Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES INTO MY DRIVE, I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS IT DECIDED TO ACCELERATE. ABOUT ANOTHER HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT, IT DID IT AGAIN. EACH TIME, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY CARS BEHIND ME TRYING TO GET TO THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING LOOKED AT.
MY LOW BEAMS HAVE BEEN SO DIM I CANT SEE WHEN NIGHT DRIVING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN CORPORATION AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALL OVER THE WEB. THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE ONE THAT ENCOURAGED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON MY HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE I CANT GET IT RESOLVED. I HAVE THE BULBS REPLACED TWICE TO NO AVAIL. APPARENTLY ITS THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL BEHIND THE BULBS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE. THANK YOU!
LOW BEAMS TOO LOW WITH NEW BULBS. DEALER SAYS I NEED NEW HOUSING
A CLUNKY NOISE STARTED/NOTICED IN RIGHT REAR WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS (E.G. POT HOLES, DIPS IN ROADS, OR ENTRY PARKING LOT CURBS). TOOK OUR 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA INTO AUTO SHOP TO HAVE INSPECTED, WHICH WE HAD LEARNED THE REAR LOWER LINKS ARE RUSTED, AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS CRACKED. WE WERE TOLD IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO NOT BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. WE WERE THEN INFORMED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE ON OUR VEHICLE FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THIS WAS QUITE ALARMING TO LEARN OF THIS RECALL, AND TO KNOW IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO GANDRUD NISSAN, GREEN BAY WI ONLY TO LEARN THIS SPECIFIC RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR 2013 ALTIMA SEDAN; REAR LOWER LINK (REFERENCE # NTB19-082B, DATE OF ISSUE: DECEMBER 6, 2019, CLASSIFICATION# RA19-002B, CAMPAIGN ID# P9324) DID NOT APPLY TO OUR VIN#. TO LEARN THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM ON THE EXACT YEAR AND MODEL OF OUR NISSAN ALTIMA WHERE OUR SAFETY IS COMPRISED IF DRIVEN, THEN TO BE TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY IS VERY ASININE. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY DEFECT ON 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS AND IT SHOULD NOT APPLY ONLY TO A SELECT FEW AS OBVIOUSLY IT IS A PROBLEM AND A VALID SAFETY/DEFECT HERE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ACROSS THE BOARD FOR NOT ONLY MY FAMILY'S SAFETY FOR ALL WHOM OWN A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AND OTHERS TRAVELING ON THE ROAD/INTERSTATES.
MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 HEADLIGHTS ARE SO POOR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE, I WILL EITHER FOLLOW A CAR IN FRONT OF ME CLOSELY AT NIGHT OR USE HIGH BEAMS. DEGRADATION STARTED TO GET WORSE BY 3 YEAR, I REPLACED WITH BETTER BULBS AND THEN WITH HIDS BUT STILL LIGHTING IS SO POOR THAT I ONLY USE THIS VEHICLE DURING DAY TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A POPPING SOUND WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STABLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED DUE TO RUSTING AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER NISSAN 112, LOCATED AT 730 MEDFORD AVE, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772, WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
PART ERODED AND CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ACTIVATED AND THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE ACCELERATOR LOST POWER, THEN PICKED UP SPEED AFTER PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLES AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK SMITH NISSAN OF LEXINGTON (5536 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON, SC 29072) WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE A PROJECTOR BEAM, AND THROUGH THE YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO DIM, I HAVE CHANGED THE LIGHT BULBS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE OWNING THE CAR, NEVER TRULY SOLVING THE PROBLEM. THE HEAT OF THE BULBS CREATE A FILM ON THE PROJECTOR LENS THAT HAMPERS STRONG LIGHT TO GET THROUGH TO THE ROADWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS HAZARD THAT IS A DEFECT OF THE AUTOMAKER, AS THIS IS ALL FACTORY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE.
