Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11091639May 3, 2018
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091403May 2, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE RELEASE BUTTON. THIS HAPPENED AS MY CAR REACHED 65K MILES. THIS COULD BE A HUGE ISSUE AND SAFETY IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE STRANDED OUT SOMEWHERE AND THEY ARE H ABLE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THERE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A LOT OF VEHICLES COMING OUT OF NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090394April 27, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT ONLY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT, I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED OR SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090225April 26, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY GRAND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES WERE SPEEDING BY ON EITHER SIDE AND I WAS HELPLESS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THE WARRANTY WAS UP BY THREE MONTHS EVEN THOUGH MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE SAFETY FACTOR SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF. ON THE WEB THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BELIEVE IT'S TIME TO RECALL THIS AUTOMOBILE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089964April 24, 2018
AIR BAGS
BELT LIGHT INDICATES NOT OPERATIONAL WHILE BEING OCCUPOED SHOIULD GO OFF DURING OCCUPIED. OFF AT TIMES WHEN OCCUPIED HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MORE THAN 5 TRIPS AND WE ARE TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. BUT THAT OTHER NEW CARS ON THE LOT ARE ALSO INDICATING THE SAME SIGNAL WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE BAG WILL OPERATE WHILE LIGHT ID=S OUT OCCURINGINF SINCE CAR IS NEW 2013 CALL MANFUCTURER AND WAS TOLD "OH WELL, WE CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT THAT" GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSBNIP SEE IF THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089791April 24, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NISSAN KNOWINGLY PUTS DRIVERS & PASSENGERS AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH SINCE NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE NISSAN HEADLIGHTS. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE THAT NISSAN HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND THAT DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT DUE TO DEFECTIVE NISSAN HEADLIGHTS. DEFECTIVE NISSAN HEADLIGHTS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089738April 23, 2018
STEERING
ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY STEERING STARTED ACTING UP. IT IS VERY STIFF WHEN TURNING A CORNER, BUT DURING THE TURN IT ALSO GOES BACK TO "NORMAL", THEN STIFF AGAIN. ALSO WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IT WON'T RETURN BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089528April 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
IT STARTED WITH A WHIRLING WHEN DESCENDING AN INCLINE. SINCE I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED, I ASSUMED THIS SOUND WAS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN OR BEEN A PASSENGER IN A NISSAN. EXACTLY 1,383 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY AND 13 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WORK THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND CUT OFF AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN ATLANTA AND ITS FAMOUS SPAGHETTI JUNCTION. THE FIRST TIME I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE. THE 2ND TIME I WANTED TO BLAME IT ON BAD GAS. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO CODES. A TECHNICIAN DROVE IT AND SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SEARCHING, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. HE TOLD ME TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN. I DROVE TO AN AAMCO WHERE IT SHUDDERED AND SHUT OFF IN THEIR LOT. FIVE HOURS LATER AAMCO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SHUT OFF AND FOUND NO CODES. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALER THAN THE ONE THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK. THEY GOT NO CODES, BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO SELL ME A BATTERY, CABLES AND AN IDLE REBOOT FOR $360! THE NISSAN MANAGER PICKED ME UP AS A CURTSEY AND ONCE I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEMS, HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS-THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THAT BASICALLY THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 4TH AND COULDN'T SLIP INTO 1ST. I ASKED THAT A TECHNICIAN DRIVE IT HOME IN HOPES OF DUPLICATING. THE NEXT DAY A SERVICE REP REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SHUDDERING/SHUT-OFF, BUT THAT THEY COULD FEEL IT SEARCHING FOR GEARS. THEY SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY A TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT A TOTAL REBUILD OF THE TRANSMISSION AT $4,000 WAS REQUIRED. AAMCO IS WILLING TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS LONG AS I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I MAY NEED A TOTAL REBUILD AS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT JUST BE A TORQUE CONVERTER. AS I OWE MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH, I HAVE ZERO OPTIONS BUT TO PAY FOR A COSTLY REBUILD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089196April 21, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GEAR/SHIFT GOT STUCK AT PARKING. EVERY TIME I DRIVE, I HAVE TO USE A SCREW DRIVER TO MANIALLY RELEASE THE SHIFT LOCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11089075April 20, 2018
