2010 Nissan Altima complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KAMAAINA NISSAN (471 KALANIANAOLE AVE, HILO, HI 96720) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD OPEN A CASE AND CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND REMAINED JAMMED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON

NOISE COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHETHER CAR IN MOTION OR STILL WITH AIR STILL COOLING. DEALER HAD NEVER SEEN WHERE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS LOOSE AND ONLY BEING HELD BY BELTS. COULD HAVE CAUSED GREAT ISSUES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. REPLACED AIR COMPRESSOR AT A COST OF OVER $1200.

WHEN I DRIVE IT VERY FAR, IT SLOWS DOWN AND WON'T GO FASTER THAN ABOUT 50MPH. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET IT COOL OFF BEFORE IT WILL GO FASTER.

WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE CAR DOES NOT TURN BACK ON. TO TURN THE CAR IN CAN TAKE AN UPWARDS OF 15 MIN OF FIGHTING WITH THE WHEEL. WE BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ESCL.

KEY FOB IS INSERTED IN SLOT AND ALL LIGHTS AND GUAGES WILL LIGHT UP, WINDOWS GO UP AND DOWN, DOORS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK, BUT WHEN BRAKE DEPRESSED AND START PUSH BUTTON IS PRESSED CAR WILL NOT START. BATTERY LESS THAT 6 MONTHS OLD (JUST REPLACED IN ATTEMPT TO FIX PROBLEM). BRAKE SWITCH JUST REPLACED IN ADDITIONAL ATTEMPT TO FIX PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALER IN ST. LOUIS LISTS THIS AS A RECALL FOR 2010 MODELS, DEALER IN MARION, IL SAYS IT IS NOT. MARION DEALER REPLACED TWO PARTS [24167-ZX00J HARNESS -SUB] AND [25320-JN00A SWITCH ASSY-STOP LAMP] AT COST TO CUSTOMER OF $567. FOR PARTS AND LABOR. CAR STILL WOULD NOT START. DEALER STATED THAT ON "TSB" THEY "FOUND SIMILAR CONCERNS" AND ADDITIONAL PARTS NEED TO BE INSTALLED LISTED IN PROCEDURE," AND "CONFIRMED POWER IS SWITCHING AT BCM BUT NOT ENGAGING STARTER NEED TO REPLACE BCM AND DIAG FURTHER - QUOTED CUSTOMER $569.35 TO REPLACE BCM TO FIX OTHER CONCERN" (CAPITALIZATION PER DEALER). I DECLINED. CAR WAS STATIONARY IN DEALER SHOP. I HAVE TRIED TO SPEAK WITH CORPORATE NISSAN, BUT HAVE NOT HAD ANY SATISFACTION. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC (HAS MASTERS DEGREE IN AUTO MECHANICS) SAYS IT IS A RECALL PROBLEM WITH RECALL LISTED ON INTERNET IN MARCH, APRIL AND MAY. DATE GIVEN BELOW IS REPAIR ATTEMPT AT DEALER. ## VIN PASSED ## NISSAN ALTIMA 2010 ##

JUST FILED COMPLAINT # 11000784. FOUND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INTERNET DATED MARCH 7, 2017 - "NISSAN ALTIMA AND MAXIMA STEERING LOCK PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED FOR FREE AFTER THE AUTOMAKER ANNOUNCED A 'SERVICE CAMPAIGN' FOR 243,000 MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 NISSAN ALTIMA, ALTIMA COUPE, ALTIMA HYBRID AND MAXIMA CARS. ALTHOUGH NOT A RECALL, THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN WILL FIX STEERING LOCKS (ECLS) THAT LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE ALTIMA AND MAXIMA CARS ARE PARKED AND TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, THOSE STEERING LOCKS HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND CAN LEAVE OWNERS AND THEIR CARS SITTING IN PARKING LOTS OR DRIVEWAYS." "NISSAN HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE STEERING LOCK WITH AN ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN BOX AT NO CHARGE FOR PARTS AND LABOR, A JOB THAT SHOULD TAKE AN AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER ABOUT AN HOUR TO COMPLETE." "THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN BOX WILL REPLACE THE ESCL ASSEMBLY BUT WILL NO LONGER LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE AUTOMAKER SAYS THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING FUNCTION IS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE THE ALTIMA AND MAXIMA ARE EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-THEFT IMMOBILIZERS TO HELP PREVENT THEFT." "IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR REPAIRS TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK, NISSAN WILL REIMBURSE WHAT YOU SPENT AS LONG AS YOU CAN SHOW PROOF OF REPAIRS. IF THOSE REPAIRS WERE ABOVE $1,000., YOU'LL NEED TO SHOW PROOF OF OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR." PLEASE ADD THIS TO COMPLAINT #11000784 FILED A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE THIS ONE.

