Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11458219March 24, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, she noticed that the headlights were going dim. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the headlight assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457971March 23, 2022
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, he heard an abnormally loud knocking sound coming from the rear passenger’s side brakes. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull over and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was diagnosed and the contact was informed that the rear control arms and the bolts attached to the frame need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000. Consumer wanted to include a link to Nissan’s website where they say this is an issue but only in Canada due to high volume of salt being used. Wisconsin which is a state they say uses a high volume of salt.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457685March 21, 2022
POWER TRAIN
While driving, the vehicle began to make a loud noise followed by shuddering. It was taken to the dealership and a code was returned that indicated a transmission failure. This same CVT Transmission was replaced in August 2017 and has been driven only 23,000 more. While Nissan is aware that their transmissions are defective, they offer no assistance outside of the limited warrant that only lasts 3 years. No warning light appeared.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457069March 17, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My automatic vehicle is stuck in park- either the shift lock solenoid component or the actual assembly and/ore electric that activates the ability to move out of park is defective. If you use a tool and manually override shift lock you can move out of gear. There are thousands of complaints and videos online about this same issue. The fix is anywhere from 500 to 1k at a repair shop. This is an extremely dangerous condition as there is no way to ever quickly get out of the way - of anything- if your vehicle is in park.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11457193March 17, 2022
SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began to drive rough; the contact felt that the steering wheel was disconnected from the front wheels whenever the vehicle would drive over slight bump in the road. The contact stated that the Traction and Stability warning lights were illuminated. The contact drove to her destination and observed that driver’s side rear tire appeared to have separated from the rim. The contact had the vehicle towed to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the driver’s side rear control arm had fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456926March 16, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Transmission shifter would not come out of park have put new transmission fluid in this car twice in 112,000 miles Had to replace whole shifter assembly 1300.00 been warned this CVS TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED EVERYONE INCLUDING DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS TRANSMISSION IS NO GOOD AND NEED TO CHANGE FLUID AND FLUSH EVERY 30,000 miles now … 300.00 to do it !!!! I’ve owned 3 Nissans never had anything like this 😞
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456333March 11, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STARTS GOOD ENGINE SOUNDS GOOD BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR TURNS OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11456384March 11, 2022
AIR BAGS
Update from previous complaint. On 1/24/22 I took the car for passenger air bag malfunction/OCS malfunction, the problem when there is a passenger on the car or not the passenger air bag light stays off and seatbelt light was on all the time. I brought the customer initiative related to NHTSA RECALL 16V-244 letter to the nearest dealership Nissan Duarte and they only performed zero reset calibration and it did the job for about 4 weeks and now the air bag light turns on and off intermittently. I tried to have a passenger on the car and turned the car on, the air bag light turns off, when I restart the car with just me in the car, the air bag light stays on, I was able to replicate this problem over and over. Safety is definitely at risk for everyone in the car, as the air bag system is malfunctioning. I tried contacting customer service to honor their customer initiative related to NHTSA RECALL 16V-244 and have them perform service bulletin NTB17-006 OCS system retrofit to no avail. I tried contacting Sarah Jay at 615-725-7585 Nissan specialist waiting her reply. Please investigate car is approximately 67000 miles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455835March 9, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CVT Transmission failed, they know the 2013 model has a bad transmission and instead of recalling it they only did an extended 2 year warranty in a class action lawsuit. The car should not be on the road we just paid our car off not knowing about this issue and the car stopped in the middle of traffic and would not drive. We got it towed to a Nissan Dealership to find out it needs a new Transmission and that's when we learned about all the issues of the CVT Transmission issues on the 2013 model. Uploaded towing bill, do not have the invoice from the dealership yet but they are stating 5900.00 to replace the transmission which is crazy now seeing everything online knowing it's a faulty part.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455745March 8, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, AIR BAGS
