2013 Nissan Altima complaints

TAKATA RECALL ..THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS THE STARTER...I DRIVE THE CAR AND WHEN STOP AT STOP LIGHT SHUT OFF THAT'S ABOUT A YEAR AGO...NOW THE HEAD GASKIN NO INDICATION SAYIN THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING ,I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORKING BOTH TIMES...

LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING DIM. DANGEROUSLY CANNOT TELL IF LOW BEAMS ARE ON OR OFF. ITS NOT A BULB ISSUE. THE BEIGHT HIGH BEAMS ARE FINE AND YOU HAVE TO USE THEM TO DRIVE AT NIGHT

THE LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE ON THE TRUNK. THE FOB OR THE BUTTON RELEASE IS NOT WORKING!

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR IT STALLS. NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED AND IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS ON WAY TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENT AS I WAS STOPPING AT LIGHT VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING.

I AM ANGRY AND VERY UPSET THAT NISSAN IS NOT STEPPING UP AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSIONS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTALLING IN THEIR VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE ALTIMA.I OWN A 2013 ALTIMA SV THAT IS A DANGER ON THE ROAD AND TO ME THAT HAD TO BE PARKED.I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO READ ABOUT THE MANY CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS THAT ARE PENDING BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN CONCEALED BY NISSAN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES IN 2012.INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN USES CVT'S DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY JATCO, A MAJORITY 'OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF NISSAN.A LITTLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PERHAPS AND THE REAL REASON FOR THE HESITATION TO INITIATE A RECALL? NISSAN IS BEING UNJUSTLY ENRICHED AT THE EXPENSIVE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.MY TRANSMISSION REACTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS MANY OF THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE 37 PAGES OF CAR COMPLAINTS POSTED AT 'LEMMON LAW.COM' MY CAR AT 70,800 MILES BEGAN REVVING.THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE COULD BE RE-STARTED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE SAME COMPLAINT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED. THIS WOULD OCCUR WITH NO WARNING CAUSING AN EXTREME HAZARD TO ME AND OTHERS. I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN WAS FORCED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FROM A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON VEHICLES 2007 TO 2010 MODELS WITH THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DO THE SAME FOR THE NEWER MODELS. WHY DOESN'T NISSAN CARE ABOUT SAFETY, ABOUT CUSTOMER SA

I WAS INFORMED BY 2 DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS THAT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON MY CAR IS DEFECTIVE. I REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS 2 TIMES BY 2 DIFFERENT SHIPS AND THEY ARE STILL DIM. THIS IS A HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGHBEAMS ON AT NIGHT. THIS POSES SAFETY CONCERNS NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AND I'M ALSO LIABLE TO RECEIVE A CITATION THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUES FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. ALSO, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS CRACKED. THE DEALER (FUCCILLO NISSAN OF LATHAM, 976 NEW LOUDON RD, LATHAM, NY 12110, (518) 250-4380) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TT*JB

LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM ARE HAZARDOUS BECAUSE THEY DON'T PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO USE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT APPARENTLY IS A DEFECT ON 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS AND IT MUST BE FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS!

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS NO AUTOMATIC TENSION WITH THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. I HAVE TO MANUALLY TIGHTEN THE SEATBELT OR IT DOESN'T.

DRIVING ON CITY STREET THEN HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED. NOTICED TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON AND FELT SWAYING IN REAR OF CAR. HEARD LOUD NOISE AND SWAYING WORSENED SO I PULLED OVER. AFTER HAVING CAR LOOKED AT WAS TOLD COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AS LOWER RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN RIGHT OFF! CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON FLAT BED. REPAIRS ARE UNDERWAY. VERY SCARY SITUATION WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SHOWING DISENGAGED WHILE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. NO AIRBAG DASH NOTIFICATION ON FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT.

LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE REALLY DIM. I CAN'T SEE ANY MORE THAN MAYBE 15 TO 20 FEET IN FRONT IF ME WITH THE LIGHTS ON DIM. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHEN YOU ADD IN RAIN IT IS HORRENDOUS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO EVERY NISSAN OWNER WHO IS HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. DRIVING ON ANY ROADWAY IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO STREETLIGHTS. I LIVE IN THE CITY AND IT IS STILL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS ISSUE MAKES A 15 MINUTE DRIVE FEEL LIKE HOURS. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I HATE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS SEEMED EXTREMELY DIM I COULD BARELY SEE ITEMS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS DEFINITELY OUT DRIVING THE DISTANCE THE LOW BEAMS WERE CASTING DOWN THE ROAD. THE HAD GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME BUT DRIVING IT EVERYDAY YOU GET USED TO IT UNTIL I DROVE MY WIFE'S CAR AND NOTICED THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE. AFTER HAVING IT DIAGNOSED SIMPLY REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WOULDN'T FIX IT AND THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST NEARLY $1,000. THE BULBS BASICALLY MELTED THE INSIDE FACE OF THE PROJECTOR LENS AND WOULDN'T LET LIGHT THRU. AFTER COMPLAINING TO NISSAN USA THEY SAID THEY WOULD COVER 70% OF THE COST. I DON'T BELIEVE AN OWNER SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO REPLACE AN ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AFTER 5 YEARS AND THAT THEY'VE MADE A PRODUCT THAT IS UNSAFE AND SET TO FAIL.

AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW, FIRST OWNER IN SEPTEMBER 2013, 4 MONTHS LATER THE LEFT FOG LIGHT WENT OUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. TWO MONTHS LATER THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT. THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD BUT DID NOT STRESS MYSELF ABOUT IT. A YEAR LATER THE RIGHT REAR LIGHT ONLY WORKS WHEN YOU TAP IT. NOW I AM DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS ARE OUT FROM THE CAR. NO BRAKE LIGHTS NO PARK LIGHTS NO LIGHTS. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TIRE KINGDOM TO CHANGE BULBS ONLY TO FIND OUT THE NEW BULBS ARE NOT WORKING EITHER AND THE VEHICLE HAS A N ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NEVER DID UNDERSTAND WHY DRIVERS BEHIND ME WOULD HONK THEIR HORNS AT ME OR BE FLASHING ME WITH THEIR HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS THEIR AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ONLY GETS COOL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. YOU CANNOT HAVE THE A/C ON WHEN BEING STATIONARY THE A/C ONLY PRODUCES HEAT DURING THAT TIME.

LEFT WORK GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE. NOTICED THE STEERING WAS SLOPPY WITH LESS CONTROL. I WENT THROUGH A PATCHED AREA IN THE ROAD AND THE WHOLE CAR SHOOK AND THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE PASSENGER REAR. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE MET ME IN THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT SO HE COULD DRIVE THE CAR HOME. HE DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AND CALLED ME TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. HE GOT UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED AND BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. HE ALSO NOTICED THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL AT A STRANGE ANGLE WITH THE TOP LEANING INTO THE WHEEL WELL. WE TOOK THE CAR 2 BLOCKS TO THE SHOP. THE SHOP HAD TO GET THE PARTS FROM NISSAN AND WHEN THEY ORDERED THEM THEY WERE TOLD THE PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED SO BOTH SIDES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BOTH REAR SHOCKS AND OTHER SUSPENSION PARTS. I AM JUST LUCKY THE TIRE DIDN'T FALL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

TAKATA RECALL. ONE RECALL PERFORMED, SECOND AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS ON DASH SOON AFTER FIRST AIRBAG REPLACED. DIAGNOSTICS ON NOVEMBER 30 SHOWS ALL ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. COST ESTIMATED MINIMUM FROM $651+ TAX TO $3427.92+ TAX. THIS FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO MISUSE. IT IS A RECALL PROBLEM. SEE ATTACHED DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR ESTIMATE ATTACHED. REQUEST THIS BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY BUSY STREET AT 35 MPH DOWNHILL, THE CAR SHUDDER AND STOPPED. IT LOST POWER TO ALL OF ITS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COMPONENT. IT WAS A BUSY OFFICE HOUR AND SO VERY DANGEROUS, I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP IT. TRYING TO START THE CAR AGAIN, ENGINE WILL TURN ON IN PARKING OR NEUTRAL BUT AS SOON AS SWITCHED TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WILL SHUDDER AND STALL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND IT IS A CAUSE OF FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GAVE AWAY WITHOUT ANY SIGN OR WARNINGS. THE CAR DROVE FINE UNTIL THE SECOND BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH HIGH SPEEDS AND CAUSED AN UNAVOIDABLE MISHAP. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE LOOKED IN FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE'S SAFETY THAT DRIVE NISSAN.