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASHBOARD AND IS STAYING ON. WHEN AN ADULT PASSENGARE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE READ SEVERAL RECALLS FOR AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE BUT MY CAR IS NOT LISTED. DEALERSHIP IS TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE ISSUE AND THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. CAR CURRENTLY CANNOT PASS STATED INSPECTION DUE TO THIS.
MY REARWARD CONTROL ARM BROKE ON A BUSY STREET WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE STEERING AT 30MPH AFTERWARDS. I WAS LUCKY THAT A MECHANIC SHOP WAS AT THE VERY NEXT CORNER. THE MECHANIC LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SAID "UNBELIEVABLE, YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE.... WE'RE GLAD YOU WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY!) THEN HE JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD, IN DISBELIEF AT THE RUST, BECAUSE THE CONTROL ARM AND THE LINKAGE WAS HELD TOGETHER BY RUST. HE FURTHER ADDED THIS CAR 7 YEARS YOUNG WITH 72,000 MILES, THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. LASTLY, THAT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION, NOT HAVING CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE WHEN YOU ARE FACED WITH SEMI TRUCKS IN FRONT AND BEHIND YOU AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO PULLOVER YOUR VEHICLE TO SAFETY. IT WAS A BAD EXPERIENCE, THAT HOPEFULLY, NO ONE ELSE HAVE TO ENCOUNTER.
SIDE A/B MODULE LH B0020-13
I HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN YET RE: THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. MAY 28,2020 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERR20A7 NHTSA RECALL NUMBERTBD RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY BECOME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION DUE TO A POTENTIAL FOR CORROSION (IN REGIONS WITH EXCESSIVE ROAD SALT USE) IN THE HOOD LATCH COMBINED WITH IMPROPER INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE. SAFETY RISK IF THE DRIVER INADVERTENTLY RELEASES THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH (EX. WHILE REFUELING) OR THE HOOD IS NOT CLOSED PROPERLY, THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT HOLD THE HOOD CLOSED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE HOOD MAY OPEN WITHOUT WARNING AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER S FORWARD VIEW, AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH. REMEDY A REMEDY PLAN IS CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT. NISSAN WILL PROVIDE ALL AFFECTED OWNERS WITH AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION THAT REMINDS OWNERS HOW TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE LATCH AND ALSO REMINDS THOSE OWNERS TO FULLY CLOSE AND ENGAGE THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH EACH TIME BEFORE DRIVING THEIR ALTIMA. *JS
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED FROM ROAD SALT. THE CONTROL ARMED SNAPPED FROM THE BUSHING WHILE I WAS DRIVING!!. THE CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SNAPPED FROM THE BUSHING. THERE IS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THIS, BUT NISSAN CLAIMS MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNTO THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS IN NH, AND HAS BEEN IN THIS STATE THAT USES ROAD SALT SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY MY VEHICLE DOES IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. I AM IN ONE OF THE 22 STATES THAT IS DESIGNATED AS A SALT STATE AND IS MENTIONED IN THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE CONTROL ARM SNAPPED. MY VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.
THE CAR HAS A SHUTTER, JERKING, HIGH RPM, LOSS OF POWER, DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND IT ALL OF A SUDDEN BLASTED UP TO ALMOST 7000 RPMS AND VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SHUTTERING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75- 80 MILES PER HOUR ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH THE CAR, IT THEN LOST POWER WITH ME PRESSING MY GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, IT'S A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR EVEN DIE.
