Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#10981275April 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL 4/26/17. IT STARTED TO ALMOST STALL AT RED LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THEN IT COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STAYED ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. NO LIGHT ON DASH OR WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980115April 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROMISED TO CONFER WITH THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978677April 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN IT WAS AS IF MY CAR SHUT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, BREAK, TURN THE CAR OFF AND PLACE IN PARK. THE CAR COASTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND I STEERED IT TO THE CURB. I SLAMMED ON BREAKS AS HARD AS I COULD AND THE CAR JERKED SO HARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT IN PARK BUT THE CAR WOULDNT TURN OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE IT HOME (LESS THAN A MILE) AND PARKED IT. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978626April 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSIONS I ALWAYS HAD THE SHAKING AND JUDDERING PROBLEM AFTER THE NISSAN CVT SOFTWARE RECALL THE SHAKING AND JUDDERING GOT WORSE AND KNOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THE VALVE IN THE CVT NEEDS REPLACING AFTER A MONTH OF THE RECALL AND AFTER MONTH MY POWERTRAIN WARANTY EXPIRED THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE REVERSING OR IN DFIVE OR IN PARK OR JUST IDLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978554April 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
AFTER STARTUP WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON INTERMITTANTLY. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. 4 TIMES THEY "REPROGRAMMED THE PCM ACCORDING TO THE RECALL" AND THE LAST TIME DID NOTHING. I DID CALL NISSAN AND THEY OPENED A 'CASE' PRIOR TO THE LAST REPAIR ATTEMPT (#25798531) AND STILL NO ATTEMPT AT REPAIR WAS DONE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM (IN 30 MILES, DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THEY ACTUALLY GOT OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND RESTARTED THE CAR). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST SINCE NEW; BUT WE THOUGHT THE LIGHT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON! I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM VIA RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971220April 7, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5S WAS SERVICED ON DECEMBER 19, 2016 AT PLANET NISSAN 5850 CENTENNIAL CENTER BLVD. LAS VEGAS, NV 89149 DEALER PERFORMED R1609 OCS RECALL & PC490 CVT REPROGRAM RECALL. DURING THESE PROCESS SOME ELECTRICAL ITEMS DAMAGE. NOW CVT (CONTINUES VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) IS FAILING. ON APRIL 6, 2017 TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTONATION NISSAN LAS VEGAS 5800 W. SAHARA AVE THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID CVT IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE BUT NISSAN DO NOT WANT TO PAY. VEHICLE DRIVES BUT WHEN YOU REACH 25-35 MILES PER HOUR IT JERKS, ALSO 65 MILES PER HOUR IT JERKS THEN IT LOOSES POWER, VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND IT DOES NOT MOVE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970340April 3, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
THE DASHBOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHEN DRIVING & REMAINS ON UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. IT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHETHER SLOWING (FOOT ON BRAKE), GOING UP OR DOWNHILL, DRIVING ON FREEWAY, OR AFTER STOPPING FOR A LIGHT. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES STARTING WHEN CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. NISSAN DEALER SAYS COMPUTER ANALYSIS SHOWS INCIDENT OCCURS BUT COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW WHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969380March 29, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR WHILE IN A LOWER GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A REVVING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968413March 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THIS AUTO NEW AND FROM BEGINNING HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH OR STUTTERED SHIFTING WHEN CLIMBING HILL (WORST), DESCENDING HILL, DRIVING ON FLAT AREAS, DEPRESSING OR RELEASING GAS PEDAL. I LET THE MAINTENANCE DEPT KNOW WHEN GETTING CAR SERVICED AT THREE MONTHS AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL! SURE. I BROUGHT THIS UP AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. AFTER THE RECALL CAME OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MOD , THE FIX HELPED SOMEWHAT. NOW A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE, ESPECIALLY IN THE HILLS. THIS FIXED DIDN'T HELP AND MORE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT CORRECTLY. THIS HAD BEING GOING ON ALMOST 4 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE TO YESTERDAY LAST DAY DRIVEN. SOONER OR LATER THE TRANSMISSION WILL QUIT WORKING FROM THIS TROUBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967962March 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013-ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES. I DRIVING TOWARDS THE GWB AND WAS SITTING ON HEAVY TRAFFIC HEADING TO THE EXIT WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THEN SHUT OFF. ALL THE LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON. I PUT THE STEER BACK TO PARK. AND RESTARTED MY CAR, IT VIBRATED A LITTLE MORE WHEN IT SHUT OFF FOR THE SECOND TIME. I TRIED A FINAL TIME TO TURN MY CAR BACK ON, WHICH FINALLY DID NOT SHUT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK. I