Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11121143August 20, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT START AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE AND HAD TO GET A TOW. CHECK ENGINE LITE WAS ON. NO CODES FOUND. CAR SAT FOR A WEEK AND THEN STARTED RIGHT UP AND DROVE FINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF. CAR STARTED STALLING AGAIN ONLY WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND AS LONG AS I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND GAVE IT GAS, THEN THREW IT INTO DRIVE I WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. STILL NO LIGHT ON. CAR DROVE SEMI GOOD FOR A WEEK OR SO, SEEMED TO RUN A LITTLE ROUGH BUT DIDN'T STALL OUT. A FEW DAYS AGO IT STARTED TO NOT TAKE GAS AND REV UP ON ITS OWN. I WOULD START TO GO AND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. WHEN I WAS ON HIGHWAY, OR REGULAR ROADS. USUALLY UNDER 50 MILES AN HOUR. TACHOMETER WOULD REV EVEN THOUGH CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO GO ANY FASTER. THEN IT JUST STOPPED TAKING GAS ALL TOGETHER. NOW TODAY IT JUST STOPPED GOING. I WOULD GIVE IT GAS AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AND IT WOULD GO FOR A LITTLE AND THEN STOP. NOW CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON AND THE FIRST CODE P0776 IS FOR A BULLETIN THAT WENT OUT AND THE THE OTHER CODE IS FOR P0965. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR, WORRIED THAT I WILL GET INTO A CRASH. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND SAW THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE MILEAGE IS AT 77,000. THE MAJORITY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE I READ HAD AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. IS THIS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119622August 13, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SOLID ON DASHBOARD SYMBOL LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE SHOWS AIRBAG OFF ON PASSENGER SIDE I WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. NOT AFTER THE FACT IF AIR BAG MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. WHEN MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR HAS BEEN RECALLED ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119490August 12, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AMBER PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT STAYS ON WITH THE RED AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY FLASHING.ALL OF THE RECALL NOTICES I HAVE READ DON'T INCLUDE MY CAR BUT THE CRITERIA SEEM TO FIT THE RECALL NOTICES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119333August 11, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A/C HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY TILL IT JUST STOPED. THE AC BLOWS AIR INTERMITTENT COLD AND HOT. COMPRESSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FILLED WITH FREON BUT WILL NOT CONSISTENTLY BLOW COLD. HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM. THE LENSES ARE CLEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118463August 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2013 NISSAN ALIMA CVT 2.5 MODEL. THE CAR STOPS WHEN IDELING WHICH CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE ROAD. THE RPM WILL FLUCTUATE WITHOUT WARNING AND GEARS SLIPPING AT ROAD SPEEDS. SIMILAR CASES HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN VARIOUS FORUM AND NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE THIS AS THERE RESPONSIBILTY OF CREATING AN INFERIOR QUALITY PRODUCT. IT IS TIME NISSAN OWNS UP TO IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118129August 6, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS STARTING BECOMING DIM AROUND 70,000 MILES THEY GOT SO DIM THAT I COLD OLY DRIVE AT NIGHT USING MY HIGH BEAMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEED TO BE REPLACED SO I WENT AHEAD AND DID THAT. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AS THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE REPAIR COST ABOUT $1,200 AND NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO HELP OR ADMIT THERE WAS A DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115492August 3, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE, SHIFTING HARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...I DECIDED TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY AS THE CAR WAS LOSING SPEED. AT THE FIRST LIGHT, THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD... THE TROUBLE IS THAT I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND CARS IN FROM OF ME STARTED MOVING AND I COULDN'T ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND BY INCOMING CARS. ENDED UP MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SIDE. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER THAT ADVISED THAT IT A CVT FAILURE. MY CAR HAS 83K MILES, NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114374July 29, 2018
SUSPENSION
THE CONTROL ARM ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA BROKE WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON (7/20) DURING RUSH HOUR, CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE EQUIPMENT FAILURE CAUSED ME TO BE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY, FORCING ME TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP, COSTING ME $2,220 IN REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 72,720 MILES WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. IN REACHING OUT TO I-90 NISSAN IN SHEFFIELD OHIO, WHICH IS WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, THE STAFF WAS FRIENDLY BUT DEFERRED ME TO NISSAN CORPORATE TO FILE A CLAIM WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS. CONSUMER AFFAIRS DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE I DID NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE TO AN 'AUTHORIZED DEALER'. WHILE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE LAST PLACE I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAKING ME VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER (15+ MILES AWAY) THAT SOLD ME A CAR THAT HAD A MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURE IN LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF OWNING IT. I NEEDED TO HAVE MY BROKEN CONTROL ARM REPLACED, THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT TO BREAK DUE TO RUST AND STRESS FRACTURES. IN ADDITION, I NEEDED MY STABILIZER ARMS REPLACED. ATTACHED IS A PHOTO OF THE BROKEN CONTROL ARM. YOU CAN SEE ON THE BROKEN CONTROL ARM THERE IS A HOLE AT THE TOP, WHICH WAS NOT WELDED CLOSED, ALLOWING WATER AND SALT TO ENTER, RUSTING THE CONTROL ARM FROM BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. THIS EXCESSIVE RUST IS WHAT LED TO THE CONTROL ARM TO FAIL AND BREAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114297July 28, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NISSAN HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. NISSAN KNOWS THIS. NISSAN KNOWS THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM & DRIVERS CAN'T SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH RESULTS IN INJURY & DEATH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11113961July 26, 2018