ONE DAY ON THE FREEWAY THE CARS RPMS WAD GOING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ME PRESSING OR TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I WAS DRIVING 75 MPH. THAT WAS I NOTICED FIRST. THE A COUPLE DAYS LATER CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD INTO REVERSE. I WENT AND GOT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULDNT MOVE. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WONT MOVE. MY SLIP LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON NOW. CAR GAVE ME A CODE OF PO725 ENGINE SPEED SENSOR INPUT CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I HAVE REPLACED IT AND THE CAR STILL WONT MOVE.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN OPEN STRETCH OF INTERSTATE WHEN MY SUNROOF SHATTERED. I WAS NOT NEAR A BRIDGE AND THERE WAS NOT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME FOR SOME DISTANCE. THE SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

HARD TO TURN, MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING AND LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID!!!

PAINT CHIPPED OFF AND FADED AFTER ONE YEAR. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS NISSANS WITH SAME ISSUE. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OR REPRINT ANY FADED NISSAN.

TL* THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPYING THE CONTACT. A THIRD VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE OCCUPYING THE CONTACT ALSO. THE CONTACT'S DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE FACE AND CHEST AND SUFFERED MENTAL ANXIETY. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND BURNS TO THE CHEST, ARM, AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT INJURED HER NECK AND BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE UNKNOWN. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND WOULD FLASH OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY AND HAD CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INADVERTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TT *CN

THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY DEFECT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING ABOUT 65/70 MPH. I HAD TO BREAK, DUE TO TRAFFIC. I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND, THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I RELEASED THE GAS AND PRESSED AGAIN...STILL THE SAME THING. THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF VERY FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT MY HAZARDS ON, AS THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN... THEN SUDDENLY AS I WAS RELEASING MY FOOT FROM THE GAS...IT FORCEFULLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BREAKS, TO KEEP ME FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FROM OF ME. I HAD TO CAREFULLY COAST MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS I WAS IN THE FAST LANE CLOSEST TO THE MEDIAN. IT STILL WOULDN'T COMPLETELY ACCELERATE, IT KIND OF SCOOTED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. AFTER ABOUT 3 TRIES IT STARTED, AND I COULD DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO MY HOUSE, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO REPLICATE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE. IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND AT THE PRESENT MOMENT, DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO GET IT TOWED ANYWHERE TO BE LOOKED AT. IT'S SUCH A SHAME THAT AS SOON AS YOU PAY A CAR OFF, AND YOU ARE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, THAT YOU START TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT A NISSAN, BECAUSE THEY WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR LONGEVITY.... I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. I LOOK ON THE SITES TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND HAVE NOT FOUND ONE. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP M

I HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A CORNER THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND LOSES ALL POWER AND ABILITY TO STEER. THE FIRST TWO OCCASIONS OCCURRED WHERE I COULD SIMPLY PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THE LAST OCCURRENCE 2/9/17 HAPPENED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE WAS TURNING INTO AN ALLEY GOING LESS THAN 20MPH WHEN CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, THE CAR TURNED ON BUT WHEN PUSHING THE GAS THE CAR WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE WRECKER TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR ONTO THE TOW TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET IT UP THE BED AS IT DIDNT HAVE ANY POWER TO DRIVE UP THE BED. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CODES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED. THEY STATED IT WAS RUNNING JUST FINE, AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZZARD AS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS COULD EASILY BE A HUGE ACCIDENT IF OCCURS ON THE FREEWAY. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS (ALL REPORTING THAT NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES PROMPTED DURING DIAGNOSING).