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED REVVING, THEN STALL OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. UPON RE-STARTING IT, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. JUST STALL OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT SINCE THEY RECALLED THE 2007 TO 2010 MODELS BUT HAVE NOT RECALLED THE 2012-2013 LATER MODELS AS YET. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FILED AS WELL AS SEVERAL LAWSUITS PENDING. NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECT THEY HAVE KNOW ABOUT FOR SOME TIME. WHILE THEIR CEO WAS ARRESTED FOR FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETIES, NISSAN IS BEING UNJUSTLY ENRICHED AT THE EXPENSIVE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

MY HEADLIGHT ON MY NISSIAN ALTIMA ON DEN IS TO LIGHT AT NIGHT I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD I HAVE TO PUT THEM ON BRIGHT TO SEE. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MEETING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND U CAN'T HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. IT COST ALSO 800.00 TO GET NEW LIGHT. EVERYONE I TALK TO WITH SAME MODEL CAR ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. COME HOME AFTER DARK I WAS MEETING ANOTHER CAR LIGHT ON DEN, ALSO HIT ANOTHER CAR ON THE ROAD.

AT 68936 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING. NOW LESS THAN 5 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING AND HUB HAVE TO BE REPLACED MILEAGE NOW AT 74600. AFTER HAVING CHECKED WITH VARIOUS NISSAN SHOPS I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS AN UNUSUAL REPAIR AT THIS MILEAGE LEVEL FOR ONE MUCH LESS BOTH ASSEMBLIES.

VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE SHUT OFF UNABLE TO MOVE VEHICLE TO SHOULDER OF ROAD, WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE BACK TO HOME, A SECOND TIME CAR STOPPED AT A STREET SIGNAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO PURCHASING DEALER, ODOMETER READING 46000 MILES, DEALER STATED PROBLEMS WAS CVT TRANSMISSION, ALL WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED. DEALER ADVISED THAT NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST OUT OF POCKET TOATAL$350.00. WIFE HAS SIMILAR VEHICLE YEAR 2015 AND EXPERIENCING SAME ISSUES, VEHICLE SHOULD BE IN WARRANTY FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR.

HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM. VISIBILITY APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO MAYBE 50 FEET. I HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING SEE ROAD MARKINGS (SUCH AS DIVIDING LINES) AND MEDIAN CURBS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS -- ESPECIALLY IN RAINY CONDITIONS. I NOTICED THIS BECAUSE I HAVE RENTED COMPARABLE VEHICLES WHILE ON TRAVEL AND DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I RECENTLY BLEW THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE THE MEDIAN CURB WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, THE IGNITION AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHUDDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FONTANA NISSAN (16444 S HIGHLAND AVE, FONTANA, CA 92336, (909) 574-2288) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FURTHER TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

REPLACED CVT AT 89,000 MILES. AT 100,000 MILES NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED.

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED IN OCTOBER OF 2016 WITH I BELIEVE AROUND 20,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR RAN LIKE A TOP FOR A WHILE, BUT EVENTUALLY THE CAR STARTED LUNGING INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING LOUD SCRAPING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AND LOSING POWER TO THE WHEELS AND RED-LINING THE RPMS. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND HAVE HEARD NISSAN EMPLOYEES STATE "THESE HAVE PROBLEMS" "THEY ARE TERRIBLE" "THAT'S JUST HOW CVTS ARE" YET THEY WON'T FIX OR REPLACE IT. I AM NOW AT 60,200 MILES AND THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX OR REPLACE IT AND I HAVE A CASE OPEN WITH NISSAN OF AMERICA. THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I AM IN AN INTERSECTION AND MY CAR DECIDES TO NOT WORK, I COULD BE KILLED. THIS IS HONESTLY TERRIFYING AND I SEEMINGLY HAVE VERY LITTLE RECOURSE. I AM DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET THIS DEALT WITH BY NISSAN. THEY GAVE A ME QUOTE FOR $4200 TO REPLACE THE CVT WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 60K MILES ON IT THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

FIRST ISSUE: WENT TO OPEN INSIDE DRIVER DOOR AND HEARD SOMETHING SNAP. NOW THE DOOR HANDLE JUST FLOPS BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR. SECOND ISSUE: I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE BUTTON THAT YOU WOULD PRESS TO SHIFT WOULDN'T MOVE. NOW MY CAR IS STUCK IN PARK. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAPPENED WITH THE CAR STOPPED. MY ONLY ISSUES IS SOMEONE WITH THE SAME CAR AND SAME YEAR HAS HAD BOTH ISSUES HAPPEN THE THEM AS WELL. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR CAR IS MINE HAS 78,000 MILES AND HERS HAS 56000 MILES.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SL - LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, RIGHT AROUND 55K, DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATING. SUDDEN LOSS OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR DRIVE ANY POWER OCCURRED ON HIGHWAY. CAR STALLED IN DANGEROUS LOCATION IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY; COMPLETE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE.