WAS SUPER SCARED AS I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, LUCKY FOR ME IT WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE DRIVING SLOWER THAN USUAL. THIS IS NOT SAFE AS I USUALLY DRIVE WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD WITH ME. I GOT TO WORK I LOOKED UP WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME AND THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T KNOW WHY NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT SAY THIS CAR IS RELIABLE ANYMORE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND TAKING THE CAR IN TOMORROW. I AM HOPING THEY CAN CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION AS I AM STILL IN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968233March 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. MULTIPLE TRIES SOMETIMES MAKES THE SOLENOID RELEASE, BUT DEALER SAYS THE MECHANISM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED $700. MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, BUT NO RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967853March 22, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKS ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 12000 MILES ON IT, AND IT JUST QUIT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS RESULTS IN A SAFETY HAZARD AS OWNER COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE NISSANS, AND THE COMPANY MAY HAVE CREATED A NEW PART IT APPEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967892March 22, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATES AIRBAG IS "INHIBITED" EVEN THOUGH MY WIFE IS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE HAS NO PROTECTION FROM THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967584March 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AFTER RECENT RECALL WORK DONE ON CVT (REPROGRAMMING) 1 WEEK AGO , TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK THE CAR HAS FAILED TO MOVE FROM STATIONARY WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED FROM IDLE/STANDING - ENGINE DID NOT REV HIGHER ETC, LITERALLY NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. HAD TO TAKE ALL PRESSURE OF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WAIT A FEW SECONDS, THEN PRESS AGAIN TO ACTUALLY MOVE - DANGEROUS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY STREET/TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967587March 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
DESPITE MULTIPLE RECALLS AND FIXES TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG (ALL OPEN RECALLS COMPLETED), THERE ARE STILL TIMES WHEN A NORMAL WEIGHT PASSENGER IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES THAT IT IS OFF WITH NO PASSENGER PRESENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS, DESPITE ALL THE VISITS/RECALLS TO DATE. IT IS NOT A PERMANENT FAULT, JUST AN OCCASIONAL FAULT - PASSENGER NORMALLY AROUND ADULT/TEENAGERS 200LB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966631March 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY STORY EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE REST. FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE SOMETIME ACTED STRANGE. THEN OF COURSE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AFTER 80K MILES...CAR GOES INTO DRIVE BUT THEN DIES. TOW THE VEHICLE IN MYSELF TO SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED AS "NEED NEW TRANSMISSION". 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS... WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP! [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965977March 14, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BUT SPECIFICALLY WHEN AT A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT -SMOOTH TRANSITION BUT I COULD HEAR/FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM BUT THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND NOT ONLY AT A RED LIGHT. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, THE STREETS AND AT RANDOM TIMES BUT MOSTLY AS MY SPEED WOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE USUALLY WHEN STARTING TO GO SLOWER... I HAD A MECHANIC IN MY CAR NOTICE THIS AND ASK IF I HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AND THAT POSSIBLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AS HE HAD COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE BEFORE WITH ALTIMAS. I AM CURRENTLY BEING TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY ISSUE BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE FALSE AND WANT MY CAR FIXED AS IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE. UP UNTIL 2016 I HAD BEEN HAPPY WITH MY ALTIMA AND CONSIDERING MY NEXT ONE. NOW I AM NOT SO SURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959987March 10, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUDDERING, MAKING LOUD NOISES, AND THEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND DIE IN TRAFFIC, VERY DANGEROUS. THE TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWICE. THE NEW REPLACEMENT FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959744March 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AT LIGHTS, HESITATES AND SHUDDERS. SAFETY ISSUE IS THE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. SYMPTOMS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) WEEKS AGO, HAVE KEPT LOG OF DATES, SYMPTOMS, TIME, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. ,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959817March 9, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE IF A REPLACEMENT COULD BE PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER CONSOLE WAS UNSTABLE IN THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER SHORTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHAT THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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