2013 Nissan Altima complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ARE VERY DIM AND I HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME SEEING AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING WORKS. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT IS AS THOUGH THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT EVEN ON! IT SEEMS LIKE IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE!

- REPLACED 3 ALTERNATORS - LESS THAN 60K MILES - NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILED AND NEEDING REPLACED - TOO MANY SIGNIFICANT QUALITY ISSUES FOR A NEW CAR

AT 55,000 MILES THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN IT STALLED. WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT EVERY TIME IT WAS PUT INTO DRIVE, IT STALLED AGAIN. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

FRONT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DIMMING GRADUALLY AS THE CAR AGES. LOOKING INSIDE OF THE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY IN THE PROJECTION HEADLIGHT UNIT, THE REFLECTOR IS DISCOLORED AND BURNT UP INSTEAD OF BRIGHT AND REFLECTIVE. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT AND I FEAR DRIVING AT NIGHT DUE TO POSSIBLE HAZARDS TO MYSELF OR OTHERS.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM IT'S HARD TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT.

WHILE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MY CAR RANDOMLY STARTED TO FISH TAIL AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR TIRES. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO NISSAN AND FOUND THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARMS HAD BROKEN. THE TECH SAID HE "HAD NEVER SEEN A BREAK LIKE THIS." I HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR CURBS I WAS SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT JUST BROKE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN A POSITION THAT I COULD NOT PULL OVER AS I LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY TAIL END AND HAD TO DRIVE 45 MINS (USUALLY A 15 MIN RIDE) TO MY CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CONTROL ARMS ON THE 2013 ALITMA'S WITH LOW MILES AND BEGINNING TO THINK THIS IS FAULTY PART.

THE DIM LIGHTS ARE SO WEAK THAT I CAN NOT SEE AS MUCH AS A FOOT IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME., WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEEMS ON AT ALL TIMES. I WORK NIGHT SHIFT AND NEED THE DIM LIGHTS WHEN MEETING SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAYS. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SEE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND YET NISSAN WILL NOT LOOK INTO THE DEFECTS OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES THAT THEY ARE USING. IT IS SAID THAT THE PROJECTORS HAVE BEEN BURNING OUT CAUSING DIM LIGHTS NO TO WORK AND THE COST TO FIX IS GREATER THAN 1200. WITH NISSAN.

REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM BROKE GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. BACK END STARTED TO FISHTAIL. LUCKILY DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT.WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A DEALERSHIP AND GET IT REPAIRED FOR $800. NOT SURE IF I FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR ANYMORE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 ALTIMA THE DRIVER SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED - LUCKY CAR WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH WHERE NO ACCIDENT OR BODY INJURY OCCURRED. THE CAR JUST CAME OFF THE THRUWAY 10 MINS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. ALL WORK WAS DONE AT THE DEALER SINCE PURCHASE AND WE ARE THE ONLY OWNER.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM; MAKES NIGHT DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT; THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT VERY GOOD EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AS THE CAR AGES

HELLO, MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG. SINCE AUGUST 2017, THE CAR'S AIRBAG ALARM LIGHT IS ON。 AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I WENT TO GAINESVILLE NISSAN TWO TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 9/1/2017. THEY (GAINESVILLE NISSAN) CHARGED ME $34.78 AND TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAG SENSOR, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS REMOVED AT THAT TIME. BUT AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON THE DASHBOARD AGAIN. SO I WENT TO GAINESVILLE NISSAN THE SECOND TIME, ON 3/5/2018. THIS TIME THEY CHARGED $49.95 AND STILL SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRBAG ALARM LIGHT SHOW ON THE DASHBOARD ONE MORE TIME AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH UNTIL NOW. AFTER THESE TWO REPAIRS, I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AIRBAG HAS QUALITY PROBLEMS, AND GAINESVILLE NISSAN IS VERY IRRESPONSIBLE. AND NISSAN IS RECALLING CARS ON A LARGE SCALE BECAUSE OF AIRBAG PROBLEMS, I HOPE MY PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED, THANKS.