ON ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE STREET HEADING TOWARDS THE FREEWAY. I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE STREETS BUT THE FREEWAY IS ALWAYS THE FASTEST OPTION. I GOT ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO PROBLEM AND STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED. AS I SPED UP, I STARTED TO FEEL MY CAR SHUTTER. I CONTINUED WITH MY DRIVE AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. IM HEADING TOWARDS MY EXIT AND I START TO STOP MY CAR, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE TURN OFF WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY. I ALMOST HIT TWO CARS AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. AT FIRST I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I WAS IN FEAR OF MY SAFETY. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR TO SEE WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED. I WAS STILL IN SHOCK BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT STARTED PERFECTLY NORMAL LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC AND ABOUT 3 CARS HONKING AT ME, I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AGAIN AND SHORTLY DOWN THE STREET A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY THE CAR DOES IT AGAIN TO ME, THIS TIME ALMOST CAUSING ANOTHER ACCIDENT. I WAS SO TERRIFIED I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE SAID THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH NISSAN ALTIMA TRANSMISSIONS PARTICULARLY THE 2013 MODELS. I REACHED OUT TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND I WAS ADVISED THAT I HAVE NO WARRANTY OR COVERAGE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND SAD BECAUSE THE MAKERS OF THIS VEHICLE COULD HAVE TAKEN MY
HEADLIGHTS TO CAR BECOME DIM BECAUSE REFLECTIVITY MATERIAL IN LIGHT HOUSING DETERIORATED AND NO LONGER HELPS PROJECT SUFFICIENT SOURCE OF LIGHT ONTO THE ROAD AHEAD. EVEN WITH BRAND NEW, AND APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT LIGHTBULBS DO NOT PROVIDE ANY SUFFICIENT LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS AND CANNOT SEE AT DARK AND ALMOST NOT DRIVABLE WITHOUT USING BRIGHTS OPTION. CAN GET STOPPED BY POLICE FOR ASSUMPTION THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT APPROPRIATELY ON FOR THE SAFETY OF THE ROAD FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE VEHICLE IS HAVING PROBLEMS GOING INTO GEAR AND SHIFTING CORRECTLY. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY ME IN 2018. I HAVE A CLEAN TITLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE VIN SHOWS THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED IN TWO OTHER STATES. NISSAN SAYS I MUST HAVE A CLEAR TITLE FROM THOSE STATES BEFORE THEY WILL REPAIR THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY PEOPLE IN BOTH OF THE STATES THAT I CAN NOT GET ANOTHER TITLE WHILE I CURRENTLY HAVE A TITLE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR SINCE PURCHASE AND AM STILL DRIVING IT. IT HAS UNDER 84,000 MILES WHICH IS WHAT THE LETTER STATES. I READ THAT NISSAN CAN NOT REFUSE TO FIX A SALVAGED VEHICLE IF IT IS BEING DRIVING. PLEASE HELP ME AND GET THEM TO HONOR THIS WARRANTY.
ALL 4 WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. NOISE LEVEL INCREASED WITH TIME AND EVENTUALLY CHANGED WHEN I WAS CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY. CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC, THAT ALL 4 BEARINGS WERE BAD. MECHANIC CHANGED BOTH FRONT BEARING FIRST BEFORE CHANGING BACK BEARING TO CONFIRM FAILURE ON BACK WHEEL BEARINGS AS WELL. CHANGED BEARINGS AT ABOUT 110,500 MILES. HAVE LOVED NISSAN BUT I'VE HAD TWO MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH TWO VEHICLES AS OF LATE
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AT ALL, HOOD FLIES OPEN SUDDENLY SLAMMING INTO WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING!!! AFTER SCREAMING OF COURSE, TRIED TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT, SLOWED, PULLED OVER TO RIGHT TO SAFETY. UNBELIEVABLY NO OTHER VEHICLES HIT/INVOLVED, NO CRASH - MY VEHICLE HAS DAMAGE TO HOOD, ROOF, BOTH FRONT FENDERS, INTERIOR OVERHEAD CONTROLS DROPPED OUT OF THE CEILING. NISSAN NOT YET COMMITTING TO PAYING FOR IT 100% !!!!!! EVEN THOUGH A RECALL ON THIS ITEM WAS ISSUED 1 MONTH AGO, AND I FOUND ARTICLES ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR GOING BACK TO 2014 - AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP JUST HAD MY CAR 4 MONTHS AGO (MARCH) WORKING ON ANOTHER DIFFERENT RECALL !!!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V315000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE TRUNK LATCH BECAME UNDONE AND LIFTED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY HEADED HOME. ALL OF MY ITEMS FELL OUT AND I HAD TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO RELATCH.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHTS STAY ON NO MATTER IF SOMEONE IS OCCUPYING EITHER SEAT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DIM AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUDSON NISSAN OF NORTH CHARLESTON LOCATED AT 7331 RIVERS AVE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406, WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION ARM FRACTURED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM FAILED DUE TO RUSTING AND CORROSION. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR ARM WAS ALSO CORRODED AND RUSTED BUT NOT REPLACED. COUNTRY NISSAN (40 RUSSELL STREET, HADLEY, MA 01035) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE FROM CAMPAIGN ID #R1609 IN 2014 AND AGAIN IN 2016. THE SAME ISSUE IS NOW HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS INCLUDES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWING THE AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVE WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT IS ALSO ON SHOWING THE PASSENGER IS NOT BUCKLED UP WHEN IN FACT THE SEAT BELT IS CONNECTED AND LATCHED. THIS HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH MOVING AND NOT MOVING. NISSAN ISSUED A CONSUMER AFFAIRS CASE NUMBER, BUT IS REFUSING TO FIX THE ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO IT BEING FIXED TWICE BEFORE.