AFTER DRIVING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS IN WARM WEATHER OR UPHILL, CAR BEGINS TO LOOSE POWER AND BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT GIVE MORE POWER AND I NEED TO PULL OVER AND WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO AN HOUR FOR THE CAR TO RESET ITSELF.

PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS CLEARING SITTING ON THE SEAT.

FRONT WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN BY THEMSELVES

THE DASHBOARD IS LITERALLY MELTING AND HAS PUDDLES OF TACKY RESIDUE. I LIVE IN FLORIDA. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN FLORIDA. THE DASHBOARD IS BREAKING DOWN AND CAUSING A DANGEROUS GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR PASSENGERS, OTHER MVA'S AND ESPECIALLY PEDESTRIANS AS THEY ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN DAYLIGHT. THE TACKY SUBSTANCE CANNOT BE CLEANED. ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES IT STICKS. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IT IS A DEFECT IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND HAS NOT BEEN CAUSED BY SOLVENTS OR CLEANERS. NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE. THE COST TO REPLACE IS OVER $2K. NISSAN HAS ENTERED INTO A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR MODEL YEARS 2008 & 2009 (SANBORN V. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA) BUT I HAVE A 2010 AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. 2010'S SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION FOR THIS KNOWN AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED UNLESS THESE DASHBOARDS ARE RECALLED AND REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE MOST PREVALENT IN FLORIDA BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE. PLEASE GOOGLE "NISSAN ALTIMA MELTING DASHBOARD" - IT'S NOT AN UNCOMMON COMPLAINT. I'M PROVIDING 2 PICTURES TO DEMONSTRATE VISIBILITY WHEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AS WELL AS DRIVING ON THE ROAD. TRY TO LOCATE THE LICENSE PLATE ON THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, LET ALONE READ IT. NOW IMAGINE IF SOMEONE WERE TO WALK IN FRONT OF MY CAR. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR ON US HIGHWAY 20, I WAS GOING AROUND 45 MPH. I HEARD A BANG, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATE . WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALLED FOR A TOW. NISSAN SERVICE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID A BAND INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAD SNAPPED. THERE WAS NO WARNING, AND I DO HAVE MY CAR REGULARLY SERVICED AT NISSAN. *TR

OVER THE YEARS IVED HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRANKE AND ENGINE OF MY 2010 ALTIMA. THE PANEL LIGHTS UP BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK. PUSHING THE IGNITION BUTTON ONLY LOCKS THE BRAKE.NO WARNING SIGNALS EITHER THE CAR JUST DIES ON YOU IVED PAID OVER 700 EVERYTIME IT NEEDS REPAIR, IM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH MY CAR AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL. ON NOVEMBER , 12 2016, I TOOK MY 2010 NISSIAN ALTIMA INTO GRIFFIN NISSIAN'S DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT DUE TO AN AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON THE DAY PRIOR, WHILE IN MOTION. IT'S STILL ON PARKED ALSO. IT NEVER GOES OFF. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN A SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SENSOR INSIDE THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS GONE BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WAS THAT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURE AND HE ADVISED ME THAT HE WASN'T SURE. HE ADVISED IT WOULD BE AN ESTIMATED COST OF AROUND $600.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THE SENSOR. I THEN RESEARCH THE ISSUE ABOUT THE SENSOR, AND MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED NISSIAN MANUFACTURE. AND I EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM MY CAR HAD AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD VIEW THE CASE AND CONTACT ME BACK. THE NEXT DAY SOMEONE FROM NISSIAN MANUFACTURE CONTACTED ME AND ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIRBAG ISSUE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I STATED TO THEM THAT THIS ISN'T A PART THAT HAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND SHOULD BE BACKED BY THE MANUFACTURE AND I EXPRESS HOW THAT SENSOR NOT WORKING CORRECTLY COULD CAUSE MY FAMILY AND I HARM IF WE WERE TO GET INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM GRIFFEN NISSIAN ON 10-15-2014, THE CAR WAS USED, AND HOWEVER I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO GRIFFEN NISSIAN EVERY TIME ITS NEED TO BE SERVICE AND TO HAVE ROUTINE OIL CHANGES.

