Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11031694October 4, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER LEASING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, THE CAR DEVELOPED AN ISSUE AT 83,000 MILE MARK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT FROM STANDSTILL THE CAR STALLS. I WOULD PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE OR ACCELERATE UNTIL 6 SECONDS OR SO LATER. SOMETIMES THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL UNTIL I MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. FROM THIS I CAN INFER IT HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED HALFWAY OR MORE AT A STOP. KINDA LIKE A POWER OUTAGE AT THAT SINCE ALL THE LIGHTS DIM AND SOMETIMES EVEN THE HVAC FAN SPEED GOES DOWN WHILE WHILE THE CAR IS UNABLE TO MOVE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHILE THERE WAS A PAUSE IN OPPOSITE TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST ROLLED A LITTLE AND STOPPED SINCE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING UNTIL I STRAIGHTENED THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER MY CAR ROLLED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC I COULD OF EASILY GOTTEN IN A CRASH IF THE ONCOMING CARS DIDN'T SLOW DOWN FOR ME. THIS HAPPENS PRETTY RANDOMLY BUT ONLY WHEN TRYING TO TURN FROM A STOP. I CAN'T ANY LONGER TRUST THE CAR AS ITS PRETTY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030665September 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S SHUTS OFF ELECTRICAL WHILE DRIVING KEY DONT WORK (1 OUT OF 2 KEYS DONT WORK) DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER A/C COMPRESSOR DOESNT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030101September 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK OR DRIVE, IT WOULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11029954September 26, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS GETTING EXCESSIVELY STICKY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024952September 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IN 9/2014 AT 42K MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. NOW IN 9/2017 I AM BEING TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS REPLACED BY THEM IN 2014 IS ALSO BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $4,100.00. WHO CAN AFFORD A $4,100 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE THAT IS STILL BEING PAID FOR MONTHLY, AND WHY IS IT THE CONSUMER'S FAULT THAT NISSAN NA IS MAKING AND SELLING FAULTY, UNSAFE PRODUCTS? NISSAN NA KNOWS OF THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS, BUT CHOSES TO NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUES. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PULL AND MAKES A WHINING NOISE WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS IT THE SAME ISSUE THAT OCCURRED IN 2014. WHILE I WAS IN MOTION ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SPUDDER AND JERK, AND DROPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN START TO LOSE SPEED. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. I AM IN TOTAL DISBELIEF THAT NONE OF THE AGENCIES CHARGED WITH THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS SAFETY AND ETHICAL TREATMENT , WILL OR HAS GOTTEN INVOLVED TO FORCE NISSAN TO STOP ENDANGERING THE WELL BEING OF THOSE OF US WHO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. I AM A LOYAL NISSAN OWNER, WHO HAS OWNED 2 OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. IN FACT, I CURRENTLY OWN A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. HOW CAN A 22 YEAR OLD CAR STILL DRIVE PERFECTLY AND A 2013 NEED 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND TREATMENT OF CONSUMERS, AS WELL AS THEIR BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE OF US WHO DRIVE AND TRANSPORT PASSENGERS IN THEIR VEHICLES EVERYDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024121September 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL : AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON DASH ALL OF A SUDDEN. AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND STATIONARY. VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023732September 16, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHANGING GEAR IS GETTING LOCK AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR IN PARK, HAVING TROUBLE CHANGING IT TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022725September 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THE CVT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT WAS JERKING FORWARD AND WE THOUGHT THIS REPAIR WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 , WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC , IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. KEPT GIVING IT GAS UNTIL IT MOVED AND WE WERE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE STREET. HAD IT CHECKED TODAY AND TOLD IT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021796September 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF POSITION. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LINKAGE THAT TRAVELED TO THE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FENTON NISSAN WEST (8800 N W EXPRESSWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73162) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO FENTON NISSAN WEST WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING DONE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT THAT WAS STILL IN LITIGATION AND THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN IT SETTLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021709September 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GEAR SHIFT KEEP GETTING STUCK WHEN YOU PUT IN PARK WHEN TRYING TO PUT IN REVEARSE OR DRIVE IT WON'T MOVE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME JUST SOME TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021348September 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE HAD IT IT HAS HAD SOME SORT OF STUTTERING, HESITATION FROM WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. SPEED, CRUISE, UPHILL DOWNHILL MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT 4-5 TIMES WITH NISSAN'S NOTHINGS EVER FINDING A THING WRONG. NOW, AFTER CONTINUED WORSENING IT FINALLY WENT OUT. WILL RUN IN EVER GEAR AT 10-15 MPH. I GUESS I PROVED MY POINT, BUT LOST THE CAR. NOW I STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THESE KNOW NOTHING SHADE TREE MECHANICS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021037September 1, 2017
ENGINE
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE CAR WHEN I TRY TO PUT IN REVERSE HE START TO JUMP AND THEM IS SHUT OFF SAME WHEN PUT IN DRIVE POSITION SOMEBODY TELL ME IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020559August 30, 2017
POWER TRAIN
06/2015 MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MALFUNCTION. 07/2017 TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE SAME DEALER FOR RECALL PC491 CVT, 08/29/17, MY TRANSMISSION STARTS WITH FAILURE PROBLEMS WHICH I WAS NOT INFORMED OF AT DEALER ON 7/2017, 2 YEARS AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MY CAR IS A DANGER WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN, STALLS WHILE DRIVING, STREETS, FREEWAYS, WILL NOT TAKE OFF. NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN PER NISSAN DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004528August 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND TRANSMISSION RECALL ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION (35-00F4-72D). THE CONSUMER INQUIRED IF THE RECALL FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 08/28/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019820August 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
