Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10488715December 13, 2012
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: EXHAUSTSYSTEM: MANIFOLD/ HEADER/ MUFFLER/ TAIL PIPE ) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL SERVICE. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE SMOKE WOULD BLOW OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT NEED REPLACING AND THAT THEY HAD HONORED THEIR END OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AGREEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488730December 13, 2012
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ENGINE PING NOISE FROM ENGINE AT TIMES REALLY LOUD NOISE GOT WORSE THEN MORE PROBLEMS HAPPENED OVER TIME AT A STOP CAR WAS ACCELERATING LIKE IF WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME,NEXT CAR WOULD COME TO A STOP THEN LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN A FEW MPH THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND ONCE DOWN HILL THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE AND ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR ALSO ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT CLEAR AN INTERSECTION , I ALSO GOT VIDEO FOOTAGE OF INCIDENT ,DEALER KEEPS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THE CAR IS SAFE EVEN AFTER THEY SAW THE VIDEO THEY SAY THE COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING THEN A RECORDER WAS INSTALLED IN THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS ACCELERATED BY ITSELF THE RECORDER BUTTON WAS PRESSED AND THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE RECORDER WAS TAKEN OFF AND THE MAIN NISSAN COMPANY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE RECORDER WAS ACCIDENTALLY ERASED. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAD IT THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN BUT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE WINDOWS NOT ROLLING DOWN TO THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNING ON AND TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING THE DEALER IS NOT HELPING NEITHER NISSAN DIRECT AND AT THIS POINT IM CONCERNED OF MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488744December 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ALTIMA 3.5 TRANSMISSION HAS A SEVERE SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING NORMALLY AT ABOUT 15-25 MPH. THIS IS INTERMITTENT BUT SERIOUS AS IT RESULTS IS SEVERE SHOCK TO THE DRIVETRAIN. THIS WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN NEW AND HAS BEEN INCREASING IN SEVERITY OVER THE LAST 1000 MILES. THE DEALER SAYS THAT NISSAN ENGINEERS CLAIM THAT IT IS "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE 3.5. THIS IS NOT TRUE AS IT WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN NEW AND IS CONSTANTLY GETTING WORSE. IT WILL PROBABLY SOON RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE OR COMPLETE FAILURE WHICH COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488746December 13, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE ,NO START...TOWED TO DEALER ,DENIED UNDER WARRANTY,MADE ME PAY FOR REPLACEMENT..DEALER TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER TO PERFORM INSTALL OF STEERING LOCK ASSAY. AND MISC HARDWARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488074December 12, 2012
STEERING
STEERING LOCK THAT ENGAGES THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE INTELLIGENT KEY, AFTER WATCHING A UTUBE VIDEO I WIGGLED AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL NOT GENTLY AND THE INTELLIGENT KEY WAS THEN RECOGNIZED AND I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. NOW WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY STAYS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS 2007-2009 IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488609December 12, 2012
SUSPENSION
I WAS JUST DRIVING NORMALLY AND THE SWAY BAR ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED AND BROKE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE COST IS ASTRONOMICAL AT AROUND 500 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487937December 11, 2012
STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY STOP WORKING, SO BECAUSE THE CAR ONLY START WITH THE PUSH BUTTON IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN MY CAR ON. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT I HAVE TO PAY $1100 TO CHANGE THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY. AND MY CAR HAVE ONLY 48,449 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488000December 11, 2012
STRUCTURE
MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN ALTIMAS, HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE CAR SINCE IT IS OUTSIDE THE 5-YEAR WARRANTY. MY CAR EVEN HAS THE UNDERCOAT PROTECTION, BUT HAS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BOARD ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MANY, MANY NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ARE FINDING RUST HOLES UNDER THEIR FLOOR BOARDS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487811December 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ON OCTOBER 4, 2012 I PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SL. IT WAS OBVIOUS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. UPON TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE FIRST SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY HARD, ESPECIALLY UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEH. WITH APPROX. 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP WHEN THE VEH. STARTED SHUDDERING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR WITH A HARD BUMP. THIS INCIDENT LASTED APPROX. 2 SECONDS. FOR THE NEXT 700 MILES OR SO THE SHUDDERING AND SHAKING OCCURRED SIX MORE TIMES. I TOOK THE VEH. INTO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND AFTER DRIVING IT THEY ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. OVER THE NEXT 500 MILES THE INCIDENTS BECAME MORE OFTEN AND AT TIMES MORE SEVERE, ONE INCIDENT LASTING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE FINALLY SHIFTING INTO GEAR. ON DECEMBER 5, 2012 THE VEH. WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND MY CONCERNS OF MAYBE THE VEH. STOPPING IN THE ROADWAY DURING ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS AND BEING REAR ENDED. THIS TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER RODE ALONG WITH ME AND DROVE THE VEH. DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE ENGINEERS AT NISSAN WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE ON THE V6 ALTIMAS, HOWEVER THEY HAD NO FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487866December 10, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS SUCCESSFULLY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THEY WERE UNSURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487771December 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN I ENTERED MY CAR I NOTICED THAT THE PUSH BRAKE LIGHT WASN'T ON LIKE IT NORMALLY IS FOR THE INTELLIGENT KEY START. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT FELT VERY STIFF. A YELLOW KEY LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND EVERYTIME I WOULD TRY AND START THE CAR IT WOULD STAY IN LOCK AND WOULDN'T EVEN TRY TO START. I DIDN'T HEAR THE IGNITION, NOTHING. I TRIED TO CHECK THE BATTERY, I USED A DIFFERENT KEY, I PUT THE KEY IN THE SLOT AND NOTHING WORKED. I WAS STRANDED. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE AND HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATORS THAT SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG. AS I SEARCHED ONLINE FOR A FIX I FOUND MANY PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO PAY A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. NISSAN PROMOTES HOW SAFE, RELIABLE AND ECONOMICAL THEIR CARS ARE, BUT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK CAN DISABLE THE VEHICLE LEAVING A DRIVER STRANDED WITH ONLY ONE OPTION, WHICH IS, TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY FLAW IN THE 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. NISSAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REPUTABLE COMPANY. HOWEVER, WITH THESE TYPES OF MALFUNCTIONS, AND NO SUPPORT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS, I FEEL VERY UNSATISFIED AND UNSAFE WITH MY PURCHASE. NISSAN NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL AND FIX THESE SENSOR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487521December 6, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING LOCK UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. CAR WOULD NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487560December 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE NOISE, HE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487396December 5, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR, IGNITION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK" TO "ACC" OR "ON". INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LAMP WAS LIT STEADY ON DASH. STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED. ALL POWER AND OTHER FUNCTIONS WORKED (LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, ETC). BATTERY IS FINE. INDEPENDENT TESTING FOUND STEERING LOCK CONTROL MODULE PART 48700-9N00B FAULTY. SIMILAR/SAME PART ON NISSAN GTRS WAS RECALLED, PART NUMBER 48700-JF00A OR 48700-JF00B, BEING REPLACED BY 48700-JF00C SAME PART NUMBER IS FAILING FOR NISSAN 370ZS AS WELL, SAME YEARS AND SAME PART NUMBER 48700-JF00A OR 48700-JF00B, YET THEY ARE NOT BEING RECALLED. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO OCCURRING IN NISSAN MAXIMAS AND NISSAN MURANOS HOWEVER I COULD NOT FIND THE PART NUMBER. IN ALL MODELS OF NISSAN THIS PART WAS REMOVED IN MID 2010 DUE TO CONSISTENT FAILURE. THE PART COSTS APPROXIMATELY $500 FROM NISSAN, IS USUALLY OUT OF STOCK AND BACK ORDERED, AND ALSO COSTS ANOTHER $400-$500 TO BE INSTALLED AT A DEALER. THERE SHOULD BE A MAKE-WIDE RECALL FOR ALL MODELS FOR THIS PART, NOT JUST THE GTR BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487352December 4, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA WOULD NOT START. I COULD NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THE CAR RECOGNIZED THE INTELLIGENT KEY WAS INSIDE THE CAR, I COULD LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS AND TRUNK, DOME LIGHTS WORKED. BASICALLY I WAS STRANDED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER I PURCHASED CAR FROM (WHOM ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH NISSAN VEHICLES) AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY HAD ME TROUBLESHOOT. I CALLED LOCK & KEY COMPANY, NOT FAMILIAR WORKING WITH THIS NISSAN PROBLEM. CALLED NISSAN DEALER WHILE WAITING, THEY ADVISED ME A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS YR/MAKE AND I WAS AT THE MERCY OF NISSAN TO REPAIR, HE FORGOT TO TELL ME THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY PROGRAM AND NO RECALL. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPT I PURCHASED CAR FROM, THEY TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALER. NOW THEY WANT $750 FOR REPAIRS ON SOMETHING THAT EVEN NISSAN IS AWARE OF (I CALLED NISSAN NO. AMERICA) AND THEY WILL INVESTIGATE IF PERHAPS SOMETHING ELSE TRIGGERED THE SENSOR TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. MY CAR WILL STAY AT DEALER UNTIL I GET AN ANSWER AND THE $750. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY TIME, NO WARNING LIGHTS, CAR DIDN'T ACT UP IN ANY WAY. THIS POSES HUGE RISKS, PEOPLE COULD BE STRANDED AT NIGHT OR ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487381December 4, 2012
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ON WHEN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AFTER DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487315December 4, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER WORK MY WIFE'S CAR WOULD NOT START. THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE PUSH BUTTON WAS NON RESPONSIVE EVEN WITH THE FOB IN THE KEY FOB SLOT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT HAD GONE BAD AND IS PREVENTING THE IGNITION SWITH FROM WORKING. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN SINCE IT PREVENTS STARTING THE CAR LEAVING YOU STRANDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487151December 3, 2012
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, UPON RETURN TO VEHICLE TO START ENGINE WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE SMART KEY EVEN WHILE INSIDE THE CAR OR WHEN IT WAS INSERTED ON THE SMART KEY PORT. ATTEMPTED TO JUMP VEHICLE BUT IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY, CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP, NOT SELLING DEALERSHIP. PART WAS BACK ORDERED SO NO VEHICLE OR RENTAL OFFER BY WARRANTY AS THE PART ITSELF IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, SO THIS PART AND SERVICE TOTALS APPROXIMATES 1000.00, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE CAR RENTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 300.00 FOR A WEEK, AS I WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE FIXED. CAR INSURANCE WOULD NOT COVER ANY PART OF EITHER REPAIRS OR CAR RENTAL AS IT WAS NOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I MAY ADD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN AN UNSAFE AREA; LUCKILY, TOWING CAME RIGHT AS IT WAS GETTING DARK. PLEASE CONSIDER RECALLING THIS PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486714December 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I STARTED MY CAR ON THE MORNING OF 11/21/2012 AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHT (!) POP ON, I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL AND READ MY BRAKE FLUID MAY BE LOW, I CHECKED AND IT WAS LOW SO I ADDED SOME THE LIGHT IS STILL ON, I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486654December 1, 2012
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, POWER TRAIN
I OWN A NISSAN ALTIMA WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS FAILED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THE CAR RPM'S RUN UP AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CAR CAN NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40-45 MPH. I HAVE FOUND OUT NISSAN HAS HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRANSMISSION FROM 2007 ON. NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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