Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10501020March 2, 2013
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, SEAT BELTS, ENGINE
WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE STARTER WOULD KEEP CRANKING AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE START BUTTON, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT ALSO THE REAR SEAT BELTS ARE VERY HARD TO LOCK IN DO TO THE RECEIVER END PUSHES DOWN INTO THE SEAT WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A FEW PROBLEMS THE LOW END RATTLES AND SHAKES AND 45 AND ABOVE THERE IS A WINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD ALT BEARING OR TRANS PROBLEM IT GETS LOUDER THE FASTER YOU GO VERY ANNOYING WITH TODAY TECHNOLOGY THESE PROBLEMS AND THIS IS JUST A FEW IS A BIG STEP BACK FOR NISSAN NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER JUST BROKE 6000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501050March 2, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED PREVENTING THE CAR FROM POWERING ON OR STARTING. IT TOOK ALMOST TWO WEEKS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART. FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PART FAILURE. THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY AND WAS ALMOST $900 TO GET REPAIRED. NISSAN RECOMMENDED WE REPORT THE ISSUE FOR A POSSIBLE FUTURE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500940March 1, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LAST MONDAY FEB 4 I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AN GO TO WORK . NOTHING HAPPENED. IT DIDN'T EVEN RECOGNIZE MY KEYFOB. THE KEY LIGHT WAS LIT UP ON DASH. I HAD MY BATTERY IN MY CAR REPLACED AND MY KEYFOB BATTERY REPLACED. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ITS THE STEERING CONTROL LOCK THAT WAS FAILING. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER IN OWENSBORO KY AND THEY SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE IN? I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR OVER A WEEK . [XXX] AT NISSAN IN OWESBORO SAID NO RENTAL CARS WHERE AVAILABLE. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND I WORK SO I NEED MY VEHICLE IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SHE SAID I WOULD ONLY BE REFUNDED IF THE PART WAS RECALLED WHICH IT ISN'T. SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE PART, LABOR, AND $90 TO HAVE IT TOWED 22 MILES TO OWENSBORO TO BE FIXED. IM SORRY BUT IN MY OPINION ITS NOT MY FAULT IT FAILED. I PAID OVER $12,000 FOR THE CAR NOW I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $800.00 TO BE FIXED? THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! 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
#10500950March 1, 2013
SUSPENSION
REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE WALKING UP OUR DRIVEWAY IT WAS NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE REAR UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN FAULTY EQUIPMENT. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS SO COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500952March 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2009, NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. WOULD NOT START, YELLOW ILLUMINATING KEY IN LEFT HAND CORNER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP SAID COULD BE ONE OF 3 THINGS. I TOLD HIM I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT WAS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM. HE CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM. COST WOULD BE 900 WHICH INCLUDED A FREIGHT FEE OF 50.67. FIRST TIME EVER FOR A SHIPPING FEE AT A CAR DEALERSHIP. MILEAGE IS 60,149. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501701March 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD DISCOVERED THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ALTIMA RUSTING THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN ORIGINALLY PURCHASED NEW THE AUTO WAS DISCOVER TO HAVE A WATER LEAK SOAKING THE CARPETING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. NISSAN (DEALER) HAD INDICATED THAT THEY FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK BUT EVIDENTLY HAD NOT WITH THE FLOOR RUSTING THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS STATED. IT SEEMS AFTER LOOKING ON LINE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF THE 2005 ALTIMA WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500972March 1, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000: (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500729February 28, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE START BUTTON FOR THE IGNITION WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING LOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RESPONDED AS IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,915. UPDATED 3/28/13 *CN UPDATED 05/10/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500737February 28, 2013
SUSPENSION
CAR FEELS UNSETTLED WHEN DRIVING ON CROSS WINDS, FRONT STRUTS JUST REPLACED, WENT TO GET ALIGNMENT, FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN SWAY BAR (STABILIZER), ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500776February 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500816February 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PAN BECAME SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500830February 28, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500573February 27, 2013
STEERING
I GOT INTO MY CAR WITH MY 3 MONTH OLD SON TO BRING MY FIANC DINNER AT WORK. AFTER WE DROPPED DINNER OFF WE STOPPED BY THE GAS STATION TO GET GAS. I TURNED OFF MY CAR TO PUMP, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DRIVER SEAT I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE LIKE NORMAL AND HIT THE START BUTTON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I ASSUMED MY CAR HAD DIED, BUT MY LIGHTS WOULD STILL COME ON AND I NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT THAT SAID KEY. I HAD MY 3 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR AND IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE SO I QUICKLY FLIPPED THROUGH THE MANUAL TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT LIGHT MEANT. AFTER READING ABOUT IT IN THE MANUAL AND LOOKING IT UP ONLINE I QUICKLY REALIZED THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN THE ALTIMAS. I HAD TO CALL MY FIANCES FATHER TO COME PICK US UP AND HAVE MY CAR TOWED. SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CAR TO GET TOWED AND FROM EVERYONE ELSE'S COMPLAINTS IT WILL COST ATLEAST $700 TO FIX. NISSAN HAS A HUGE ISSUE THEY NEED TO RECALL. I TRAVEL A LOT WITH MY 3 MONTH OLD, AND WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A RANDOM GAS STATION FAR AWAY FROM FAMILY. I DO NOT FEEL THE WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKES IN MAKING THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500605February 27, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUAL START BUTTON ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,316.