Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11128765September 11, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AFTER IT IS PARKED OR WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT IN REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD GET STUCK. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128499September 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THE REVS BOUNCE UP TO 5. IT THEN DROPPED DOWN AND MY CAR LOST POWER. I PULLED ON TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT STARTED OK. PULLED OFF ONTO THE NEXT EXIT AND STOPPED. WENT TO PROCEED THROUGH STOP SIGN. ACCELERATED AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. IT'S AT THE SHOP NOW. POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING IN A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124521September 5, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT CVT FAILURES AT MILEAGE: 45000. ONCE I WAS STATIONARY AND IN THE OTHER INSTANCE I WAS ON THE CITY STREET, WHEN I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN POWER LOSS, ALL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHENEVER I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE IT JUST TURNED OFF. AFTER 4 TO 5 TRIES CAR STARTED. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND IT HAD SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO THE CVT FAILURE. I WENT TO NISSAN SERVICE CENTRE TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING AND SAID EVERYTHING IS IN PERFECT CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124136September 3, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM YOU CANNOT SEE MORE THAN 2-3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS AND DOES NOT HELP. IT HAS BECOME SO BAD I ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICE MANY REPORTS/COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME TOPIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123980September 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
07/09/2013 TOOK CAR IN FOR A CVT REPROGRAM, I NOTICED THE CHANGES IN SHIFTING BUT THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO THE SOFTWARE REPROGRAM,ON 08/23/2018 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF, MANAGE TO START IT UP AND DROVE HOME, LATER ON THAT EVENING I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE OR DRIVE THE CAR WILL CUT OFF, 08/30/2018 TOWED MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CVT I JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123708August 31, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE DROPPED FROM 75 MPH TO 40 MPH. THE RPMS JUMPED BETWEEN 4-5 AND LOSING POWER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123388August 30, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. IN FEBRUARY 2018, WHILE MY CAR WAS IN IDLE MODE, MY CAR SHUDDERED AND STALLED. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, THE CAR TURNED BACK ON. HOWEVER, WHEN I SHIFTED BACK IN "DRIVE" THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND STALL. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS, THE CAR FINALLY WORKED. LATER THAT DAY, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR SHUDDERED AND STALLED. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC. NOTHING SHOWED UP. MY LOCAL MECHANICS REPLACED A SENSOR BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 2018. MY CAR WHILE DRIVING SLOW BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THEN STALL OUT. I BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN. THIS TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SAID I NEED A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT. THAT COSTED ME $1100. 2 WEEKS LATER. I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR SHUDDERED THEN STALLED. I RESTARTED IT FORTUNATELY AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO NISSAN. THEY DID ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC. THIS TIME THEY SAID THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS. MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 65K MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING. NISSAN KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, YET THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123582August 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING AND A WEIRD HUMMING SOUND HAPPENED AND THE CAR LOST POWER WOULD NOT GO OVER 35 MPH THE RPM WENT TO 5000 I GOT PULLED OVER LOST ALL POWER SO I TURNED CAR OFF FOR APPX 15-20 MIN AND CAR DROVE FINE. AGAIN TODAY DRIVING TO WORK AND CAR LOST ALL POWER AND A HUMMING SOUND ACTED LIKE WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR PULLED OVER THIS TIME TOOK SITTING APPX 1 HOUR THEN STARTED AND WAS OK TO GET BACK HOME AND I PARKED IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123589August 30, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM LIGHTS GIVE VERY POOR VISIBILITY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122942August 28, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO DRIVE SAFELY ON THE ROAD. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AS THERE FAULT. MY ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS $1000. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AT NIGHT AND DO NOT FEEL IT SHOULD BE MY COST TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122991August 28, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS IT HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. ABOUT 1 1/2 YRS AGO I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER AND COMPLAINED. THEY CHARGED BY $200TO CHECK THE LIGHTS, WIRING ECT. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THE LIGHTS WERE DEFINITELY NOT OPERATING AS THEY SHOULD BUT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING IN THE INITIAL SEARCH AND I WOULD NEED TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND LEAVE IF FOR THEM TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. I COMMUTE 100 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE ROAD AFTER SUNSET WITH MY LOW BEAMS. I WILL NOT EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE 3 BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE TO THE CORNER STORE THE LOW BEAMS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD. IN ADDITION TO ME NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DRIVERS HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING ME BECAUSE THE LOW BEAMS ARE DIM AND THE HIGH BEAMS ARE BLINDING AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122829August 27, 2018
