Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#11032124October 6, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN PLACED ON PARK THE CAR STILL ROLLS FORWARD OR BACK AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR PULLS WHEN DRIVING IN A SLOW SPEED OF 5-20 MPR AND SOMETIMES THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE VIBRATE. ALSO, THE ELECTRICAL BUTTONS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL ARE UNABLE TO BE USED WHEN ON PARKED OR DRIVING. THE VOLUME OR PHONE OR SELECTION SWITCH DOES NOT WORK AGAIN...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031721October 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A DROWNING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAT BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB JOHNSON NISSAN (4000 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025460September 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVE WHEN AN ADULT OCCUPANT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHTS UP AND INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS "OFF" WHEN AN ADULT OCCUPANT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000) FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM ONMY VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN I ENTER MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE, IT DOES NOT SHOW ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. NHTSA AND NISSAN SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK THE VEHICLES AFFECTED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED MAYBE GREATER THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, YET IT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOM AS OUTLINED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024288September 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CVT FLUID FLOODED THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (HOWELL MOTORS IN SUMMIT, MS, 601-276-7711), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE INTERIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019114August 23, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN IN TRAFFIC, CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN A TURTLE CRAWL. BECAME VERY RANDOM IN BEGINNING ROUGHLY 2-4 MONTHS AGO PROGRESSING INTO DAILY TO AND FROM WORK, INITIALLY IT SEEMED TO BE MORE FREQUENT WHEN CAR WAS HOT OR AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND NOW IS STILL SPORADIC BUT HAPPENS SOMETIMES WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE HORN WILL NOT SOUND UNLESS IT IS HIT IN A VERY SPECIFIC WAY, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND THE INABILITY TO REMEMBER HOW TO HIT THE SWEET SPOT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. LATER TODAY I WILL BE MAKING VIDEOS OF THIS DEFAULT AND THEN TAKING TO DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME TO HAVE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018850August 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT A USED 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA ON 6/23/2017 WITH APPROX. 47,000. AROUND 6/30/17 THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING OVER 40MPH AND THE RPM WAS GOING ALL THE WAY OVER TO 8 & 9. THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER, CUT OFF THE CAR AND CRANK IT BACK UP AGAIN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, WHEN I'M AT A LIGHT THAT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5-10 MPH AND I HAVE THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN IN TUSCALOOSA, AL ON 08/21/17 TO CORRECT THE CVT TRANSMISSION OPEN RECALL. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM DUE TO THEM NOT FINDING ANY CODES AND TEST DRIVING THE CAR. I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN UP ON 08/21/17 AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER (MY SON WAS IN THE CAR) ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012398August 2, 2017
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, SEATS
TAKATA INFLATOR. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A NISSAN DEALER ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. IT STATED THAT I SHOULD BRING IN MY VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR. WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD BE CALLED BY THE DEALER WHEN THE THEY RECEIVE THE AIR BAG FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER. WHEN I CHECKED NHTSA WEBSITE, IT DID NOT SHOW MY VEHICLE AS A RECALLED VEHICLE. I AM CONFUSED. IS THE DEALER BEING HONEST. PREVIOUSLY, THE DEALER HAD REQUESTED THAT I BRING IN MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION I WAS ALSO TOLD TO BRING IN MY VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS PROPERLY COMPLETED. WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE IN REFERENCE TO THE MOST RECENT REQUEST TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG? THE DATE I RECEIVED IS APPROXIMATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010743July 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO START THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ODOR OF FUEL AND ANTIFREEZE EMITTED INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLAY NISSAN DEALER, IN NORWOOD, MA WHERE THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONTACT "WE DO NOT WANTED TO SEE YOUR FACE AROUND HERE AGAIN.' THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,108.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006193July 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH REMAINS ON, IN THE "OFF" LIT POSITION EVEN WITH A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT IS ON AND SOMETIMES IT IS OFF NO MATTER IF YOU ARE ON A CITY STREET OR GOING 60 MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004985July 13, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR JUST CUTS OFF WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004780July 12, 2017
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION AND EVERY TIME I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. IT WOULD HESITATE TO GO. THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL AND I HAD PLENTY OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002539June 30, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALER (MODERN NISSAN) COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHARING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT RECALLS WERE VIN SPECIFIC AND THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001302June 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 12 JUNE 2017. WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN STOP.THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT WAS CRUSHED BACK ABOUT A FOOT. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES OTHER THAN SEAT BELT BRUISES. INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED HE WAS VERY SURPRISED AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS BEING HELD PENDING INVESTIGATION BY NISSAN. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001473June 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
WHEN DROPPING A FRIEND OFF AT HIS HOUSE HE UNBUCKLED HIS SEATBELT GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE RED SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED OFF SHOWING THE AIRBAG WAS STILL ALIVE RATHER THAN LIGHTING UP TO SHOW THAT IT IS OFF. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER TWICE TO CHECK WHY WHEN A PASSENGER SET IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT SHOW ACTIVE COMMA AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPLACED BY NISSAN FOR TEST PURPOSES. THE WARNING SYSTEMS REMAINED ON AS IF SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AT A LATER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994298June 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MANUFACTURE DATE 10/14. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WITH FILTER. ALSO THE CABIN AIR FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE ENGINE AIR FILTER WAS NOT REPLACED. 1. OWNER LEFT SHOP AND CALLED ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER SAYING THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TWO TECHNICIANS WENT TO THE SCENE AND FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND PASSENGER AREA OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS ALSO MELTED AWAY. 2. AFTER RESEARCHING FOR THIS YEAR/ MAKE AND MODEL THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER CARS WITH MYSTERIOUS FIRES. 3. DISCUSSED WITH TECHNICIAN AND THE ONLY ITEM THAT WAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992705June 1, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT INSIDE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A NEIGHBOR'S HOME AND MAILBOX. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GREY DANIEL NISSAN WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING DUE TO THE DOOR KNOCKING HIM DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE REVERSED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,098. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 09/22/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10991752May 26, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 63,000 MILES. VEHICLE STATIONARY AT STOP LIGHT AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED. NO WARNINGS OR ENGINE LIGHTS WERE LIT. THE TRANSMISSION JUST FAILS WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991618May 25, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS AN EXCESSIVE CONTINUOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FUME. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE LEAKS PRESENT. THE LOCAL DEALER, HOWELL MOTORS, INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NO FUMES WERE PRESENT; HOWEVER, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BECAME LOOSE. THERE WERE ALSO CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD THAT WERE VISIBLE FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IF SHE COULD PROVIDE MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATING THAT THE FUMES CREATED HEALTH ISSUES, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND/OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER INJURY INCLUDED COUGHING UP SOLIDIFIED PETROLEUM DUE TO THE FUMES AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR ON HER CLOTHING. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 10/02/17 *BF *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10991639May 25, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE ENTIRELY INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT INTENSITY AND FAIL TO SAFELY ILLUMINATE THE STREET AHEAD OF YOU. THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHILE RAINING, OR UNDER ANY LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS SINCE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE OBJECTS. THIS ISSUE WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, BUT BECAME A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AROUND 50,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY SEE. SOMETIMES, WHEN I SWITCH TO LOW FOR AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, I SUDDENLY FIND MYSELF DRIVING COMPLETELY WITHOUT SUFFICIENT LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990869May 22, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKING CAR IN AGAIN 3RD TIME / SOUR SMELL FROM VENTS. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I WASH CAR OR IT RAINS. VERY STRONG, FIRST DAY SMELLS LIKE WET DOG, DAY 2SMELLS SOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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