Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#10714214May 3, 2015
STEERING
PURCHASED CAR NEW. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH NO ISSUES. POWER STEERING ON CAR WAS VERY NOISY AT ALL TIMES. IT SOUNDED LIKE A HIGH-PITCHED DENTIST'S DRILL THAT ONLY GETS WORSE WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED. NOT SURE HOW LONG ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM WILL LAST. AFTER THREE WEEKS, DEALER AGREED TO ACCEPT CAR BACK AND SWAP IT FOR ANOTHER ONE. APPARENTLY, THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS. DEGRADATION IN QUALITY AND SAFETY IS NOTED ON THE 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA.WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
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#10714215May 3, 2015
STEERING
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN EXCHANGE FOR A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT HAD SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS. THIS CAR SEEMS ONE STEP WORSE THAN THE ONE I JUST TRADED. HEATED STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT WORK. POWER STEERING GROWLS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO GEAR AND WHINES WITH A HIGH-PITCHED NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD VERY CLEARLY IN THE CABIN WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED. ENGINE IS NOISY. THERE IS ALSO A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE CAR EXCEEDS SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH. APPOINTMENT MADE WITH DEALER WITH A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE (REQUESTED BY ME). POOR MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN OF VEHICLE. NISSAN HAS INNOVATION THAT IS DISAPPOINTING, TO SAY THE LEAST. IF NISSAN IS UNABLE TO REPAIR VEHICLE PROPERLY, I WILL TRADE VEHICLE FOR A SUBARU AND NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
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#10713492April 29, 2015
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD/CENTER CONSOLE AREA HAS HIGHLY REFLECTIVE/SHINY PLASTIC, THAT REFLECTS THE SUN INTO THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS EYES, TEMPORARILY BLINDING THEM A LARGE AREA OF THE CENTER CONSOLE IS HIGHLY REFLECTIVE, EVERYTHING AROUND THE STEREO CONTROLS AND UPPER CENTER VENTS.. THIS IS A HAZARD, AND NOT FOUND ON MANY OTHER MANUFACTURERS . *TR
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#10712869April 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SOMETIME WILL TURN OFF, WHILE PEOPLE STILL SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE SENSOR OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS JUST NOT SENSITIVE ENOUGH WITH LIGHT WEIGHT ADULT WEIGHT LESS 120LBS. *TR
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#10706375April 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
`DRIVING FROM A CUSTOMER BUSINESS MY RED LIGHT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG CAME ON . I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED AND ORDERED A AIR BAG MODULE. WHEN PART CAME IN ON APRIL 13TH 2015 WITH MILES OF 11276 DEALER REP SAID THAT THE MODULE DID NOT TURN RED LIGHT OFF. SERVICE ORDERED A DRIVER AIR BAG MODULE AND INSTALLED THIS ON MILES 11738, APRIL 17TH,2015, RED LIGHT STILL ON. INFORMED ME THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE PART THEY CAN PUT ON IT IS CALLED A NEW CABLE..CAR IS NEW AND UNDER WARRANTY, BOOK SAYS IF LIGHT IS RED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY, CALLED SERVICE ON AFTERNOON OF APRIL 17TH AND SUGGESTED THEY GIVE A LOANER TO ME IF THIS CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE . SERVICE SAID IT WAS SAFE, JUST THAT THE LIGHT IS ON.I DRIVE 100- 300 MILES A DAY IN THIS CAR AND IF THE RED LIGHT IS ON THE SERVICE MANUAL SAYS THIS IS DANGEROUS, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSES TO OFFER A LOANER CAR, SERVICE REP SAID THE AIR BAGS WOULD STILL WORK AND THAT THE LIGHT JUST WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN THREE TIMES IN THREE WEEKS AND THE LIGHT IS STILL RED..I AM TO TAKE THIS BACK NEXT WEEK TO HAVE A CABLE INSTALLED AS PER INVOICE.. *TR
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#10704592April 9, 2015
STEERING
ON JAN 22, 2015 , I TEST DROVE A BEAUTIFUL 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA, THE SPEED DURING TEST DRIVE DID NOT EXCEED 45MPH AND THE DRIVE WAS SMOOTH AND WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DECIDED TO BUY THE VEHICLE AND TRADES A NISSAN 2012 ALTIMA WITH LOW MILEAGE AND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ON THE WAY HOME , ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE I NOTICED A DRIFTING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITH NO EASY TRANSITION BACK TO CENTER LANE. THE WHEEL WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND THEN WOULD SORT OF HANG UP WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN TO CENTER LANE. EACH TIME IT WENT LEFT, WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN TO CENTER LANE IT WOULD OVER COMPENSATE AND DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. THIS SHIFTING OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE RIDE HOME WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES OF TURNPIKE AT A SPEED OF 70MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK RIGHT AWAY AND 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THAT, THE LAST TIME THE STEERING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT 70MPH ON THE TURNPIKE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGAIN SAID VEHICLE IS IN TOLERANCE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR NISSAN AND THEY ALSO COULD NOT HELP, SINCE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE VEHICLE IS IN TOLERANCE. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE DRIVEN AND CONFIRM MY FEARS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. *TR
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#10702043March 26, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ALONE ON 03/12/2015 NOTICED THE AIRBAG AUXILIARY LIGHT COME ON IN MY NEW 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE ALTIMA WAS SERVICED FOR THIS ON 03/18/2015 AND THE LIGHT WAS RESET WITH THE TECHNICIAN STATING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS UNDER RECALL. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ON 03/22/2015 THE AIRBAG AUXILIARY LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN, ALSO WHEN I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE. THE ALTIMA WAS SERVICED AGAIN FOR THIS ISSUE ON 03/25/2015 WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED OBJECTS LEFT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT (LAPTOP BAGS, ETC.) CAN CAUSE THE SENSOR TO GO OFF AND THAT IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO NOT PUT ANYTHING ONTO THE PASSENGER SEAT ASIDE FROM AN ADULT PERSON. ALTHOUGH I HAVE PLACED A BAG ONTO THE PASSENGER SEAT A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE AIRBAG AUXILIARY LIGHT NEVER CAME ON WHILE ANYTHING OR ANYONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEN AGAIN TODAY, 03/26/2015, THE AIRBAG AUXILIARY LIGHT CAME BACK ON IN MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH NOTHING/NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10701307March 24, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I CAME TOO A STOP SIGN. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AS I ACCELERATED I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE SUNROOF APPARENTLY EXPLODED AND IT RAINED GLASS ON ME. I WAS SHOCKED I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED THROUGHOUT CAR LOOKING FOR A OBJECT THINKING IT WAS THROWN AT THE CAR. I EXITED LOOKED FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE BESIDES THE SHATTERED ROOF. NOTHING WAS SCRATCHED OR DENTED. I LOOKED AT THE ROOF I NOTICED THE GLASS SHATTERED UPWARD. IT LOOKED LIKE IT EXPLODED INSIDE OUT. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND SEE THIS HAPPENS MORE THEN I THOUGHT. *TR
Crash:
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0
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#10701091March 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WE NOTICE IT OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED PRIOR TO THE PASSENGER GETTING IN. IF WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN THE LIGHT GOES OUT. OUR VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT CLEARLY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. *TR
Crash:
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Deaths:
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#10689850February 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY IN INTERIOR (FLOORBOARDS, STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL, AND AND ME) NOISE LEVEL EXTREMELY HIGH INSIDE CAR. DEALER AND NISSAN AMERICA SAY THEY WILL NOT FIX OR BUY BACK CAR. PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 2014. HAD SAME CAR 2014 MODEL THAT HAD NO VIBRATION OR NOISE. DEALER HAD SEVEN TEST DRIVES AND ALL AGREE WITH ME, BUT NO ONE WOULD COMMIT TO SAYING THE CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED - THEY SAY IT COULD BE DEFECTIVE OR COULD BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. EITHER WAY I AM STUCK!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR
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#10681780February 6, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED NEW ON DEC, 2, 2014 FROM A NISSAN DEALER LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, PA. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A BURNING AND SULFUR ODOR SINCE DAY ONE AND THE SULFUR ODOR IS GETTING WORSE. THE VEHICLE IS RATED FOR 38 MPG HIGHWAY AND 27 MPH CITY. THE VEHICLE MPG IS GROWING WORSE AND IT GETS ABOUT 24 MPG AS I WRITE THIS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE TO DETERMINE THESE ISSUES AND I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEMS FOUND. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO ME TO TRY OTHER FUEL STATIONS AND TO KEEP IN MIND GAS IS NOW CHEAP! CONTACTED NISSAN USA SEVERAL TIMES WHERE YOU SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO GIVE OUT THEIR LAST NAME AND I WAS TOLD THE SELLING DEALER WILL NOT LOOK AT THE CAR ANY FURTHER SO I ASK FOR NISSAN TO BUY IT BACK. AS OF 2/6/15 I AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN USA. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO INVESTIGATE MY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SULFUR ODOR AND VERY POOR MPG. MY WIFE HAS A ALLERGY TO SULFUR AND CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOWS WHEN THE SULFUR ODOR WILL FILL THE CABIN AND SHE THEN HAS TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, OPEN THE WINDOWS. THE LAST TIME SHE WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (01/31/15) THE CAR BEGIN EMITTING A VERY STRONG SULFUR ODOR AND SHE HAD TO PULL OFF AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE SELLING DEALER REFUSES TO PROVIDE SERVICE OR ASSIST IN ANY MANNER. NISSAN USA IS BACKING UP THE DEALER. THIS IS HOW NISSAN TREATS AN CUSTOMER WHO HAS OWNED/LEASED 8 NISSAN VEHICLES! *JS
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#10672274January 13, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CUSTOMARY TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. UPDATED 03/19/15*LJ UPDATED 9/15/2017*CN
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#10669320December 31, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PURCHASED A 2015 ALTIMA SV WITH THE TECH PACKAGE. THIS INCLUDE SEVERAL SAFETY FEATURES, BUT THE ONE I WANTED MOST WAS THE BLIND SPOT WARNING SYSTEM. I DISCOVERED IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS THAT WHEN IT WAS RAINING OR THE ROADS WERE WET, THE BSW COULD GIVE FALSE ALARMS LIKE A CAR WAS NEXT TO ME, WHEN THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS NEAR ME. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS AND ON THE SECOND TIME, I WAS HANDED A BULLETIN THAT SHOWS THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION. I JUST HEARD BACK FROM THEM ON 12/30/14 AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. HOW CAN A SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS PART OF A 1000.00 PACKAGE BE DESIGNED TO GIVE FALSE ALARMS WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HAVE HAVE NISSAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THANKS. *JS
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#10669168December 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA ON THE ROAD AND THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC SO IT WAS SORT OF STOP AND GO AND LOTS OF IDLING. EACH TIME I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT SEEMS THE CAR HESITATED TO GO. AFTER I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I THEN DROVE ONTO INTERSTATE 85 IN GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DRIVE SHAFT ALSO STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND THE CAR COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STOPPED ON ME. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR TO GET DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO AND THEY WOULDN'T SPEAK TO ME OR RETURN MY CALLS. I ENDED UP CALLING NISSAN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE IN RE THE CAR. THE GUY ASKED FOR MY VIN # AND I GAVE IT TO HIM AND HE IMMEDIATELY ASKED IF MY CAR'S ENGINE STALLED ON ME. I ADVISED THAT IT DID IN THE MIDST OF MY DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN ON AN INTERSTATE. HE ADVISED THEY WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK TO GET MY CAR BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING HE COULD DO FOR ME TO HAVE TRANSPORTATION AND I'D HAVE TO SPEAK WITH THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A LOANER. THE DEALERSHIP ENDED UP DIAGNOSING THIS AS A BAD TRANSMISSION IN THIS BRAND NEW CAR. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE GUY KNEW THAT THIS CAR HAD STALLED ON ME PRIOR TO ME EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP THAT REPAIRED IT ALSO ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES PRIOR. I HAD NOT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD 101 MILES ON IT AND I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF AND THEY SOLD IT TO ME ANYWAY. I REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS B/C I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS CAR AS IT WAS A NEW CAR WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION AND I DO NOT TRUST IT'S SAFETY FOR MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY. *JS
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Deaths:
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#10640005September 29, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO GOOD REASON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RUN A PEN DOWN THE SEAM AND CLAIM THAT THERE'S AN IMPACT. I'M AN ENGINEER AND I CAN ATTEST STRESS FRACTURE ON A GLASS DOESN'T GUARANTEE THAT THERE'S NO CHIP ON THE EDGE ALONG THE WAY. THIS LOOK LIKE A STRESS FRACTURE, OR WORKMANSHIP DEFECT. NHTSA, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CAN LEAD INTO SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY. *TR
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Deaths:
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