Nissan Altima Complaints (2015)

955 consumer complaints on file.

#11343774August 6, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF NOWHERE AND CANNOT GET IT TO RESET. I'VE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND TRIED THE RESET WITH KEY IGNITION AND NEITHER WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342706August 1, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FOR DRIVER SIDE IS ON AND WONT GO OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342508July 31, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342528July 31, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MID 2021. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342093July 29, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND FLEW OPEN AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FENDERS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341756July 28, 2020
AIR BAGS
I AM [XXX]. I LIVE IN [XXX]. MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] WITH DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER [XXX]. I OWN A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 27, 2020, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 83 FROM SAN BENITO, TX TO MY HOME IN EDINBURG TX, I JUST NOTICED THAT THE RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT JUST POPPED UP FROM NOWHERE. I WAS ALARMED ABOUT THIS AND I THOUGHT MY PASSENGER (MY WIFE) JUST DIDN'T PUT ON HER SEATBELT. BUT WHEN I CHECKED SHE WAS USING HER SEATBELT. SO I WENT AHEAD AND LOOK AGAIN THAT RED INDICATOR LIGHT AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT. SO I JUST WENT DRIVING VERY CAUTIOUSLY HOME BECAUSE I'M SCARED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN ALONG THE WAY.*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341702July 27, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSED THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES, LOCKS, LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341422July 25, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING RECALLS FOR MY CAR REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION THE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY, THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED WHICH COULD OBSCURE THE DRIVERS VISION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340689July 21, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 20V-315, STATING THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. LETTER INDICATES A REMEDY EXPECTED IN THE MID-2021 TIMEFRAME. THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE AS THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE AND HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339913July 17, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE HOOD OF THE CAR FLEW OPEN DAMAGING BOTH FENDERS. HOOD WAS CLOSED BUT THE LATCH DID NOT SECURE CAUSING IT TO FLY OPEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339646July 16, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHT COMPONENT IS OF VERY POOR QUALITY. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT KIND OF BULBS ARE PLACED IN THE HEADLIGHTS, THE LIGHT DOES NOT PROJECT ONTO THE ROAD ENOUGH TO SEE WELL AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS DON'T PROJECT FAR ENOUGH OUT AND YOU ARE ONLY ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD THAT IS BARELY IN FRONT OF YOU, NOT EVEN TO THE SIDES. I HAVE TRIED UPGRADING THE BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338655July 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEE NISSAN (4170-A RALEIGH RD PKWY W, WILSON, NC 27896), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT ASSIST THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE FAILURE MILEAGE BEING 117,954.*DT*JB*DT *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338401July 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NEITHER THE AIRBAGS HAVE EVER DEPLOYED. EVERY TIME I GO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY CLAIM A CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE OR THAT THE CIRCUIT WAS OPEN. EVERY TIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT IS OFF, BUT AFTER A DAY OR SO THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT SUCH A CRITICAL SYSTEM AS THE AIRBAG IS, WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THEY KEEP TRYING TO CHANGE DIFFERENT PARTS ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND ARE JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT FIXES THE ISSUE. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT NISSAN DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SINCE THERE'S ALREADY BEEN RECALLS ON SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337972July 7, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEING DANGEROUSLY INEFFECTIVE FOR NIGHT DRIVING OR INCLEMENT WEATHER. IT SEEMS THAT THEIR ARE MORE THAN AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FILED TO WARRANT SOME ACTION. MY DAUGHTER AND GRAND CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND THERE BETTER NOT ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THEM BECAUSE OF THIS. NISSAN NOR NHTSA HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO SETTLE THAT LAWSUIT. LIGHTS DECLINED GRADUALLY. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH I SEE THAT THE ISSUE IS THE REFLECTORS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED TO "BRIGHTER" BULBS, NO HELP. I'VE RESEARCHED AFTERMARKET HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AND THEY ALSO SEEM INFERIOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337631July 6, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE TWO ONGOING ISSUES THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA. 1ST ISSUE IS PERIODICALLY I HAVE NO ACCELERATION ON GAS PEDAL. THIS IS VERY SPORADIC AND ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. ALMOST HAD CRASH ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHILE GOING THRU INTERSECTION. SECOND PROBLEM IS PERIODICALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE. CAR ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. 1ST APPEARED AROUND 50K MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337703July 6, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO DICK SMITH NISSAN OF COLUMBIA LOCATED AT 9940 TWO NOTCH RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223, (803) 256-6600, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337405July 4, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM WHEN MY CAR HAD A FUNKY SMELL, SO I STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE, I OPENED THE HOOD AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH MY TIRES, BUT THE SMELL WENT AWAY, AS SOON AS I GOT BACK INTO MY VEHICLE A D I DROVE MAYBE A QUARTER MILE AWAY I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MY HOOD SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN, EVEN THOUGH I MADE SURE IT WAS CLOSED, THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME AND EVER SINCE THEN I BEEN AFRAID OF OPENING THE HOOD TO EVEN CHECK ON ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11337438July 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING HOME THE OTHER DAY ON THE HIGHWAY MY RPM WILL GO HIGH WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WHEN I ASKED MY MECHANIC WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD ME HE'S SURE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331391June 29, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE HOOD OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE HOOD STRUCK AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, DAMAGED BOTH FENDERS AT THE TOP AND OBSCURED THE DRIVERS PATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330400June 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2015 AND PURCHASED IT IN 2018 WITH 60003 MILES. I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AT ABOUT 80K MILES, IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY A FEW TIMES OVER THE NEXT YEAR. MY VEHICLE JUST BROKE 100K MILES, THE ISSUE HAS BECOME MUCH MORE FREQUENT IN THE LAST MONTH, WHEN PULLING OUT ACROSS TRAFFIC, WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. THE VEHICLE HAS LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, OR EVEN PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE AFTER PUTTING THE CAR BACK INTO PARK, AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. OTHER TIMES IT WILL VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATE TAKING AS MUCH AS 30 SECONDS TO INCREASE 10 MPH. I DID SOME BASIC INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY NISSAN VEHICLES WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE ISSUES, AND SUBSEQUENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, WITH 102K MILES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAULTY CVT, AND INDICATED THAT MY SPECIFIC MODEL DOES NOT HAVE ITS TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 120K MILES LIKE OTHER VEHICLES, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY IS ONLY VALID UP TO 84K MILES. I ASKED FOR DOCUMENTATION AS I COULD NOT FIND ANY ON THE WEB DESIGNATING THIS NEW 84K MILE LIMITATION, THEY EMAILED ME AN IMAGE OF A SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING 84K MILES AS THE LIMITATION WHERE NISSAN ACCEPTS LIABILITY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND THEN HAVE NOTHING AFTER YOU HAVE PULLED INTO TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT BEEN HIT WHILE ENTERING OR TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. SO IT HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, BOTH TURNING AND GOING STRAIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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