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING ALSO WITH THE SUN LIGHT CREATE A GLARE IN WINDSHIELD AND BLOCK MY VIEW I THING IS NOT SAFE BECAUSE CAN HAVEN ANYTIME TO DRIVEN SPECIAL IN AFTERNOON WHEN I DRIVING NISSAN SAID IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM I DON'T AGREE SOMEBODY HAVE TO DIED AND WHY TOYOTA DID A RECALL THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE CVT- BACK IN AUG 2015 I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND WAS TRAVELING HOME AND NOTICED WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO DECELERATE. THE SCARY PART WAS THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON-I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ALONE AND SCARED AND HAD 300 MILES TO GO. WHAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 6 HOURS TOOK ME 11 HOURS BECAUSE I HAD STOP EVERY 30-45 MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED NISSAN HAD TO GO THROUGH THE STEPS BEFORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION- BUT AT WHAT COST- WHEN SOMEONE DIES- THEY INSTALLED A CVT OIL COOLER KIT -WELL GUESS WHAT ? 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS LATER ON MY FIRST LONG DISTANCE TRIP SINCE LAST YEAR. THE SAME EXACT THING OCCURRED EXCEPT I HAVE 600 MILES BEFORE I GET HOME. I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THANK GOD THE TRUCK BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME OR I INJURY SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THIS ISSUE NISSAN CONTINUES TO IGNORE. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, COULD NOT GET A RENTAL BECAUSE IT WAS A SUNDAY AND THEY WERE CLOSED. SO NOW I'M IN AN UNKNOWN AREA WAITING TO SEE WHAT NISSAN DOES THIS TIME.

THE CAR DOES NOT START. TOOK OUT BATTERY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS GOOD. CHARGED IT UP AND CAR STARTED. DONE THIS MANY TIMES. TOOK IN TO NISSAN AND THEY KEPT IT 3DAYS. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND PUT IN A NEW BATTERY. LAST NIGHT, HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT STARTED WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON. RADIO THOUGH COMES ON.

DASHBOARD IS MELTING FROM THE HEAT AND SUN, HAS BECOME STICKY, UN-CLEANABLE AND CAUSING A TERRIBLE REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. ISSUE APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE EVERY WEEK AS THIS CAR SITS OUTSIDE 24/7 NOT ALWAYS IN THE SHADE. I CALLED NISSAN OF AMERICAN AND THEY SETUP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP/SERVICE CENTER. THE END RESULT WAS A WASTED DAY AND I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY (80K MILES AND 5 YEARS OLD) THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $2000. A FEW MONTHS LATER MY AC CONDENSER COIL WAS DIAGNOSED BY NISSAN WITH A LEAK. NISSAN SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1500 TO REPLACE (AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT DUE TO THE CONDITION OF MY DASHBOARD THEY COULD NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEE TO THE CONDITION OF THE DASH AFTER THE REPAIR AND RECOMMENDED DASH REPLACEMENT AS WELL BRING MY REPAIR TOTAL TO AND ESTIMATED $3500. WITH THE AC RECHARGED (BUT NOT FIXED) I BROUGHT THE CAR OVER TO CARMAX TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME FOR THE CAR. THEY SAILD ALTHOUGH MOST ALTIMAS OF THIS MILEAGE AND CONDITION WOULD BE WORTH AT LEAST $6500-$7000 DUE TO THE DASHBOARD CONDITION (NEEDS REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THEIR PAPERWORK) THEY OFFERED ME $4500 FOR THE CAR.

UPON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER CAR (MY FRONT HITTING OTHER CAR'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH), BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER UNLATCHED. WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF THE SEAT BELTS, OUR LOWER TORSO AND LEGS SHIFTED FORWARD, CAUSING INJURIES TO OUR HIPS, KNEES AND ANKLE. OUR CAR WENT INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC AND THEN LANDED IN SOMEONE'S YARD. IF WE WOULD HAVE STRUCK A SECOND CAR AND THE AIR BAGS STARTED TO DEFLATE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT ANY PROTECTION FOR THE SECOND COLLISION. WE THANK GOD FOR OUR PROTECTION! WE DID CONTACT NISSAN MANUFACTURING WITH AN INVESTIGATOR. HE COULD NOT VIEW THE CAR IN SALVAGE AS IT MOVED ALREADY TO FINAL PROCESSING FROM BEING TOTALED.

