Nissan Altima Complaints (2016)

555 consumer complaints on file.

#11090287April 26, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL SEIDLE'S NISSAN (10500 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33172) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,750.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089606April 23, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING SUDDEN DECREASE IN SPEED, THEN RESTART ON IT'S OWN WITHIN 10-15 SECONDS. WHEN CAR SHUTS OFF ALL DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF AND THERE'S NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE LAST TIME IT SHUT OFF I WAS GOING AROUND A BEND AND CAUSED CAR TO COLLIDE WITH GUARD RAIL.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11089609April 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, SENSOR TRIGGERS FRONT END COLLISION DASH LIGHT AND NOTIFICATION ALARM. WEATHER AND SPEED HAS NOT BEEN A FACTOR IN CAUSING THIS, IT HAS BEEN SUNNY OUT AND DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084231April 9, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY! THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DOORS BEING LOCKED. DOORS ARE UNLOCKED AND PASSENGER CANT GET OUT UNLESS THEY CRAWL TO THE LEFT SIDE OR SOMEONE ON THE OUTSIDE OF CAR LETS THEM OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082594April 2, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR MY CAR STALLED OUT. IT TOOK 30 SECONDS OF PRESSING ON THE GAS FOR IT TO BEGIN TO MOVE. *TT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11082347April 1, 2018
STEERING
WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED THERE WAS A POWER STEERING LEAK UNBEKNOWNST TO US WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I CHECKED THE RESERVOIR AFTER WE RETURNED FROM A ROAD TRIP BECAUSE WE SAW AN EXCESS OF FLUID ON THE GROUND, WHERE THE CAR WAS PREVIOUSLY PARKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080356March 20, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45-55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 SECONDS WITH NO RESPONSE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOUNTAIN VIEW NISSAN (2100 SOUTH MARKET STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37408, (423) 756-1500), BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075001February 26, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA WHEN I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STATIONARY AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 30MPH, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN BY GENTLY APPLYING MY BRAKES BUT MY NISSAN ALTIMA CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I THEN SLAMMED THE BRAKES DOWN FIRMLY, STILL NOTHING, THE ABS DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. I SWERVED TO MY RIGHT TO TRY AND AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HEAD ON. I CAUGHT IT'S RIGHT HAND BACK FENDER, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE IMPACT OF HITTING THE MERCEDES STOPPED MY CAR- BOTH AIRBAGS INFLATED. MY 90LB, 18 YEAROLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I BROUGHT IT UP TO NISSAN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WAS ON AND OFF WHEN MY SON SAT IN THE FRONT SEAT. ON THE FIRST OCCASION NISSAN JUST RESET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE, THE SECOND COMPLAINT, NISSAN SAID IT WOULD ONLY GO OFF IF MY SON WEIGHED OVER 110LBS. IN THIS ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID GO OFF, CONSIDERING THIS CAR WAS GOING TO BE THE CAR HE DROVE- HE HAS HIS PERMIT RIGHT NOW, SO IF THE DRIVER WEIGHS LESS THAN 110LBS IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. SECONDLY, I BELIEVE THE NISSAN ALTIMA BRAKES FAILED IN THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER PICKED UP THE CAR ON ITS FLATBED, HE SAID THAT IT APPEARED THERE WAS SOMETHING FUNKY WITH THE FOOT BRAKE, IT WAS ROCK HARD WHEN COMPRESSED. THE ABS COMPLETELY FAILED, I NEVER FELT IT ENGAGE AFTER PUSHING FIRMLY HARD ON THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS ON THE ROAD. I NOTED THE ROAD WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HAD TWO TYPES OF FLUID ON IT, ONE OILY ONE LIKE COOLANT. THE CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED, BY NISSAN VAN NUYS, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR DROVE INCREDIBLY WELL FOR A WEEK, BUT THE LAST FEW DAYS I NOTED THE SLUGGISHNESS AGAIN RETURNED. MY TIRES AND BRAKES WHICH WERE ALL FINE. THEY DID REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11073979February 20, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ALREADY IN MOTION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXTREMELY SLOWLY ONCE AGAIN AS I HAVE REPORTED ON THIS WEBSITE BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, I WAS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN THE RPM GOT TO 2000, IT STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING EXTREMELY SLOW. THERE WAS A 18 WHEEL TRUCK APPROACHING ME FAST FROM BEHIND, BUT I COULD NOT GET ANY SPEED. LUCKILY HE SWERVED ON TO THE NEXT LANE AND PASSED ME. THE RPM METER STOPPED AT 2000 AND IT TOOK 22 SECONDS TO GET FROM 60 MPH TO 75MPH AS THE VIDEO SHOWS. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES DURING THIS DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO RECORD EACH INSTANCE PANNING FROM THE GAUGE DISPLAY TO THE ACCELERATOR SHOWING I AM PRESSING IT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T RESPOND. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND WHEN I SHOWED THE VIDEO TO THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, HE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO BLAME THE ISSUE ON MY FLOOR MATS. HE SAID THAT IT APPEARS THE FLOOR MATS WERE PREVENTING THE ACCELERATOR FROM GOING DOWN THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT GAIN SPEED. HOWEVER I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AS THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE MY FOOT PRESSING IT DOWN ALL THE WAY WITHOUT ANY INTERFERENCE FROM THE MAT. IN ADDITION, IF THE FLOOR MAT WAS PREVENTING THE ACCELERATOR FROM BEING PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AS HE CLAIMS, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO GAIN SPEED, ALL BE IT EXTREMELY SLOW? THAT RIGHT THERE PROVES HIS THEORY WRONG BECAUSE IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS INDEED STOPPED BY THE MAT, THEN THE MPH AS WELL AS THE RPM WOULD MAINTAIN AT THE SAME RATE. I ALSO REMINDED HIM THAT THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL STREET WHEN I WAS ONLY GOING 35 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WHERE NEAR THE FLOOR BOARD. NISSAN ADVISED ME THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND ARE CONTACTING NISSAN TECH SUPPORT FOR DIRECTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071543February 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON THIS DAY, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR JUST CUT OFF ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING .. I HAD TO TRY AND PULL IT OVER OUT OF HIGHWAY AND ONCE I GOT IT OUT OF ROAD .. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND THANKFUL IT RESTARTED .. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING JUMPING AND MY ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON.. FIRST TIME SINCE I HAVE MY CAR THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN WITH THE CAR CUTTING OFF ON ME .. BUT DON'T KNOW WHY MY ENGINE LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON ..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11067118February 5, 2018
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED OUTWARDS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VALLEY NISSAN, 1005 KEN PRATT BLVD, LONGMONT, CO 80501), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066612February 2, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
I PURCHASED MY CAR ON MARCH 21 2017 & I ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE MY BREAKS 3 TIMES FRONT THREE TIMES & BACK BREAKS TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066036January 31, 2018
POWER TRAIN
FOR THE SECOND TIME WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, THIS TIME ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. I PRESSED IT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE RPM WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. IT HAPPENED BEFORE ON A LOCAL STREET WITH THE SAME SCENARIO. ON THE FREEWAY I WAS AT 70 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED AND ON THE LOCAL STREET I WAS AT 35 MPH. IT STARTED ACCELERATING AFTER I HAD TO LET THE CAR CRUISE FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS AS IT WAS LOSING SPEED. ALSO I AM NOW HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO SERVICE FOR THE 5TH TIME BECAUSE THE REVERSE BACK UP CAMERA WILL NOT WORK. THE CAMERA GOES BLACK AND NOTHING IS VISIBLE. NISSAN TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE OF MY PHONE CONNECTED TO BLUETOOTH IN THE CAR AND TO TRY IT WITHOUT A PHONE CONNECTED. I DID AND IT STILL HAPPENED. I RECORDED A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT AGAIN BUT IF I CAN'T HAVE A PHONE CONNECTED TO BLUE TOOTH TO BE HANDS FREE, THEN I AM VIOLATING THE LAW. I CAN'T SEE BEHIND ME WHICH IS VERY TROUBLESOME WHEN IT IS FOGGY OUTSIDE AND CAN'T SEE VERY WELL OUT THE WINDOWS. I HAVE PROVIDED TO IMAGES. ONE SHOWING NO BLUETOOTH DEVICE CONNECTED AND THE OTHER WITH THE BLACK REVERSE CAMERA. *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066070January 31, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA FUEL GAUGE IS NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY. I FILL UP THE TANK BUT THE DASHBOARD GAUGE SHOWS AS HALF FULL EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE TO EMPTY IS UPDATING I THINK CORRECTLY. EACH TIME I FILL UP TANK THE LEVEL DOES NOT GO TO THE FULL MARK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A MONTH AGO. WAITING FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME BACK TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064545January 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING FOR FEW MILES, A RUBBER BURNING SMELL STARTS TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FOUND A PLASTIC SHEET UNDER THE CAR BUT I DRIVE IN CLEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD. I DO NOT BELIEVE THEM AS I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE CAR A DAY EARLIER TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANYTHING BUT FOUND NOTHING. THE RUBBER BURNING SMELL IS STRONG AND CAN BE FELT JUST STANDING BY THE CAR AND IN THE CABIN WHEN HEATING IS TURNED ON. I PARK THIS CAR IN DRIVEWAY NOW INSTEAD IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE I SUSPECT MY CAR CAN START A FIRE FROM WHATEVER IS BURNING SOMEWHERE UNDER THE HOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061215January 8, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND FAILED TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY ON OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OLYMPIA NISSAN (2220 CARRIAGE ST SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE RPMS ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPEED INCREASED TO 40 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057711December 31, 2017
STEERING
STATING BRIEFLY AUTO NOT IN MOTION TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN ...WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION MAKING RIGHT / LEFT TURNS STEERING COLUMN FEELS KIND OF SLACK. OCCURRENCES CITY AND H'WAY. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP DURING A SERVICE OIL CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER 2017..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056528December 26, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING CHRONIC ISSUES WITH ENGINE ON MY 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. INITIALLY (11/2016), THE CAR WOULD "JUMP/SKIP" WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATOR AND EVEN FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF ON ME. WHEN I CALLED I WAS INFORMED IT WAS DUE TO DEFECT AND IT WAS ON RECALL. THE ISSUES APPEARED TO RESOLVE UNTIL 11/2017 I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE BUT WORSE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND BACK HOME. THIS OCCURRED ON FLORIDA TURNKPIKE AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS. CARS WERE HOOKING AT ME BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO PROCEED WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS FLOORING THE CAR PEDAL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAD TO REBUILD IT. AFTERWARDS, I CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR CUTTING OFF ON ME AND ACCELERATION ISSUES. I BROUGHT IT BACK, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CRANK SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT BUT KNOW THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO SOUND LIKE IT IS WORKING OVERTIME TO PERFORM AND MAKE A CONSTANT HIGH PITCH SOUND. I AM BRING IT BACK TO THEM A 3RD TIME TO INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056010December 21, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAR DANGEROUS HARD TO STEER ON FREE WAY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN BETWEEN 2 CAR YOU IN THE MIDDLE, CAR DIP AND SWERVE WITH LIGHT TOUCH OF STEER WHEEL, IT ACT AS IF IS HAVE NO WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AND THE CAR FRONT END DRAG THE GROUNG WHEN TURNING INTO A DRIVE WAY VERY NOISY. WIPERS AT NIGHT IN A HEAVY RAIN YOU HAVE TO STOP CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD AT ALL .LUCKY I AM A GOOD DRIVER .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055791December 20, 2017
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED 4/2017 BRAND NEW. JULY 1ST, NOTICE THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS ON ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, TAKE IT IN; THEY REPLACE A SENSOR, DIDN'T FIX, REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR, LIGHT GOES OFF. IN AUGUST, THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAS THE LIGHT ON, TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER; THEY REPLACE THE FIRST SENSOR (THE ONE THAT WAN'T BAD) AND THE LIGHT GOES OFF. HOWEVER I AM TOLD THAT THE TECH THOUGHT IT MAY BE A WIRING HARNESS ISSUE; "LETS SEE IF THIS CORRECTS IT"; SINCE THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF THE SENSOR IS BAD!! DECEMBER 19TH; DRIVING IN A SNOWSTORM, THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. SINCE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE IT AS WITHOUT THE SENSOR; THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. SO HERE WE ARE THIRD TIME TO GO OUT; AND IT SEEMS LIKE WIRING SHOUDL HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT FIRST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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