Nissan Altima Complaints (2013)

2,314 consumer complaints on file.

#11046161November 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER ON 6/13/16, TO ADDRESS APPLICABLE RECALLS. THEY DID THE RELATED WORK ON THE HOOD LATCH, AND SAID THERE WERE NO OTHER RECALLS. THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE AIRBAGS ARE NOT A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046074November 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045792November 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY. DID DEALERSHIP TAKE CARE OF ALL OF IT DURING 07/2016 RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044951November 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE GEAR SHIFTER IS STUCK IN PARK. IN STARTING UP THE CAR AND TRYING TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK, IT WOULD NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044316November 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE DASH WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG STAYS OFF SO IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN MY VEHICLE ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043859November 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY CAR DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED CORRECTLY I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS THE PLACE CLOSED DOWN I COULDN'T TAKE IT BACK I'M STUCK WITH IT AND ALSO MY COMPRESSOR DOESN'T WORK AS WELL IT STOPPED WORKING A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR I REALLY WANT SOMETHING ELSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041966November 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHANGING GEAR SHIFTER IS GETTING LOCK AFTER PUTTING THE GEAR IN PARK. IT STARTED WITH EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE GETTING STUCK. NOW IT NEVER CHANGES WITHOUT HAVING TO STICK A SCREWDRIVER TO RELEASE THE LOCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040651October 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CAR STARTED TO SPUDDER LIKE IT WASNT GETTING GAS AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINS ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS AT A LIGHT WAITING TO TURN MY CAR STALLED OUT I NEEDED TO PUT IT BACK IN PARK TO RESTART IT. ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED I DROVE HOME ONCE HOME I WANTED TO CHECK MY CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG SO FROM PARK I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND IT AGAIN STALLED OUT THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE NEXT DAY WHILE LEAVING I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD MOVE VERY SLOW TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED YOU WOULD NEED TO PRESS HARD ON GAS TO MOVE THEN RPMS ACTING ALL WEIRD. WHEN TURNING AT A CITY LIGHT AND YOU ACCELERATED THE CARS TIRES WOULD SQUEAL AND THE CAR WOULD JERK. THIS CAR STALLS ALOT IM WORRIED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN MOVING TRAFFIC. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IM BEING TOLD THIS IS THE CAUSE OF A FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. THIS CAR IS STILL IN A NISSIAN SHOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040232October 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ABRUPTLY IN NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 AT 79K MILES ALMOST ENDING IN A COLLISION IN MID INTERSECTION. NISSAN SAYS IT'S PAST WARRANTY AND WILL NOT REPLACE. I'M ON THE HOOK FOR $3800 FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT COULD'VE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. EVEN THOUGH OTHER YEARS HAVE HAD WARRANTIES EXTENDED BC OF THE FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION, MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. THEY SAID I COULD NOT APPEAL THE DECISION. AFTER TALKING TO THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION, I WAS TOLD THAT BC I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT NISSAN, I AM BASICALLY NOT A LOYAL CUSTOMER. THIS IS MY 4TH NISSAN. OBVIOUSLY, I'VE BEEN LOYAL. I CHOSE TO HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ETC DONE SOMEWHERE CLOSER AS THE DEALERSHIP WAS DIFFICULT TO GET TO ALL THESE YEARS. I FIND THEIR NONCHALANCE IN DEALING W/THEIR HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION TO BE INFURIATING AND I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS. THANK YOU. UPDATED 12/8/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039350October 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS LIT WHEN A ADULT IS SITTING IN SEAT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT WE WERE TOLD OUR CAR IS NOT UNDER THAT RECALL. MY WORRY IS IF WE HAVE A ACCIDENT WILL THAT FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035356October 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE AIR BAG UNIT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IF I HAD SOMEONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE FRONT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2016 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I TALKED TO SOMEONE THEY SAID IT WAS NOT MY VIN NUMBER ALL I KNOW IS THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIX WHEN I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035393October 21, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS ELECTRONIC DOOR UNLOCK/LOCK SWITCH HAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE DOOR LOCK ABILITY, UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW TO UNLOCK MANUALLY FROM OUTSIDE HE CAR. MAKES IT UNSAFE TO EXIT IN CASE OF AN EMERGANCY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034479October 19, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR SAFE NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SEE ATTACHED). I THEN CONTACTED THE NISSAN CORPORATION WHO STATED THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD BOUGHT IT IN DURING THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS ARE NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY DID OFFER TO PAY FOR 1/3RD OF THE $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO PAY SOME SO THE COST WOULD BE $500. I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND WHO'S TO SAY THAT THE REPLACEMENT WON'T DO THE SAME THING? THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE LIGHTS MELTING SOME INTERNAL FILM - THE LIGHT BEAM THEN HITS THE FILM & REFRACTS AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. REPLACING THE ACTUAL HEADLIGHT DOES NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. (MY SISTER HAS THE SAME MAKE & MODEL AND HAS TRIED THIS). RECENTLY, I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ACROSS A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I LIVE ONE MILE DOWN A COMPLETELY DARK ROAD. DRIVING WITH MY HIGH BEAMS IS FINE, BUT DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I TURN THEM OFF I HAVE TO DROP MY SPEED TO 15 MILES BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY SEE. THIS IS ALSO DANGEROUS. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE LIGHTS ON THESE CARS BECAUSE 1. PEOPLE LIVING IN 'THE CITY' MIGHT BE UNAWARE 2.DOING DUE DILIGENCE TO HAVE A SAFE CARE I.E. REPLACING A BURNT OUT BULB DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND 3. PAYING $1000 TO MAKE A CAR SAFE IS OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034263October 18, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REPORTED TO SHEEHY NISSAN MECHANICSVILLE VA FOUTR TIMES. THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED (STABILITY LIGHT ACTIVATES). THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE ACCELERATOR TOUCHES THE FLOOR WHILE TRAVELING 45-60 MPH LOSS OF PRESSURE. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ACTIVATE IN ORDER TO USE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GOLD PLAN. I WAS CHARGE $93 FOR A SCAN OF THE COMPUTER, THEN IT WAS PURGED. THE FOB SYSTEM IS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEYS AND I WAS CHARGED FOR CHECKING AND REPROGRAMMING KEYS. FOB KEYS STILL LOSE THE PROGRAMS WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034386October 18, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
I CANNOT OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I PULL ON THE HANDLE & IT MOVES BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO DOWN THE WINDOW AND PULL THE OUTSIDE HANDLE (HURTS THE ARTHRITIS IN MY SHOULDER) OR CRAWL OVER THE MIDDLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THIS SITUATION IS DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE SITUATION IF QUICK EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE IS NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY. WHAT WOULD A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES OR SENIOR DO? FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE DOOR WAS POORLY MADE USING A PLASTIC PART THAT WEARS OUT QUICKLY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ACROSS SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS ACCORDING TO A DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR. THE DEALER, CHARLESTON NISSAN, WANTS $180, PARTS AND LABOR, TO REPLACE. I CALLED 1-800-NISSAN1 ON 10/18/2017 TO SEE IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND AND COVER A DEFECTIVE PART BUT THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST AT ALL AND DECLINED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033868October 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD IN ANY GEAR WHEN PROMPTED. BONDY'S NISSAN IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE VALVE BODY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR TSB FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED ITEM NUMBER: 10109248 AND NTB15-0878 AS POSSIBLE CAUSES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033277October 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED TO "DS", AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033129October 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN IT SPUTTERED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY CITY STREET,. LUCKILY A POLICEMAN WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME AND WAS ABLE TO DIVERT TRAFFIC AWAY FROM MY CAR. I TOWED THE CAR TO A NEARBY MECHANIC SHOP WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY (BECAUSE IT WAS DEAD) AND ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DROVE THE CAR BUT THE RPMS WERE GOING UP AND DOWN AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT CAUSE THE CAR TO MOVE ANY FASTER, AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IN A TIMELY MANNER WHEN I PUT THE CAR ON "DRIVE". I SCHEDULED A TIME WITH THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE CAR IN TWO DAYS. THAT DAY IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET THE CAR STARTED AND MOVING AND IT BROKE DOWN AS I ENTERED THE DEALER'S SERVICE LOT. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $3700, SINCE IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I TOLD THEM THAT I SEARCHED THE NISSAN WEBSITE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THERE WAS A RECALL BY NISSAN OF THIS CAR IN DECEMBER 2016 BECAUSE THE CVT CONTROLLER HAD TO BE RE-PROGRAMMED, OTHERWISE IT WILL CAUSE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND DAMAGE TO THE CVT. THEY CLAIMED THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE REPROGRAMMING AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY, NOTHING WILL BE DONE FOR FREE. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR STALLED, THAT THEIR RECALL MENTIONED THE POSSIBLE DAMAGE, AND THAT I BECAME AWARE OF IT AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP AND ADVISED ME TO CALL NISSAN, BUT HE WOULDT. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT WITH THE CVT PROGRAM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING SIGNS OR ALARMS OF THE PROBLEM AND IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY. THE CVT FAILURE BEING INDIRECTLY CAUSE BY THE DEFECTIVE PROGRAMING SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A FEDERALLY MANDATED RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALSO NISSAN NEVER MADE OWNERS AWARE OF THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032703October 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON VEHICLE WILL GO MOVING MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE REPROGRAMMED THE TCM STILL SAME PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS SINCE NO WARNING WHEN VEHICLE GOES TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY WARNING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919493October 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES WITH SEATED PASSENGERS. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE AIRBAG DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE AIR BAG RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATD 10/05/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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