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500657February 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED A NEW 2013 ALTIMA SEDAN 3.5SL IN NOVEMBER 2012. AT APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES, UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY FOR 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE KICKING IN AND ACCELERATING (AS IF DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ATTEMPTED TO START IN 4TH GEAR). THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE. ADDITIONALLY, OFTEN WHILE ACCELERATING THE RPMS WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE CAR WILL SHUDDERS BEFORE KICKING BACK IN AND ACCELERATING. LASTLY, ON OCCASION, WHILE DECELERATING, THE CAR WILL JERK HARSHLY (AS IF DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING INTO TOO LOW A GEAR FOR THE SPEED). TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE 2/6/2013 AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME SHE HADN'T HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT SHE WOULD OPEN A TICKET. CALLED BACK TO NISSAN CORPORATE 2/27/2013 TO FOLLOW UP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PREVIOUS TICKET HAD BEEN CLOSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500658February 27, 2013
AIR BAGS
PURCHASED A NEW 2013 ALTIMA SEDAN 3.5SL IN NOVEMBER 2012. WITHIN DAYS NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON, WHETHER A PASSENGER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY CALIBRATED AT 200 POUNDS INSTEAD OF 0 POUNDS. THEY RECALIBRATED THE SENSOR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WORKED FINE... FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS ON. THIS ISSUE CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I MUST ASSUME THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NEVER DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500686February 27, 2013
SUSPENSION
I DIDN'T NOTICE THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKE UNTIL MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING ME HOME ONE NIGHT FROM WORK AND SAW THE RIGHT SIDE HANGING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500708February 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER I WAS FINISHED WORKING I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO HOME. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE START BUTTON. NOTHING HAPPENED. I SAW AN ICON OF A KEY IN THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE DASH. I TOOK OUT MY OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE WHAT THAT MEANT. I READ THAT THE REMOTE BATTERY MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I WENT INTO THE HOME DEPOT WHERE I WORK AND BOUGHT NEW BATTERIES. I REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT NOW I WAS GETTING A NO KEY ICON. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR SOME ADVICE. THEY SAID MAYBE THE REMOTE LOST ITS MEMORY SO I CALLED MY HUSBAND TO BRING ME THE EXTRA KEY. HE CAME.WE TRIED AGAIN BUT IT DID NOT START. THE NO KEY CAME UP AGAIN. AFTER TRYING FOR TWO HOURS I CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO MY MECHANIC. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALER.I TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID IT IS THE STEERING LOCK COMPUTER. IT WOULD COST ABOUT $850. HE ALSO SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500714February 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
CVT TRANSMISSION SHUTTER, WHILE DRIVING FROM STOP TO GO, CAR FELT IT WAS GOING TO STALL, LIKE WHEN TURNING LEFT IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500711February 27, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
HAD STOPPED TO GET BREAKFAST. LOCKED MY CAR AND UPON RETURNING UNLOCKED THE CAR AND TRIED TO START VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM MY CAR. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I THEN LEARNED THAT THE BRAKES WERE STIFF AND STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WANT TO TURN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER. AFTER LEAVING IT THERE I DID SOME INVESTIGATING ONLINE ABOUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME PRESENTLY AND PAST. APPARENTLY, SEVERAL PEOPLE FOUND THEMSELVES IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WITH GETTING NO HELP FROM NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA WITH REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING LOCK MECHANISM. I HAD YET TO HEAR IF THIS WAS MY PROBLEM BUT WAS GIVEN THE SAD/EXPENSIVE NEWS A DAY LATER THAT INDEED I WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GROWING NUMBER OF NISSAN OWNERS WHO WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FAULTY PART REPLACED. BUT THE FUN DIDN'T STOP THERE. THE PART IS ON BACKORDER (BECAUSE SO MANY ARE NEEDED) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AND THERE ARE RECALLS ON MY CAR THAT NO ONE BOTHERED TO TELL ME ABOUT. I CALLED NISSAN AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WHO WAS GOING TO FORWARD MY CONCERN ONTO A REGIONAL CONCERN SPECIALIST. WHEN SHE CALLED ME BACK TWO DAYS LATER SHE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS NOT NISSANS JOB TO LET THEIR OWNERS/DRIVERS KNOW ABOUT RECALLS BUT THE DEALERS JOB. IN ADDITION, SHE'S PRETTY SURE THAT NO HELP WILL BE GIVEN TO REPLACE THE PART THAT WILL COST ME 700 DOLLARS. BUT SHE WOULD ASK AND CALL ME BACK THREE DAYS LATER. SHE IS SUPPOSED TO CALL ME TOMORROW WITH THE ANSWER. SHOCKED IS THE ONLY WORD THAT COMES TO MIND ABOUT MY SITUATION. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS PART HAS CAUSED SO MANY PEOPLE SO MANY PROBLEMS BUT IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST SOMEWHERE. IS THERE NOTHING TO BE DONE FOR IT? EVEN THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL. MY CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT QUIT RESPONDING BUT SOMEONE COULD BE DRIVING. HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Nissan Altima