THREE MAJOR ISSUES HAS BEEN OCCURING WITH MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 SL 1. BRAKE LIGHT COMES UP RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOCAL OR HIGHWAY SPEED. 2. HOOD POP UP WHILE DRIVING - ISSUE WITH LATCH 3. TRANSMISSION IS MAKING GRINDING NOISE.

SINCE MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DIM AND CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN USEFULNESS TO THE POINT WHERE DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON IS THE BETTER ALTERNATIVE. WE HAVE TRIED HID LIGHTING KITS BUT THE WIRING CIRCUIT CAN NOT HANDLE THE AMPS AND THE FUSES WILL BLOW. NISSAN NEEDS TO HANDLE THIS AS A RECALL AND REPAIR THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000. *TT*JB

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE DIM OVER TIME. LIGHTS ARE DIM ALL THE TIME, NOT RELATED TO IDLE OR OTHER FUNCTIONS. MILEAGE IS 72.000 MILES. NIGHT DRIVING IS HAZARDOUS. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE LIGHTING ONLY A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR, NOT ILLUMINATING TRAFFIC SIGNS, DIFFICULTY WHEN MAKING TURNS AT A CORNER OR DRIVEWAY. I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT, THE HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE BUT ARE A HAZARD FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN DEALER OVER A YEAR AGO AND THEY ADJUSTED THE AIM OF THE LIGHT UPWARD BUT THIS DID NOT HELP MUCH. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON AFTER TWO RESETS DUE TO RECALL. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL BUT THAT IS BS

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE NO OUTWARD PROJECTION. IT'S NOT A HEADLIGHT BULB ISSUE. WE BOUGHT NEW BULBS-DID NOT HELP. I CAN ONLY SEE 10 FT CLEARLY. I HAVE TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS. I'M TOLD I NEED TO PURCHASE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE NOT MINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. HAD IT SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES INCLUDING CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ONLY 85K MILES, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY CHOKED ONLY REACHING 20 MPH WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO THE HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY GETTING SERVICED AT NISSAN OF BAKERSFIELD, HAVE 4 DAYS AND NO RESPONSE AS TO WHAT THE ISSUE COULD BE.

MY VEHICLE HAS 65K MILES AND HAS BEGAN TO HAVE STICKING GEARS. THE PROBLEM IS IS THAT AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE GEAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING THE BREAKS AND LOCK RELEASE BUTTON. THE PROBLEM OCCURS 7/10 TIMES. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AFTER 50K MILES BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA MODELS. THE GEAR ALSO GETS STUCK IN DRIVE WHEN TO WHERE I CAN'T MOVE IT TO OTHER GEARS WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. THIS RECENTLY HAPPENED WHILE AT THE CAR WAS AND I WAS TRYING TO SWITCH TO NEUTRAL.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT COVERAGE ONLY EXTENDS ABOUT 2 FEET IN FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS BECAME NOTICEABLE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. AT TIMES, IT LOOKS AS IF I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY LIGHTS ON. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME AND THIS POSES A SAFETY RISK FOR ALL DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. I WAS ABOUT TO GET MY BULBS REPLACED AND DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND THAT'S WHEN I CAME ACROSS THE MANY, MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW I SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS AS THOUGH NOTHING IS BEING DONE OR THE QUESTION IS, HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED BC IT IS OBVIOUSLY SOME SORT OF FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $1000 TO REPLACE A WHOLE ASSEMBLY WHEN ALL ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DO IS CLEAN OFF THE BUILDUP ON THE OUTSIDE OF A HEADLIGHT AND/OR REPLACE A BULB.

