Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10515383June 5, 2013
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THE FIRST TIME CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE SECOND TIME IT STOPPED RUNNING WHILE TURNING AND THE STEER GOT REAL STIFF. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS REAL SCARY!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514947June 4, 2013
AIR BAGS, STEERING
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE AN ADULT (150 LBS) IS SITTING WHILE CAR IS MOVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (0 TO 80 MPH). I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY AND REPORTED PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER HOW THAT COULD NOT BE NORMAL BECAUSE THE PASSENGER CAN SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH IF WE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE CHECKED THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND THERE WE NO ERROR CODES. THE CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NISSAN ISSUED IN APRIL. NOW, I'M NERVOUS/WORRIED WHEN I HAVE A SOMEBODY IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS OFF RANDOMLY. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL STEERING PUMP MAKES A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. SERVICE MANAGER STATED IT'S NOT NORMAL BUT NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514949June 4, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
DRIVER' SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERS TO REPLACE THE MIRROR AND MIRROR HOUSING AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MIRROR CONTINUES TO VIBRATE. ALSO, I GOT SEVERAL LETTERS OF RECALLS ON THIS CAR, SUCH AS THE SENSORS ON THE AIRBAGS AND THE SPARE TIRE BEING OVER-INFLATED. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON TWICE AND DOES NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WHILE DRIVING. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT ALL, THIS CAR IS A LEMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515048June 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AFTER COMPLETING ACCELERATION AFTER A PERIOD OF SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE CLUTCH PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE AID OF THE DRIVER. THE CLUTCH PEDAL LOST ALL RESISTANCE AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL OR ANOTHER GEAR. DRIVER HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER AND COAST FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS WITH THE VEHICLE STUCK IN GEAR FOR THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO REGAIN PRESSURE SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL. SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED ONLY WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A NISSAN DEALER, THE SUNKEN CLUTCH PEDAL HAS BECOME A REGULAR OCCURRENCE, NEARLY DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515043June 4, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 7/3/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515044June 4, 2013
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE STEERING BECAME DISABLED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, IT IMMEDIATELY TURNED BLACK AND 60 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR LOST POWER IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515069June 4, 2013
STRUCTURE
AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM THE STORE, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OBJECT DONE BY MY GAS PEDAL. I WENT TO PICK IT UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITS SUPPOSED TO BE HOLDING SOMETHING UP THERE. I LOOKED UP AND COULD NOT FIND WHERE IT WENT, BUT THEN NOTICED A BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BRACKET FOR THE HOOD, AND GAS DOOR CABLES WAS LOOSE. I MEAN IT WAS HALF WAY OUT AND THE OTHER WAS TIGHT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR FINDING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. ALMOST LIKE THEY DID NOT QUALITY CHECK IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515122June 4, 2013
STEERING
1. I DROVE TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING AND PARKED THE CAR. WHEN LEAVING CHURCH, THE CAR SHOWED A YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOVE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ST. ALBANS, WV THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REPAIR PERSON THAT THEY FOUND AN INTERNAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THE INVOICE SAYS ....... B26E9 LOCK MALFUNCTION, FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF STEERING LOCK CONTROL. THIS REPAIR, I WAS TOLD, WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY I HAD AND COST ME $767.72. WHY WAS THIS REPAIR/BREAKDOWN NOT COVERED IN FULL OR PART BY A WARRANTY OR BY NISSAN? 2. IN MACH 2013 IN A SECOND MISHAP, I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THIS SAME VEHICLE LOCKED (WITHOUT ME DOING IT) WITH THE REMOTE KEY LAYING IN THE CENTER CUP HOLDER. NOTHING WAS IN THE CUP HOLDER OTHER THAN THE REMOTE KEY AND A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER. THE CAR HAD TO BE UNLOCKED BY THE TOWING COMPANY AS I WAS OUTSIDE A STORE IN CHARLESTON, WV. COULD THERE BE A FAULTY WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514777June 3, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS CONSUMING PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514787June 3, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514839June 3, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HEAR A VIBRATION COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF MY DRIVERS DOOR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM(EVEN THOUGH I KNEW WHEN I DROPPED THIS CAR OFF THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM). I TOLD THEM THIS WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS YET. IT KEPT MAKING THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING SO I BROUGHT IT BACK THE SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THEY COMPLETED THE SERVICE BULLETIN BY INSTALLING SOME DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. NOW JUST OVER A WEEK LATER I AM HEARING THE NOISE STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514841June 3, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I NOTICED A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY REAR SEAT OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHYING TO DO WITH MY FUEL PUMP, AS MY OLD CAR DID SIMILAR THINGS AND THAT WAS THE RESULT OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514858June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND DANGEROUSLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TRYING TO START IT, IT FINALLY DID AND I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 10 MILES WITHOUT NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. *TR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS THE FAILURE OF THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH HAD EARLIER BEEN REPROGRAMMED IN 2008 DUE TO A RECALL TO AVOID SUCH A SUDDEN STALL FROM HAPPENING. NISSAN WAS NOT HELPFULL OTHER THAN REPLACING THE SAME SENSOR FROM AND CHARGE YOU A BOMB FOR IT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CAN A DO A BETTER JOB WHEN ADDRESSING