THE VEHICLE COULD NOT START WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, 'THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS UP, AND 'THE ENGINE DOES NOT CRANK, (NO CRANK, NO START), (HYBRID 'READY' WILL NOT LIGHT), AND 'THE IGNITION PUSH BUTTON IS NOT RESPONSIVE (NO ACTION OCCURS WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED ADDITIONAL TIMES). THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS

CAR WILL NOT START. BATTERY IS GOOD. THE KEY FAIL/MALFUNCTION SIGNAL KEEPS BLINKING. NOW CAR IS STUCK IN ON POSITION FROM WHEN I PUSHED THE START BUTTON.

MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER CAR DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING ACTING AS IF THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. SHE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO GO ABOVE 25 MILES AN HOUR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR HER DAD TO COME AND HELP HER. WHEN HER DAD GOT THERE THE CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. HE SWITCHED THE CAR TO MANUAL AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. THE ABS, VDC OFF, SLIP LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY AT WHICH TIME WE TOOK IT INTO OUR MECHANIC. HE DISCOVERED A POWER BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACING. HE BELIEVED THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL AS IT HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2007, 2008 AND 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA. MUCH TO OUR DISMAY NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE 2010 MODELS. MY MECHANIC TOLD US THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN.

WAS PUTTING MY CAR IN REVERSE AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS IN STEAD OF REVERSE THE MOVE FORWARD, PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR WAS IN MOTION AND IT STARTED TO JERKING AND QUIT ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL RUN BUT WHEN YOU TAKE OFF IT STARTS JERKING AGAIN AND MIGHT SMOOTH OUT FOR A SECOND AND THEN QUITS AGAIN.

DASH IS SO MELTED AND REFLECTS SUN SO MUCH IT I CANNOT SEE WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 2008 AND 2009 ALTIMAS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT. TOYOTA RECALLED FOR THEIR MELTED DASHBOARD. NHTSA NEEDS TO CARE ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND RECALL ALTIMAS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOCKED UP WHEN USING THE PUSH TO START FEATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF A MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION, WHICH HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMP, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILING MOTOR MOUNT AND ONE STRUT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

MELTED DASHBOARD CAUSES TERRIBLE GLARE EARLIER THIS YEAR I CONTACTED NISSAN'S REGIONAL OFFICE TO EXPLAIN THAT MY CAR'S DASHBOARD HAS MELTED. THE MELTING OF THE DASHBOARD IS SO TERRIBLE IT CREATES A GLARE WHEN THE SUNLIGHT HITS IT. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED IMAGES. IN ADDITION, I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE MELTING OF THE DASHBOARD IS CREATING TOXIC AIR, WHICH I AM BREATHING IN EACH TIME I USE MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN SICK ALL YEAR AND CAN ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS TO MY FAILED DASHBOARD. NISSAN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE DASHBOARD, BUT THEY WILL NOT INCUR THE CHARGES BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN QUOTED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE $2,381.43, BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY THIS CONSIDERING I AM A TEACHER AND HAVE TO TUTOR TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND SEEN THAT MANY COSTUMERS FACE THE SAME PROBLEM I DO DATING BACK TO THE 2008 MODELS. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. I HAVE CLEANED AND TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE CHANGES OR MORE IMPORTANTLY'PUT MY LIFE OR OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER BECAUSE I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. PLEASE HELP THE COUNTLESS OTHERS AND MYSELF IN THIS SITUATION!!!

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN THE STREET AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH. I SEE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR NEWER MODELS BUT NOT MY MODEL. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY?

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA IS MELTING. IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN I'M DRIVING AFFECTING MY VISION.

