Nissan Altima Complaints (2014)

1,114 consumer complaints on file.

#11413571April 23, 2021
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF FRONT HOOD. THE FIRE MARSHALS WERE CALLED, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL POLICE TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BEING DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413594April 23, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY NISSAN IS A 2014 AND ONLY HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND THIS IS UNHEARD OF. IT'S A CVT MADE FROM NISSAN AND THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS SITUATION SO NOW I AM OUT $2600-$4100 BECAUSE NISSAN HAS DECIDED IT DOES NOT WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND CREATE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413408April 22, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 20V-315. THIS WAS POSTED ON MAY 20, 2020 AND THE STATUS IS STILL SHOWING RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE THAT AFTER 11 MONTHS SOMETHING SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED WITH THE OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412829April 19, 2021
SUSPENSION
THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AT THE POC BUSHING WHILE DRIVING AROUND 20MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412900April 19, 2021
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN TOW LOT. THE CONTACT CALLED WEST HERR NISSAN OF ORCHARD PARK (3580 SOUTHWESTERN BLVD, ORCHARD PARK, NY 14127, (716) 954-8992) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11408472April 16, 2021
SUSPENSION
THE RIGHT REAR LOWER LINK OF MY 2014 ALTIMA COMPLETELY FAILED DUE TO RUST, LIKELY CAUSED BY ROAD SALT. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF A STATE ROAD WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND PARTIALLY LOST STEERING CONTROL. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS, I LIKELY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED, INJURING ME AND MY SON. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2013 MODELS. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR AFTER PLEADING MY CASE AND HAD NO RATIONAL EXPLANATION FOR WHY NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407533April 12, 2021
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN THE LANE I'M DRIVING IN FEELS LIKE I'M ABOUT TO BE BLOWN OFF THE ROAD I'VE REPLACED THE TIE RODS THE HUBS THE TIRES HAD MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS BUT FEELS LIKE THE SUSPENSION HAS FAILED SOME WHERE OR THE STEERING FAILED SOMETHING IS THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING OR HESITATION THERE'S A ITS TO THE POINT I'M GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE IT ALMOST LIKE THE FRAME IS SEPARATED OR SEPARATING SOMEWHERE DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE FEELS UNSTABLE AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS IT ALMOST TO THE POINT I WANNA JIST JUNK THE [XXX] THING CAUSE NO MATTER WHAT I HAVE DONE OR DO TO IT MYSELF IT NEVER GETS BETTER PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407459April 11, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. THEY DO NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD AT ALL CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ENDANGERS THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407187April 9, 2021
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11406663April 6, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2013-2015 ALTIMAS. THE HEADLAMP PROJECTOR BOWLS DETERIORATE AND DO NOT PROJECT THE LIGHT CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EXPENSIVE BULBS TWICE WITH BRIGHTER BULBS AND THIS DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406345April 4, 2021
STEERING, SUSPENSION
REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND BROKEN WHILE IN MOTION. LOSS OF STEERING AS WELL AS DRIVEABILITY BEYOND 10MPH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11406134April 2, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT LIGHT UP THE AREA ENOUGH TO SEE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405939April 1, 2021
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE BECAME AWARE THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN NISSAN OF GREENSBORO (3900 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,270.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405990April 1, 2021