VEHICLE STOPPED AUTOMATICALLY (BY ITSELF) WHILE IN MOTION. LUCKY THAT IT WAS IN A PARKING LOT OTHERWISE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY MENTIONED ITS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED. LOOKING IT UP ON GOOGLE MADE ME UNDERSTAND THAT ITS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA AND NISSAN HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS OR OFFERED ANY HELP TO ITS CUSTOMERS TO SUPPORT FIXING THE ISSUES. ITS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN, KINDLY TAKE SOME ACTIONS!
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.
I OWN A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA PURCHASED FROM MY FRIEND WHO ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE CAR'S SHOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES 12TH JULY 2020 WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO STOP FOR A SIGNAL. THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS A BRAKE ISSUE, NAIVELY THINKING GIVEN THAT I EXPERIENCED IT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. BUT WHEN I PRESSED GAS AFTER SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT WOULD DO NORMALLY. I RODE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER 5 MILES THE NEXT DAY AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSENED. UPON RESEARCHING AND FINDING THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR JULY 15TH MORNING. THE CAR DID NOT GO IN REVERSE AT THE BEGINNING AND I HAD TO CHANGE THE PARKING GEAR BEFORE I TRIED TO REVERSE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT SLOWLY MOVED. WHEN MOVING FORWARD IN ROADS, THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO GO BEYOND 20 MPH AND THE RPM WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHEN PRESSING GAS. I BARELY MANAGED TO REACH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASSESSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THEY TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE ON BUT BASICALLY NON EXISTENT. A FEW TIMES I'VE EVEN PULLED OVER TO CHECK IF THEY BOTH WERE OFF/BURNED OUT... THEY WEREN'T. I HAVE REPLACED BULBS WITH NO CHANGE TO THE BRIGHTNESS I DO OR DO NOT GET. ONLY OPTION CURRENTLY IS TO DRIVE IN THE DARK WITH HIGH BEAMS, POTENTIALLY BLINDING ON COMING TRAFFIC THEN!!! THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME WHETHER DRIVING OR STATIONARY AND HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH NO REMEDY FOUND YET.
REAR LINKS, THE DEALER TOLD ME THE SUSPENSION COULD BREAK AT ANY MOMENT. REPAIR COST ME $440.00 AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME STATING CUTTING OFF RUSTED COMPONENTS WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FIX. CAMPAIGN ID IS P9324
ON THE MORNING OF OCT 25,2018 I ENTERED MY 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA APPROX 7:15 AM AND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, TRAVELED APPROX 20 FT PUT CAR IN PARK TO RUN IN FOR SOMETHING I HAD FORGOTTEN. I SAFELY EXITED THE VEHICLE , CLOSED THE DOOR AND WALKED THE 20 FT TO MY 3 STEPS AND APPROACHED MY DOOR TO MY HOME AS I STARTED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR I HEARD A POP AND TURNED AROUND AND OBSERVED MY CAR LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY , IT HAD GONE INTO REVERSE AND CROSSED THE STREET WHERE IT STOPPED AGAINST A GRANITE WALL DAMAGING THE TRUNK.
