Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11196598April 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT USED 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA CAR LIKE 2 YR 6 MONTHS. RECENT I FACED JERK CONDITION AND SUDDENLY WENT BREAK DOWN. GIVEN NISSAN SHOW ROOM, THEY CONFIRMED ITS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NEED TO REPLACE. IT'S COST 5500. STILL HAVE A LOAN OF 8500. IF THERE ANY OPTIONS I CAN GO WITH I'M IN IDLE POSITION. IF I GO THROUGH LAW FIRM CAN I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE ??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196034April 13, 2019
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAULT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE TO BE SHORTED OUT AND THEREFORE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOW DEACTIVATED DUE TO THE FAULT. MODULE WAS NOT CURRENTLY IN STOCK AND UNABLE TO BE REPLACED AT TIME OF SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195799April 12, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VERY DIM LOW BEAMS. YOU ALMOST CAN'T TELL THAT THEY ARE ON AT NIGHT, FORCING YOU TO USE YOUR HIGH BEAMS WHEN IT MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DO SO.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195416April 10, 2019
SUSPENSION
MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM ON MARCH 26, 2019. THIS INCIDENT LUCKY OCCURRED AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT AND NOT AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH). THE FIRST INDICATION SOMETHING WAS GOING WRONG WITH THE CAR WAS THE DYNAMIC STABILITY WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. (THIS LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BUT IS LARGER ICON ON THE DASH PANEL). WHEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SLANTED OUTWARD. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE BROKEN CONTROL ARM ISSUE AND I HAD BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER CONTROLS ARMS REPLACED. THE RIGHT HAND SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHOWED SOME CORROSION BUT NO CRACK WERE VISIBLE IN THE AREA WHERE THE LEFT SIDE BROKE. THE BREAK ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE CONTROL ARM APPEARED TO BE CORROSION RELATED (INTERNAL) BECAUSE THE BREAK POINT DID NOT SHOW CLEAN MATERIAL. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. THE CAR HAS 191,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. I DRIVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MILES PER YEAR AND SERVICE THE VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS FAILURE. THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ON A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I LIVE IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF NY STATE SO THE ROADS ARE SUBJECTED TO SALTING IN THE WINTER. FROM OTHER REPORTS THAT I HAVE READ, THIS FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARM SEEMS TO MOSTLY OCCUR WITH CARS IN THE NORTHERN CLIMATE WHERE ROAD SALTING OCCURS. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS INVESTIGATING BY THE NHTSA. IT IS APPARENT THAT THE PART IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED FOR ALL CLIMATE CONDITIONS.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195507April 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
MY LIGHTS REAL DIM AT NIGHT SO I REPLACE THEM WITH NEW LED LIGHTS AND THEY STILL LOOKS DIM I CAN'T SEE NOTHING THIS IS REAL SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GOT KIDS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195255April 9, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WANING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BULBS WERE CHANGED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID MCDAVID NISSAN (11911 GULF FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77034) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LENS IN THE HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194379April 6, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 3 & A HALF YEARS AGO WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 16K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 72K MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DIMINISHED BRIGHTNESS IN THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS. SO MUCH SO THAT I PERSONALLY WILL NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN TO SEE IF / HOW THEY WILL RECTIFY THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194272April 6, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATION FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS THEN STAR ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS IS VERY SCARY I CHECKED ONLINE AND I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM REPORTED IN A LOT OF SAME MODEL OF THE CAR THIS REALLY VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HIGHLY CAUSED ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. SPECIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194285April 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN. MY CAR (ALTIMA 2013) WAS STOPPED ON THE DRIVEWAY TO THE PARKING LOT AT THE TRAIN STATION AND I HAD TO CALL TOWED AWAY COMPANY TO GET IT TO NISSAN SERVICE. NISSAN SERVICE SAYS THE TRANSMISSION BOX MUST BE REPLACED WITH ESTIMATED COST OF ABOUT $4,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193927April 4, 2019
SUSPENSION
