Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#11084970April 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BARBERINO NISSAN (506 N COLONY ROAD, WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT 06492) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083917April 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 SOUTH GOING 70 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN TO 60 AND THEN 50 MPH AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH A PRESSED THE GAS, THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO OTHER DRIVERS KNEW THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE ANY FASTER. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINS. BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. DURING THE REMAINDER OF MY DRIVE, THE RPM WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN JUMP WHICH CAUSED MY CAR TO JERK AND ACCELERATE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. HAD SOMEONE BEEN IN FRONT OF ME, I WOULD'VE HIT THEM. AS I WAS TAKING MY CAR TO NISSAN THE NEXT DAY, MY CAR WOULD STALL AT RED LIGHTS AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED THE GAS IT WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO BEGIN MOVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY AND I DONT FEEL SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080549April 9, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. *LD *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083721April 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION REVVING OUT, SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING. VEHICLE IS ONLY 67000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080906March 22, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKES WORN DOWN TO METAL WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHILE FRONT BRAKES INDICATE FAR LESS WEAR AND DID NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATIVE OF MALFUNCTIONING OR MIS-ADJUSTED PROPORTIONING VALVE. IT ALSO INDICATES POTENTIAL STABILITY AND HANDLING ISSUES DUE TO HIGHER BRAKING FORCE BEING APPLIED TO REAR BRAKES WHILE STOPPING. DEALER (SURF CITY NISSAN, HUNTING BEACH CA), WHEN QUESTIONED, GAVE VARIOUS REASONS AS TO WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING: 1. "YOUR CAR HAS REAR DISC BRAKES AND THAT'S WHY THEY WEAR OUT FASTER" 2. "IT DEPENDS ON WHO'S DRIVING THE CAR" 3. "OLDER CARS APPLY MORE FORCE TO THE FONT THAN THE BACK BRAKES, NOT THE NEW ONES" ALL OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE CONTRADICTED BY SAE PUBLICATION, "VEHICLE DYNAMICS, STABILITY AND CONTROL", 2017. DEALERS WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS CONDITION IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER. DEALER, SERVICE REP AND SERVICE TECHS ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH BASIC PRINCIPLES OF VEHICLE OPERATION, SAFE OPERATION AND FUNCTION. CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, TN (IAN) AND THEY WOULD GIVE NO TECHNICAL INFORMATION OR OPINION ON THE APPARENT UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE CAR AND DEFERRED TO THE "EXPERTISE" OF THE DEALER. AS INDICATED ABOVE, THE DEALER DISPLAYS LITTLE OR NO EXPERTISE WITH REGARD TO THIS CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076886March 8, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE HOOD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDERSON NISSAN (295 AUTO MALL DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (702) 558-5940) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE HENDERSON DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,036.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075160February 27, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS AND MY AIRBAGS DON'T WORK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074808February 27, 2018
AIR BAGS
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE AIRBAG WAS REPAIRED, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074056February 21, 2018
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE HESITATIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF BOWIE, 2200 CRAIN HWY, BOWIE, MD) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED OFF AND ON WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED NISSAN OF BOWIE SOLD CONSUMER A BRAND NEW ALTIMA 2015 THAT WAS A LEMON. UPDATED 10/1/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066763February 3, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE 15 DEGREES, OR LOWER THE ENGINE MAKES A LOUD RUMBLING AND KNOCKING NOISE WHEN STARTED UP. THE COLDER IT IS THE LOUDER AND LONGER IT LAST. GENERALLY IT TAKES 5-10+ MINUTES BEFORE IT QUIETS DOWN. SECOND ISSUE IS; REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE, WHEN ACCELERATING ON A GRADE IT ALSO MAKES A RUMBLING NOISE. THE CAR HAS 57,000 ON IT AND IS VERY GOOD CONDITION OTHERWISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064242January 22, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEEKING FOR A YEAR. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CLAIMED BRAKE DUST AND THAT THEY ARE CERAMIC BRAKES. UTTERLY ANNOYING AND IT IS ONLY A YEAR OLD. SQUEEK HAPPENS ANYTIME BRAKE IS PRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062700January 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, THEY SQIUK ALL THE TIME. THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSER MY CAR IS ONLY A 2015. THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11061430January 9, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE (NEW) 11/30/14, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED CORRECTLY. 