CAR STALLING AT IDLE OR STOPPING. CAR STARTS THEN CUTS OUT, WON'T RUN. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR 3 DAYS NOW PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CAN'T SEEM TO PIN POINT EVEN WITH FIXD OR OTHER DEVICES.
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SUPER DIM WHEN I AM DRIVING AT NIGHT. I HAVE REPLACED MY HEADLIGHTS TWICE NOW TO THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS YOU CAN BUY. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT I HAVE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WITH THE REGULAR HEADLIGHTS ON. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS BEING SO DIM. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST SUMMER.
SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AT 79,000 MILES. I SAW THERE WAS A "SERVICE ALERT" NOT RECALL BY NISSAN TO REPLACE THESE IN "SALT STATES". I LIVE IN FLORIDA NEAR THE WATER, AND THERE IS WATER IN THE AIR HERE. ARMS ARE CRACKING, CORRODING. WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. MAAS BROS. NISSAN IN NEW PORT RICHEY FL SUGGESTED THE REPAIR...OVER $1000.
WHILE DRIVING ON STREET, THE GAS PEDAL WILL NO LONGER PROVIDE POWER TO THE CAR AND BEGIN TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN. I WILL PUSH ON THE BREAKS BRIEFLY AND TRY THE GAS PEDAL TO SEE IF IT WORKS AND IT WILL TAKE A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT DOES. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE AGAIN, GAS PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER PROVIDE POWER TO THE CAR AND BEGIN TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED 8 SEPARATE TIMES TO THE CAR. IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN DO IT AGAIN, WITH OUT NOTICE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. SECOND ISSUE IS, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL ALSO FEEL EXTREMELY LOOSE, NOT DURING THE SAME TIME BUT WHEN MY SPEED IS OVER 70 MPH. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOR ANY SAFETY NOTICES WILL GO ON. LASTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T COME OFF. THE GAS PETAL ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN ON JULY 3TH, 2020 AND I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO GET LOOKED AT. THE DEALER FOR A 5 POINT INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I CHECK THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND IT SHOWS NO RECALLS DONE. DOES THIS MEAN THEY HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED? *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, MY NISSAN ALTIMA STARTING MAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR AND THE CAR FEEL GOING TO THE LEFT BY ITSELF. AFTER I STOPPED I FOUND THE REAR CONTROL ARM WHICH HOLDS THE SPRING PART BROKE APART. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM AND UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *TR
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR IT JERKS, WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN GO TO TAKE OFF THE CAR JERKS . MY CAR HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS OR HAD A CLASS ACTION CLAIM AGAINST THEM HOWEVER TO MY UNDERSTANDING I WASN'T ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY MILEAGE EXCEEDED WHAT WAS REQUIRED . I DON'T FEEL SAFE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR DUE TO THE HESITATION/ JERKS , HOWEVER I'M NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC . I'VE TRIED CONTACTING SOMEONE IN REGARDS TO THE NISSAN ALTIMA CVT SETTLEMENT TO SEE IF THEY COULD DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE WHO COULD HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BUT I'VE HAD NO SUCCESS REACHING ANYONE. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR BESIDES THE HESITATION/ JERKING, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON FOR NO REASON , THE A/C WANT PROPERLY WORK . THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM FOR AWHILE, WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR ( USED ) I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE JERKING WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT BUT THE SALESMAN SAID THAT ITS NORMAL FOR THAT TYPE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I'D GET USE TO IT HENCE THE FACT I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS PURCHASING A CAR THAT WAS PUTTING MYSELF AND FAMILY IN DANGER . PLEASE HELP
