Nissan Altima Complaints (2010)

393 consumer complaints on file.

#10462183June 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE IKEY, AND WOULD NOT START LEAVING ME STRANDED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (ALL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS) AND IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE KEY BATTERIES THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM IT IS NOT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT BE IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK LATE AT NIGHT AND NOT BE ABLE TO STAR/DRIVE MY VEHICLE. BEING A YOUNG ADULT FEMALE THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461014June 8, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM MEXICO WE STOP AT THE BORDER CHECK POINT AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. FROM THERE AFTER IT DID THAT AFTER EVERYTIME TIME I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE ENTIRE WAY HOME. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460764June 6, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOW ROLL DOWN BY THEMSELVES, WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457888May 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN OCT 2011 CAR SURGED AT STOPPED SIGN CALLED DEALER HE SAID IF HAPPEN AGAIN BRING IT IN NOV 2011 CAR SURGED AGAIN TOOK IT TO DEALER HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG IN JAN 2012 CAR SURGED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE NISSAN WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGE IN THE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN UP. I TRADED THE CAR IN ON A NEW AND DIFFERENT COMPANY CAR. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS ANY MORE. GAS PEDAL ## VIN FAILED ## 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA ## *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454566April 9, 2012
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR WINDSHIELD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446029January 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S ACCELERATES SLOWLY WHEN TURNING FROM A STOP. I MADE A LEFT TURN AGAINST ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE ONCOMING CAR WAS ABOUT 200 FT AWAY. I PRESSED THE ACELLERATOR HARD. THE CVT TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT DISENGAGED.THE ENGINE REV'ED BUT THE TIRES DIDN'T SPIN. THE ONCOMING CAR MUST HAVE LOCKED HIS BRAKES AS I WAS HIT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. THEIR WERE NO INJURIES. I HAD ONLY HAD THIS CAR THREE MONTHS AT THE TIME. I FEEL THE CVT TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO POST PROBLEM WITH THE CVT. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445605January 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW 14 MONTHS AGO AND THE BATTERY ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER SERVICE INFORMED ME MAY HAVE TROUBLE IF NOT REPLACED. I WROTE NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THE FOLLOWING: "NISSAN IS NOT IN THE POSITION TO PROVIDE VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT COVERAGE OR WARRANTY COVERAGE. NISSAN DEPENDS ON ITS NISSAN DEALERS TO PROVIDE ANY AND ALL WARRANTY COVERAGE CONCERNS AS THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINE WHETHER A PART IS WARRANTY OR NOT. WE RECOMMEND YOU CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH YOUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER??S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH ANY WARRANTY INQUIRIES. " SINCE NISSAN ITSELF WILL NOT PROPERLY LOOK INTO THE SITUATION I WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE A NISSAN AND THEY HAVE LOST A LOYAL CUSTOMER SINCE 1972. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444663January 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN AT A STOP AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE, IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE POWER TRAIN SHIFTS IMMEDIATELY FROM LOW OR 1ST GEAR TO HI AND THEN VEHICLE STARTS TO LUNGE AND BUCK. ALSO, HAS LITTLE ACCELERATION CAPACITY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444666January 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE 2.5 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I COME TO A STOP, I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TOTHE FLOOR AND EXPERIENCE VERY LITTLE SPEED THEN IT ACCELERATES THEREAFTER. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THERE ARE VEHICLES BEHIND ME AT A STOP THEN WHEN ITS TIME TO ACCELARATE MY VEHICLE TAKES TIME TO ACCELARATE ALMOST CAUSING REAR END ACCIDENTS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444003January 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN PRESSED THE GAS. THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOW THEN SPED UP VERY FAST THEN SLOWED DOWN AGAIN. I FEEL THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET. IF NISSAN DOES NOT RECALL THIS CAR IT WILL KILL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OVER THE COMING YEARS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP SAVE THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437519November 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR SEVERAL HOURS , THEN EXITING AND COMING TO A FULL STOP, THE AUTO WILL BARELY MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WHEN GIVEN GAS. THIS HAS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME WHEN CARS COME UP BEHIND AND EXPECT ME TO PULL OUT. I CAN ONLY GO AT 2-5 MPH UNTIL THE CVT TRANSMISSION FINALLY ALLOWS THE CAR TO GO AT NORMAL SPEED LEVELS. NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR IN FLORIDA, MY DESTINATION, TOLD ME IT WAS A " COMPUTER GLITCH" WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS FOOLED INTO BELIEVING THE CAR WAS STILL IN HIGHWAY SPEED GEAR AND WHICH HAD NO FIX. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437388November 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AFTER A HARD APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES (ABS ACTIVATES) AND STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED. PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR DOES NOT INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE NORMALLY. NISSAN REPORTS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THE BRAKES. THE PROCESS OCCURS EVERYTIME AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED AND RAPID ACCELERATION IS ATTEMPTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435491November 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED LIMIT 60 MPH ON THE FWY WHEN WE HEARD A NOISE LIKE A BIG POP SOUND. RIGHT AWAY WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN TO GET OVER ( WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE) THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING SO BAD THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE WHEEL. IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING. THE CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED IN THE CARPOOL DIVIDER. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW NISSAN ALTIMA 2010 COUPE WITH 60K MILES ON THE CAR. WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AT THE TIME OR EVEN BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, ALL PARTS ON THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW. I REMEMBERED THAT THE MORE THAT I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL SHOCK HARDER AND HARDER TO WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN CONTROL IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10430792October 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON POSITION COULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO THE OFF POSITION UNTIL THE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS MOVED TO THE PARK POSITION; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN ANOTHER GEAR OTHER THAN THE PARK POSITION. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE SINCE THEY DID NOT REPLY TO ANY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO NOTIFY NHTSA. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424554September 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 2010 ALTIMA 2.5S HAS POOR ACCELERATION AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING LEFT HANDED TURNS IN FRONT OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A HESITATION OR BOGG. THIS ISSUE IS WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS ON. NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THEY REALLY NEED TO, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO OWN A 95 ALTIMA AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE LIKE THIS, QUITE FRANKLY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND CONCERNED WITH MY 2010 ALTIMA PURCHASE BECAUSE OF THIS POOR ACCELERATION ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422486August 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412271July 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON JUNE 26TH,WE LEFT THE HOUSTON AREA ON AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP. AT THE HALFWAY POINT WE EXITED 1-10 AT SCHULENBERG TEXAS AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROX.100 MILES. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING AND DIDN'T HAVE SUFFICIENT POWER TO SAFELY MOVE THRU THE INTERSECTION. I FURTHER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING BUT FELT LITTLE MOVEMENT FROM THE VEHICLE. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR WAS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR. WE SLOWLY GAINED SPEED AND EVENTUALLY MOVED TO A PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP;NOT WILLING TO MOVE BEYOND THAT PARKING SPACE. AFTER ALLOWING TO VEHICLE TO COOL FOR AN HOUR, IT ACCELERATED 1-TIME AT IT'S NORMAL RATE BUT SOON RETURNED TO IT'S EARLIER CONDITION. WE ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS AND DECIDED TO GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY. THE CAR MOVED OFF IN A NORMAL WAY, WE DECIDED SINCE IT WAS UNDERWAY AND BECAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE, WE DECIDED TO RETURN HOME VIA ALL FREEWAY,TRYING NOT TO STOP ANYWHERE. ON JUNE 28,2011 WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN ANGLETON TX. THE SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMED THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAD TOO MUCH OIL (HALF QUART) IN IT FROM THE FACTORY WHICH CAUSES THEM TO OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSES THE CONDITION WE EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS (CVT TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER STATED THERE IS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM GIVES NO WARNING WHICH LEFT US PULLING SLOWLY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WITH FAST MOVING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED US OF THIS PROBLEM AND DONE A SELF IMPOSED RECALL. I AM NOT CONVINCED OF NISSAN'S CLAIM OF "TOO MUCH OIL" AS THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR DID THIS BRIEFLY ONCE BEFORE WHILE MOVING VERY SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT BUT NEVER DID IT AGAIN UNTIL JUNE 26 TH 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408449June 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA SL AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION FOLLOWING LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS. WHEN I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND COME TO A STOP, I CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND EXPERIENCE VERY LITTLE SPEED. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY STATE THAT THEY CAN'T "RECREATE THE PROBLEM". THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY WON'T DRIVE IT LONG ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH DRIVING SHORT OR MODERATE DISTANCES, ONLY LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS. I HAVE ONCE AGAIN RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I REFUSE TO PICK IT UP UNTIL THEY RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN A COLLISION LAST WEEK WHILE ON VACATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404517June 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DANGEROUS PERFORMANCE ON 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. AFTER DRIVING OVER 2 HOURS AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I HAD TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FOLLOWING THE STOP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THEN IT MOVED GRADUALLY AND THEN QUICKLY PICKED UP SPEED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE TRIP AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403457May 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2010. IN OCTOBER WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO FLORIDA, AND AT THE END OF A FULL DAY OF TRAVEL, APROX 6 HOURS- WE EXITED I95 IN VIRGINIA TO GO TO OUR HOTEL. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP, WE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS A STATE ROAD TO GET TO OUR HOTEL. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR BARELY MOVED AND WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE GOT TO THE HOTEL AND AFTER A NIGHTS REST THE CAR SEEMED FINE, BUT THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING THE NEXT NIGHT. WHEN WE GOT TO FLORIDA THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND COULDN'T OFFER A SOLUTION. ON THE TRIP BACK TO NY THIS SPRING THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERY DAY AFTER A LONG DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH WE MADE REST STOPS DURING THE DAY. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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