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN USING THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HOT AIR BLEW OUT OF THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY MORE THAN ONE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DEALER (AUTONATION NISSAN LAS VEGAS, 5800 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV 89146, 702-886-2004) DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED FROM A MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN FOR THE 9999 CUMMINS AIR COMPRESSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111624July 24, 2018
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEATBELT AND AIRBAG FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN A VIOLENT ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG DID NOT OPERATE. THE DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING MINOR BLEEDING IN THE HEAD. *JS *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11112995July 23, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT ON IN MY CAR DON DAVIS NISSAN WONT LOOK AT IT BEFORE I PAY 100 AND THIS IS RECALL PROBLEM..MEANING I HAVE NO WORKING AIR BAGS..I CAN NOT DRIVE CAR BECAUSE ITS NOT SAFE..PLEASE HELP IN SOLVING THIS STILL OWE 3 YRS ON THIS CAR.I CALLED AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM..NO HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112593July 20, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED AND REALIZED MY HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM TO A POINT I THOUGHT MY LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I CHECKED FROM THE INTERIOR AND THEY WERE IN THE AUTO POSITION. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK THEM AND FOUND OUT THEY WERE ACTUALLY BOTH ON AND LIT. I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY SYSTEMS AND MY BATTERY CHECKED AND EVERYTHING WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. DRIVING AT NIGHT IS AN EXTREME HAZARD. IF YOU UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS THE LIGHTING IS STILL NOT THE BEST AND IS HAZARDOUS TO OTHER DRIVERS. THE LIGHTING IS THE SAME AT NIGHT IF YOU AR DRIVING OR IF YOU ARE IN A STATIONARY POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112212July 18, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR RECENTLY TODAY STATED TO LOCK THE DEAR SHIFT WHEN I PARK IT STARTED THIS MORNING AND HAS CONTINUED EVERY TIME I TURN OFF MY CAR. PREVIOUS ISSUE I TOOK IT IN TO NISSAN TYNANS ON HAVANA IN AURORA CO (NEVER GO THERE) BECAUSE IT IS SPUTTERING ANY TIME I ACCELERATE AT ANY SPEED ON ANY ROAD RIGHT BEFORE IT WOULD WHAT YOU CALL BACK IN THE DAY SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. TYNANS FIRST SAID IT WAS A BATTERY CABLE AND WHEN IT WASNT FIXED THEY ARE SAY THERE ISNT ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I BELIEVE THE CVT IS CAUSING IT TO SPUTTER I TOLD TYNANS I THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE TO BEGIN WITH. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY CAR IS NOT FIXED AND IS STILL SPUTTERING AND JUST BOUGHT IT OWE ABOUT $14000 STILL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111536July 16, 2018
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE BATTERY HAD TO BE JUMPSTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BENTON NISSAN OF HOOVER AT (205) 938-6103 (LOCATED AT 1640 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER, AL 35216) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111412July 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH PASSENGER IS IN SEAT. GOES AWAY AFTER RESTARTING ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111426July 15, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TOO DIM, BARELY I CAN SEE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, I HAVE TO LOOK TO THE DASHBOARD TO KNOW IF THE ARE ON OR OFF, IN CITY DRIVING THEY DO NOT PROVIDE MUCH HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110468July 10, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAVE BOTH BROKEN. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE MANUFACTURING ON THIS. I HAVE OWNED 4 VEHICLES IN MY LIFE, WITH ALL 4 OF THOSE VEHICLES HAVING MORE THAN 100,000 MILES ON THEM WHEN I TRADED THEM OR STOPPED DRIVING THEM, AND HAVE NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE DOOR HANDLES. THIS CAR CURRENTLY HAS ALMOST 73,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE LAST YEAR AND THE REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS MORNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BEING IN A SITUATION WHERE THE CAR NEEDS TO BE EXITED IMMEDIATELY AND WE CAN'T BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT WORK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110347July 9, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2013, DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS, TRAPPING INDIVIDUAL IN CAR CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE IN ANY URGENT OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN COMPLAINT HAPPENED. FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THOUSANDS OR MODELS 2011-2015 AS INDICATED BY CONSUMER REPORTS. CONSIDERATION FOR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110008July 7, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE 2 FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD JUST SWING FREELY LIKE IT WASN'T CONNECTED TO ANYTHING. I WOULD HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE THEN ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP TO BE ABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF. IT COST NEARLY $300 TO FIX THE ISSUES OVER 2 DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS AT THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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