SUSPENSION
AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A OIL CHANGE THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST 2013 AND NEWER NISSAN ALTIMAS. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF 2013 AND NEWER NISSAN ALTIMAS ON THE ROAD AND A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THESE VEHICLES IS THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THESE PARTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES AND THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT FAIL ON FIVE YEAR OR YOUNGER ROAD VEHICLES. THE FAILURE OF THESE PARTS ON SURFACE STREETS CAN BE POTENTIALLY DEADLY AND ON HIGHWAYS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE HORRIFIC CASUALTIES DUE TO THE VEHICLES BEING UNCONTROLLABLE DURING A FAILURE. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF NHTSA AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE SOURCES TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREVENT ANY FUTURE ACCIDENTS THAT THE NISSAN ALTIMA MIGHT CREATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122477August 27, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CAR WOULD TURN OFF WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR IDLE. WOULD START BACK UP, BUT TURN BACK OFF WHEN PUT IN DRIVE. THE WORST TIME THIS WAS EXPERIENCED WAS DURING AN ON RAMP MERGER ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121655August 22, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3 DOOR LATCHES BROKE ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR REPAIRS THINKING IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR RECALL AS SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC PART IN THE LATCH THAT BREAKS ON THAT MODEL VEHICLE; THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP HAD FIXED 30 OR SO WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. IT COST ME ABOUT $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAD BEEN ROLLING THE DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW DOWN TO GET OUT BUT HAD TO HAVE THE BACK DOORS REPAIRED BECAUSE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT THE CHILDREN WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE BACKSEAT. I CALLED CUSTOMER CARE TO COMPLAIN. THEY CONSIDERED MY CASE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND CAME BACK WITH A DETERMINATION THAT THEY COULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. EVEN THE NISSAN DEALER INDICATED THAT SINCE SO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A RECALL SHOULD BE GIVEN. I AM DISAPPOINTED AT THE LACK OF ACTION PROVIDED BY NISSAN! GOD-FORBID IF SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET OUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT! I HAVE ATTACHED 9 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2013 ALTIMA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121697August 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRASMISSION HAS FAILED AFTER 76000 MILES. CAUSES CAR TO DIE WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121705August 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WHINING LOOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY VERY DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121751August 22, 2018
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT DETECTING WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING, THE AIRBAG ICON IS TURNED ON AND WONT TURN OFF,ON BOTH DASHBOARD AND IN THE CONSOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121306August 21, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY NISSAN ALTIMA STARTING BUMPING WHEN DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD. NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW CVT GOES BAD IN ALL OF THEIR MODELS AFTER 60,000 WHICH IS WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121110August 20, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED EXTREMELY DIMLY, CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121114August 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SL WITH 66K. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED AT 66K MILES. NISSAN DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE. AFTER HEARING IT WOULD COST ME OVER 3700 TO REPLACE I BEGAN DOING RESEARCH ON THESE CVT TRANSMISSION. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CVTS. SO WITH ALL OF THE BAD REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET, I INQUIRED WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH ASSISTANCE IN THIS COST. I WAITED A WEEK FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME IN THIS REPAIR. NISSAN HAS RECALLED A NUMBER OF YEARS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 60K TO 120K. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE IS NO REASON A TRANSMISSION IS NEEDING REPLACED AT 60K. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE NISSAN IS VERY KNOWN FOR THE RELIABILITY AND THEIR CARS ARE SUPPOSE TO LAST. AFTER HAVING THIS ISSUE AND HEARING NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE IS VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS IS DEFF A DANGER ISSUE. MY VEHICLE GAVE ME NO INDICATION OR LIGHTS THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 CHILDREN WHEN IT WENT FROM 80 TO 50 MPH I'M CRUISE. AND THEN HESITATING TO GO AND I WAS AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THEE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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