT. SHOULD I SELL IT TO SOME UNSUSPECTING PERSON? HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS ARE BEING DRIVEN BY AN OWNER WITH NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE LAUNCHED INTO OBLIVION IF EVER IN ANY TYPE OF A CRASH. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522658July 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
POWER DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING ON 3 OF THE 4 DOORS. DEPENDING ON DAY, SOMETIMES ONE OR MORE LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK WHEN USING KEY FOB OR WHEN USING POWER LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER DOOR. AT OTHER TIMES, ONE OR MORE LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN USING KEY FOB OR WHEN USING POWER LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER DOOR. I AM FEARFUL THAT AFTER A CRASH I WILL TRY TO UNLOCK DOORS TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE ALSO FOUND MY DOORS UNLOCKED WHEN RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE, EVEN AFTER HITTING THE LOCK BUTTON WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. I AM FEARFUL THAT A CAR THIEF OR MURDERER MAY HAVE ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE TRIED TO ACCESS MY VEHICLE QUICKLY IN DANGEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT I'VE HAD TO TRY MULTIPLE TIMES TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522666July 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
NO CRASH OR INJURY - THE FLOOR HAS RUSTED OUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND THERE ARE TONS OF FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522707July 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
2005 NISSAN ALTIMA FLOOR BOARDS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH CAN LEAD TO EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CAR, A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FLOOR PANELS SHOULD NOT RUST COMPLETELY THROUGH IN 9 YEARS. WHILE LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND DOES EXPOSE THE CAR TO SALT, I WOULD GO THROUGH THE CAR WASH ON A REGULAR BASIS. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS INFORMED THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FLOORBOARD. I TOOK PHOTOS DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE. THE REST OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS IN GOOD SHAPE BUT THE AREA UNDER THE FLOOR BOARDS IS COMPLETELY BOWED OUT AND EATEN THROUGH. THIS IS SHODDY MATERIALS AND (LACK OF) CRAFTMANSHIP. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES POSTED TO THE DATABASE AND WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AS PART OF MY CLAIM TO NISSAN. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE OIL PAN WHICH IS ALSO QUITE PRONE TO RUSTING QUICKLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522719July 1, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ENTERING MY 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA WHILE IT WAS PARKED ON JUNE 15TH 2013, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR ONLY TO FIND MY CLUTCH PEDAL WAS PRESSED UP ALL THE WAY INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF NOT HAVING A CLUTCH PEDAL. I HAD TO USE MY HAND TO PULL THE PEDAL BACK DOWN AT WHICH POINT IT FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. AFTER REPEATEDLY PRESSING DOWN ON THE PEDAL AND PULLING IT BACK UP, THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY GAVE RESISTANCE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2010 AND FOR THE YEAR FOLLOWING I HAD TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO KOEPPEL NISSAN IN JACKSON HEIGHTS MULTIPLE TIMES TO HAVE THE CLUTCH PEDAL REPLACED. THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH SYSTEM ROUGHLY THE SUMMER OF 2011. AND I AM NOW HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL BARELY GIVING RESISTANCE WHEN PRESSED AS WELL AS THE PEDAL FALLING TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522346June 29, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
ON JUNE 28 2013 TOOK MY CAR TO GET IT INSPECT AND THEY WOULD NOT PASS THE INSPECTION DUE TO THERE WAS A RUSTY HOLE UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR MAT OUTSIDE THE CAR. A HOLE RIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE THEY TOLD ME THEY SEE A LOT OF OLDER MODEL NISSAN WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT FIX TO PASS INSPECTION. I CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT AND TOLD ME TO GO TO NISSAN BODY SHOP BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I BROUGHT THIS CAR NEW 2007 WITH 12 MILES AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN ALSO FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE A WATER LEAK WHERE THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND AND I HAVE TAKE TO THE NISSAN DEALER SHIP FOR AT LEAST 2 THREE YEARS AND NOW THERE WHITE MOLD IN THE CAR THEY WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522444June 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE DRIVING ON I 40 AT A STEADY 75 MPH AND WE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 50 MILES AT THIS SPEED WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN EVEN PRESSING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR DID NOT WORK. WE SLOWED TO 40 TO 45 MPH, THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. EVEN AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT HAD A LOSE OF POWER AND ACCELERATED VERY SLOW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH TIMES I WAS A PASSENGER AND THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD AND THE ENGINE RAVED AS WELL. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED ON I 40, THIS IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS I HAVE FOUND MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE ON THIS SAME MODEL YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522181June 28, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 6/27/2013 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH PER HOUR. THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY AND I LOSS ALL POWER TO THE CAR. I WAS STUCK AND THE CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND. I PUT THE HAZARDS ON AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. I SAT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN. IN PREVIOUS YEARS I HAD TO START THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT IT NEVER SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION UNTIL TODAY,6/27/2013 AND THE SERVICE SOON ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE TCS, SLIP. I AM NOW SEEING THAT THERE IS A RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME TO GET NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS A HAZARD AND THERE IS A RECALL. THANK YOU. I WILL ALSO CALL NISSAN AGAIN AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM, AND I HOPE THAT THEY FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED ALSO OTHERS AND THERE IS A PRODUCT RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT, TIMING CONTROL SENSORS, ETC...WHY WAS A PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE NOT MAILED TO ME ABOUT THIS SERIOUS DEFECT/ PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522307June 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