My passenger air bag monitor seems to have a shortage. If there is no one in the passenger seat it will show on the dash as being on or when no one is in the seat it will show on and then sometimes off. Most days there isn't any symbol on the dash when someone is sitting in the passenger seat. I never know if the passenger seat belt is on or off. My second concern is my exterior headlights, they are so dim that I have to use my bright lights to see the roads. I have basically tried to stop driving very early in the morning, or at night.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11454593February 28, 2022
SUSPENSION
While driving through a residential street at 20 mph, the rear driver side control arm of my 2013 altima broke off suddenly. I was lucky that I wasn't on a freeway when this happened. The vehicle has been towed to a nearby mechanic, and I'm waiting to hear back about the mechanic's assessment.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11454110February 25, 2022
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power without warning. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle however, after several attempts the vehicle failed to start-up. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the transmission fluid; however, while the contact was driving home, the failure recurred without warning. The contact attempted to notify the manufacturer but was unsuccessful. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11453217February 21, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
secondary hood latch failed. while driving on the street at about 35 MPH, hood flew open causing very limited visual. upon pulling over, damage was visible on the fenders of left and right side. dealer claims not liable for any repairs.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11451806February 14, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I had driven the car less.than one half mile when car stalled.. When I tried to restart the car it continued to stall When I shifted to drive. No prior warning was given
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11451878February 14, 2022
AIR BAGS
Airbag sensor not working correct, which will cause airbags not to deploy.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11450992February 8, 2022
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
I took my car in for an alignment and the mechanic discovered excessive and sever corrosion on the lower suspension link in the rear, the corrosion is so bad that the entire subframe is holding on by a corroded approximately 1/2 inch section, one bump and the entire rear end of the vehicle will fall off. This car is less than 10 years old, has 80,000 miles on it and is for the most part kept in a garage. The corrosion is so bad that the car has been deemed unsafe to drive. Individuals who are experts in automotive parts have indicated that the corrosion that has occurred would be expected for a car that is over 50 years old and has been sitting in water or subjected to extreme use of salt/water/road chemicals to corrode to the degree that this entire unit is showing. I found that Nissan has put in place a "warranty extension to replace this exact part of the lower rear suspension due to excessive corrosion for the year/make/model of car I am reporting, however Nissan is refusing to honor that on my car simply because my VIN number didn't show up as one that should be experiencing this KNOWN issue. Searching the internet I have found hundreds of people that have had their back end fall off while driving due to this corrosion, ALL are same year, make and model. I will attach photos that show the extensive corrosion that is on the lower rear link of my 2013 Altima, reflecting that my car is in fact impacted by the very issue that Nissan supposedly was voluntarily extending the warranty on in an effort to prevent having to do a recall. Based on my brief internet review with a simple Google search this part is DEFECTIVE on more cars than Nissan is covering and someone is going to die as a result of Nissans failure to recall and/or fix the issue when it is brought to their attention despite knowing that this is a prevalent issue on the year/make/model of this car. There lack of taking responsibility will cost someone their life.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11449924February 2, 2022
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
WARNING LIGHT ON DASH FOR PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11449671February 1, 2022
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The airbag light came on the dash and stays on without the vehicle being involved in a crash. I took it to a shop to have it repaired and they stated it was a faulty airbag sensor.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11449494January 30, 2022
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Unknown, but the issue is beneath the passenger seat where it seems a wire has shorted out and even became disconnected and i am unsure but pretty positive that it has something to do with the passenger side airbags because shortly after a diagnostic scan shows several airbag fault codes. Also since then my car’s performance has changed and now i am receiving diagnostic trouble codes for different electrical components such as mas air flow sensor low voltage and its causing my car to stall at random times while driving and even on freeways. It also has caused my car to slow down while fully accelerating on the pedal. Very big safety concern as im driving on the freeway with my family in the car as well.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11448344January 21, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at night with the low-beam headlights activated, the illumination from the headlights was extremely dim, causing a visibility hazard for the driver. The headlight bulbs were replaced on several occasions, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the headlight assemblies needed to be replaced to fix the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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