MY HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT DOESN'T PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHTING AHEAD FOR ME TO SEE A SAFE DISTANCE AHEAD. AT NIGHT WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ON I BARELY CAN SEE. I MUST DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON OR I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHY NISSAN HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA S. I BROUGHT MY CAR NEW WITH ONLY 2 MILES ON IT IN AUG/SEPT OF 2013. I TRY VERY HARD NOT TO DRIVE WHEN IT GETS DARK. MY CAR HA ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT,

HEAD LIGHTS SET A LOW ARE EXTREMELY DIM.

THE LIGHTS HAVE DIMMED TO THE POINT I CANNOT SEE ON THE ROAD ANYMORE. THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS WITH MULTIPLE BRANDS AND TYPES OF BULBS WITH THE SAME RESULT EVERY TIME.

MY ALTIMA IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFT RELEASE. I HAVE TO USE THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE MECHANISM EVERY TIME I NEED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE REAR WHEELS WOBBLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 34189745. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WAS APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CAR PULLED HARD INTO OTHER LANE. IT FELT ALMOST LIKE SLIPPING ON ICE. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIT UP SO I FIGURED IT WAS SOMETHING FAULTY ELECTRICALLY. LUCKILY DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING, SO I KEPT DRIVING. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN THIS TIME WORSE AND WITH SHAKING. I PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY TO HAVE A LOOK AND NOTICED ONE REAR CONTROL ARM WAS SHEERED COMPLETELY IN TWO PIECES AND THE OTHER WAS ALMOST SHEERED OFF AS WELL. LUCKILY NO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND NO ONE GOT INJURED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY UGLY. THE CAR IS IN GREAT CONDITION, NO RUST OR ANY REASON FOR THIS PART TO FAIL SO CATASTROPHICALLY.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER AND JERK EVENTUALLY DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING WITH A TODDLER AND WIFE IN THE CAR. WAS LUCKY WE WERE NOT HIT BY CARS BEHIND US AND WE MANAGED TO RESTART THE CAR AND STEER AWAY. NISSAN DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR CLAIMING WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS 48.450 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED NEW IN NOV 2012. DEALERSHIP RETURNED THE CAR ASKING ME TO COME BACK WHEN PROBLEM BECOMES MORE FREQUENT. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A CAR WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND RISKING MYSELF TO AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT OUTPUT WAS EXTREMELY DIM. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GAINESVILLE NISSAN (3801 N. MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VADEN NISSAN OF SAVANNAH (10421 ABERCORN ST, SAVANNAH, GA, (912) 920-5480) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PC VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS MORE THAN ONCE; HOWEVER, THE LIGHTING WAS SO DIM THAT THE FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE USED AS AN ALTERNATE OPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED 2 OTHER TIMES. *TR

HEADLIGHTS TOO DIM TO SEE WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I MUST REPLACE THE WHOLE PROJECTOR SYSTEM AT A COST OF $1600.00. FOR HEADLIGHTS!

BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DETERIORATING SINCE THE AUTO WAS PURCHASED. THE ILLUMINATION DECREASED,IT CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATION FOR THE OWNER,DRIVER,PSNGRS,OTHER DRVRS,OTHER PSSNGRS & PEDESTRIANS WITH A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF INJURY,DEATH &/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. I HAVE HIT POTHOLES,CROSSED LANES INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC & HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE HIGH BMS WHEN POTENTIALLY UNSAFE FOR OTHER DRVRS. I BELIEVE THE DETERIORATION IS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT WHERE THE INSIDE OF THE PROJECTOR LENS MELTS OR OTHERWISE FAILS & THE LENS BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY OPAQUE. WE REQUEST THE NHTSA OFFICE OF DFCTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION & PURSUE A RECALL FOR THE MODEL YEARS 2013,2014 & 2015 BASED ON THE NUMBER OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DFCT. PER THE IIHS,THE ALTIMA HDLGHT SYSTEM WAS REDESIGNED FOR THE MDL YRS 2013 & 2016. THE NUMBER OF FILED CMPLNTS IS ONLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LARGER BASE OF DFCTS THAT EXISTS. FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM,NOTE THAT AN OLDER 2012 MDL ONLY HAS 1 CMPLNT & THE 2011 MDL HAS 0 CMPLNTS. ALSO NOTE THAT MDL 2016 HAS ONLY 1 CMPLNT & 2017 MDL HAS 0 CMPLNTS. THIS CONCENTRATION OF CMPLNTS AROUND THE MDL YRS OF 2013,2014 & 2015 SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR & TEAR ITEM THAT THE OWNR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BUT AN INHERENT DESIGN DFCT THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE DFCT EXISTS AT DATE OF PURCHASE BUT MAY NOT BE NOTICEABLE TO THE OWNR UNTIL SOMETIME LATER & POTENTIALLY AFTER THE STD WARRANTY EXPIRES. CMPLNTS FOR DETERIORATING LOW BM