3 COMPLAINTS ( ON SITE, IN WRITING) THRU NISSAN DEALER HAVE NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM. QUESTION IS, WILL PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WORK IF IN A COLLISION? MALFUNCTION MAY RESULT IN MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH. DEALERS ONLY EXPLANATION IS TO WAIT 15 SECONDS BEFORE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER. INDICATOR SYSTEM WORKS AND FAILS INDISCRIMINATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057323December 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY INDICATES THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND THERE IS SOMEONE ALREADY SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IF I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL GO OFF INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW A PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH 99,999 MILES OR 2030 IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT IT WOULD BE COVERED. THAT IS NOT VERY REASSURING TO HEAR THAT IF THE AIRBAG FAILS IT WILL BE COVER UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057028December 28, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. EVEN HARDER TO SEE IF THERE IS RAIN. REPLACING THE BULB TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE DOES NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. MANY OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN IS AWARE BUT HAS NOT RECALLED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN ONLY SEE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS FOR OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056736December 27, 2017
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. SOON AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUTOZONE AND DID A SYSTEM CHECK, I RECEIVED THE ERROR CODE P2101 DETECTING THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL TO BE AN ISSUE. THE NEXT DAY, WHEN MY CAR WAS IN PARK MY RPMS WERE UP TO 2,000. WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE, I WOULD RELEASE THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT HITTING THE GAS I WOULD GO UPWARDS OF 25 MPH. THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER AND THERE IS NO IN BETWEEN, THE CAR IS EITHER REARING TO GO OR WANTS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056850December 27, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOEASTERN NISSAN OF MEADOWLANDS DEALER LOCATED AT 45 S, RTE 17, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PARTIALLY PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056957December 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEE, NECK, BACK, AND RIGHT HAND, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11056205December 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: BOTH MY PREVIOUS NISSAN ALTIMA 2007 AND MY CURRENT ALTIMA HAS SPORADIC SIGNALS OF THE AIRBAG BEING OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SINCE IT IS INCONSISTENT I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TAKE TO DEALER TO PINPOINT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IT MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM THE PASSENGER AND HEAVY ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE AIRBAG. THIS FORM DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SHOW HOW MANY TIMES OR DATES THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055538December 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
GREETINGS, I AM WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO NOTIFY THE NHTSA OF A DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA! I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHERE THE VEHICLE EITHER TURNS OFF, STUTTERS, OR AND HESITATES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS HESITATION IS DEADLY BECAUSE WHEN PULLING OUT OR MERGING ON TO A HIGHWAY THERE IS LOSS OF POWER AND THIS WILL CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT ACCELERATING AS EXPECTED. IN FACT, THIS ISSUE IS SO PREVALENT THAT NISAAN REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). THIS HALF MEASURE IS LITTLE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE AS TRANSMISSION DAMAGE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND IT LEADS TO PREMATURE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE LEADS TO THE VEHICLE BEING A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. I PERSONALLY HAVE DOZENS OF ACCOUNTS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE MOST RECENT WAS ON 12/11/17 WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR SIMPLY LOST POWER AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. A CAR BEHIND SWERVED EXCESSIVELY TO AVOID HITTING ME AND IN DOING ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER MOTORIST! THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I FOUND THIS RATHER DUBIOUS AS THE VEHICLE IS A 2015. I BEGAN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE FURTHER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMLY PREVALENT WITH THIS MODEL. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INCIDENTS OF OWNERS HAVING AN EXPERIENCE AKIN TO MINE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS YET TO ADMIT FAULT. THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE TCM IS A CLEAR INDICATION NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IS ATTEMPTING TO REMEDY IT BY ELIMINATING CERTAIN SHIFT POINTS; HOWEVER, IT IS INADEQUATE AND THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE LIVES OF PEOPLE ARE AT STAKE WITH THIS TRANSMISSION! IS IT JUST OF MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE LOSS OF LIFE WILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION! THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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