Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11222303June 24, 2019
WHEELS
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 6:15AM. THE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE I WAS MOVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF I WERE SLIDING ON ICE, HOWEVER IT IS JUNE 2019. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WASN'T INJURED OR KILLED. THERE WERE NO CARS NEAR ME, SO I PULLED OVER. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THE STEEL CONTROL ARM HAD METAL FATIGUE OR SOME OTHER SORT OF DEFECT. I AM 60 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER CAR. THE CAR DOES HAVE 165,000 MILES ON IT, ALL HIGHWAY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A 2013 MODEL YEAR. I FEEL THAT THE NISSAN PRODUCTS ARE NOT SAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221990June 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 25/30 MINUTES AND STOPPING THE CAR WON'T ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS. ON 6/20/2019 I STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THEN STARTED JERKING IN A MANNER THAT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE READS AS A FAULTY SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION.AFTER TAKING IT TO A NISSAN DEALER I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO A RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2017 WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND TRANSMISSION ACTING MESSED UP. IF I STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF THEN IMMEDIATELY BACK ON THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS. THUS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I CAN'T ALWAYS RESTART THE CAR IN A SAFE LOCATION BUT IF I DON'T I COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CAR WON'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY. BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITIES TO THE LAST RECALL AND THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221802June 21, 2019
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AWAY AT THE PIVOT CONNECTION ON THE BODY. THE CONTROL ARM AT THE PIVOT CONNECTION IS HEAVILY RUSTED. THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM IS STILL CONNECTED BUT IS ALSO HEAVILY RUSTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220928June 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT AND STALLED. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PUT INTO DRIVE AND STALLED AGAIN. DID THIS 6 TIMES. CONTACTED TOWING SERVICE AND TOWED A BLOCK AWAY TO A SERVICE STATION. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO A NISSAN DEALER, THEN HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MATT CASTRUCCI NISSAN. WHERE THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED. THE SERVICE TECH. STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS 88,000 MILES AND HAVE READ THAT NISSAN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 120,000, BUT THAT MAY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS. WHY NOT? THEY STATED THAT THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THAT MAKES NO SENSE, SHOULD INCLUDE ALL 2013 NISSAN REGARDLESS OF VIN#. THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED UNDER MY WIFE'S NAME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220562June 17, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLAMPS ARE EXTREMELY DIM ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGHBEAMS ON TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I'VE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE FOR HAVING DIM HEADLIGHTS. I'VE CHANGED THE BULBS AND THEY ARE STILL DIM. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT THE COST OF OVER $800. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND NISSAN IS SILENT ON THIS ISSUE. IT'S KNOWN THAT 2013, 2015, 2016 ALTIMAS HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. PLEASE HELP, I DRIVE WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. I DIVE IN THE CITY, AT NIGHT AND IN THE COUNTRY, THE LOW BEAMS ARE LOW AND I'M FORCED TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHICH IS NOT SAFE FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220577June 17, 2019
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HOOD OPENED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, SECURE THE HOOD, AND CONTINUE DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V029000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANY NISSAN DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220294June 15, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO ACCIDENT OR ANY WORK, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. RESET NOT WORKING. AC COMPRESSOR ALSO GIVES UP. 150K.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219943June 14, 2019
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. IT CORRODED AND BROKE ON ONE SIDE. I WAS DRIVING AT 28/30 MILES AN HOUR, HIT A BUMP AND HEARD SOMETHING POP AND THE CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219848June 13, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND SLIP WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF DRIVE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS FAILED TO CHANGE OVER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED. BALISE NISSAN OF CAPE COD (322 FALMOUTH RD, HYANNIS, MA 02601, (508) 815-4010) WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THAT AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) FAILED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE IF THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT VOLUNTEER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219891June 13, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON AN UPHILL STREET CAR WOULD NOT GO AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH HARD DOWN ON GAS I HAD MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT I THEN PULLED OVER TO SET CAR AT PARK AND TURNED OFF LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT FIVE MINS TURNED CAR BACK ON PUT IT ON REVERSE AND IT WENT FORWARD I SET IT PACK TO PARK GEAR AND THEN BACK TO REVERSE AND IT COMPLIED NOT THE FIRST TIME NOW IT'S JUST MORE COMMON AND THIS TIME IT FREAKED ME OUT IT WASN'T A LITTLE BURP AS THE OTHER TIMES HAD CAR FOR ONLY ABOUT 6 GOING ON 7 MONTHS AND I RESTRICTED L MYSELF FROM DRIVING MY OWN CAR THAT I JUST PURCHASED TO THEN BEING TOLD TRANSMISSION FAILING AND 8 RECALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219907June 13, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM FOR DRIVING. CANNOT SEE STREETS, LANES, OR HAZARDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219917June 13, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 2.5S HAS STARTED HAVING THIS ISSUE - OFTEN THE GEAR STICK WILL GET STUCK IN PARK MODE AND WON'T COME OUT. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. SCREW DRIVER OR A SHARP ITEM NEEDS TO BE USED TO RELEASE THE SHIFT LOCK. THIS IS PAINFUL AND IT CAN OCCUR ANYTIME. I TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER SAID IT COULD COST MORE THAN 500$ TO FIX THE SHIFT LOCK. WHEN SEARCHING IN THE INTERNET, MANY NISSAN ALTIMA CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE. BELOW WEB PAGE SHOWS ALL NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_STUCK_IN_PARK.SHTML CONSIDERING THIS AS AN ISSUE FOR MANY CARS, NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS. I HOPE FILING HERE WILL HELP ALL NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS TO GET A RELIEF ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219746June 13, 2019
