Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11327483June 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN
CANT GET CAR TO GO FROM PUT TO DRIVE ALWAYS GOTTA KEEP RESTARTING I THINK ITS SHIFT LOCK I KEEP PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE AND HAVE TOO DO IT 3 OR 4 TIMES VERY STRESSFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327359June 5, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WARNING LIGHT SHOWS FAULTY AIRBAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE, VERIFIED BY DEALER. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. DRIVER'S SIDE CODE APPEARED RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR WAS MADE BUT WAS ADVISED THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER FIRST RECALL. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 2 YEARS AGO, AND I'M NOT PAYING UPWARDS OF $5,000 FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327203June 4, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS VERY DIM CAN HARDLY SEE FAR DOWN ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327212June 4, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATES FAULTY ELECTRONICS. BEGAN ABOUT 50,000 MILES. THIS IS NOT DUE TO MISUSE. IT'S COMPANION TO EARLIER RECALL FOR A FAULTY AIRBAG, WHICH WAS CORRECTED. REPORTED TO DEALER. COST ESTIMATE TO REPAIR FROM $800 TO $5,000 DEPENDING THE LEVEL OF DEFECT. OWNER BELIEVES THIS SHOULD BE NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILITY, AS IT'S NOT DUE TO NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327040June 3, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
YOU CAN NOT USE REGULAR LIGHTS TO SEE WITH THIS CAR AT NIGHT. YOU MAY GET A GOOD FOOT OF LIGHTING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS. YOU COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND BE SURPRISED BY A CURB OR GOING DOWN A STREET AT NIGHT WITH NO LIGHTING AROUND YOU AND HIT SOMETHING BC YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. THE BRIGHTS WORK WONDERS BUT I CAN'T JUST GO AROUND BLINDING PEOPLE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327153June 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DRIVERS' SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND WILL NO LONGER OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326078May 26, 2020
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I HEARD A POP AND PULLED OVER AND AS I PUT IT IN PARK MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SO I WENT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT HAPPENED, CHECKED THE FRONT NORMAL, WHEN TO THE REAR NOTICED MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL IS TURNED IN, WENT UNDER THE CAR TO LOOK AND NOTICED MY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND SNAPPED OFF THE BOLT THAT CONNECTS IT TO THE BODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326094May 26, 2020
AIR BAGS
HAD ONE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ALWAYS BEING LIT. HAD IT 'FIXED' NOW THE DRIVERS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT (RED) AND THE PASSENGERS (YELLOW IN DASH) LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON*DT*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325842May 25, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE VERY DIM. HAD THE BULBS REPLACED BUT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325477May 21, 2020
SUSPENSION
REAR STEERING LINE RUSTED SEPARATED FROM THE CAR FRAME. CAR WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT BROKE FREE FROM THE FRAME. THIS WAS ON RECALL IN THE SALT STATES AND I LIVE IN MICHIGAN BUT THEY STATED MY VIN WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN CALIFORNIA BUT I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2014 IN MICHIGAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323359May 5, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A WINDY DAY, THE HOOD ERRONEOUSLY OPENED CRASHING INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND SEVERELY DAMAGING THE HOOD AND THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISED RIGHT LEG AND CONTACT FROM GLASS PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER COLLINS NISSAN (4142 BARDSTOWN RD, LOUISVILLE, KY) WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN SEARCH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11323160May 4, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND MERGING ONTO A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BLIND SPOT MONITORING ERROR LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE WOULD GO UP AND THE CAR WOULD TRY TO GO, BUT IT JUST WOULDN'T. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T ABLE TO GO OR MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. I LEFT IT IN A SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK AND APPARENTLY IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SPEED SENSORS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND ALL THEY WOULD TELL ME WAS THAT THEY DID AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THOSE TRANSMISSIONS UP TO 130,000 MILES, HOWEVER MY CAR WAS ROUGHLY 2,000 MILES OVER THIS AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THAT WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME ALL I COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT WAS GOING TO COST ME ROUGHLY $4,000. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE THERE'S LOTS OF TRAFFIC OR FAST MOVING TRAFFIC FOR FEAR OF SOMEONE RUNNING INTO ME. ALSO WHEN ALL OF THOSE DASH LIGHTS COME ON, THE TRACTION CONTROL ISN'T WORKING AND I'VE HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN SEVERAL TIMES. I JUST BELIEVE IT'S OVERALL DANGEROUS AND NISSAN ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR CARS THAT HAVE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO MAKE IT OVER 130,000 MILES. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD SIMILAR THINGS HAPPEN WITH THEIR NISSAN CAR THAT HAS THIS TRANSMISSION. I DO BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT MALFUNCTIONS AT ANY GIVEN TIME JUST RANDOMLY. I CAN BE DRIVING AND IT'S FINE ONE MINUTE, THE NEXT THING I KNOW ALL OF THESE DASH LIGHTS ARE LIT UP AND THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322503April 28, 2020
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM, CANT SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS YOU USE THE BRIGHTS, VERY DANGEROUS, AND PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF, COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322382April 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK (P) POSITION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN SHIFT LOCK ISSUE BASED ON SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL AS NISSAN OWNER TESTIMONIES. THE FAULT AS IT WAS EXPLAINED BY A NISSAN TECHNICIAN WAS THE SHIFTER SHORTS-OUT THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID WHICH ENGAGES THE UNLOCK FOR THE SHIFTER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE IS ROUGHLY $800 BY REPLACING THE SHIFT HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND THIS "REPAIR" IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF A LOW COST SOLENOID SWITCH. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE OF FAULTY DESIGN. ACCORDING TO NISSAN, THIS IS NOT A SAFETY OR DESIGN ISSUE, BUT WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE. HOPEFULLY NHTSA WILL REVIEW THE FACTS OF THESE COMMON OCCURRENCES AND DETERMINE IF IT IS INDEED WORTHY OF RECALL REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321758April 21, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TERRIBLE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED COUPLE LOW BEAM BULB IN ORDER TO INCREASE NIGHT VISION, BUT THE RESULT DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH. I DO NOT SEE ANY ROADS CLEARLY WHEN I DRIVE NIGHT TIME SO IT'S NOT SAFE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321493April 18, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE SHIFT LOCK SEEMS TO BE STUCK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND OTHER YEARS OF THIS MODEL AND MAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321082April 14, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOW BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIKE IS ON AND WON'T START. BRAKES ARE HARD. CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS AND CAME OUT TO A DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY AND THE COPPER BATTERY CONNECTOR. WENT TO START IT AND THEN ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321121April 14, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LONGER MOVE. HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO MOVE AND EVEN THEN IT TOOK A SECOND FOR IT TO START MOVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE GIVEN AND NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. TOOK IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THOSE VEHICLES HAVE SHOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320813April 11, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE DETERIORATED OVER TIME AND NOW I CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS I AM USING MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. I WORK AT NIGHT A LOT AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M VERY SCARED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320451April 7, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID HAS FAILED IN THE CAR. I CAN NOT TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK.THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG NISSANS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE PIECE IN THE SHIFT LOCK THAT NISSAN USES IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN IS REQUIRING ME TO PAY $1,000 TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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