DRIVING ON RTE. 376 WEST OUTSIDE ON PITTSBURGH ON 3/28/2019 AROUND MILE MARKER 64 IN LEFT LANE AT 65 MPH, CAR (2013 NISSAN ATLIMA) SWAYED OVER INTO RIGHT LANE ON IT'S OWN (FORTUNATE NO CAR BESIDE ME) GET CAR OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE RIGHT BERM. LOOK UNDERNEATH CAR AND RIGHT REAR CONTROL HAS BROKEN/SHEARED (SEE PICTURES) CAR HAS 134258 MILES. CALL NISSAN DEALER WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2015 (W/ 15K MILES) CAR WAS CERTIFIED NISSAN. DEALERSHIP SAYS TO CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. NISSAN PROVIDES CASE NUMBER 35165440 TO ME. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CALLS AND LEAVES MESSAGE 4/3/2019. I RETURN CALL TO NISSAN 4/4/2019 TO WHICH NISSAN TELLS ME THAT THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE TO WHICH THEY WOULD CONSIDER WARRANTY AND SAYS THAT I NEED TO HAVE CAR FIXED ON MY OWN. LOCAL GARAGE IS REPLACING DEFECTIVE PART. I ASKED THE GARAGE TO GIVE ME THE PART ONCE REPLACED. VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS NEXT TO ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. UPSET THAT NISSAN KNOWS THERE'S AN ISSUE AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193545April 3, 2019
SUSPENSION
AT ONLY 70,000 MILES MY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. COST ALMOST $600 TO FIX. VERY DANGEROUS. CAR WAS NOT DRIVESBLE SHORTLY AFTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193277April 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO STALL IN UNSAFE AREAS (INTERSECTIONS, INCLINES, FREEWAY ON-RAMPS). MANY TIMES THE ACCELERATOR WILL BE PRESSED DOWN COMPLETELY AND THE CAR WILL BARELY MOVE. WHEN DRIVING UP SMALL INCLINES, THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND MAKE TERRIBLE SOUNDS. (THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2017)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193402April 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I START MY CAR AND SHIFT THE GEAR FROM N (NEUTRAL) TO D (DRIVE), AND THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE STOPS. MY CAR STOPPED IN THE CITY SIGNAL AND I WAS SHOCKED. I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY INDICATOR IMMEDIATELY AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING I AM SEEING FLUCTUATION IN ACCELERATION. WHEN AT REST IN SIGNALS, MY CAR ENGINE MAKES VIBRATIONS. I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR ONLY FOR 53000 MILES BUT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BY 4 MONTHS. I HAVE CLEAN CARFAX HISTORY. I HAVE GOOD DRIVING RECORD. I HAVE DONE ALL THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES. STILL I GET THIS PROBLEM. THE MULTI INSPECTION CHECK THEY DO DURING EVERY SERVICE IS SUPERFICIAL AT BEST. ITS FREE OF CHARGE FOR A REASON. I AM NOT SURE WHY NISSAN DOESN'T ADMIT THIS ISSUE AND FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE FOR CUSTOMERS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 AND I AM SURPRISED THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED BY NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193429April 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AND MY TRANSMISSON HAS STARTED SLIPPING, I HAVE 100,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE STAYED ON TOP OF MY MANTINCE. OUT OF NOWHERE I GET IN MY CAR AND STARTED DRIVING IT AND IT STARTED JERKING, SHIFTING GEARS SLOWLY AND VIBRATING. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHES DURING MY MAINTANCE CHECK-UPS. I TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY SENSORS GOING BAD. I GET THAT FIX TO FIND OUT I NEED A TRANSMISSION AND TO FIND OUT NISSIAN ARE KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS DUE TO HOW WELL I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO ASK ABOUT TRANSMISSION RECALLS AND WAS TOLD NO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193020April 1, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN MY 2013 ALTIMA. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN ONE BREAK LIKE THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ON THE WELD. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192877April 1, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS NOT ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. REACHED OUT TO NISSAN BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE AND WAS GIVEN A QUOTE TO HAVE THEM FIXED. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLE. SO WHY HAVEN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MATTER? DRIVING AT NIGHT IS VERY DIFFICULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192891April 1, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM ISSUE CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT TIME WHEN DRIVING. REACH OUT TO NISSAN BUT NO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. GAVE ME A QUOTE TO HAVE THEM FIX AND IN SO MANY WORDS THAT IT WAS NOT THERE PROBLEM. I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS LOW BEAM IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEARS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS UNSAFE WITH THESE HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193124April 1, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS DIM CAN'T SEE AT NIGHTTIME. LIGHTS NOT SHINING BRIGHT ENOUGH TO SEE THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192730March 31, 2019
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
AIR BAG LITE KEEPS GOING OFF WAS REKEY BY NISSAN DEALER WANT ME TO PAY FOR AIRBAG MODULE $3700 NISSAN STATES THEY WOULD PAY HALF MONTH AGO, THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, I AM A DISABLED VETERAN NOW POWER AS OF 3/29/19 IS GOING OUT AFTER 98,000 CVT TRANS MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINS FILED FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192731March 31, 2019
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
THEIR HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS CVT TRANSMISSION BREAKING DOWN BETWEEN 62,000 MILES AND 99000 MILES IT IS DEFECTIVE NISSAN WILL DO NOTHING AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OR POWERTRAIN AND WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE ANY IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SAFETY, I AM A DISABLED VETERAN AND WAS STRANDED MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME AND ALSO PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS MODULES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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