DASHBOARD MELTING , GETTING STICKING AND GLARING ON FRONT GLASS WHEN DRIVING, IS VERY UNSAFE AND IT NEED TO BE REPLACE PLEASE BY MANUFACTURER

I HAVE NUMEROUS STARTING PROBLEMS AND THE VDC,ABS, AND SLIP LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT CAN TAKE 4 OR 5 TRIES UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTS WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START. THE BATTERY,ALTERNATOR AND STARTER HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE NUMEROUS LIGHTS THAT COME ON WHILE DRIVING PRESENT A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF THE ABS SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING.

TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AT 140,000. CAR IS LOSING POWER ON HIGHWAY PUTTING ME AND MY KIDS IN DANGER. CAR LOSING POWER GOING DOWN TO ZERO ON BUSY HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH OUT OF PARK WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED AFTER BEING RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO ENGAGE UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACHED 15 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY FOB ACTIVATED BY ITSELF ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND CAUSED THE DOORS TO UNLOCK AND THE POWER WINDOWS TO ROLL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.

TAKATA INFLATORS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL. I JUST SEEN WERE NEWER MODELS HAVE RECALLS ON THEM. I WAS WONDERING WHY MY MODEL DOESN'T.

TAKATA RECAL. WE PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. OUR 2ND ALTIMA. HAD PROBLEMS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER GETTING THE CAR. IT WOULDN'T START. BRAKES WOULDN'T EVEN COMPRESS. REPLACED BATTERY AND WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS. SAME ISSUE CONTINUED. CABIN LIGHTS WOULD COME ON, NEW BATTERY BUT STILL NOT STARTING. HAD STARTER REPLACED AND WORKED FOR A WHILE AGAIN. SAME ISSUE AGAIN. GET STUCK IN RANDOM PLACES. SOME DAYS IT STARTS, OTHERS IT DOESN'T. CALLING FOR A JUM START DOESN'T WORK EITHER. UNRELIABLE AND UNSTABLE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, MOSSY NISSAN. THEY WANTS OVER $200 JUST FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN COULD BE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. ALSO SAID BREAK HARNESS/SWITCH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. VDC LIGHTS ALSO COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS. NISSAN SHOULD HANDLE ALL REPAIR EXPENSES. CAR WAS STATIONARY AT ALL TIMES IT WOULDN'T START. THIS WEEK IS WOULDN'T START 3 TIMES. LAST WEEK IT WAS 5 TIMES. THE WHOLE MONTH WAS 17 TIMES OUT OF 31 DAYS. PLEASE RECALL.

SUPPLEMENTAL AIR BAG SENSOR DID NOT WORK. HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHICH CONTAINED THE SENSOR FOR THE AIRBAG. NISSAN HAS RECALLED 2013 ALTIMAS TO CORRECT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY IT COST ME $800. TO CORRECT MY PROBLEM. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF AN EARLIER MODEL TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SCRAPE THE TOP OF ANY SPEED BUMP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT INSULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE PASSANGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON SHOWING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. TOOK TO NISSIAN AND THEY ARE TELLING ME ITS THE SENSOR AND THAT THE WHOLE SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED. IM NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT NISSIAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I SEE THEY RECALLED 2013-2016, BUT I THINK THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS YEAR MODELS TOO. ITS THE SAME ISSUE THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE ONES THAT ARE RECALLED. IM SO FRUSTRATED. AIR BAGS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATLY AT NO COST! WE BUY A CAR TO FEEL SAFE WHEN WE ARE DRIVING NOT TO WORRY ABOUT OUR SAFETY

THE CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD A FEW MONTHS AGO. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CAME TO A LIGHT. TURNED LEFT AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I WAS NERVIOUS AND PUSHED THEN PUMPED THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THEN OUT OF THE BLUE IT TOOK OFF WITH OUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATTER I WAS DRIVING 75 (SPEED LIMIT) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THEN THE CAR STARTED LOOSING POWER, 65,60 55. I ACCELERATED THE CAR AND IT JUST WOULD NOT GO FASTER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT WITH THE CRUISE AT 55. WITH FLASHERS ON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. STARTED MY RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BY DOUBLING IT FROM 5 YEARS/60,000 TO 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES. MY ISSUE IS MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD WITH 128,000 MILES AND NISSAN HAS MY CAR IN THEIR SHOP AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I BELIEVE THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. I HAVE VERY SERVICE RECORD SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 12 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.