Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11205719May 6, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE BEAM DOES NOT REACH ME IF I STAND IN FRONT OF EITHER HEADLIGHT. I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON RURAL ROADS OR HIGHWAYS AFTER DARK. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR - ACCIDENTS WITH CURB DIVIDERS IN THE CENTER LANES THAT ARE NOT WELL LIT BECAUSE MY LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WELL ENOUGH! ONE INCIDENT ABOUT A YEAR AGO RESULTED IN A COLLISION OF MY CAR AND THE CURB DIVIDER-THERE WERE NO STREET LAMPS NEARBY, AND IT WAS DARK AND RAINY AND I SIMPLY DID NOT SEE THE DIVIDER DUE TO LACK OF HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205461May 3, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH LEAVING WORK WHEN I HEARD A THUD/CLUNK FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR OF THE CAR. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE CAR. I THOUGH I HAD A FLAT BECAUSE THE CAR HAD BEEN HANDLING 'ODDLY' FOR ABOUT 30 FEET. I DIDN'T SEE A FLAT, DROVE THE REMAINING MILE HOME AND WHEN I SAW THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE WAS AT AN ANGLE TO THE CAR. IT WAS POINTED TO THE RIGHT, WHILE THE OTHER TIRES WERE ALIGNED STRAIGHT FORWARD. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AS THEY HAD ONE IN LAST WEEK WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS (SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL) ROUGHLY SAME MILEAGE. THEY ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND DRAG IT ONTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DISCONNECT FROM THE CONTROL ARM WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I REQUESTED THAT THEY CHECK REMAINING CONTROL ARM SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNTIL WAS ALSO CRACKED, BUT NOT COMPLETELY BROKEN THROUGH AS YET. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER REP VISITED THE DEALERSHIP AND STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE DUE TO RUST, CAUSING BOTH CONTROL ARMS TO FAIL, THEREFORE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE HAD FEWER THAN 89,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE COMPONENTS FAILED, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY, AND THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP THREE WEEK'S PRIOR DUE TO A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THIS IS MY SIXTH AND LAST NISSAN VEHICLE I HAVE HAD NO PRIOR EVENTS LIKE THIS WITH MY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. THIS PART FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD 1 MILE FROM MY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204090April 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE MY BRAKES, WHICH ALSO STARTS MY CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY FEEL LIKE THEY GET STUCK SOUNDS AS IF THEY MIGHT BE RUSTY AND WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE THEY CATCH. I WILL APPLY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY CLICK DOWN. I'M AFRAID THE LONGER IT GOES ON SOONER OR LATER THEY WILL NO LONGER WORK. HAPPENS MOTION AND STATIONARY . SUSPENSION' EVERY BUMP I GO OVER I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS HITTING ROCK BOTTOM. SLOW OR NORMAL SPEED. ALL THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE TOLD SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. I WAS FLUFFED OFF TELLING ME IT WAS THIS OR THAT AND IT WAS NORMAL. I DROVE THE SAME CAR 'A RENTAL'NEVER NEVER FELT ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO BUY A NISSAN. BIG MISTAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204120April 27, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, THE SHIFT GEAR WILL NOT MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204165April 27, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CALL STALLED WHEN I WAS STATIONARY, IN DRIVE, AT AN INTERSECTION. SINCE THEN WHENEVER I SHIFT INTO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE, CHECK BATTERY, AND GENERAL WARNING LIGHT ALL COME ON WHEN I EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE ON VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS REPORT THIS ISSUE. MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 HAS A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203864April 26, 2019
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WITHOUT WARNING...I WAS REVERSING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND I HEARD A LOUD POP. WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO TAKE A LOOK, MY REAR CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AND DISLOCATED THE WHEEL. I AM THANKFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE WHILE ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH). THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203995April 26, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLES LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER DARK. I INSTALLED NEW LOW BEAM BULBS IN THE CAR AND THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION PROVES WORTHLESS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE BULBS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM AT ALL. THE MATERIAL INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT UNIT HAS DETERIORATED RENDERING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS USELESS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, FOLKS EVERYWHERE WITH THESE SAME HEADLIGHTS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED AND PRICED A WHOLE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND EACH UNIT WAS 350 DOLLARS. THAT IS 700 DOLLARS PLUS JUST FOR THE HEADLIGHT SET AND THAT AMOUNT DOESN'T INCLUDE LABOR COST. THE NEW HEADLIGHT ARE THE SAME ONES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE VEHICLE AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE OPERATED AT NIGHT ON LOW BEAMS IS A SERIOUS TRANSPORTATION SAFETY HAZARD AS I AM UNABLE TO SEE A SAFE DISTANCE AHEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203688April 25, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS ARE DIMINISHING IN THEIR ABILITY PROJECT LIGHT FORWARD OF THE CAR MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT EVEN WITH BRAND NEW WIRING BULBS. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND CHARGING OWNERS 700 HUNDRED DOLLARS AND MORE TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT. A RECALL NOTICE IS NEEDED TO MAKE THESE CARS SAFE AGAIN TO DRIVE IN NIGHT OR LOW LIGHT SITUATIONS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203760April 25, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPER DIM AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. IF A WRECK HAPPENS IT WOULD BE AT NISSANS FAULT FOR NOT CORRECTING THIS ISSUE YEARS AGO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203284April 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS AROUND 57,500 MILES, WAS BOUGHT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2016, AND HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE AFTER A STOPLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THIS LIGHT AND COULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 12 MPH AFTERWARDS REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. I TRIED STOPPING AND SHIFTING TO PARK THEN BACK TO DRIVE, YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. NO LIGHTS CAME ON AND NO ALERTS POPULATED ON MY DASHBOARD SCREEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG ALTIMA OWNERS. THIS SEEMS TO RESULT FROM A DEFECTIVE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT), AND THE FAILURE TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN WHEN I AM ON A BUSY ROAD OR INTERSTATE AS THIS IS IMMENSELY DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203290April 23, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GRADUALLY GET DIMMER AND DIMMER MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE PROBLEM IS NOT SIMPLE WEAR AND TEAR, RATHER IT IS THE BREAKING DOWN OF CERTAIN MATERIALS WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. ALL IT TAKES IS A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ONLINE OF "2013 NISSAN ALTIMA DIM HEADLIGHTS" OR "2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS" TO SEE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WEBSITES WHERE MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSIS FOR ME, AND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE I'VE READ ABOUT ONLINE, IS THAT THE PROJECTION LENSES BECOME HAZED OVER AND/OR THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE REFLECTOR BOWL DETERIORATES, AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AND THE AVERAGE COSTS OF PARTS AND LABOR IS OVER $1000.00 (MY ESTIMATE AT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP/SERVICE SHOP IS $1089.53). SOME TESTIMONIALS ONLINE REPORTED HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH AS LITTLE AS 30,000 IN MILEAGE. MY ISSUE STARTED TO ARISE AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AFFECTING MANY MANY PEOPLE, THUS A RECALL IS MORE THAN WARRANTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203005April 22, 2019
SUSPENSION
WE TOOK THE CAR FOR OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER , THE DEALER REFUSE TO RELEASE THE CAR HE STATED THE CONTROL ARM IS SO RUSTED AND READY TO SNAP OFF, WE CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE THEY REFUSE TO DO THE REPAIR IT DOES MOST $1300.00 , IF THE CONTROL ARM SNAP WILE WE ARE DRIVING IT COULD BE FATAL, THE CAR HAVE ONLY 57,800 MILES SOME ONE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ONLY DANGERS FOR THE CAR DRIVER IT IT DANGERS FOR THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD, SOMEONE NEED TO HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202850April 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 DIED IN THE PARKING LOT OF A HIGHWAY REST AREA. THE NISSAN MECHANIST LATER REPORTED THE CVT GOT MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202714April 21, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAIL. MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA STARTED SHUDDERING AT ACCELERATION FOR FEW DAYS THEN SUDDENLY STARTED TO HESITATE AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL OR IN REVERSE. THIS HAS CAUSED A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ITS POWER TO MOVE AS IF IT'S IN COMA. TWO MECHANIC SHOPS SAID THE CVT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACEMENT. COSTS 3500$. CANNOT AFFORD IT OF COURSE AND THE CAR ITSELF NOW IS NOT WORTH THIS AMOUNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202676April 20, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DIM LIGHTS ON THIS CAR ARE SO DIM THAT I CAN'T SEE GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIM LIGHTS AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PARKING LOT AND A GRASSY DITCH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY PASSENGERS AND ANYONE IN FRONT OF THE CAR THAT ARE NOT LIT-UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202680April 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RPM METER FLUCTAUATING, P0841 -FAULTY TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202585April 19, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM WRITING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VISIBILITY WITH USE OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO STREETLIGHTS VISIBILITY IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET WITH A SHARP CUT OFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE ROAD HAZARDS UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE TO STOP. WHEN ON COMING CARS PASS VISIBILITY OF THE LINE ON THE EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD IS VERY MINIMAL. ON SECONDARY ROADS WITH NO LINE VISIBILITY OF EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THERE IS AN ON COMING CAR IS PRACTICALLY NOT THERE FORCING ME TO SLOW MY SPEED DRASTICALLY TO KEEP FROM EITHER RUNNING OFF THE ROAD OR HITTING THE ON COMING CAR. I HAVE MADE SERVAL ATTEMPTS AT NEW HEADLIGHT BULBS TO TRY AND EASE THE PROBLEM AND ONLY RECEIVED MARGINAL RESULTS WITH VERY EXPENSIVE LED BULBS. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED A FEW DEER RELATED ACCIDENTS WITH MY CURRENT NISSAN AND WOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN AVOIDED HAD I HAD SAFE VISIBILITY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197236April 18, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME VERY DIM TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT KEEPING THE HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE BULBS (DEALER VERIFIED THAT EVEN INSTALLING HIGH-INTENSITY BULBS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE), BUT WITH THE HALOGEN PROJECTOR LENS. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY AT A DEALER COST OF $1,000 FOR THE PAIR. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE FOR THE 2013-2015 MODEL ALTIMAS, AND DUE TO THE DANGER POSED BY THIS DEFECT I BELIEVE A RECALL IS NECESSITATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196974April 17, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF ON THE HOOD AND TOP OF THE CAR. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM CAN BARLEY SEE AT NIGHT THIS HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVLY WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR HAS 98000 MILES ON IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197064April 17, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DIMMERS ON HEADLIGHT IS EXTREMELY DIM. THIS IS WHILE VEHICLE IS IDLE OR IN MOTION. CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING AT NIGHT. BRIGHT LIGHTS MUST BE ON TO SEE AT NIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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