ON 12/27/2018 THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY (RIGHT) FRACTURED ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18013. I WAS DRIVING TO A DESTINATION NEAR MY HOME. AS I WAS NEARING MY DESTINATION I NOTICED THE CAR HANDLING UNUSUALLY, WITH A SLIGHT SWAY. AS I PARKED MY CAR I THOUGHT I HAD PULLED UP TOO FAR AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP. I HEARD A LOUD SOUND AND WALKED AROUND THE CAR TO NOTICE THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL RESTING HIGH IN THE WHEEL WELL. I ELECTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE TOW OPERATOR SHOWED ME WHAT HAD HAPPED ONCE IT WAS ON THE FLATBED AND HE STATED THAT MINE WAS PROBABLY THE THIRD ONE HE HAD TOWED AND MAYBE THERE WAS A RECALL. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE CENTER CALLED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THAT DAY AND AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS PERFORMED AND SHOWED NO COMPROMISED INTEGRITY. UPON TAKING DELIVERY OF THE CAR I ALSO TOOK DELIVERY OF THE BROKEN PARTS AND HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE COMPROMISED AREA, WHICH ARE ATTACHED. IT APPEARS THAT THE PARTIAL PENETRATION WELD WAS COMPROMISED AND CAUSED THE THINNER OF THE TWO JOINED MATERIAL TO FAIL.

DIM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. OVER THE PAST 1.5 + YEARS THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSIVELY BEEN GETTING DIMMER. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AS IT IS DIFFICULTY TO SEE THE ROADWAY AND ONCOMING AREAS. I HAD THIS CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE LENSES ARE DEGRADING. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR FIX BY NISSAN. CHANGING BULBS WOULD NOT HELP. THEY QUOTED AN APPROXIMATE REPLACEMENT OF $1000.00 TO $1200.00 WITH ALL NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS THE ONLY FIX AVAILABLE AS THE LENSES CANNOT BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED.

DIM HEADLIGHTS. DEALER TESTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS BULBS, AND VOLTAGE. DEALER STATES WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE WITH 48K MILES.DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, I AM UNABLE TO CHANGE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE I CAN SUCCESSFULLY CHANGE THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A WEEK.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME SO DIM, THEY ARE UNUSABLE. AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT ILLUMINATE MORE THAN 10-15 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHILE MOVING, FORCING YOU TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO HAVE ANY VISIBILITY, WHICH IS DANGEROUS TO ONCOMING CARS. LOW BEAMS DO NOT ILLUMINATE STREET SIGNS OR SIDE LINES OF ROADS. ANY RAIN MAKES IT EVEN WORSE. SEARCHING FOR A SOLUTION HAS REVEALED THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO SOLUTION FROM NISSAN.

ACCELERATING BETWEEN 0 TO 50MPH, TRANSMISSION SHUDDER OCCURS. IT MIGHT NOT BE A PROBLEM NOW, BUT ACCORDING TO MANY MECHANICS AND DEALERS, THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL ANY TIME, DAYS OR YEARS. DRIVING WITH SUCH UNCERTAINTY IS VERY DANGEROUS. WHAT IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE ARE MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.

WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT ON A ONE LANE HIGHWAY WITH A LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED RED, WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING. I WAS BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND WAS AFRAID BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SHUTTERING, JERKIN, SHAKING SO MUCH I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I HAD CONTROL OF THE CAR. ONCE I STOPPED, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD RUN IN PARK, BUT WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULD STALL OUT. I WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I COULD MOVE BY CAR BY SLIGHT INCHES EVERY TIME I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WOULD STALL OUT. JUST ENOUGH TO MOVE THE MAJOR OF MY CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. EVENTUALLY, THE BATTERY DIED AND I WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THIS PROBLEM STARTED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN I WAS GOING TO WORK. I ALSO, TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM MONTHS PRIOR, BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT OFF WHEN I CAME TO COMPLETE STOPS AT STREET LIGHT AND STOP SIGNS. AFTER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. AT THAT TIME, I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, I NO LONGER AM.

ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO, I NOTICED MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY BECOME DIM, A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE SAME WITH THE PAX LIGHT. IT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT TO THE POINT I WAS DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS. I WENT TO GET THE REQUIRED REJECTED STICKER FOR THE CAR AND WAS REJECTED DUE TO THE LIGHTS. AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS TWICE WITH 2 SEPARATE MECHANICS, STILL NO APPROPRIATE LIGHTING & A SECOND STICKER REJECTION. I WAS QUOTED BY 2 SEPARATE MECHANICS BETWEEN $850-1000 TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE LIGHTING UNITS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS AND I JUST DO NOT HAVE THAT MONEY TO GIVE. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM SO, SEEMS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I CALLED NISSAN TODAY TO ASK ABOUT A RECALL BUT, THERE ISN'T ONE. I ASKED FOR NISSAN TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS & WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME BACK AFTER ASSESSING THE YEAR, MILEAGE, REPAIR HISTORY, ETC...LOCALLY, I ONLY DRIVE LOCALLY BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DRIVING VIRTUALLY BLINDLY AND ILLEGALLY FOR 1+ YEAR NOW FRUSTRATED TO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. I HOPE THAT NISSAN WILL RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAR BEING TO JERK AND JERK THEN RIDE OUT SMOOTHLY THIS HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME,(5-6 MONTHS) THEN FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD THAT YOU COULD BARELY DRIVE THE CAR. NOW THE CARE WILL NOT DRIVE IT STALLS AND BARELY MOVE WHEN PUT IN GEAR, TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.

THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM IT IS LIKE I DON'T HAVE THEM ON AT NIGHT. VERY HARD TO SEE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *DT THE VIN PROVIDED HAS NO DISPLAYABLE RECORDS. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INCREASINGLY DIMINISHING IN REGARDS TO THE DISTANCE IN WHICH IT PROJECTS AS THE CAR AGES THOUGH FROM DAY ONE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE POOR IN WHICH MOON OR FOG LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ISSUE. THE FASTER YOU TRAVEL THE POORER THE QUALITY OF THE LIGHTING. I'VE CHANGED HEADLIGHTS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE, I'VE EVEN ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHT PROJECTION TO NO RESOLVE. THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION TO THIS MATTER AS APPARENTLY NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION AND DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD, THE DRIVER DRIVES BLINDED AS THE POOR PROJECTION OR THE DRIVER USES HIGH BEAMS AND BLINDS OTHER DRIVERS WHICH FURTHER INCREASES DANGER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN TOWN (35 MPH) AND WAS GOING UNDER A UNDERPASS. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED MY ANTI SLIP LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER, AND A LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR, SEEING NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I CONTINUED ON, THINKING IT WAS POSSIBLY SOMETHING WRONG ELECTRICALLY, MAYBE WITH THE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM. DROVE A FEW MORE MILES, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY (60 MPH) AND THE CAR STILL WAS HANDLING DIFFICULT. ARRIVED HOME, LOOKED AROUND THE BACK END OF CAR, NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TILTED IN AND LOWER CONTROL ARM (RIGHT) WAS SNAPPED. CALLED TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. OVER $1000 IN REPAIRS.