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY WIFE AND I STARTED TO NOTICE THE DIMNESS OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT IT BECAME MORE APPARENT WHEN WE DROVE THROUGH SOME BACK COUNTRY WITH WINDING ROADS FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY WITH THE FAMILY. IT WAS STRESSFUL, SCARY AT TIMES AND OBVIOUSLY A HAZARD. I PRETTY MUCH HAD TO KEEP MY HIGH BEAMS ON FOR THE WHOLE STRETCH OF THE DARK ROADS ESPECIALLY ON SHARP AND BLIND TURNS. SINCE THAT EXPERIENCE, WE TRY TO STEER CLEAR OF TAKING TRIPS IN THE EVENING... BUT EVEN NOW ON REGULAR ROUTINE DRIVES ON FREEWAYS OR EVEN PULLING UP TO MY COURT THE DIM BEAMS ARE MORE OBVIOUS THAN EVER. I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGE SERVICE DONE TODAY, AND MENTIONED MY ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND INQUIRED ABOUT REPLACEMENTS. THEY SUGGESTED RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE BUT IT WOULD COST $375 OR SOMETHING JUST TO DO THAT... I MENTIONED THAT THEY RECENTLY DID A DIAGNOSTIC (THAT I PAID FOR WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER CONCERN I HAD WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT GOING AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND, JUST NEEDED TO TOP OFF THE BRAKE FLUID) SO I PASSED ON IT... I THEN INQUIRED ABOUT REPLACEMENTS AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE ABOUT $400 TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES. FROM THAT POINT I GOOGLED COST TO COMPARE AND CAME ACROSS ARTICLES, FORUMS THAT BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT I WASN'T ALONE WITH MY CONCERN AND ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. AND SOME COMMENTS MENTIONED REPLACEMENTS SUCH AS HID OR LED DIDN'T DO MUCH TO HELP THE DIM BEAM. I AM NOT SURE NOW IF I WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE OR KEEP GOOGLING ON WAYS TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM IN A MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAY. HOPEFULLY THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE THE DIM LOW BEAM IS A HAZARD THAT FIXING WILL SAVE LIVES AND MAKE IT LESS STRESSFUL AT NIGHT TO DRIVE... ESPECIALLY WHEN CARRYING SPECIAL CARGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405519March 30, 2021
SUSPENSION
AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10MPH, THE CAR FELT LIKE THE CAR LOST ALIGNMENT AND REQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT RIGHTWARD TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL (BETWEEN 1 AND 2 O'CLOCK) TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE LANE. ADDITIONALLY, AMBER ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, I PROCEEDED THERE ON SIDE STREETS, KEEPING SPEED BELOW 20 MPH. I PARKED ON THE STREET, AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL TILTED NOTICEABLY INWARD AND WITH LESS CLEARANCE IN THE WHEEL ARCH. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, I SAW THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKEN AT THE PIVOT POINT WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE CHASSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405223March 28, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE HOOD FLEW OPEN WHILE TRAVELING ON A STATE NUMBERED ROUTE APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. WE WERE BLESSED THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE A WRECK WITH INJURIES. THIS IS COMMON FROM WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED, YET NO REMEDY. I HATE THIS FACT BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER IS SIMPLY WAITING FOR ALL WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE TO PHASE OUT, SELL, AND MOVE ON. WE WILL DO THIS, TRADE TOWARDS ANOTHER MAKE FOREVER. NO NISSANS NO MORE NEVER. THANKS FOR NOTHING NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404660March 24, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE THAT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING AND AXLE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO TURN INWARDS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE 5 MPH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED AT HIS PARENT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE THAT THE REAR AXLE AND SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11404023March 20, 2021
SUSPENSION
WAS BACKING OUT DRIVEWAY, HEARD NOISE, STOPOED, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, FOUND REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CAVED IN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403876March 19, 2021
SUSPENSION
REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM BROKE AT ATTACHMENT TO CAR BODY. ONE HALF OF THE WELD SHOWS CRACK AND PRIOR CORROSION. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND NOTICED HANDLING ISSUES AND CAR SAGGING ON PASSENGER SIDE. I PULLED OFF TO A SIDE STREET AND DROVE LOCAL STREETS THE 4 MILES TO MY HOME. CONTROL ARM BROKE IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS BACKING UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403760March 18, 2021
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPM DECREASED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND SHUT-OFF WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FONTANA NISSAN (16444 S. HIGHLAND AVE, FONTANA, CA 92336, (909) 574-2288) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHCILE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO HAVING A SALVAGE TITLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALERS WERE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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