Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10502525March 12, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
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#10502556March 12, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF. THE DEALER HAS RESET THE SEAT TWO TIME AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT NISSAN HAS PUT A HOLD ON PARTS FOR THAT SEAT. THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT CAN BE AT RISK IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IF NISSAN WON'T TELL THEIR OWN DEALERS WHAT IS GOING ON THAT IS A PROBLEM. *TR
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#10502575March 12, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE CAR TO WORK. AFTER WORK WENT OUT TO VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LEARNED THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS. THERE IS NO WARNING. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN FAILING LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED - I AM ONE OF THEM. THE PART CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT A NISSAN DEALER. THE COST IS $1000.00. NO WARNING. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS I LIVE IN MN. WE HAVE EXTREMELY COLD WINTER. IF I WENT ICE FISHING IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE AND CAME BACK TO MY VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED WITH NO SOURCE OF HEAT. MY ONLY HOPE WOULD BE A CELL PHONE, PROVIDING I HAVE ONE. THE SECOND PART IS A LOCAL GARAGE WOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IT CAN ONLY BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN. I HOPE YOU RECOGNIZE MY CONCERN. *TR
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#10502300March 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND LEAVING A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY COASTING INTO ANOTHER DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW HOURS, THE VEHICLE DROVE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. *TR...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF
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#10502325March 11, 2013
SEATS
I WAS WASHING MY CAR AND THEN WANTED TO VACUUM IT OUT. I MOVED THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD AND THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT DETACHED AND FELL IN THE BACK SEAT. I COULD NOT FIX IT SO I TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO INITIALLY WANTED $ 1,200.00 TO REPAIR. THEY EVENTUALLY PUT THE SEAT IN PLACE AND TOLD ME NEVER TO MOVE IT AGAIN. THIS IS CRAZY IT IS A POWER SEAT. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT FROM FACTORY. HAD I BEEN DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING UP THRU THE ROOF AND MOST LIKELY HAVE WRECKED. *TR
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#10502329March 11, 2013
STEERING
CAR WAS PARKED IN PUBLIC TRANSIT PARKING GARAGE. UPON RETURNING, CAR WOULD NOT TURN "ON." THE IGNITION BUTTON REMAINED IN THE LOCK POSITION AND THE YELLOW INTELLIGENT KEY SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND NISSAN DEALER QUOTED $800 TO REPAIR. DEALER SAID THE TSB IS NTB10-053 - THE STEERING LOCK HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED. INTELLIGENT KEYS MUST BE REPROGRAMMED UPON STEERING LOCK REPLACEMENT. *TR
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#10502418March 11, 2013
STEERING
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA-26,500 MILES WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. KEY LIGHT ON DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. COST $900 TO REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEE NEW PART ISN'T DEFECTIVE. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL AND REFUND EVERYONE WHO HAS PAID TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECTIVE CARS. *TR
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#10502251March 10, 2013
STEERING
I WENT TO DRIVE HOME AFTER WORK AND WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EXCEPT FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY AND SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHTS. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT EVEN START TO TURN OVER. I NOTICED ALL OF THE LOCKS AND HEADLIGHTS STILL WORKED SO I KNEW IT WAS NOT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN THE DAYTIME AND I WAS NOT LEFT, STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND/OR I HARSH CONDITIONS, THOUGH I HAVE READ ON FORUMS ABOUT OTHERS WHO WERE NOT SO LUCKY. UPON CALLING THE TOW TRUCK AND BEING TAKEN TO THE NISSAN SERVICE STATION, I WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THERE THAT MY CAR PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY EITHER A MALFUNCTION TO THE KEY FOB OR WITH THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IT SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE PROBLEMS THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD WITH THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. THAT IT WAS INDEED THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL (PART #48700-9N00B) WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE OF THE CAR NOT WORKING. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 3 1/2 YEARS OLD AND LOOKING AT THE ACCUMULATED MILEAGE, HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN EXTENSIVELY. THIS, COMPOUNDED WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF NISSAN CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PART MALFUNCTION ON THE SAME EXACT YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR WITH THE EXACT OR CLOSE MILEAGE IS VERY TELLING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PART. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CAR AS YOUNG AS MINE/THE OTHERS INVOLVED SHOULD BE HAVING A MAJOR AND EXTREMELY COSTLY MALFUNCTION SUCH AS THIS ONE. CLEARLY THIS PART IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
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#10502272March 10, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS INDICATES THAT IF THERE WERE AN ACCIDENT WHILE THIS WARNING LIGHT IS ON; THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT GO OFF; WHICH CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE ARE NO "CODES" TO BE READ AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS. THE DEALER EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SENSOR CAN'T BE INDIVIDUALLY REPLACED. APPARENTLY THIS SEAT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE; OVER $2000 AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CAN'T JUST REPLACE IT WITHOUT SOME AUTHORIZATION FROM NISSAN. I HAVE EVEN TAKEN A VIDEO OF MY WIFE IN THE CAR SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIRBAG OFF WARNING LIGHT IS TURNED ON (YOUTU.BE/UWOQJQWRAEI) AND HAVE PROVIDED A LINK TO THE DEALER. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HOPING THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FIXED. THEY REPLY THEY GAVE WAS THAT SINCE THE DEALER COULDN'T REPRODUCE IT; THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. MY WIFE IS AFRAID OF DRIVING IN THE CAR WITH ME FOR FEAR THAT SHE COULD BE INJURED. I HAVE EVEN POSTED THIS VIDEO SO MY LAST RESORT IS TO REPORT THIS TO NHTSA WHERE I SEE THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS POSTED A SIMILAR INCIDENT. *TR
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#10501920March 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS GOES IN VERY SLOWLY WHEN ADDED TO VEHICLE, THEN THERE IS AN OVERFLOW FROM BACK OF PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FILLED. I WAS TOLD I HAVE PROBLEM WITH EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM VENT CONTROL CIRCUIT. *TR
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#10502022March 7, 2013
STEERING
03/06/2013, MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO PICK ME UP FROM THE TRAIN STATION, AND MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE WOULD NOT START. WE CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHOM GAVE US A COUPLE OF OPTIONS, PLACE THE KEY IN THE PORT, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND GET THE SPARE KEY, NOTHING, WORKED! SO THE LAST OPTION WAS TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. FIRST, IT HAD TO BE TOWED THERE, A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE, IT WAS STATED THAT STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT WAS NEEDED, THIS WAS A WHOOPING $800.00. NOW I READ THE FORUM ON THIS AND THIS IS A MONOPOLY, EVERY ONE WHOM COMMENTED WHOSE MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 30, 000 TO 60,000, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. NOW THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IF YOU ADD UP EVERYONE WHOM HAS SPENT $800 OR MORE TO GET THIS PRICE FIXED AND IS TRULY OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. ITS REALLY SHAME THAT PEOPLE WHOM WANT A NICE CAR HAVE THE PAY SUCH AN EXPENSE, THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR IN 10 YEARS AND WAS REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF AND STILL AM AND HAVE RECOMMENDED OTHER NISSANS TO MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY BUT MY I AM TRULY UPSET THAT ONLY AFTER HAVING MY CAR LESS THAN A YEAR, I HAD TO INCUR SUCH A MAJOR EXPENSE LIKE THIS ONE. PLEASE RECALL THIS! WE NEED A STOP TO THE MADNESS!!!!!!!! *TR
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#10502023March 7, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA TO THE GROWING LIST OF OWNERS WHO'VE EXPERIENCED THE ILLUMINATED KEY OF DEATH. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 1/2 MONTHS AND THE VEHICLE HAD 34,900 MILES ON IT. NOTICED THE ILLUMINATED KEY ON FRIDAY, RESEARCHED IT AND SAW IT SAID CALL THE DEALER IN THE MANUAL. SATURDAY THE LIGHT WAS OFF SO I FIGURED I WAS GOOD. HAD A MAJOR SNOWSTORM SATURDAY. SUNDAY, WENT TO THE SHOPPING CENTER, PARKED AND WENT INSIDE. CAME OUT AN IT WAS DEAD. I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS FROM READING THE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON IT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. HE HAD THE PARTS AND BACK ON THE ROAD LATER THAT EVENING. ONLY $950 POORER AND AGGRAVATED THAT I ONLY PURCHASED THIS "RELIABLE" VEHICLE 4 MONTHS EARLIER. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN. WHEN YOU SEE THAT KEY, OR EVEN IF YOU DON'T, ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF YOU'LL BREAK DOWN, BUT WHEN AND WHERE. NISSAN, YOU SUCK! STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND AT THE VERY LEAST, COVER THE REPAIRS AND TOWING. I KNOW YOU DON'T GIVE A RAT'S [XXX] ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS BUT DO THE RIGHT THING. A NISSAN WILL NEVER BE IN MY DRIVEWAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10501348March 5, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER DID NOT WEIGH ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT THEN RODE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED FOR A OCCUPANT WITH MORE BODY MASS. A SECOND APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER FIR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 300.