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE VERY DIM. I CHANGED THE HEAD LAMPS THINKING THAT MAYBE THE OLD LIGHTS HAD JUST AGED AND LOST BRIGHTNESS. THIS DID NOT MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE BRIGHTNESS. I RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS THAT FROM 2013-2015 PEOPLE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA'S HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE PROBLEM WAS CONCERNING ENOUGH THAT DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLE I ASKED THE DEALER HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. IT WAS AROUND $1000. YIKES. RECENTLY I HAD A 'NEAR MISS' THAT I PARTIALLY ATTRIBUTE TO THE DIM HEADLAMPS. I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL 2 LANE ROAD. THERE WAS A CAR COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ABOUT 50 YARDS AWAY. SUDDENLY A CAR BEHIND THAT CAR PULLED DIRECTLY INTO MY LANE. TO AVOID A COLLISION I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE WHEEL RIGHT AND WENT INTO A YARD. I THOUGHT MAYBE THE PERSON HAD A HEART ATTACK AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR BUT WHEN I LOOKED BACK THE PERSON HAD SWERVED BACK INTO THE CORRECT LANE. I THOUGHT MAYBE MY LIGHTS WERE OFF BUT I CHECKED AND THEY WERE ON. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEBODY TEXTING AND DRIVING? I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW IF THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A HIGHER NIGHT TIME DRIVING ACCIDENT RATE COMPARED TO OTHER SEDANS. REGARDLESS I THINK THESE HEADLAMPS ARE UNSAFE. I'M GOING TO TRY TO FIND A REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP AND DO THE REPAIR MYSELF AS I CAN'T READILY AFFORD THE $1000. THIS IS THE FIRST
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON OPEN HIGHWAYS THE VEHICLE WILL EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BREAKING. VEHICLE WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY STREETS. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND BREAKS WILL NOT WORK. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE NOVEMBER 2019
ON FRIDAY 6/26/2020 WHILE DRIVING ON THE MA TURNPIKE I-90 W, SHORTLY BEFORE EXIT 20, THE HOOD OF MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA FLEW ALL THE WAY BACK CRASHING INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND FRONT PORTION OF THE ROOF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PEEK UNDER THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE HOOD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED, BOTH SIDE FENDERS WERE BENT UP/ SLIGHTLY DISPLACED, THE ROOF WAS DENTED, INSIDE THE CAR THE CEILING SPEAKER/ SUNGLASS CONSOLE CAME CRASHING DOWN AND MY HOOD WAS DENTED AND HAVING TROUBLE STAYING SHUT. I MANAGED TO SECURE IT DOWN AND DROVE SLOWLY TO EXIT 20. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT AN AUTO SHOP NEAR BY AND THE OWNERS FIRST WORDS WERE, "LOOKING AT YOUR CAR, I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS EXACTLY HOW PEOPLE GET KILLED IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS". I AM NOT SURPRISED. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE OR SAFELY SLOW DOWN, I MAY BE DEAD. THE SHOP OWNER SHOWED HOW THE SPRAINED HINGES ALLOW THE HOOD TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK CAUSING WINDSHIELD DAMAGE MAINLY DUE TO THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HE DID SPRAY SOME WD 40 ON THE LATCH TO GET IT TO FUNCTION A LITTLE BETTER; HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DRIVING IT. THE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT $4000.
DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV. WITH THE LOW BEAMS ON YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD AHEAD OR ANY OBSTACLES THAT MIGHT BE AHEAD. THESE HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE A RECALL. HORRIBLE DESIGN. *TR
BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS HAVE CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST WAS AT ABOUT 125,000 MILES AND THE SECOND WAS 137,000 MILES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH 2012-13 NISSAN ALTIMA'S AND SOME HAVE HAD NISSAN REIMBURSE THEM FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. *TR
WHEN I DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, SUDDENLY MY 2013 ALTIMA TRANSMISSION GEARBOX SLIPPING TO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $3700.00. *TR
NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 LEFT REAR LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SWERVED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. IT COULD OF ENDED HORRIBLY BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND ABSOLUTELY NOT SAFE. NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS!! *TR
HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM. REPLACED BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT LIGHTS REALLY NOT VISIBLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN.
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