Nissan Altima Complaints

15,602 consumer complaints on file.

#873413October 19, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35-40 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TELEPHONE POLE IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734662October 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL LEAK WITH LOW MILEAGE OF 49,266 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784738October 17, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS BLINKING.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555966October 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT FRONT TIRE SHREDDED WHILE DRIVING (CONTIENTAL-GENERAL TIRE) CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT, RIGHT FRONT TIRE STARTED TO EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION A FEW WEEKS LATER. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872698October 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL BRACKET ATTACHED TO FIREWALL BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING ACCELARATOR TO GET STUCK AT 25 MPH. GAS PEDAL RELEASED FROM WHERE IT WAS WELDED ON THE FIREWALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733864October 10, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
I WAS DRIVING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, AND I WAS JUST ABOUT OFF THE ON-RAMP AND I HIT A BUMP. MY CAR'S STEERING LOST CONTROL AND IT SPUN AROUND TWICE AND I NEARLY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THANK GOD I GAINED CONTROL. I CHANGED MY TIRES THE NEXT DAY AND THE STEERING STILL FEELS VERY LOOSE. EVERYTIME I HIT THE SMALLEST BUMP, THE CAR FEELS UNSTABLE. I ALIGNED THE WHELLS FOR $80 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC SAYS EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. PLEASE HELP. I NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I DRIVE. IT ALL FEELS VERY LOOSE LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING AND THE FRONT WHEELS. IN THE RAIN I AM ESPECIALLY SCARED BECUSE IT MAKES IT 10 WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872558October 9, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AT REAR TANDEM AXLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF 30 OR MORE MPH, BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733700October 8, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872282October 4, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NISSAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM STARTED AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, AND THE RADIATOR, AUTO TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY AND THROTTLE VALVE SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR TO THIRD DUE TO CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. NEXT, THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733383October 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK DEVELOPED AT ENGINE TIMING COVER. ESTIMATE TO REPAIR OVER $2000. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED BUT DENIED THERE WERE ANY OPEN SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBEM AND DECLINED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR DESPITE THERE BEING A BULLETIN NUMBER NTB95058A ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN THE NHTSA DATABASE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733151October 2, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICED MY CAR SAID IS UNSUAL. THEN ON ABOUT A MONTH LATER THIS PART KNOWN AS A DISTRIBUTOR COMPONENT FAILED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2500.00 ON REPAIR COST IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I AM SURE SOMETHING THIS IS NOT NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871924September 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH, EVEN AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UP TO 50 MPH UNTIL VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE,AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732754September 28, 2000
TIRES
HOT DAY. TIRE SEPARATED. NOT BECAUSE OF HIGH PRESURE. NO NAILS. ORIGINAL TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 156 TIRESIZE: P205/60R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871736September 28, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AFTER A RAIN STORM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS FULL OF WATER, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BURN, WHICH COULD BURN THE BULB AND CAUSE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732289September 23, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD CAR TWO MONTHS, EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, TOOK CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM, FINALLY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING SOLENOID REPLACED. CON TINUED TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER NO TROUBLE CODES FOUND, WOULDN'T ACT UP. FINALLY TRANSMISSION DRIVE GEAR FAILED, RETURNED TO DEALER. NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION, USED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. TWO BLOCKS FROM DEALER AT GAS PUMP CAR FAILS TO START, SHIFTER LINKAGE NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED. RETURNED TO DEALER. NEXT MORNING NOTICED PUDDLE UNDER CAR, TRANSMISSION FLUID. RETURNED TO DEALER. THOUGHT FINALLY IT WAS FIXED. NOPE. EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AGAIN. CALLED DEALER. WILL RETURN MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2000. IN FOUR MONTHS THE CAR HAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES. I FINALLY SUGESTED THAT MAYBE THERE WAS A MISALIGHNMENT BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, THEY AGREED TO TAKE A LOOK. WE ARE NOW MAKING PAYMENTS ON A $10,000.00 CAR THAT IS NOT CAPABLE OF BEING DRIVEN MORE THAN 40 MILES WITHOUT TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING SLIPPING AND IS UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET WITH CARS COMING BOTH DIRECTIONS. I AM FED UP!!!! WHAT CAN I DO?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732296September 23, 2000
TIRES
TIRES ARE WARRANTIED FOR 80,000 MILES. WE HAVE TRAVELED LESS THAN 1/2 OF THAT AND THE TIRES DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. WHEN WE CONTACTED FIRESTONE THEY HAD SENT A MEMO TO THEIR DEALERS STATING THAT AFTER APRIL 2000, THE AFFINITY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WOULD NO LONGER BE WARRANTEED TO 80,000 BUT ONLY 50,000 MILES. THE AFFINITY PURCHASED IN THEIR STORES WOULD RETAIN THE 80,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE AS OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED IF WE HAD WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION PRIOR TO APRIL! WE ALSO HAVE A 98 ALTIMA WITH THE SAME TIRE PROBLEMS AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME MILAGE POINT, FOR WHICH I WILL FILL A SEPERATE REPORT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732298September 23, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES CARRY A WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES. AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES THE TIRES DO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION! WHEN CONTACTING FIRESTONE THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD SENT A MEMO TO THEIR DEALERS STATING THAT AFFINITY TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES WOULD AS OF APRIL 2000, BE WARRANTEED FOR ONLY 50,000 MILES. AFFINITY TIRES PURCHASED THROUGH THEIR RETAIL STORES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE WARRANTEED TO 80,000! WE AS OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS CHANGE. WE HAVE 2 ALTIMAS FOR WHICH I AM FILLING 2 REPORTS! TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED & CARED FOR AS THE MANUFACTURERE RECOMMENDED! *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732299September 23, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE AFFINITY TIRES CARRY A WARRANTY OF 80,000 MILES. AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES THE TIRES DO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION! WHEN CONTACTING FIRESTONE THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD SENT A MEMO TO THEIR DEALERS STATING THAT AFFINITY TIRES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLES WOULD AS OF APRIL 2000, BE WARRANTEED FOR ONLY 50,000 MILES. AFFINITY TIRES PURCHASED THROUGH THEIR RETAIL STORES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE WARRANTEED TO 80,000! WE AS OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS CHANGE. WE HAVE 2 ALTIMAS FOR WHICH I AM FILLING 2 REPORTS! TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED & CARED FOR AS THE MANUFACTURERE RECOMMENDED! *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870694September 15, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CONSUMER WOUND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT MADE A NOISE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DROVE VEHICLE UP A HILL, AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731314September 13, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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