Nissan Altima Complaints (2011)

246 consumer complaints on file.

#11006298July 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
NISSAN 2011 CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, NARROWLY ESCAPING A CRASH WITH ANOTHER CAR. COST TO REPLACE $+4000. 2003-2010 ALTIMA CVT OWNERS COMPLAINED ABOUT CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND GRANTED COMPLETE REIMBURSEMENT COVERAGE...5 YEARS/60,000 MILES CHANGED TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE DENIED $ SUPPORT FOR MY 2011 ALTIMA NOR WOULD THEY TELL ME WHETHER I HAD THE SAME CVT THAT THE 2010 MODEL HAD...IF IT WAS THE SAME CVT SHOULD I NOT BE GRANTED THE SAME COVERAGE/? THE CVT I HAD ENDANGERED MY LIFE WITHOUT ANY WARNING! A REVIEW OF OTHER DRIVERS AND LAW SUITS SUGGESTS THAT CVT IS A DANGER TO MORE THAN MYSELF. NISSAN HAS NOT RELEASED INFORMATION TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS (ONE INTERNET ARTICLE STATED THAT A NISSAN CEO SAID THERE WERE NO CHANGES MADE??)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005427July 15, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL 4 LOCKS SOMETIMES WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004788July 12, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1) WHEN ACCELERATING FROM S STOP, MY CAR WILL JERK (LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING). IT WILL OFTEN JERK WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS & FREEWAYS/HIGHWAYS. 2) THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE "HOOD LATCH" NOT LOCKING COMPLETELY. IT SOMETIMES LOOKS LIKE THE HOOD IS GOING TO POP OPEN WHEN DRIVING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004081July 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AT 93,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,700. THE ONLY REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION COST MORE THAN $2,500 IS SOLD BY NISSAN AND ONLY COMES WITH A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. WHY DOES THE 120,000 MILE WARRANTY STOP WITH THE 2010 MODEL WHEN THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN THE MODELS AFTER 2010?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992949June 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG SENSOR IN PASSENGERS SIDE IS STATING THAT AIRBAGS ARE OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER RIDING IN FRONT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN FIRST NOTICED. NEVER CHANGED WHEN IN MOTION OR RESTARTING VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991812May 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS AGO THE CAR STARTED TO JERK OCCASIONALLY. THEN IT BECAME MORE PREDOMINANT. WE JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND THAT THERE IS A HISTORY OF CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $3900. THE TRADE-IN VALUE IS $2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984455May 9, 2017
AIR BAGS, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS FLASHING AND THE TRACTION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984257May 8, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CVT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FLOORBOARD WAS CONSTANTLY DAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED/RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960171March 12, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, WHEELS
MULTIPLE MECHANICAL ISSUES INCLUDING THE HEAT. THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE AND I WAS STUCK DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT AFTER IT GOT TOO BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10957719February 28, 2017
SUSPENSION
MY 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA PRESENTED PROBLEMS OF LOUD NOISES AND VIBRATIONS. IT EVENTUALLY SOUNDED HORRIFIC. THE SOUND WAS WORSE FROM START TO STOP. UPON INSPECTION A BOLT CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE MOUNT AND MY ENGINE WAS MOVING AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956678February 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOCKS/ LATCHES ARE NON RESPONSIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955625February 20, 2017
ENGINE
TIMING BELT TENSIONER MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR. THERE HAS BEEN NO MAINTANENCE LIGHTS GOING OFF INSIDE THE CAR AND AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOPPING POINT A STRONG BURNED RUBBER ODOR IS PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10948372January 29, 2017
ENGINE
WHEN I START THE CAR UP THERE IS A LOUD RATTLING NOISE FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS THEN GOES AWAY. ALSO AS I AM DRIVING MY CAR THERE IS A BURNED RUBBER SMELL AND IS MOSTLY NOTICEABLE WHEN I GET FROM POINT A TO B AND EXIT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946177January 18, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2011 NISSAN ALTIMA SR SEDAN 3.5 CVT. WHEN DRIVING, CVT GOES INTO SAFE MODE WITH REDUCED ACCELERATION, INDICATING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WOULD ALSO TRIGGER VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT.. ORIGINAL ENGINE CODE WAS P0175. HAD MECHANIC REPLACE 31935-1XF00 SPEED SENSOR ASSY. PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE UNIT $850 AND NEW TRANSMISSION $3,500. ONLY 39,400 MILES ON VEHICLE (60,000 MILE POWERTRAIN) BUT PAST HE 60 MONTH WARRANTY BY 5 MONTHS. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER. NISSAN NA CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONTACTED, RESEARCHED AND ALSO DENIED. WILL NOT COVER AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PARTIAL ASSISTANCE. CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, DRIVEN LIGHTLY AND NO WAY TRANSMISSION SHOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 39,000 MILES. MANUFACTURE DATE OF VEHICLE IS DEC 2010. NISSAN EXTENDED CVT WARRANTIES TO 10 YEARS / 120K MILES FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE OF THE SAME AND OTHER CVT ISSUES. STOPPED EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2011 MODELS. DON'T KNOW IF CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE OR IF TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FULLY FAIL. TOOK VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER, CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX. NOW TRYING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT WITH USED SAME YEAR/MODEL. WHEN VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED, TROUBLE CODES CLEARED AND ALL ELECTRICAL DRAINED, THEN RECONNECTED, ALL ISSUES DISAPPEAR FOR 10 TO 20 MILES OF PERFECTLY NORMAL DRIVING, THEN ISSUES RECUR WITH CVT FAIL SAFE MODE AND VDC FAULT. NISSAN SHOULD BE RECALLING THIS ISSUE AND CORRECTING IT!! AGAIN DON'T KNOW IF VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE OR IF TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING ONTO HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC? DEALER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED A NUMBER OF CODES: P0175 INPUT SPEED SENSOR A (EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NEW), P1700 CVT C/U FUNCT, P1715 IN PULY SPEED, U1000 CAN COMM CIRCUIT AND ALSO TOLD THE TCM IS NOT SENDING A SIGNAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937726December 27, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING!! IN JUST THE PAST MONTH IT HAS TURNED IN TO A SHINY STICKY MESS THAT CANNOT BE CLEANED AND IMPEDES VISION DUE TO THE REFLECTION OFF THE WINDSHIELD. VERY DANGEROUS! I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935570December 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
MY TROUBLE BEGAN AS I SAT AND FUELED MY CAR WITH THE SAME TYPE OF GAS THAT I HAVE BEEN USING FOR YEARS. I FILLED MY TANK, STARTED MY CAR AND IT STARTED HUFFING AND PUFFING AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STOPPED. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE DAY I HEARD THIS LOUD RATTLING NOISE AS IF A CHAIN OR SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING THE GROUND OR BEING RATTLED. I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT AND LOWERED MY RADIO TO LISTEN AND AS I SAT IDLE IN DRIVE I COULD HEAR THIS RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD FURTHER IT CONTINUED THEN STOPPED. I THEN PARKED MY CAR AND AS I WAS IN REVERSE THE SOUND CAME BACK. I WENT ON ABOUT MY DAY AND RETURNED TO MY CAR TO START IT UP AND AS I STARTED IT I HEARD THE RATTLING LOUD NOISE AGAIN. I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND IT CONTINUED. AS I DRIVING AROUND AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 30-40 I COULD HEAR THE NOISE COME AND GO. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS FINE. A FEW DAYS LATER I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO NISSAN INFORMING THEM THE NOISE IS CONTINUING AND MY CAR SHAKES AND JERKS. I LEFT MY CAR AND THEY CALLED AND SAID MY ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. JUST A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE SO NOW I'M CONFUSED. I TOOK MY CAR TO 3 SEPARATE AUTO SHOPS AND HAD THEM TEST MY ALTERNATOR AND ALL 3 SAID MY ALTERNATOR, BATTERY AND STARTER WERE WORKING PERFECTLY. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE AND THERE IT WAS. A RECALL FOR THE TRANSVERSE LINK BOLT. I'M PISSED THAT NISSAN WOULD TRY TO RIP OF A CUSTOMER LIKE THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935140December 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUN ROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT STARTED TO EXCELERATE TO 45 MPH THEN A LARGE BOOM SUN ROOF SHATTERED HAVE A POLICE REPORT THOUGHT SOME ONE HAD SHOT AT ME BUT THEY HAD NOT ACCORDING TO POLICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928703November 30, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON CHANGE ALL 4 TIRES BRAND NEW ONES RESET THE COMPUTER AND IT STILL COMES ON THE CAR SWERVES AND IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO CONTROL AFTER A CERTAIN SPEED I'VE LEARNED THAT A 2011 SUBARU HAD A RECALL ON THEIR SUSPENSION AND I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR I CALLED THE POLICE ON THE 800 NUMBER PUT A COMPLAINT IN THEY TOLD ME UNDER THIS PHONE NUMBER THERE WAS REALLY NO RECALLS BUT THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AT MY OWN EXPENSE WHICH I CAN'T REALLY AFFORD LITERALLY CAN'T AFFORD HEFTY BILL FROM THE NISSAN DEALER IM DISABLED PERSON LIVING ON FIXED INCOME BASICALLY FINANCES VEHICLE TO A FRIEND ALL I'M ASKING FROM THEM IS TO HAVE THE DEALER THEY'RE CERTIFIED DEALER TO CHECK THE CAR FOR ANY SAFETY CONCERNS THIS CAR ONLY HAS 59000 WELL MAINTAINED 2011 NISSAN 19947 LAST 6 OF THE VAN THANK YOU LOCAL HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926788November 17, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING VEHICLE UP AFTER STARTING AND SITTING FOR 30SEC ENGINE STALLS AND HAVE TO RESTART ENGIN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926141November 15, 2016
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS, BRAKE PAD LOCKS. CAR TURNS ON BUT ENGINE WILL NOT START. KEY FOB OPENS DOOR. LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHT UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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