THEIR RECALLS RATHER THAN PROVIDING A BAND AID SOLUTION TO THEIR RECALLS. DURING THEIR RECALL CAMPAIGN, THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS SENSOR FROM THE GET GO RATHER THAN JUST REPROGRAMMING THE ECM WHICH STILL DIDNT ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUE OF SAFETY FOR SUCH A SENSOR FAILING WITHOUT ANY WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514723June 2, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THEN IT WILL NOT START, PAID 500 DOLLARS TO GET FIXED AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE PARTS BUT NOT FOR MY VIN, I FEEL THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR MORE CARS.THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514608June 1, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, EVEN WITH A PERSON OVER 100 LBS. IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AND THEY "RECALIBRATED" THE SENSOR, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE RECENT PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN, SO IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS. BY READING THESE COMPLAINTS ON SAFERCAR.GOV, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. HOW LONG WILL NISSAN'S CUSTOMERS BE FORCED TO DRIVE AROUND WITH COMPROMISED SAFETY SYSTEMS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514610June 1, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THIS VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING IN BREEZY CONDITIONS, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO WIND AT ALL. THE EFFECT IS AMPLIFIED ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS WITH LIGHT DRAINAGE GROOVES. WHEN THE ROAD IS WET, IT FEELS VERY UNSTABLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING ON A STRAIGHT COURSE, WITH CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO VERY SENSITIVE TO SLIGHT CROSSWINDS OR PASSING VEHICLES WHICH SEND THE CAR OFF ITS COURSE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES BUT I KNOW THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE I HAVE A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT HAS THE SAME CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES AND IT DRIVES LIKE A DREAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514617June 1, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS LOCKING UP AT ANY SPEED WHILE COASTING OR DECELERATING,FEELS LIKE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO COME RIGHT OUT OF IT. ON WAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP, IT HAPPENED AT 55MPH GOING AROUND A BEND,AND FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND CHIRPED,THIS WAS THE WORSE ONE, IF THIS HAPPENED ON SNOW COVERED ROADS,THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT I WOULD HAVE WENT RIGHT INTO THE DITCH..WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3WEEKS AND PUT LESS THAN 1500 MILES ON IT.THE CAR STARTED DOING THIS 3 DAYS AGO,TODAY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP,TOOK SERVICEMAN ON TEST DRIVE AND WITHIN A 1/4 MILE, HE HAD SEEN ENOUGH,WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS,THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN A TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514473May 31, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WELL THE MAIN SELLING POINT ON THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WERE TOP IN MPG'S WITH 27 CITY AND 38 HIGHWAY. AFTER A WEEK OR SO I NOTICED THAT MY MPG AVERAGE IS NO MORE THAN 23.1. AND THAT WAS WITH MORE THAN 50% TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS WITH NO TRAFFIC(NEVER WENT UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT). I FIGURED IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT BEING NEW AND IT WOULD AVERAGE OUT BETTER LATER. SO AFTER 5,000 MILES ON THE CAR I TOOK IT IN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS IS JUST BECAUSE EVERY DRIVER AVERAGES DIFFERENT AND I KEPT SAYING BUT I AM NOT EVEN GETTING CLOSE TO THE 27 CITY AND I DRIVE MORE HIGHWAY. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND THEY RESET THE AVERAGE CALCULATOR. AFTER A WEEK IT WAS WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE AND I WAS BRINGING IT BACK FOR MY MANY OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH THIS CAR. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS AND FINALLY TOLD ME THAT WHILE THEY HAD IT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING THAT MY AIR FUEL RATIO SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THEY REPLACED IT AND TOLD ME THAT WAS THE FIX. I HAVE PUT ABOUT A TANKS WORTH OF MILEAGE ON IT SINCE AND I AM GETTING UNDER 23 MPG STILL. EITHER SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH MY CAR OR NISSAN IS LYING ABOUT THE MPG'S AND YES I GET THAT THEY ARE PRESENTED BY THE EPA BUT NISSAN DOES THE TEST FIRST THEN SENDS IT TO THE EPA AND THEN THE EPA TESTS LATER ON. EITHER WAY THE MPG'S ARE WRONG AND I DRIVE TO TRY TO GET THE BEST MPG'S I DON'T EVEN GO OVER 2,000 RPM'S UNLESS GOING UP HILL. WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE VIBRATION FROM THE TRANS. BUT THAT'S IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CHOSE THIS OVER THE HONDA ACCORD JUST FOR THE MPG'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514481May 31, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WELL I HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE A BAD VIBRATION AND GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN 1,200 AND 1,800 RPM'S WORST AT 1,500. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL. I AM SORRY BUT WHEN A TRANSMISSION IS VIBRATING OR MAKING BAD NOISES LIKE THIS IT HAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS CONTRIBUTING TO MY VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE. ALSO WHILE FROM A STOP AND ACCELERATING I HAVE HAD MY CAR SURGE AND HAVE NO POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND 2 OF THE TIMES I HAD A CAR COME UP ON ME FAST BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS CAN BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514483May 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WELL MY BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM AND LANE DETECTION SYSTEM BOTH DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. MY BSM WILL LIGHT UP WHEN THERE IS NOT A CAR THERE AS WELL AS NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THERE IS A CAR THERE. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN BUT NOT EVERYTIME. WHEN IT RAINS IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IF YOU READ THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SAYS THAT THIS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. REALLY? I BOUGHT KNOWING THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THIS FEATURE WORKS NOT THAT IT DOES NOT WORK! THEY DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO DIAGNOSE IT. VERY SAD. AND SAME WITH THE LDS WHERE IT WILL BEEP AND BLINK AND I AM NOT EVEN OUT OF MY LAN. AGAIN THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS DRY, WET, SUNNY, CLOUDY, SNOWING. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE CUSTOMERS HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON THESE FEATURES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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