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#10501353March 5, 2013
STEERING
RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE AFTER WORK AT 5PM, AND CAR WOULDN'T START. IGNITION BUTTON WAS LIT, WITH 'LOCK' LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND 'KEY' LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN THE HUD. RESEARCHED IN OWNERS MANUAL, WHICH REFERRED TO THE STEERING LOCK UNIT, AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEALER. INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED, BUT LITTLE ELSE. HAD AAA TOW ME THE NEXT DAY TO LOCAL DEALER; SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (PART# 487009N00B). THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS, CIRCA 2007-2009, BASED ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT WARRANTY THE PART NOR ISSUE RECALL. TOTAL COST WAS $800 . I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN CONSUMER HELP TO SEE ABOUT RECOURSE. *TR
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#10501438March 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCK FAILED AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TOM MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,050. *TR
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#10501142March 4, 2013
SUSPENSION
I WENT TO HAVE MY FLUIDS CHANGED AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR ON MY CAR WAS SNAPPED. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT IN THE PART THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX. THIS SHOULD PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANK YOU *TR
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#10501088March 3, 2013
STEERING
STARTED THE CAR ONE COLD MORNING AND IT RAN FINE. STOPPED FOR COFFEE AT STARBUCKS CAME OUT AND THE CAR DID NOT START, DID NOT CLICK, DID NOTHING. TURNS OUT, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER WHICH COST $85.00, THEN EVALUATED $120.00, THEN REPAIRED FOR A BROKE STEERING MECHANISM LOCK $940.00. I RETURNED TO REVIEW THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME CONDITION. I AM ALSO TOLD THIS WAS CORRECTED FOR THE 2010 MODELS. WHY IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION? I PLAN TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP TO RECOVER MY MONEY... *TR
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#10501114March 3, 2013
STEERING
WHILE OVER 700 MILES AWAY FROM HOME IN MINNESOTA WINTER WEATHER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER TRYING TO JUMP THE BATTERY, CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON RADIO, ETC.. I WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM (PART NUMBER 48700-9N00B) HAD BROKE NOT ALLOWING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK SO CAR WOULD START. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34,545 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER, AGE OF CAR IS 3 YR 5 MONTH SO NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT AN ALARMING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE WITH REPAIRS RUNNING $1,000 ON AVERAGE HAVE BEEN FOUND. I AND OTHERS FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED OR COVERED MY THE MANUFACTURER. IT IS UNREASONABLE THAT HIS PARTICULAR PART WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACE AS MANY TIMES AS IT HAS. BY LEAVING CONSUMERS STRANDED AND UNABLE TO OPERATE THEIR CARS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART NOT ONLY BECOMES NUISANCE, BUT IN MY OPINION, A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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#10501124March 3, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
OBSERVED PIPE SUSPENDED FROM BESIDE RIGHT REAR WHEEL OF THE 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5. VEHICLE WAS PARKED. LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE AND DETERMINED IT WAS A PIPE LINKED TO THE REAR WHEEL AND SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES. THE END OF THE PIPE WAS NEARLY DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. DID INTERNET RESEARCH CONCLUDING THAT THE BROKEN PIPE WAS THE REAR SWAY BAR OR TORSION BAR. PRIOR TO OBSERVING THE VISIBLE HANGING TORSION BAR END, WE FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE WHEN CORNERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUCH AS WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING A HIGHWAY RAMP. GIVEN THIS FREQUENT EXPERIENCE, THE ACTUAL FAILURE IN TORSION BAR FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH MAY HAVE OCCURRED MONTHS EARLIER. AFTER DETERMINING THERE WAS NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN, AND ALSO NOTING THAT NHTSA RECORDS IN THIS DATABASE SHOW OVER 50 EVENT DESCRIPTIONS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO OURS, I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO ASK IF THEY OFFERED PAYMENT OR CREDITS FOR THIS REPEATABLE DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS NOT OFFERING ANY CREDITS. THEN, TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MASTER MECHANIC. HE PERFORMED THE SERVICE REPLACEMENT OF THE BROKEN SWAY BAR AND END LINK ASSEMBLIES. WE RETAINED THE BROKEN SWAY BAR IN HOPES THAT NHTSA BEGINS TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS "BAR" IS REALLY A 5/8" DIAMETER PIPE THAT SEARED NEAR ONE OF THE BUSHING SUPPORTS. THERE IS SURFACE RUST PRESENT WITHIN THE PIPE INDICATING THAT THE PIPE HAD FRACTURED SOME TIME EARLIER WITH WATER ENTERING THE FRACTURE CAUSING THE RUST. IT IS NOT A SOLID STEEL "BAR" AS TYPICALLY FOUND IN OTHER VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY. COST OF REPAIR WAS APPROXIMATELY $200 FOR PARTS PLUS 1 HOUR SHOP LABOR. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS FAILURE DUE TO ITS APPARENT COMMON FAILURE MODE AND FOR THE POTENTIAL RISK OF INJURY SHOULD THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE LOSE TRACTION ON CURVES OR ROUGH PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10501134March 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW (NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 - 3.5SL) AND FOUND OUT AFTER 2 DAYS THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT WAS WORKING IN A SPORADIC MANNER. MY WIFE WEIGHS 112 LBS. AND THE SENSOR WILL NOT WORK TO PROTECT HER TO INFLATE - AS THE LIGHT INDICATES THE AIRBAG IS OFF. I SAT IN THE SEAT AT 160 LBS. AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THEN CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER SAID IT HAD NO SOLUTION THAT I HAD TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY. THE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWED A HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NISSAN FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS NOTICE OF COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT THAT IS LIFE THREATENTING AND WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT STEPPED IN TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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