Nissan Altima Complaints (2016)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#11210686May 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR STARTED MESSING UP AFTER I CAME BACK FROM TEXAS. IT WAS DOING FINE UNTIL IT STARTED LOSING POWER. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS IT WAS GOING SLOW AND I COULD PRESS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. THE DEALER THAT I GOT IT FROM (CAR KING) HAVE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210003May 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE'S CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS EVERYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION - VIBRATIONS, WILDLY FLUCTUATING RPMS AND FREQUENT DOWNSHIFTS. WITHIN A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I FEEL LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED WHEN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $4,087 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND REQUESTED THEY COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE CVT BUT THEY REFUSED. NO THREE-YEAR-OLD, NORMALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLE UNDER 100,000 MILES SHOULD EVER HAVE ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE NISSAN CVT PROBLEM IS A NATIONAL TRAVESTY. I WAS A NISSAN CUSTOMER FOR LIFE BUT WILL NEVER PURCHASE NOR ENDORSE THEIR VEHICLES EVER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209749May 24, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. NO LIGHTS ARE INDICATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND I'VE HAD TO THE DEALER WITH NO CODE SHOWING UP. WHEN SEARCHING THE PROBLEM SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE . PLEASE HELP! THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY DURING POINT A TO POINT B. CITY DRIVING ETC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208176May 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2017. AFTER ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICED IT STARTED TO JERK WHEN I ACCELERATED. SINCE MY OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. ONCE I HIT 70,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME. JUST 10,000 MILES OVER THEIR FACTORY WARRANTY. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IN THE PAST. HOWEVER, SINCE MY CAR IS A 2016 IT IS NOT COVERED IN THAT WARRANTY EXTENSION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS. RATHER THAN FIXING THE ISSUE THEY EXTENDED IT ON OLDER MODELS, AND LEFT EVERYONE ELSE TO FIX IT ON OUR OWN DIME. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYONE OF THEIR VEHICLES NOT JUST A SELECT FEW OLDER MODELS. I HAVE OWNED A NISSAN FOR 12 YEARS. NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE THEIR VEHICLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207416May 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60 MPH, LACKED FORWARD POWER. TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY VEHICLE UNSAFE DUE TO LACK OF MOTIVE POWER TAKEN TO ADVANCE AUTO FOR DIAGNOSTIC. PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P0841 (ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID SENSOR). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,000 PARTS AND LABOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NISSAN OF ELIZABETH CITY LOCATED AT 1712 N ROAD ST, ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909, (252) 338-5161 WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. PIIR=Y. AH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207232May 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY ALTIMA STARTED HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUE, TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER WHO ADVISED A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FOUND OUT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AND COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED PLAN I PAID FOR; NOT COVERED BY NISSAN AT ALL. CAR HAD 79K MILES ON IT. A REMAN REPLACED AS SY(WHAT EVER THIS CODE MEANS)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206955May 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING RPM RUNS HIGH AND WHEN I PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE GROUND IT DOES NOT HAVE SPEED AND ROLLED BACK GOING UPHILL FROM A STOP DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. OBDII CODE P0776
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206496May 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CVT HAD INTERNAL FAILURES RESULTING IN A SUDDEN NOT SHIFTING, SHUDDERING, AND SLIPPING, ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206340May 8, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. FRED ANDERSON NISSAN OF RALEIGH (9225 GLENWOOD AVE, RALEIGH, NC 27617, (919) 324-3443) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *BF UPDATE: THE CONTACT HAS STATED THAT THE DEARLER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE AND PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURED AGAIN. *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206338May 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DELAYED CHANGING OF GEARS, NO RESPONSE OF GAS PEDAL. MY ALTIMA ROLLS INTO TRAFFIC WITH ME PRESSING THE GAS THERE IS A 3-5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE TAKING OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. NO ONE WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT NOW IT WON'T SHIFT. IT REVS HIGH AND WILL NOT TRANSFER TO WHEELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206037May 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AFTER ENGINE IS WARM, WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, THERE IS ABOUT 5-6 SECOND DELAY BEFORE CAR WILL GO. IF YOU ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP, IT MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. IT IS GETTING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT, SINCE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL DO THIS. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN IF I AM IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205838May 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM ANDERSON NISSAN - LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ AND WE ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (UP TO 60,000 MILES). AT APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY. WHEN THIS WAS TOWED TO THE ORIGINATING DEALERSHIP, WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY "KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES" WITH THIS VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WE WERE ONLY TOLD "THIS CAN SOMETIMES HAPPEN". WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. ANDERSON-NISSAN CHARGED US $3700 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AND IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR REPLYING TO ANY EMAILS AS TO THEIR LACK OF TRANSPARENCY REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205047May 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS, WHEN NECESSARY, IN ANY GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 1,500 TO 4,000; HOWEVER, THE SPEED REDUCED FROM 80 TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE AND DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. GOODMAN CHEVROLET CADILLAC NISSAN (1003 HAPPY VALLEY RD, GLASGOW, KY 42141, (270) 678-1300), JIM JOHNSON NISSAN (2200 SCOTTSVILLE RD, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104, (270) 781-6770), AND AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC WERE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204716April 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I GOT MESSAGE FROM CAR DASHBOARD LIKE DOOR OPENED. IMMIDIATELY GOT PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR. AFTER THAT STARTED THE CAR DROVE FEW HUNDRED MILE STOPPED IN REST AREA GOT TO KNOW BACKSIDE PASSENGER GLASS WINDOW IS DOWN . I GOT FIXED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 17V040000 BUT ITS STILL FAILED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204732April 30, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK SMITH NISSAN OF COLUMBIA (LOCATED AT 9940 TWO NOTCH RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223, (803) 256-6600) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203929April 26, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA 38,000 ML I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE RPM WENT UP BUT THE MPH WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD THE GAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, FINALLY MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND THEN TOOK OFF. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME (02/28/2019) I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RAN TESTS BUT NO CODES COME BACK. THEY DROVE IT 30 MILES AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY TOLD ME THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS IN 4 DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN SEE ME. THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203443April 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN I'M DRIVING WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN I CAN'T ACCELERATE. I'LL HAVE THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENING. THE GAS PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED AND YET THE CAR SLOWS DOWN THE WAY IT WOULD IF YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW 2 YEARS AGO. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND THEY BOTH TELL ME THEY AREN'T GETTING A CODE SO THEY CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. ONE OF THE NISSAN MECHANICS ROAD TESTED IT WITH ME AND EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT I'M STILL BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CVT. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS - 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, 30 MPH ON THE STREET, 45-60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE RPM WENT WAY UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO ABOVE 60 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203282April 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SR CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 26K MILES. WHILE IN MOTION GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CRUISING SPEED AND RPMS FLUCTUATED INTENSELY UP AND DOWN. FELT VERY UNSAFE WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND FEARED OTHER VEHICLES COULD HAVE STRUCK ME WHILE HAVING NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE SPEED. BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED IT IS AN ISSUE WITH CVT TRANSMISSION REQUIRING $4K CVT TRANSMISSION REPAIR, LUCKILY COVERED UNDER 5 YEAR, 60K MILE WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE SEEMS COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD HAVE ITS POWERTRAIN CVT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENDED ON NEWER MODELS TO 10 YEARS, 120,000 MILES JUST LIKE THE 2003-2010 YEAR MODELS WITH THE CVT HAVE RECEIVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202610April 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I PUSHED HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. I WAS ON A CITY STREET. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RAN A FREE TEST AND SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $130 TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THAT WOULD LET ME KNOW IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NINE MONTHS AGO AT 30,000 MILES AND NOW IT IS OVER 60,000 MILE S. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. NISSAN KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU HAVE DRIVERS WITH COMPLAINTS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THEIR CARS WILL HESITATE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING AND THESE CARS HESITATE. THAT IS GOING TO BE A DEADLY SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193261April 1, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE I WAS DIVING ON THE 495 HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA, WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO PUSH HARDER ON THE GAS TO MOVE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND CUT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT START AGAIN. THIS IS A 2016 CAR I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAID FOR THIS CAR SINCE THE CAR WARRANT EXPIRED AT THE RIGHT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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