SUSPENSION
IN MOTION LOST CONTROL. TOOK TO A REPAIR GARAGE. PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED. THEY SUGGESTED TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE. WAITING FOR AN ANSWER FROM BOTH DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE. UNSAFE CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219509June 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK OCCASIONALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE A SMALL PIN TO UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA HOTLINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218914June 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
PASSENGER REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM UNIT FAILED NEAR FRAME CONNECTION POINT WHILE TRAVELLING THROUGH RIGHT HAND TURN AT LOW SPEED. OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL SUGGEST WINTER ROAD SALT MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO PART CORROSION AND PREMATURE FAILURE. CAR DRIVEN IN UPSTATE NY WITH 120,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219150June 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS - IT'S A 6 YEAR OLD CAR WITH A SINGLE PREVIOUS OWNER, ALWAYS LIVED IN A GARAGE, WELL MAINTAINED, ETC. I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY ONE MORNING AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING WHEEL YANKED OUT OF MY HANDS, SWERVED TO THE RIGHT, AND LOCKED UP. I COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE AND HAD TO DRIVE LIKE A VIDEO GAME, CONSTANTLY SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. I TRIED TO MAKE IT ONE MORE EXIT, BUT COULDN'T SAFELY SO I PULLED OVER. ONLY HAD TO TEST DRIVE IT ~20 FEET BEFORE WE REALIZED THE DRIVERS REAR WHEEL NEARLY FELL OFF. WE LAID ON THE GROUND AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SAW THE CONTROL ARM HAD SNAPPED AND BROKEN OFF DUE TO RUST. SURE ENOUGH IN THE SHOP, MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH SIDES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED AND BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED TO SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN OF THE CONTROL ARM THAT ALLOWS WATER TO POOL ON TOP AND NOT DRAIN - THE WATER SITS ON THE CONTROL ARM IN A DIVET AND THE METAL RUSTS AWAY. FORTUNATELY, MY MECHANIC CLEVERLY FIXED THE PROBLEM ON THE REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARMS BY WELDING A PLATE ON TOP TO PREVENT WATER COLLECTION AND FUTURE RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219151June 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH AN OCCASIONAL SHUDDERING OF THE CAR AND SURGING OF RPMS. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENED WHEN I ACCELERATED OVER 60 MPH, BUT ALSO HAPPENED SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY WHEN MAINTAINING SPEED. OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS, THE SHUDDERING BECAME MORE VIOLENT, MORE FREQUENT, AND LESS RELATED TO ACCELERATING, JUST HAPPENING GENERALLY WHEN DRIVING 45+ MPH. ONE WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A WORK TRIP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD WHEN DRIVING, AND I WAS HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING (5/30/2019). THE CODE WAS P0841, TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR/SWITCH. AFTER READING ABOUT THE CODE ONLINE, I WAS HOPEFUL THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE MINIMAL, MAYBE JUST DRAINING AND REFILLING TRANNY FLUID OR REPLACING THE SENSOR/SWITCH ON THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, WITHIN 2 DAYS I REALIZED THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE OWNER LOOKED UP ALTIMA RECALLS AND LAWSUITS, THOUGHT MY CAR WAS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (UNFORTUNATELY, MY NEWER 2013 MODEL WAS NOT), AND DID NOT TOUCH IT. ON MY DRIVE TO THE NISSAN DEALER, I COULD BARELY ACCELERATE, COULD NOT KEEP SPEED, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY, AND THE NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD ' WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. GIVEN THE DIAGNOSIS OF NEAR COMPLETE FAILURE, I AM FORTUNATE IT DID NOT FAIL WHILE DRIVING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS, IN ORDER TO HAVE IT IN NISSAN'S SYSTEM AS BACKUP FOR A FORMAL COMPLAINT/CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. AFTER RECEIVING AN OUTRAGEOUS QUOTE FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION, I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR REBUILDING (6/10/2019). THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD, HAD A SINGLE PREVIOUS OWNER, HAS LIVED IN A GARAGE, AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217980June 5, 2019
SEATS, SUSPENSION
ON JUNE 2ND 2019 I WAS TURNING FROM A LOCAL STREET TO RT 303 WHEN HEARD A POP NOISE. IT CAUSED MY WHEEL TO JERK QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT AND MY DASH BOARD LIGHT TURNED ON. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT IT WAS I SAW THAT THE BODY OF MY VEHICLE WAS RESTING PRACTICALLY ON THE TIRE. I WENT INTO A PARKING LOT ABOUT 400M WHICH WAS IN FRONT OF AN AUTO BODY. I LEFT IT IN THE PARKING LOT OVER NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT ACROSS THE STREET WHERE THERE IS AN AUTO BODY. WHEN THEY LIFTED UP MY CAR THEY SAW THAT THE REAR LEFT PART HOLDING UP MY SHOCKS HAD RUSTED AND ERODED AND SNAPPED AND THAT MY REAR RIGHT SIDE WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218067June 5, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE DIM AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE ON. IF RAINING YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING WITHIN 1-2 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE CITY STREETS. NISSAN SAID IT WAS THE BULBS SO THEY REPLACED THEM AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN BEING ABLE TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 40,500 MILES WHEN IT WENT IN FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217494June 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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