Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#10851564March 25, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 04/12/16 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851006March 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE INVALID KEY WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE KEY FOB WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850726March 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED, THE PASSENGERS AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STAYS ON. AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIPS THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE RECALL AND SENSORS ALSO REPLACED. UPDATED 06/23/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850821March 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M HAVING AND ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT ENGAGING WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, NOT REGISTERING THAT THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN THE SEAT.. ANOTHER ISSUES IS WATER SATURATING THE PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK SEAT WHEN IS RAINS OUTSIDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849899March 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND MOVING FORWARD. I THOUGHT I GOT REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME, SO I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. IT TURNS OUT THE CVT WAS HAVING ISSUES. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND STARTED DRIVING.THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849913March 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION LAGS SEVERELY AROUND 2,000 RPM. FAMILY MEMBER BOUGHT THE 2015 ALTIMA AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION, SEEMS FINE / STEADY. MINE HOWEVER NEEDS ADDITIONAL GAS APPLIED JUST TO AVOID THE CAR SLOWING SIGNIFICANTLY. HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ABOUT THE 2013 FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AND THE FACT THAT NISSAN REFUSED TO RECALL. WILL NOT BE CONSIDERING ANOTHER NISSAN IF THIS CLEAR ISSUE ISN'T RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850016March 16, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HOOD LATCH RELEASED AND THE HOOD SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GLASS COMPANY TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850032March 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 3.5 SV ALTIMA (V6) AT AROUND 35-40 MPH, ON A CITY STREET, WITH MY WIFE SEATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG 'OFF' LIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD WAS ILLUMINATED. I ASKED MY WIFE TO SHIFT A BIT WHILE BEING IN HER SEAT, WHICH SHE DID, BUT THE AIRBAG 'OFF' LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY OF ABOUT 15-20 MINS. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND SOMEWHAT UNNERVING AS THE 'PASSENGER AIR BAG' WAS SHOWING AS 'OFF' INSPITE OF A PASSENGER BEING IN THE SEAT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849683March 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN ROAD (PKW 55 MILES PER HR SPEED LIMIT), STARTED TO LOOSE POWER, RPM'S DROPPED, SLOWER TILL CAR WOULD NO LONGER GO FORWARD. STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. MANY REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CVT TRANSMISSION ON INTERNET OF TRANSMISSION FAILING WITH NO WARNING. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849860March 15, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE PELVIC, BOTH LEGS, HEAD, TEETH, AND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10846343March 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE BRAKES STAY ON CAUSING THE CAR TO EITHER NOT MOVE, OR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. ALSO, THE CAR CAN BE STARTED WITHOUT HAVING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES, THE OUTSIDE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND MANUALLY OPERATING THE SWITCH WOULD NOT MAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL RELEASE AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY, TO THE POINT OF LOSING CONTROL. SOMETIMES, A QUICK PUMP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL RELEASE WHATEVER IS GOING ON-SOMETIMES NOTHING WILL CAUSE IT TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. REMOVING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WILL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, BUT WILL NOT RESET THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NO SUGGESTIONS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, EXCEPT TO LET THEM KEEP THE CAR AND TO START REPLACING PARTS UNTIL THEY MAKE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. NISSAN AMERICA SAYS NISSAN HAS ALREADY SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO RESOLVE PREVIOUS ISSUES ON THIS CAR AND WOULD NOT SPEND ANOTHER PENNY!!! PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT IS TRYING TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM IS HAVING NO LUCK DETERMINING THE CAUSE. THERE ARE NISSAN TSB'S ABOUT SHORTED WIRING, BUT ONLY NISSAN TECHS CAN ACCES THOSE. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 44 TIMES FOR 62 DAYS FOR VARIOUS MAJOR PROBLEMS THAT NISSAN CAN'T OR WON'T FIX COMPLETELY. NISSAN REFUSES TO TRY TO MAKE THE SITUATION RIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THE DOWN TIME IS EXORBITANT AND NOT IN LINES WITH THEIR COMPANY SATISFACTION GUARANTEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845762March 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT EVENTUALLY STARTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER. THEN WHEN DRIVING IT BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND JUMP IN AND OUT OF ACCLERATING. IT DID NOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY... I WOULD PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN IT WOULD JOLT IN TO FORWARD. THE CAR BARELY GOT ME TO WORK. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, NISSAN WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN THOUGHT THE CAR IS ONLY 2.5 YEARS OLD... BECAUSE IT HAS 62,000 MILES, WHICH IS 2,000 OVER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE TO PAY ONE FOURTH THE PRICE OF THE CAR (WHICH I STILL PAY A NOTE ON) TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845806March 9, 2016
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HOOD INADVERTENTLY OPENED AND DAMAGED THE ROOF AND HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCK/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845613March 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED OFF EVEN WHEN A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840102March 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT SAYS PASSENGER AIRBAG IS "OFF" EVEN WHEN SOMEONE (ADULT) IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. HAPPENS INTERMITTINGLY AND LIGHT GOES OFF (PASSENGER AIRBAG "ON") AFTER A WHILE-5 TO 10 MINUTES. COMPLAINED TO DEALER. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. SAW NO PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839851March 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY STARTED BUCKING/MALFUNCTIONING WHILE BOTH TRAVELING AS WELL AS AT A STOP SIGN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE IT, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE BUT PUT SOME SOFTWARE DOWN. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE NYS THRUWAY---BUCKING TO THE POINT IT WAS ABRUPTLY SLOWING DOWN AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS 50K MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839700March 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR SHUTS OFF AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND HESITATE UPON TAKE OFF..MAKES NOISES WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK...I GOT THIS CAR IN 2013 BRAND NEW..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839710March 3, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE HOOD INADVERTENTLY UNLATCHED AND FLEW OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839205March 1, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 128 NORTH THE ENGINE HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED WINSHEILD, TOP ROOF , BENT BOTH FENDERS, AND ENGINE HOOD. CAR WENT TO AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THIS WAS DUE TO SECONDARY HOOD LATCH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839000February 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
80K MILES AND TRANNY BEARING GONE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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