Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#11271120October 25, 2019
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VACATION ON THE HIGHWAY THE ICON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF AS EXPECTED. THE MANUAL SAYS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS I SHOULD GO TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. I LOOKED UP MY CAR AND FOUND THAT YOU DID A VERY ABBREVIATED RECALL FOR MY TYPE CAR . DOES THAT MEAN YOU ARE NOT REPAIRING 2015 ALTIMAS FOR AIR BAG DEFECTS? I CAN TEXT A PICTURE OF THE ICON THAT DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AS IT SHOULD. AM I IN DANGER OF AN AIR BAG MALFUNCTION? I CAN TEXT YOU THE ICON THAT IS BRIGHT RED ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269907October 21, 2019
AIR BAGS
IN AN ACCIDENT GOING 60MPH GOT HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE AND FRONT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE AIRBAGS MUST BE HUNG UP BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND SHOULD DEPLOY ANYTIME YOU ARE HIT GOING OVER 25MPH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269078October 17, 2019
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE CAN BE SITTING STILL AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE ENGINE DOES NOT EVEN REV UP. IT IS AS THE ENGINE IS NOT EVEN ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS IS MOTION AND YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STILL, LOW SPEED OR HIGH SPEED. AND DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM CHECK DOES NOT SHOW THE PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON OR GET ANY KIND OF READING. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. HAVE TO EXTREME CAUTION WHEN GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND/OR CHANGING LANES IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268624October 15, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIKE HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS..THE NISSAN DEALER INFORM ME THAT THE AIRBAG COMPONENT ENTIRE SYSTEM IS FAULTY..MY CAR IS A 2015, WITH ONLY 30K MILES ON IT, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I DONT DRIVE IT THAT MUCH, JUST GOT IT INSPECTED IN JULY, NOW IN SEPTEMBER IT HAS A FAULTY AIR BAG SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT NORMAL IN A JUST ABOUT BRAND NEW CAR..PRICE TO REPAIR IS 1600+. WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE LIGHT JUST DONT GO OFF, LIKE IT SHOULD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268630October 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2016 WITH 22,000 MILES. AT THE 2ND OIL CHANGE, NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID IT NEEDED THE CVT REPROGRAMMED. FROM THAT POINT UNTIL NOW, I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT JUDDERING, SHUDDERING, DELAYED ACCELERATION, AND JUST NOT GOING WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED BEFORE BEING COMPLETELY DISABLED, IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON AN INTERSTATE RAMP MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, THE CAR JUST WOULD NO GO. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS STARTING OFF IN 3RD GEAR, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS! WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT IT WOULD COST ME $200 FOR A DIAGNOSIS SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW, MY CAR HAS 140K MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY STILL WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE MULTIPLE TSB'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 4-CYLINDER CVT, WHICH MY CAR IS, AND THEY'VE TOLD ME THAT NONE OF THEM APPLY TO MY CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267330October 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT VERY DIM, EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULB. RESEARCH SHOWS LOW BEAM REFLECTOR HOUSING IS FAULTY, NOT REFLECTING LIGHT, CREATING UNSAFE NIGHT DRIVING CONDITION. FURTHER RESEARCH SHOW ONLY WAY TO REMEDY IS TO REPLACE COMPLETE HEADLIGHT HOUSING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267361October 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE BACK UP MONITOR WILL GO BLANK WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE AND BACKING UP. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST BUT IS STARTING TO BECOME A MORE FREQUENT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266644October 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT MY ALTIMA USED WITH 60K MILES. AT 80K IT STARTED EXHIBITING A DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM TOTAL STOP AFTER SOME WARMUP PERIOD. WITH 106K MILES, AFTER WARMUP, IT NOW ALWAYS HAS DELAYED ACCELERATION FROM ANY COMPLETE STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT UNTIL 80% DEPRESSED THEN IT STARTS LIKE ITS IN 3RD GEAR. SCARY IF TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS ITS A FAULTY SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. ON LINE COMPLAINTS ACROSS SEVERAL MODELS ARE PREVALENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266536October 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY KEY FOB IS ACTING UP...INCORRECT KEY ID,,KEEPS POPPING UP..I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS DOING THIS,,I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I REALLY AM NNOT SAFE WHEN I AM STRANDED BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266156October 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER OR A LONG DISTANCE (60+MILES) ON STREETS AND/OR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. STOPPING IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC, STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT OR EVEN AFTER HAVING TO DO AN EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL 5-10 SECONDS HAVE PASSED WITH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL PRESSED. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE REAR END ACCIDENTS JUST TO MYSELF. A NORMAL DAY OF DRIVING TURNS INTO A GUESSING GAME IF I WILL BE REAR ENDED DUE TO THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MANY 2013+ NISSAN OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN OF AMERICA REFUSES TO RECALL THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. AFTER THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTS ACCELERATING, RATHER HARD DUE TO HAVING TO HOLD THE ACCELERATION PEDAL TO MAX FOR IT TO MOVE, IT LOSES POWER WHEN IT SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. RPM FALLS UNDER THE OPTIMAL RPM FOR THE GIVEN SPEED AND FEELS LIKE YOU GO FROM 1ST GEAR TO 4TH GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11259054September 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION AND HOT AIR BLEW OUT OF THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,776.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11259101September 30, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MODERN NISSAN OF WINSTON-SALEM (LOCATED AT 5795 UNIVERSITY PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27105, 877-607-8584) AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,767.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258809September 29, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND THERE IS NO WAY TI FIX THEM. IT;S BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE NOTHING AHEAD OF THE CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258873September 29, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAVE DELAYED ACCELERATION OR NONE AT ALL. THE ENGINE WILL REV BUT NO MOTION. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR FOR A SMOG CHECK IN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP AND IT DIDN'T PASS SMOG A CODE P0776 CAME UP. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOW I'M STUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TURNING AND WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WITH NO WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258147September 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
ONE DAY MY HOOD LATCH CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT WON'T EVEN OPEN UP AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256929September 20, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. NISSAN REPLACED THEM VOLUNTARILY (NO CHARGE) APRIL 9, 2018, BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW THE REPLACED (NEW) LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE AGAIN DANGEROUSLY DIM. I VERY OFTEN HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO SEE PROPERLY (STREET SIGNS, CURBS, ETC.) WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256836September 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STARTS TO SHUDDER AND SOUND LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I WAS TURNING INTO A STORE AND IT STALLED, BUT IT THEN KICKED INTO DRIVE SO I COULD MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION PERSON AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO NISSAN BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. I CALLED AND LONG STORY SHORT, I WAS TOLD IT HAS NO WARRANTY DUE TO BEING OVER THE MILEAGE AND THERE AREN'T RECALLS. I HAVE CHECKED AND SEE SOME COMPLAINTS FILED BACK OCTOBER OF 2018. MINE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. I SEE IT WAS SOME OF THE MODELS; HOWEVER, IF ALL OF THESE CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED SO THEY CAN BE REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255218September 13, 2019
ENGINE
THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND / OR IN MOTION. AND NO ENGINE OR ANYTHING CON=MES TO TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG. MECHANICS CAN NOTFIX IT, BECAUSE NOTHING SHOWS ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. SOMETIME WHEN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING. AS IF THE ENGINE IS NOT EVEN ON. AFTER REPEATEDLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE ENGINE WILL FINALLY RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255010September 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
HAVE SHUDDERING OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING UP TO 40 MPH. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED) AND DIAGNOSTICS DETERMINED A "BAD" TRANSMISSION WITH IDENTIFIED "JUDDER" CODE. HOWEVER, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED BY NISSAN TO ADDRESS TO THIS ISSUE DOES NOT CURRENTLY EXTEND TO 6 CYLINDERS, OF WHICH MINE IS. I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS, AS MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AS STATED IN BULLETIN NTB16-085 AND NTB15-015G.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254165September 9, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS MORNING AND STOPPED AT THE LIGHT TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN (ABOUT 5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE). ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. PUSHING ON THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO THE MORE THAN 40 MPH. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND TO GO HOME (ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY) AS I DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN. ONCE STOPPED, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS STILL ON AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE, AGAIN NO MORE THAN 40 MPH. THIS WAS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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