HAVING A SHAKING WOBBLE AT LOW SPEED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSIONS GOING TO FALL OFF. WAS THERE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I THINK IT MUST BE THE MOUNTS OR LOOSE SUPPORT RODS, BUT I FEEL YOU NEED TO RECALL MY CAR TO FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT GETS WORST WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019467August 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON ME. I WAS MAKING THE SHORT TRIP TO HOME DEPOT ONE DAY (APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO) WHEN MY NISSAN ALTIMA STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET! I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN MY CAR SHUDDERED AND THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION; THANKFULLY IT TURNED BACK OVER AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY TRIP. AFTER I FINISHED MY SHOPPING AT HOME DEPOT I CAME TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO LEAVE, THE CAR STARTED BUT WOULD SHUTTER AND DIE AS SOON AS I PUT IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. EVENTUALLY, I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 40 MINS AWAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND THAT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED...$4,500!!! DESPITE THERE BEING A RECALL ON THE CVT WHICH CONTROLS THE 2ND PULLEY IN THE TRANSMISSION, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CVT RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION DYING. EVENTHOUGH, THE RECALL ITSELF STATES THAT FAILING TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED COULD CAUSE DAMAGE; $4,500 CONTLSTITUTES SERIOUS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO ME! I CONTACTED THE NISSAN AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY BASICALLY ECHOED WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID AND WE'RE OF NO HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016412August 20, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN A SIX-WEEK PERIOD. AFTER EACH REPLACEMENT, SQUEALING AND GRINDING SOUNDS CONTINUED. EACH REPLACEMENT RESULTED IN A UPGRADE OF BRAKE PADS TO TAKE CARE OF THE LOUDNESS OF THE SQUEALS. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE BY THE SAME SHOP. THE SQUEALS AND GRINDING NOISES OCCUR WHENEVER I PUSH THE BRAKES TO STOP OR PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACKUP. FOR THE LAST REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS, I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 100 MILES AND THE SQUEALS AND GRINDS WOULD STOP. THIS HOWEVER NEVER HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE SHOP THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH PRO STOP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS THE TOP OF THE LINE IN BRAKE PADS. TO THIS DAY, I STILL EXPERIENCE VERY LOUD SQUEALS AND GRINDING AS IF MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015962August 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WE PURCHASED A USED NISSAN 2013 ALTIMA APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO. WE WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 71 BETWEEN FLORENCE, KENTUCKY AND LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 86,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SEEMED TO VIBRATE AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS MISSING OR STALLING. FREQUENTLY THE TACHOMETER WOULD REV HIGH WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA JUST EAST OF LOUISVILLE. WHEN WE LEFT THE REST AREA TO MERGE BACK ON TO I-71 WE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND HAD TO PULL ON TO SHOULDER BEFORE BEING STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING SEMI. THE CAR JERKED BACK INTO MOVEMENT AND WE MADE IT INTO LOUISVILLE AND ONTO I-64. THE FARTHER WE WENT THE LESS RESPONSIVE THE CAR GOT AND WE SLOWED TO A MAXIMUM SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND HAD TO PULL ONTO THE VERY NARROW SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT MOVING AGAIN AND AFTER 2 MORE STOPS MADE IT TO CORYDON, INDIANA. AT THAT POINT WE RODE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WE WERE TRAVELING WITH THE REST OF THE WAY HOME THEN RETURNED TO CORYDON WITH A TRAILER TO HAUL THE NISSAN HOME. WE HAULED THE NISSAN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE OWNER DETERMINED THE CVT TRANSMISSION PAN WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEEMED SHOT! SUBSEQUENT TO THIS HAPPENING WE FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THEIR POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY FROM 60,000 TO 120,000 MILES ON EARLIER MODELS (THROUGH 2010), BUT NOT THE 2013. WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIGNIFICANT TIME LOST, VERY SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE, AND WERE IN DANGER OF BEING REAR-ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014879August 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY 2013 NISSAN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO AS A REPLACEMENT CAR FOR THE NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WAS TOTALLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. LIVING IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER (IN THE 100S), IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING (AC) WORKS AND WORKS WELL. I OFTEN TRAVEL WITH MY 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND TO HAVE THE AC BLOW HOT AIR WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS WAS SOMETHING BOTH UNACCEPTABLE AND EMBARRASSING. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT FROM CARMAX IN PLEASANTON, CA. IT BLOWS HOT AIR ALMOST CONSISTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. WHILE RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM ALSO HEARING THAT, DEPENDING ON THEIR MOOD, NISSAN WILL COVER THE EXUBERANT $1500 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR...NOT MANY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND PER THE SALESPERSON AT CARMAX, HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE AC NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED. THEY DID SO, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I AM SURPRISED WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT IS JUST AS BAD AS LEAVING A CHILD IN A CAR FOR HOURS! WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS AND WERE DRENCHED WITH SWEAT ONCE WE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME. HAD SHE PASSED OUT DUE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE BECAUSE WE WERE AT A STAND-STILL AT ONE POINT. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I WOULD LIKE FOR NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AT NO COST TO ME AS THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014228August 10, 2017
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN 422 OF LIMERICK (55 AUTOPARK BLVD, LIMERICK, PA 19468, (610) 495-1856), BUT IT HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,458.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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