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND HOOD FLEW OPEN AND CRASHED INTO WINDSHIELD - BENT BOTH PANELS ON EITHER SIDE ON CAR AND OF COURSE CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088750April 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS 87000 MILES ON IT AND HAD A SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT NEEDS REPLACING. THIS WAS QUOTED AT $3600+ TAX. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR GOING BAD THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED ALONE AND REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN UNDER 87000 MILES IS UNREASONABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11085154April 15, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
WATER LEAKS INTO MY DRIVER AND REAR FLOOR BOARDS WHEN IT RAINS. I MEAN IT HAS SO MUCH WATER I HAVE TO USE MY SHOP VAC TO SUCK IT OUT THEN TAKE TOWELS TO THE FLOORS. CAR SMELLS LIKE MILDEW AND MOLD. THE DRIVER FLOORBOARD IS RUSTED AND FEELS SHAKY AND WEAK FROM ALL THE YEARS OF WATER SOMEHOW LEAKING IN WHEN IT RAINS!? I DID RESEARCH AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH CARS LIKE MINE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME THING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11085071April 14, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAVING ISSUES ACCELERATING (IN MOTION) WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED, THE PROBLEM/ISSUE ORIGINATES FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084979April 13, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS STARTED TO GET DIMMER AND DIMMER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THE HEADLAMPS BOTH WERE DIM DUE TO THE REFLECTOR PART FADING OUT. WAS GIVEN A $1,288 QUOTE TO REPLACE ($366 FOR EACH HEADLAMP ASSY, PLUS $500 LABOR TO INSTALL). CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE - THE "REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WOULD OFFER A 70% DISCOUNT". I CAN BUY THE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP ASSY'S THROUGH MULTIPLE OUTLETS FOR $110-125). EVEN AT 70% I WOULD STILL BE PAYING OVER $450 FOR WHAT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FROM A DEFECTIVE PART. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SEE THE ROADS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT. MY FIRST CHECK ON THE INTERNET LOCATED 91 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME MODEL AND YEAR, AND SAME COST!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084246April 9, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
OVER HE PAST YEAR WE NOTICED OUR HEADLIGHTS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY DIMMER. LOOKING AT THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE THE PLASTIC WAS CLEAR AND LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE BRIGHT A NIGHT. HOWEVER AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD ANY BETTER THAN A GOOD FLASHLIGHT. WE CONSISTENTLY HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS JUST TO SEE THE ROAD. ONE NIGHT WE COMPARED THE FOG LIGHTS TO THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOUND THE FOG LIGHTS LIT UP THE ROAD BETTER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TWO DEALERSHIPS WE FINALLY DECIDED TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED FOR ALMOST $500 AND THAT WAS AT DEALERS COST ( THEY WANTED TO HELP). I RETAINED THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE PLASTIC LENS THAT FOCUSED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE LENS HAD BECOME CLOUDY AND ALTHOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF LIGHT EMANATED FROM THE HEADLIGHTS IT WAS SO DISPERSED THAT VERY LITTLE WAS FOCUSED DOWN THE ROAD. WE FOUND THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH BRIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME AND PAID THE PRICE TO REPLACE THEM. NISSAN DENIED OUR CLAIM TO DEFRAY THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENTS STATING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS CERTAINLY NOT A MILEAGE WARRANTY ISSUE. HAD A CAR SAT STILL FOR A FEW YEARS IT WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH ZERO MILES. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE NISSAN SHOULD AT A MINIMUM REDUCE THE PRICE OF REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS (REGULAR COST IS OVER $700). IT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO A SUBSTANDARD PART IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083839April 8, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT AT RED LIGHT, OVERDRIVE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083759April 7, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW HEADLIGHT BEAMS HAVE DIMMED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HIGH BEAMS. THEY ARE SO DIM THAT AT NIGHT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE AT ANY APPRECIABLE SPEED WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE RANGE OF THE DIM HEADLIGHTS, WITH THE RESULT THAT I MUST USE THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO HAVE EFFECTIVE LIGHTING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FILM COATING THE PORTION OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES THAT HOUSE THE LOW BEAM BULBS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,200. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THIS AMOUNT OUT OF POCKET. FROM MY READING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM (AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE) FOR THE 2013 ALTIMA THAT NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083514April 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
93,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083504April 5, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED JACKIE COOPER NISSAN AT 918-302-1766 (9898 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083194April 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GEAR SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK SOMETIMES IT DOESNT COME OUT OF GEAR NOW FOR A 2013 WITH 43.000 MILES WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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