Nissan Altima Complaints (2014)

1,114 consumer complaints on file.

#11184474March 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
NA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184015March 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SAYING THERE IS SOMEBODY IN THE SEAT AND NOBODY IS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183517March 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STARTED "SPUTTERING" AND SHUTTING OFF WHEN IN MOTION OR COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO REV THE ENGINE BETWEEN 2-3RPM WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE CAR REVVED PAST 4RPM AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, BUT NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO ENDURE THAT DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC EVENT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS APPARENT THAT NISSAN HAD KNOWINGLY SOLD CARS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT WOULD FAIL FAR BEFORE AN ACCEPTABLE TIME WITH MANY CONSUMERS FACING THE HIGH COST OF REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION. AS I WAS HOPING THIS WAS A ONE-OFF SITUATION AND THAT NO ONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A FREQUENT COMPLAINT FOR THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2014. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND EXTEND THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS AS THEY HAVE FOR THEIR CAR MODELS FROM 2003-2010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183576March 1, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. I EVEN REPLACE THEM WITH HID AND LED LIGHT BUT NO CHANGE VERY LOW VISIBILITY AT NIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183578March 1, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS VERY DIM AND VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. I REPLACED THE BULB, BUT AFTER REPLACING THE BULB IT STILL VERY DIM ON DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. ITS VERY HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THIS POOR LIGHTING. IF I DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS OTHER CARS FLASH ME TO LOWER THE LIGHT BECAUSE I BLIND THEM WITH THE HIGH BEAMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182850February 27, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DIM. CHANGING THE BULB DOESN'T HELP. THE PROJECTOR INSIDE THE HOUSING GOES BAD PREMATURELY AND THE HEADLIGHT MUST BE REPLACED AS A WHOLE. I HAD THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND IT'S WELL TAKEN CARE OF. IT HAS 82K MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF THIS. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181573February 21, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA SV, AND THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. I ALSO DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHES AND FIND THAT OTHER ALTIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DIM LOW BEAM IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE! THE CLOUDY PROJECTOR LENS IS THE REASON! BECAUSE, FIRSTLY I REPLACED THE BULBS, BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE; SECONDLY, THE HIGH BEAM WORKS PERFECTLY, INDICATING THE THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE OUTER TRANSPARENT SHIELD. THE HIGH BEAM BULB LIES IN A REGULAR REFLECTION BOWL RATHER THAN IN A PROJECTOR LIKE THE LOW BEAM USED. OTHER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REGULAR REFLECTION BOWL FOR LOW BEAM WORKS PERFECTLY, SUCH AS 2007 BUICK LUCERNE (12 YEARS AGE!). THEREFORE, THE DESIGN OF THE LOW BEAM USING A PROJECTOR ON 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA IS DEFECTIVE, PUTTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS INTO DANGER WHEN THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS GETTING DIM. THEY NEED TO OPEN A RECALL AND REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181416February 20, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BARELY VISIBLE ON LOW BEAM AT NIGHT AND THE NEW BULBS WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY KNOW THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. THIS IS A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE DIRVER , AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181013February 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION, CALLED "THROW AWAY TRANSMISSION" BY 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS. CODE CAME ON DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 3 MECHANICS (INCLUDING THE NISSAN DEALER) NOTHING CAN BE DONE BUT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181076February 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BULBS ARE FADING AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER FINDING THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181133February 19, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DURING REPAIRS THE BODY SHOP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN MY VEHICLE AND IT STATED INFO ABOUT THE OCD SYSTEM WHICH I HAVE LOOKED UP AND THIS CAR HAS HAD 5 TOTAL RECALLS IN THE SAME THING, WHAT AM I TO DO
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11180709February 18, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM IS EXTREMELY DIM. HAD IT LOOKED AT. HEADLIGHT HOUSING. $700. AT NIGHT I CAN'T SEE SO I HAVE TO KEEP MY HIGH BEAMS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180434February 16, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS I NOTICED THE HEADLIGHT WERE GETTING DIMMER. I REPLACED THE BULBS WITH ONES THAT ARE 60% BRIGHTER BUT IT WAS MARGINALLY BRIGHTER. I CAN BARELY SEE A FEW FEET IN FRONT IF IT'S COMPLETELY DARK. I CAN SEE MY CAR'S SHADOW CAST FROM THE LIGHTS OF THE CAR BEHIND ME. I CANNOT TELL IF THE LIGHTS ARE ON UNTIL I'M RIGHT BEHIND A VEHICLE. ROAD SIGNS ARE BARELY LUMINATED AND I HAVE TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS IF THERE ARE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179750February 13, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS (NORMAL DRIVING) ARE EXTREMELY DIM. DIFFICULT TO SEE AT TIME, USING FOGLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS TO MAKE SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176615February 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA'S HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME VERY DIM THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. I AM AWARE THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN HEADLIGHTS AS WELL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. I CAN BARELY SEE UNLESS MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN DANGEROUS IN THE RAIN AND I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN IN ACCIDENTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE HEADLIGHTS. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH AN ALTIMA BETWEEN 2013-2015 WHO HAVE GOTTEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE VERY DIM HEADLIGHTS. MY HUSBAND HAS A JEEP AND HIS HEADLIGHTS ARE NOTICEABLY BETTER. NISSAN CANNOT DAY THEIR VEHICLE IS SAFE IF THIS IS HAPPENING. IT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11176195February 11, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NO CHANGE IN LIGHTING. AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT YOU CANNOT SEE IF ANYTHING IS IN THE STREET AHEAD. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I PULL BEHIND SOMEONE TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NO CHANGE IN THE LIGHTING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT SOMETHING IS BOUND TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE SOONER OR LATER DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SOMEONE SHOULD BE INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175961February 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIM CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. FORCED TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE THE ROAD. INTERNET IS FILLED WITH SAME COMPLAINT. MAY BE THE DESIGN THAT PRESENTS A PROJECTION PROBLEM. HAS BEEN ONGOING, BUT GETTING WORSE WITH TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174955February 7, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT. YOU CANNOT SEE MORE THAN A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. HIGH BEAMS MUST BE USED TO SEE ON ROADS THAT HAVE NO STREET LIGHTS. I HAVE HIT MULTIPLE THINGS IN THE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CAN NOT SEE THEM UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11175058February 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND DRAINED THE TORQUE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174693February 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING THE FREEWAY AND LOST POWER ENGINE AND SHUT OFFS I'M NOT SURE HOW I DIDN'T HAVE THE ACCIDENT YET. TAKE IT TO MECHANIC FIND OUT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR AND THE THROTTLE BODY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR REPLACED ALL THAT STILL GIVING THE SAME PROBLEM HOW TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. SO THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 I WAS GOING 65 SO LOST LOST IN THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT SPEED OF 65 IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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