THE AUTO PRESENT A FAILURE IN TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE THAT ITS IN A EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE. A FAILURE AT THE HIGHWAY MAY CAUSE A SAFETY PRECAUTION. THE NISSAN SAYS THAT ITS COST IS BY $5000. I WILL END MY CAR PAYMENT ON NEXT JUNE. I SAW A LOT OF PERSONS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME.

THE VEHICLE WILL STUTTER AND SOMETIMES STALL WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE. IT IS ALSO OFTEN SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE MOST RECENT INDICATING IT IS LIKELY A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THE CVT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ISSUE STARTED IN SPRING, 2017, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE RECENTLY. I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION (NTB 15-086G).

SEATBEALT LIGHT IS ON WHEN NO ONE IS ONE IS SEATED THERE. HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER CHARGING ME $154.99 THEY RECALIBRATED LIGHT AND PERFORMED ZERO POINT CALIBRATION. I HAVE THE INVOICE IF NEEDED. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR SAFETY ISSUE?

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN. ALTIMA AND THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS AND IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I CAN NOT SEE 2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY KIDS AND MYSELF. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME, OR OTHERS TO SEE ME. MANY OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER (VADEN NISSAN OF HILTON HEAD, 200 FORDING ISLAND RD, BLUFFTON, SC 29910) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN OPEN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TURNING A CORNER IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHEN HEARD A SNAP/BANG AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED. STEERING BECAME UNSTEADY. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME AND LOOKED AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THRU AND BROKE AWAY FROM WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS 70,789 MILES. CHECKED THE RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM AND IT SHOWS SIGNS OF RUSTING BUT IS STILL REASONABLY SOLID LOOKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK NISSAN(600 SOUTHERN ARTERY, QUINCY, MA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AND 6,000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO COURTESY NISSAN OF TAMPA (3800 HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL 33614) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 33840944. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*JB

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND NOTICE THAT MY BACK RIGHT WHEEL WAS SHAKING. AT FIRST IT WAS MINOR AND THEN ABOUT 5 MILES INTO MY DRIVE THE SHAKING BECAME SEVERE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW. THE EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY, THE SHAKING BECAME VERY SCARY LIKE THE WHEEL WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. I FOUND OUT FROM A MECHANIC THAT MY CONTROL ARM RIGHT REAR BROKE AND IT WAS GOOD I GOT OFF THE ROAD WHEN I DID. MY RIGHT WHEEL WAS TURNED ON IT'S SIDE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JUNE 2018 AND WAS TOLD BY NISSAN MARLBOROUGH THAT IT WAS A SAFE CAR.

THE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED OFF AT ONE OF THE WELDS NEAR THE BUSHING. THE PART BROKE WHILE BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS THE DRIVEN ON THE STREET NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG.

YESTERDAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, MY RIGHT SIDE BACK VIEW MIRROR BLEW UP WITH A HUGE BANG. AND THE WHOLE THING WAS IN MILLION PIECES FLY AWAY. ON THE PLASTIC IT HAS BLACK MARKS INSIDE, LOOKS LIKE IT BURNED INSIDE AND THEN IT BLASTED

CVT JUDDER - CODE P17F1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBURBAN NISSAN (1800 MAPLELAWN DR, TROY, MI 48084, 248-649-2300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 67 MPH MY ENTIRE CAR SWERVED TO THE LEFT SIDE. I FELT LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS SUDDENLY OFF. I DID HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FROM WORK. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS IS MY LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM SPLIT IN HALF AND MY RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM IS CRACKED IN THE SAME SPOT. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A CAR TO THE LEFT OF MINE DURING THIS INCIDENCE. NISSAN REPORTS $1192.05 TO REPLACE BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM NISSAN BECAUSE THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY STOCK THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD A A FEW OF THEM LATELY. MY CASE # WITH NISSAN IS 33841223

REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO CORROSION WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING