Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11110036July 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 44K MILEAGE. FIRST THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS ON HIGHWAY. THEN AFTER REPROGRAMMING OF THE TRANSMISSION BY DEALER, CAR RUNS ABNORMALLY. ENGINE RPM UNSTABLE, UNPREDICTABLE, CAUSING SPEED CHANGES. NO PEDAL RESPONSE OR SLOW ACCELERATION. DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, ESPECIALLY OVER 40 MPH. GEAR SHIFTING BETWEEN D AND N VERY OFTEN LEAVE THE GEAR IN N FOR A FEW SECONDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110038July 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER NORMAL DRIVING, I PARKED THE CAR, GRABBED THE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT JUST SORT OF FLOPPED OUT. THERE WAS NO CONNECTION TO THE INTERIOR PIECES TO OPEN THE DOOR. TO EXIT, I HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING, OPEN THE WINDOW, REACH THROUGH AND USE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR (WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT AS I AM NOT TALL), THEN CLOSE THE WINDOW AGAIN BEFORE I CAN TURN OFF THE CAR AND EXIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110042July 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BLOWS HOT AIR. MACHANIC STATED THAT THE A.C COMPRESSOR HAS INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE CAUSING HIGH SUCTION SIDE PRESSURE. ALSO, IT IS UNDER 100,000 MILES AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110061July 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE HAD THREE DOORS THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND IT SEEMS IT CAN BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF INVOLVED IN CRASH BECAUSE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE SURROUNDING EXACT SAME ISSUE PLEASE HELP WHAT FOOD IS IT TO GET IT FIX ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPENE AGAIN BECAUSE OF PARTS USED BY MANUFACTURERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109811July 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYS RED NO BLINKING SINCE I PURCHASED MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 IN NOVEMBER 2012. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 3 TO 5 TIMES AT NISSAN DEALSHIPS. THEY REPROGRAMED SYSTEM AND RAN THE CODES. LAST YEAR 2017 IN JULY THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND TAKEN STERLING MCCALL NISSAN HOUSTON, TX AND THEY SAID CODE READ SENSOR AND THE DRIVER BACK SEAT MODULE NEED TO REPLACE WHOLE UNIT AND NOT COVERED AND SO I GOT INTO MY CAR THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON UNTIL NOW ON JUN 23 2018 WHEN I STARTED MY CAR UP IN MY GARAGE. NO ONE HAS GIVEN ME A CONCRETE ANSWER IF THERE IS DEFAULT ON MY AIRBAG LIGHT GOING ON SOMETIMES AND THEN STAYS OFF. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN MFG MORE THEN ONE TIME AND OPEN UP A CASE AND THEY NOT WANTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THEY JUST TELL ME TO GO TO DEALERSHIP AND CLOSE MY CASE. I BELIEVE I HAVE BAD AIRBAG OR SENOR CONTROL UINT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE LOOK INTO MY MECHANICAL HISTORY OF MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104941July 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE GEAR SHIFT IN MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA STOPPED WORKING. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE AND IT SAID THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR WAS NOT RELAYING INFORMATION TO THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE EMERGENCY SHIFT LOCK MUST BE USED TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK.THE PROBLEM BEGAN GRADUALLY, WITH THE GEAR SIFT BECOMING "STUCK" WHEN SHIFTING, AND IN A MATTER OF 2 MONTHS, THE GEAR SHIFT HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR IT WILL NOT SHIFT. ONCE IT IS TAKEN OUT OF PARK, IT WILL SHIFT BETWEEN ANY GEARS WITH NO PROBLEM, UNTIL IT IS PLACED BACK IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104260June 27, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE SPEED REDUCED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (GERMAIN NISSAN OF COLUMBUS, 4600 MORSE RD, COLUMBUS, OH) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103945June 26, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL AFTER RETURNING FROM A ROAD TRIP I NOTICED MY CAR SHAKING AND WHEN CHANGING GEARS THE CAR PAUSES BEFORE ACCELERATING. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT ONLY COVERS THE ENGINE. WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN RECENTLY EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 100K MILES WHERE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE REPAIRS AND GIVE ME A RENTAL WHILE IT'S IN THE SHOP. NISSAN IS NOT GOING TO FIX THE REPAIRS BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103786June 25, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER, I HAD THE PASSENGER SENSOR LIGHT AIRBAG DETECTOR WORKED ON. WITH ALL THE FACTORY RECALL, I FEEL AS IF THIS NEED TO BE CHECKED INTO. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE HAVE REPAIRED OR TOWED SEVERAL NISSAN ALTIMA THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103826June 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN
IN JULY/AUGUST OF 2017, MY VEHICLE WAS SPUTTERING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF. THERE WERE SEVERAL SCENARIOS WHEN THIS HAPPENED DURING BUSY TRAFFIC. UPON RECEIVING A MANUFACTURER RECALL, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE ON THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER SYSTEM. ALL SEEMED FIXED UNTIL JUNE OF 2018 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, AGAIN WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED AND I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,300. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR NISSAN'S CVT TRANSMISSION; IN FACT, NISSAN EXTENDED 2012 AND PREVIOUS MODELS TRANSMISSION WARRANTIES TO 10 YEAR 120,000 MILES. SO FAR, NISSAN HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OR GOOD WILL IN FIXING THE DEFECTED PART / ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103924June 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. AS I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT ANY INCREASE IN SPEED. AS I ATTEMPTED TO EXIT INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE EXIT RAMP. MULTIPLE VEHICLES HAD TO MANEUVER AROUND ME. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK ON SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE AND LET ABOUT 5 MINUTES GO BY BEFORE TESTING ACCELERATION. UPON TESTING, IT MAINTAINED ENOUGH SPEED (25 MPH TOP SPEED) FOR ME TO EXIT INTERSTATE AND RETURN TO DEALERSHIP NEAR ME. ONCE I MADE IT TO DEALERSHIP, CAR SHUT OFF. IT HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED FOR SOME RECALL CENTERED AROUND TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103919June 25, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKETA RECALL. MY NISSA ALTIMA, 3.5SV COULDN'T SHOW CORRECT GASOLINE USAGE MILES ON THE CAR DISPLAY AFTER GASOLINE WAS FULL FILLED SINCE THIS SUNDAY. THE USAGE MILES IS ONLY GOING DOWN THE CAR RUN SOME DISTANCE. NISSAN DEALER DON'T FIND ANY ISSUE BY COMPUTER PROGRAM READING TODAY. I AM VERY CONCERN THIS ISSUE. DEALER SUGGESTS ME TO PAY THE ADVANCED CHECKING FEE. THIS VECHICLE WAS IN RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103385June 22, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR SHIFT LOCK BUTTON LOCKS THE CAR IN GEAR, THE CAR IS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED FROM A PARK POSITION TO DRIVE, REVERSE OR ANY OTHER GEAR WHILE IN PARK OR ANY OTHER GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTFUL IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND THE CAR CANNOT BE PUT INTO GEAR! I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY BECAUSE WHEN I WAS PARALLEL PARKING ON A STREET PASSING CARS HAD TO WAIT AND CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HITTING MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103018June 21, 2018
STEERING
I HAVE TAKING TO THE NISSAN DEALER, THE SHIFT GEAR WILL NOT MOVE OR SWITCH GEAR DO TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE SOLENOID, IS NOT CONNECTING, I HEAR IS A RECALL BUT THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT, BECAUSE BY THE TIME I HAVE THIS PROBLEM MY CAR WAS OVER 60,000 MILES. IT WILL COST ME OVER $800 OUT OF MY PACKET. I BEEN BACK AND FORT DRIVING WITH THEM AND REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME UNLESS I PAID FULL AMOUNT, I KNOW THAT IS IN FACT A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT LOCK AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY CAR. EVERY TIME I START MY CAR I NEED TO USED A PIN OR SMALL SCREW DRIVER TO PUSH DOWN THE EMERGENCY SHIFT RELEASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102315June 18, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO PETRO NISSAN (6248 US-98, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402, (601) 450-1470) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102336June 18, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE CAR SHUTTERED AND CUT OFF AFTER HAVING STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN I PRESS THE EXHILARATOR TO CONTINUE ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BREAK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR IT WOULD CUT OFF. IT KEPT DOING THIS OVER AND OVER. LOCAL POLICE CAME AND WITH THE HELP OF A GOOD SAMARITAN PUSHED MY CAR OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER TEST DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY ENDED UP UPDATING THE TRANSMISSION MODULE AND SAID THEY HOPED THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND I HAVE HAD TO AVOID STOPPING AT LIGHTS DUE TO THE CAR WANTING TO CUT OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT OTHER NISSAN CAR OWNERS ARE ALSO FACING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET WHETHER IT BE INTERSTATE STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR NORMAL CITY STREET TRAFFIC. ONCE THE CAR STALLS IT'S NO WAY TO START IT AND PUT IT IN GEAR TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT STALLING AGAIN AND AGAIN. NISSAN OWNERS NEED A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102437June 18, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ONCE HEADLIGHTS ARE REQUIRED. UNLESS YOU ARE USING THE HIGH BEAMS, YOU CANNOT SEE MORE THAN A FEW FEET AHEAD OF YOU. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO BE PASSED TO MY DAUGHTER AS GET FIRST CAR. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD ALLOW MY CHILD TO BE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE. I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD DRIVING THUS CAR, WHEN I DO NOT FEEL SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11102471June 18, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OVER TIME THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME CLOUDY AND DID NOT PUT OUT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT. ON THE HIGHWAY, WE WERE DRIVING IN THE DARK (UNLESS WE PUT ON THE HIGH BEAMS WHICH DID WORK). THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIGHTS. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, AND TAKING THE CAR TO TWO OTHER AGENCIES, I CONFRONTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY MADE A $957 (PLUS TAX) REPAIR THAT RESTORED OUR HEADLIGHTS, WHILE STILL DENYING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM.. FROM THE INTERNET, OTHERS EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND WERE TOLD THAT THE HEAT OF THE HEADLIGHTS GRADUALLY MELTED THE LINING OF THE HEADLIGHT UNIT AND COVERED THE LENS. THE COMPANY FELT THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO RECALL BECAUSE IT TAKES OVER 50,000 MILES AND THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTEE BY THE TIME YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS AND MADE IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY OR ON ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS AT NIGHT. IT TOOK US MONTHS OF TAKING THE CAR IN, FIRST TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN TO TWO OTHER AGENCIES, BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP AGREED THE LIGHTS WERE TOO DIM AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED. IN ADDITION TO THE DEALERSHIP FEE, I SPENT MORE THAN $200 REPLACING HEADLIGHT SETS AND HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY OTHER AGENCIES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101879June 14, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT AND THE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101682June 13, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 113 MILES ON IT. I HAVE SENSE PUT 160K HIGHWAY MILES ON IT BUT HAVE HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I GET IT SERVICED REGULARLY. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK LAST WEEK AND AT 30-45 MPH THE RPMS STARTED JUMPING BETWEEN 1K AND 2K. ONCE I GOT PAST 60 MPH THIS STOPPED BUT EVENTUALLY MY CAR WOULD STUTTER AND STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS MAKING IT DANGEROUS IF TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC OR COMING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS. I TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OUT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $4500 OUT OF POCKET. I GOT A SECOND OPINION AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP I SERVICE IT AT THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO, YET THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL STATING THIS IS A REQUIREMENT, ONLY A RECOMMENDATION BY THE DEALER. AS SHADY AS DEALERSHIPS ARE THESE DAYS OF COURSE I DIDN'T HAVE IT DONE BECAUSE I ASSUMED THEY WERE CHARGING ME FOR SOMETHING UNNECESSARILY. I SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE AND HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH WOULD HAVE DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT MY TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHAT IS EVEN WORSE IS THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY DASH LOOKED THE SAME AS IT ALWAYS DOES, THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT CAME ON WERE MY BATTERY AND BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AFTER THAT. I HAVE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM NISSAN AND HAVE BEEN DENIED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SERVICED MY CAR WITH THE DEALER EVEN AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. THERE ARE 4 OTHER PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY THAT OWN NISSANS BUT APPARENTLY THAT MEANS NOTHING TO THIS COMPANY. NEEDLESS TO SAY IF I CAN GET THIS THING TRADED IN ON A HONDA I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN! ALSO, JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH OF PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS. THE RESULTS ARE STAGGERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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