Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#10313913February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2009. IT HAS SURGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL THREE TIMES AT SLOW OR PARKING SPEED SINCE I HAD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313777February 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON THE 2005 NISSAN ULTIMA 2.5 LITER ENGINES THE CRANK SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR FAILS PREMATURELY RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE STALLS OUT AT SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH PLACING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN GRAVE DANGER OF A REAR END COLLISION WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DEATH OR INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ON INTERSTATE 65 WITH A HUGE POPULATION OF TRACTOR TRAILERS MOVING NORTH AND SOUTH ON I65. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I CHALLENGE YOU TO CONDUCT A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FIND NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY CONSUMERS HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN BUT IT APPEARS THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS POTENTIAL DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD ASK YOU ASTHE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY TO FORCE NISSAN TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL. ITS UNFORTUNATE NISSAN IS PLAYING THE SAME GAME AS TOYOTA AND SOMEONE MUST ACT ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313754February 24, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT. AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT SYSTEM HOUSING ASSEMBLY BROKE. SUDDENLY, THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES AND A SMALL CUT TO THE FACE; A BUMP TO THE FOREHEAD AREA. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,558. THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10313791February 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
GASKET ISSUE...CAR STARTS SHAKING AT STOP SIGNS AND ONE HAS TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL PRETTY HAND. CAN BE DANGEROUS. THE PART WAS REPAIRED ....BUT BECAUSE IT WAS 100K MILES + ....HAD TO PAY 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE A SCAM BY NISSAN AND DEALERS....SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME TOPIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313906February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT CAR NEW IN 2009. IT HAS SURGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL THREE TIMES AT SLOW OR PARKING SINCE I HAD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312999February 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED HE NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313010February 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE SOON SIGN. I USED FOR 4 1/2 YEARS AND THE WARRANTY IS FOR 8 YEARS. I WAS TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313391February 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND A FIRE BEGAN IN THE ENGINE AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312749February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
AT REGULAR DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES (WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47 MPH ON THE 5 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND). TUSTIN NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND BRAKES DEFECTIVE. REPLACED ALL ROTORS AND ALL BRAKES. ALSO DEFECTIVE: DRIVER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR (REPLACED AT 8000 MILES), PAINT TRIM PEELING (UPON NEW VEHICLE DELIVERY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312755February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED AT 7500 MILES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 47MPH ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOUND ALL 4 ROTORS WARPED AND ALL 4 BRAKES DEFECTIVE. ALL WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. 2 DAYS AFTER DEALERSHIP REPAIRS, A VERY LOUD "CLUNKING" NOISE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON ANOTHER FREEWAY AND BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN AT 50 MPH. ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A "BRAKE ROTOR RUN-OUT EXCESSIVE MEASURE" AND RESURFACED ROTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312796February 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SE. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL, AND I PRESS THE STEERING-WHEEL MOUNTED "COAST" BUTTON, THE CAR - OCCASIONALLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY - ACCELERATES HARD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, PROMPTING ME TO HIT THE BRAKES. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT/INDICATOR WAS NOT BLINKING, THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THE DEALER'S STATEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312470February 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE CAR DIED. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON IN THE PAST AND AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER CLEARED THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT CAR DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE BEFORE THE RPMS DROP BELOW 1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312329February 20, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE GOING ACROSS A BRIDGE. LUCKILY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR REGARDING REPROGRAMMING THE ECM IN THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, I HAD TO GET MY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH ALTIMAS AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT, NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312251February 19, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 3.5SE. PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY 165# MALE AND THE AIRBAG DISPLAY ON THE DASH SHOWS THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF. ONE OCCASION THE PASSENGER REPOSITIONS HIMSELF AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. USUALLY REPOSITIONING DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS OFF. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312283February 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA FRONT WINDOWS ROLL DOWN WHILE I AM AWAY FROM THE CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT I AM WORRIED MY CAR WILL GET STOLEN OR RAINED ON/IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310822February 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA HYBRID HAS A PROBLEM WHEREIN A (LIKELY COMPUTER SOFTWARE) DEFECT PREVENTS THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM FROM ENGAGING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND SET AND THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. OVER A WIDE RANGE OF SPEEDS, SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS THE EFFECT OF LOCKING OUT THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS AN EASILY REPEATABLE AND DEMONSTRABLE PROBLEM AND OCCURS EVERY DAY. WHILE THE TRADITIONAL BRAKING SYSTEM STILL FUNCTIONS, THE NET EFFECT IS THAT THE BRAKES ARE LESS EFFECTIVE THAN THEY SHOULD BE, FUEL ECONOMY IS REDUCED, BRAKE WEAR IS INCREASED, AND POLLUTION IS INCREASED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311067February 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING IN THE COLD WEATHER FOR ABOUT 5 MIN, USING MY BRAKES NORMALLY, AND I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE AND THE DIDN'T MOVE, ONCE I STARTED PUMPING THEM AS HARD AS I COULD (WAS OUT OF SEAT STANDING ON THEM) THEY FINALLY WORKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311107February 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN AT 66K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310363February 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE GASOLINE DOOR IS OUT OF ALIGN PREVENTING IT TO BE CLOSED PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308898February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH WILL LOSE PRESSURE LEADING TO THE INABILITY TO SHIFT. ONCE THIS STARTS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAPPEN RANDOMLY UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS CAUSES UNSAFE SITUATIONS AT INTERSECTIONS AND ON THE HIGHWAYS DURING TRAFFIC. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM MOST OFTEN DURING HOT DAYS WITH LOTS OF STOP & GO DRIVING. OVER TIME/MILEAGE, THE CONDITION BECOMES MORE COMMON. THE DEALER EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT FIXED IT FOR AWHILE THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. UNTIL THE CONDITION WAS HAPPENING ENOUGH FOR THE DEALER TO DETECT THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY EVENTUALLY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE MASTER & SLAVE CYLINDER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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