FLOOR BOARDS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522331June 28, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA. WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE REST AREA THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT FINALLY STARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT. HE CALLED AND SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. AFTER LOOKING UP THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE HE TOLD ME MY CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. MY HUSBAND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THE SAME THING AND THAT ONLY SOME OF THE 2006 ALTIMA'S WERE IN THE RECALL AND MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON, IT IS STILL HARD TO START AND I HAVE HAD IT STALL OUT ON ME ONCE WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING WERE LISTED IN THE RECALL BUT THE DEALERSHIP STILL INSISTS IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522025June 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FLOOR BOARD, DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SIDE, THE FLOORS HAVE RUSTED OUT. THERE WAS 2 DRAIN HOLES ON BOTH FLOOR BOARDS WHICH WELCOMED SAND/SALT TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN 2005 FROM NISSAN OF MIDDLETOWN NY. THEY DID NOT MAKE ME AWARE OF THE ISSUE AT THE TIME. AT SOME POINT A TAR TAPE OVERLAY WAS PLACED OVER THE HOLES TO DISGUISE THE HOLE FROM THE INSIDE. THIS SEEMS DECEIVING TO ME AND NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS NO OTHER RUST ON THE VEHICLE. I FEAR THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. THESE HOLES COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND STILL BELIEVE THIS TO BE A ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE EXISTENT ON MANY 3RD GENERATION ALTIMAS IN THIS DAY AND AGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522017June 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT AT TIMES PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT IS ON EVEN THOUGH A 130LB PERSON IS SITTING IN SEAT. AFTER 4 OCCURRENCES AND SEEING A RECALL FOR SENSOR ISSUES I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY CAR NOT PART OF RECALL AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO ACTIONS TAKEN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE AIR BAG WORKING IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522019June 27, 2013
STEERING
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A VERY ANNOYING WHINING/WHISTLING NOISE. DEALER SAID THEY HEARD NOISE AND CHECKED OTHER CARS ON LOT AND THEY HAD SAME NOISE, THIS IS NORMAL. I'VE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAINING OF NOISE AND SOME SEEM TO BE GETTING RESOLUTION. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER AND COMPLAINED AGAIN. TOLD ONCE AGAIN THIS IS NORMAL. NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING AND FOR THE MONEY SPENT ON NEW CAR EXPECT BETTER RESULTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522061June 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOOK MY NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME WORK. THE SERVICE DEPT. CALLED TO TELL ME THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FLOORBOARDS. AND THE CAR WOULD PASS INSPECTION. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I BOUGHT THE CAR THREE YEARS AGO AS A CERTIFIED NISSAN WITH A 100000 MILE WARRANTY. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522087June 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
FRONT SEAT PASSENGER "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MY WIFE (98 POUNDS) IS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. NISSAN ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON OUR ALTIMA WAS "OPERATING AS IT HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO OPERATE". THIS IS AFTER REPLACING THE COMPUTER AND FRONT SEAT SENSORS WHICH WERE DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT MY WIFE WAS MOVING AROUND AND THAT TRIGGERED THE LIGHT TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON OR OFF. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, THE WARNING LIGHT CAN COME ON OR GO OFF WHILE MY WIFE IS SITTING PERFECTLY STILL IN THE SEAT. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT, THAT IS WHY AIRBAGS ARE REQUIRED ON NEW VEHICLES. BECAUSE MY WIFE ONLY WEIGHTS 98 POUNDS SHE SHOULD BE PROTECTED WHEN IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT MY WIFE WOULD BE SAFER WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. WITH THE LIGHT ON SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT, WHERE IS THE FRONT SEAT PROTECTION THAT THE ENGINEERS DESIGNED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522108June 27, 2013
STEERING
CAR LOST THE CONTROL WHEN I SPEED OVER 60 MILE PER HOUR. FEELING LIKE LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WITH TWO HANDS. DIFFICULT TO STAY IN THE LANE. FEEL LIKE DRIVING IN WINDY CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521863June 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER AND HAVE OBSERVED THAT WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND MAY OR MAY NOT GO OFF AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER WHEN I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR THE SCHEDULED TUNE-UP AND OIL CHANGES BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT WEIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TELL ME WHAT IS THE MINIMUM WEIGHT REQUIREMENT. I FIND THAT HAVING THE WARNING LIGHT ON IS VERY DISCONCERTING SINCE IT MAY BE INDICATING A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521918June 26, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECURRENTLY FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521925June 26, 2013
STEERING
OVER THE WEEKEND I STOPPED AT A SHELL GAS STATION WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START AND JUST HAD A KEY IN THE DASHBOARD. I CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THE BATTERY, ETC... AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCALE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPROGRAM THE KEY WHICH WAS A TOTAL OF $995.00. THIS VEHICLE WAS JUST IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PRIOR TO THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRING 2 1/2 MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR ANY SOLUTION ON HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE HOW THE GOVERNMENT CAN ALLOW THIS COMPANY TO PUT OUT CARS THAT HAVE ISSUES AND NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE HARD WORKING PEOPLE PAY FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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