Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11256387September 18, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FINE, NOW THEY ARE SO DIM YOU CANNOT SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN. I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE LIGHT, AND TOLD ME THAT THE CHROME AROUND THE LIGHT BULB IS NOT REFLECTING THE LIGHT OF THE BULB AND THAT IS WHY ITS SO DIM. HE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT HE SEES IN NISSAN ALTIMAS 2012 AND ABOVE. THE COST FOR REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS IS ABOUT 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256468September 18, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE REAR RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED APART AND BROKE, LEAVING THE CAR IMMOBILE. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE CITY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $1961 TO FIX ONLY THIS REAR ARM. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY MAINTAINED AND THIS TYPE OF SUSPENSION FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256161September 17, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEAD LIGHT ON MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 SV IS VERY DIM I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAM MOST OF THE TIME AT NIGHT DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I TRY TO AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT FOR THAT REASON. I EVEN REPLACE THE BULBS WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONES BUT THAT DID NOT HELP AT ALL. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256229September 17, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT THE 2013 NISSAN ULTIMA WITH STOCK LIGHTS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH MY LOW BEAMS ON I COULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. I TRIED REPLACING THE LOW BEAMS THREE SEPARATE TIMES WITH HIGH PRICED LED LIGHTBULBS AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN NOT SEE THE LINES OR THE ROAD. DRIVING AT NIGHT CAUSES ME TO BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT COUNTLESS PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE SAME MODEL. I CAN GET IT FIXED THROUGH NISSAN BUT IT WILL COST ROUGHLY $1,000 AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT MY FAULT. I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL OF THIS PARTICULAR PORT OF THE CAR, OTHERWISE, IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HURT MYSELF OR OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255908September 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TORRE NISSAN (760-777-8999, LOCATED AT 79125 HIGHWAY 111, LA QUINTA, CA 92253) WHERE NOTHING WAS DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 16-102 AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255516September 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING DUE TORQUE STALLING OF THE ENGINE. CAN COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL CVT. THEN ENGINE STALLING AND SHUTTING DOWN OCCURS AT ANY SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255237September 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IN A 45MPH ZONE THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND THE REAREND SLID TO THE RIGHT. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE REAR PASANGER TIRE AREA AS I COULD VISIBLY SEE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AREA. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND COULD SEE THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED . IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ANY VEHICLE AROUND ME THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255284September 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 37097905. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255310September 13, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
GEAR GETS STUCK TOO OFTEN TO MOVE. CHEAP PARTS AND IS RISKY LIKE ON A PARKING STOP TRYING TO STOP AND YOUR GEAR WONT BUDGE. MY 2013 ALTIMA TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN VIBRATING TOO HEAVILY, BETWEEN 1500-2500 RPM IN COLD AND EXTEREMELY HOT WEATHER SITUATIONS, EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE (SINCE FEB, 2014). NOW THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND THEY ARE ASKING 4K TO REPLACE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255387September 13, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE RUSTED TOTALL OUT AND MY I AM SO LUCKY I DIDN'T DIE OR THE PEDESTRIAN !!!!! I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR AND ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AS A RESULT! WHY IS THE WORLD WOULD THIS PART RUST OUT??? WHY IS SOMETHING NOT BEING DONE TO FIX THIS SAFETY CONCERN? BECAUSE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM IT YET? IS THAT WHAT IS NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR OTHER PEOPLE? THE PICTURE IS ATTACHED - SEE THE REAR WHEEL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254797September 11, 2019
SUSPENSION
CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET. CAR REAR BECAME UNSTABLE AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REVEALED THAT THE CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY ON ONE SIDE AND WAS NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY ON THE OTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254831September 11, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED AT 71 000 ALONG WITH MY AUTOMATIC BRAKE LOCK ON THE GEAR SHIFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11254844September 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON AUGUST 28, 2019, I WAS PULLED OVER FOR MY HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. I SMACKED THE LIGHT AND IT CAME BACK ON. I WAS ISSUED A TICKET GIVING ME TIME TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. MY MECHANIC HAPPENED TO GOOGLE THE ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS AND DISCOVERED THIS. HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/ALTIMA-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254842September 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY IS NEARLY NON-EXISTENT AS I CANNOT DRIVE ON LOW BEAM AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH PHILIPS H11 VISIONPLUS AND NO CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254618September 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE PROGRESSIVELY BECOME MORE AND MORE DIM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE PROBLEM. IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS I USE MY BRIGHTS. MY MECHANIC SAID THE MATERIAL IN THE PROJECTOR HAS WORN DOWN AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLIES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD MANUFACTURING FLAW AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254627September 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING AT NIGHT.IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE WITHOUT USING THE HIGH BEAMS.I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND EVEN THE HIGH INTENSITY BULBS DO NOT IMPROVE THE LIGHTING ENOUGH TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.I SEE A LOT OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUE AND WANT TO CHARGE 128$ TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM THAT I KNOW IS A INFERIOR HEADLIGHT DESIGN. I HAVE EVEN BEEN FOLLOWING FRIENDS IN OTHER VEHICLES AND THEY MENTION THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254446September 10, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, PREVIOUSLY, BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A REDUCED COST FOR THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES; HOWEVER, THE DEALER (NISSAN OF VICTORIA, 6003 N NAVARRO ST, VICTORIA, TX 77904, (361) 578-5000) DECLINED TO REPAIR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE SINCE IT WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254472September 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
RIGHT REAR CONTROL BAR SNAPPED AS I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. MULTIPLE NEWS ARTICLES INDICATE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS ON ALTIMA'S RANGIN FROM 2013-2018. HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER AND NISSAN ABOUT IMPEDING RECALL WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER OR DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253900September 7, 2019
SUSPENSION
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LINK COMPLETE NISSAN PART# 551B1-3TAO ON MY 2013 ALTIMA SNAPPED AT THE WELD WHERE IT BOLTS TO THE SUBFRAME, THIS HAPPENED JULY OF 2019. TODAY I HAD MY ALTIMA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LINK COMPLETE HAS SEVERE CRACKS IN THE WELD IN THE SAME EXACT PLACE AS THE DRIVER SIDE THAT SNAPPED IN JULY 2019. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE REPAIRED/ COMPLETE NEW PART WAS NEEDED. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE PART AS IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS A LOSS OF CONTROL TO THE REAR SUSPENSION IS THE RESULT OF IT SHOULD SNAP LIKEVDRIVER SIDE DID IN JULY. LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 25 MPH WHEN THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED TO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LINK COMPLETE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING OTHER THAN SAYING SORRY BUT THERE IS NO RECALL AND IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE NISSAN USED PARTS AT MANUFACTURE THAT WERE MADE OF SUBSTANDARD STEEL OR CHEAP RECYCLED STEEL, THESE PARTS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 6 YEARS, THEY ARE VITAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS THAT WHEN FAIL AT HIGHER SPEEDS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING AND RIDE SAFETY. 2 PARTS FAILING WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THANKFULLY IT WILL ONLY COST ME ADDITIONAL MONEY AT THIS POINT. NISSAN ALTIMA FROM 2013 NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS SERIOUS REAR SUSPENSION PART FAILURE FOR SAFETY OF OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253904September 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, LURCHING, GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND NOW IS ALMOST NON DRIVABLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST $3,500 TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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