Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11235032July 26, 2019
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THE CONTACT HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. ALSO, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,800. *TT SOME PHOTOS FROM MECHANIC REGARDING BROKEN REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM OF 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, ATTACHED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM EXHIBITED SIGNIFICANT RUST AND FATIGUE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234334July 24, 2019
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WASN'T DRIVING RIGHT SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE WAS CAVED INWARD. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND THE CONTROL ARM THAT ATTACHED THE TIRE TO CAR WAS COMPLETELY SEVERED DUE TO CORROSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234189July 23, 2019
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CLUNKING TYPE NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR CONTROL ARMS HAD CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. DORSCHEL NISSAN (3817 W. HENRIETTA RD, ROCHESTER, NY) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234232July 23, 2019
SUSPENSION
BACKING UP IN PARKING LOT, HIT CURB AT MINIMAL SPEED AND FELT AND HEARD LOUD SOUND. CAR LISTED WHEN DRIVING FORWARD. PROBLEM NOT APPARENT INITIALLY, SO DROVE CAR HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE REAR RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. (SEE PHOTOS). THE CAR HAD 67,000 MILES AT THE TIME. REGULAR SERVICE AT NISSAN DEALER NEVER INDICATED ANY RUST OR OTHER PROBLEMS. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT THE CONTROL ARM DID NOT BREAK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COST TO REPLACE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS OVER $2000. I FEEL AT THE MINIMUM NISSAN SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSPECT THE CONTROL ARMS. THE CAR IS GARAGED IN CONNECTICUT, WASHED REGULARLY, AND NOT DRIVEN FOR 6-8 WEEKS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHILE RESIDING IN WARMER CLIMATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233771July 22, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 36454186. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233805July 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING TO THE NEXT GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CANNON NISSAN OF BLYTHEVILLE (305 N SERVICE RD, BLYTHEVILLE, AR 72315, (866) 433-4281) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 36120298. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233660July 21, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CVT IS JERKING AND THE RECALL DOESN'T EXTEND TO CARS THAT THE PROBLEM MOSTLY EFFECTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233600July 20, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PLEASE LOOK INTO THE ISSUE OF 2013 ALTIMAS AND DIM HEADLIGHTS. NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PROOF OF THE ISSUE WHICH IS THE HOUSING REFLECTOR MATERIAL IS DEGRADING OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, RESULTING IN EXTREMELY DIM HEADLIGHTS TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233428July 19, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE VERY DIM. DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN, FOG, ETC. REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS BUT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. PROBLEM PRESENT WHEN EITHER STATIONARY OR MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233142July 18, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED WITH AN ADULT SITTING IN THE SEAT. 2 AIRBAG SENSORS AND THE CONTROL UNIT NEED TO BE REPLACED TO MAKE THE CAR SAFE TO DRIVE WITH A PASSENGER. AIRBAG SENSORS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY DESPITE BEING A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN CHARGED $930 FOR PARTS AND LABORS FOR THE REPAIR ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS STILL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED USED, BUT HAS NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS THE SAME SENSOR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN A PRIOR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233157July 18, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STOPPING, AND ALSO JERKING. HAS HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. BUT THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUES. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTH, WITH NO CLEAR ANSWERS TO THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233234July 18, 2019
SUSPENSION
CAR WAS IN MOTION APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. A SMALL BUMP WAS HIT IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL SLIGHTLY. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE CAR AND DETERMINED I WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME (LESS THAN 1 MILE AWAY) GOING AT A SLOW ~10 MPH SPEED. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE CAR UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FURTHER IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE WHEEL WAS CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL (~2-3 INCHES) AND WAS AT A SLIGHT INWARD ANGLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CAR WAS TOWED AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED UNDER THE DEALER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS NOT REPLACED UNDER THE DEALER WARRANTY AS IT HAD NOT SHOWN IMMEDIATE SIGNS OF FAILURE. HAD THE WARRANTY NOT COVERED IT, THE PARTS AND LABOR WOULD HAVE TOTALED AROUND $800. THE VEHICLE HAD 66,125 MILES WHEN IT ENTERED THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232715July 17, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2017. 4 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND THE NEXT DAY WHILE WORKING THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT. THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NOW 65,000 MILES LATER THE NEW CVT TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE I HAD A YOUTH CLIENT IN MY CAR FOR WORK. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT THE DROP OF A HAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS CURRENTLY A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS EFFECTING MY WORK AND IS NOT A RELIABLE CAR. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. ALSO THE AIR COMPRESSOR IS AN ISSUE AS WELL. THIS ALSO NEEDS RECALLED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. WHAT IF THE CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD AND SOMEONE WOULD HIT ME WHILE I AM WITH MY CHILDREN OR A CLIENT? THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO PLEASE. BECAUSE NISSAN IS REFUSING TO HELP ME AT ALL FOR THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232772July 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SEAMS TO BE HESITATION MECHANIC SAID IT THE CVT TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232381July 16, 2019
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTROL ARM GAVE OUT AND COMPLETELY CORRODED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO HIS HOME. THE CONTACT CALLED BOUCHER NISSAN OF WAUKESHA (1451 E MORELAND BLVD, WAUKESHA, WI 53186, (262) 542-5500) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. *TR*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231868July 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I MAKE A STOP AND THEN I LEAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND THE CAR IS VERY SLOW BUT THE RPM GOES UP VERY HIGH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231929July 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA DEFECTIVE CVT. PURCHASED A USED 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 62K MILES ON IT AND QUICKLY REALIZED I HAD BOUGHT A CAR WITH A FAILING TRANSMISSION. IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL IN A MANNER THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE CURRENT SYMPTOMS ARE POOR ACCELERATION FOLLOWED BY A SURGE IN ACCELERATION, SHUDDERING, ETC. I HAVE HAD THE CVT FLUID CHANGED AND REPROGRAMMED TWICE AND THE ISSUE STILL REMAINS. UNTIL I CAN HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED I RISK THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DE-ACCELERATING ON THE ROAD WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231589July 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
I BEGAN NOTICING A LOUD CRACKING NOISE WHICH SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR WHENEVER THE REAR WHEELS WOULD GO OVER SHARP BUMPS. I HAD THE DEALER TAKE A LOOK AND I HAVE A CRACKED CONTROL ARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231610July 13, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM. YOU CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT AND DURING THE RAIN IT'S EVEN WORSE. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS. THIS IS A SAFETY MEETING ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231248July 12, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO COCHRAN NISSAN OF SOUTH HILLS (3200 W LIBERTY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15216, (412) 245-4540) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NEW DOOR HANDLES WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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