WITHIN THE LAST MONTH (OCTOBER 2018) MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD HAS COME ON AND STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH, AND COULD POSSIBLY MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. THE LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. THIS HAS TO BE A MALFUNCTION.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (IN MOTION), MY CAR (NISSAN ALTIMA 2013) STARTED JERKING EVERY FEW SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING AND I WAS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR (5PM ON 695 IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND) AND MY CAR BECAME A HAZARD TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENED, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS/LIGHTS DISPLAYED. UPON PULLING TO THE SHOULDER, I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER STARTING THE CAR UP AGAIN AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES AND SHIFTED IT TO DRIVE AND IT FINALLY STARTED DRIVING. HOWEVER, THE JERKING AND THE LOSS OF POWER/ACCELERATION CONTINUED. NOW, I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND EVEN THOUGH THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON SOME OF THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION VEHICLES (2003-2010), MY CAR IS A 2013 AND IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. ALL OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS I HAVE CONTACTED ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER A WARRANTY AND ARE QUOTING A $5000 REPAIR FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. UPON DOING RESEARCH, IT IS EVIDENT THE CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD BE COVERING THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 75,819 MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED AROUND 75,810 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP, IT WAS DRIVEN STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED OCCURRING. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTS LOSING POWER/ACCELERATI

MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN I GOT OFF THEY HIGHWAY I GOT STUCK AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL AND THE CAR DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GET UP THE HILL AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE CAR IS AT 79,973 MILES AND THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER SAYS THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION BREAKING DOWN EARLIER THAN NORMAL. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND PAY THEIR FEES TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN CONSIDER HELPING WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS. THEY STRUNG ME ALONG FOR 3 DAYS...JUST TO TELL ME THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND WOULD NOT GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THIS IS PRETTY TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A REPUTABLE BRAND OF CAR AND FOR A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLE.

ENGINE STALLS/HESITATES, SOMETIMES CAR WILL SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING BRAKE. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (CVT) HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS- CAR JERKS, DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. CVT RECALL COMPLETED AND CAR RAN BETTER FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS VERY POOR. MY CAR FALL IN A LITTLE HOLE AND ONE OF THE FRONT WHEEL WAS BROKE, BECAUSE THE SUSPENSION WAS BAD JOB. WHEN I TURNING STAR THE ENGINE SOUNDS SOMETIMES VERY RARE.

PASSANGER SIDE AIR BAG NO LONGER WORKS, THE AIR BAG SAYS ITS OFF AND MALFUNCTIONED. WILL NOT SHOW WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING INN THE SEAT. THUS NEVER SETTING THE PASSANGER AIR SO IF YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY. WHEN THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONED IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WE TURNED IT ON AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS NEVER WENT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE BRIGHTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CABRERA AUTO (LOCATED AT CARR #2 KM 82.2 SALIDA EXPRESO HATILLO, PR-2, 00614, PR, (787) 333-8410), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GETTING DIMMER AND DIMMER. THINKING I JUST NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULBS, I STARTED RESEARCHING WHAT BULBS TO GET TO REPLACE THEM. IT WAS THEN I DISCOVERED THE TRUE ISSUE: THE REFLECTIVE COATING IN THE HEADLIGHT PROJECTOR HOUSING IS BEING BURNT OFF BY THE HEAT OF THE BULB RESULTING IN PROGRESSIVELY DIMMER HEADLIGHTS OVER TIME. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE FINE AS THEY ARE SEPARATE BULBS AND DO NOT SEEM TO SUFFER THIS SAME ISSUE. I COMMUTE 44 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK IN THE DARK 5 DAYS A WEEK ON 2 LANE COUNTRY ROADS. THE PROGRESSIVELY DIMMING HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. SOON I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT WITHOUT USING THE HI BEAMS WHICH IS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 CYLINDER, 4 DOOR SEDAN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I THOUGHT THAT I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SIDE BUTTON ON MY GEAR SHAFT THAT PUT THE CAR IN A DIFFERENT MODE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A BUSY STREET. WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I PUMPED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN IT JERKED AND LUNGED FORWARD. I WENT INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND DROVE IT AROUND THE EMPTY LOT TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATION. IT SEEMED FINE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES AND I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY NEED AN OIL CHANGE OR I HAD BAD GAS. I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND WENT TO A DIFFERENT GAS STATION FOR A FILL UP. THE CAR SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS (HOWEVER, I DIDN'T DRIVE IT MUCH). THEN YESTERDAY I DROVE THE CAR OVER A 4 HOUR PERIOD. DURING HOUR 3 IT BEGAN TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. I WAS STOPPED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY PASSENGER WAS QUITE CONCERNED. THE CAR JERKED AND LUNGED FORWARD AND I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS MORNING I TOOK MY CAR IN TO MY MECHANIC AND HE PULLED SEVERAL CODES FROM THE CAR DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM (SUBMITTED). HE SAID THAT IT WAS TH

MY CAR ONLY HAS 65000 MILES. MY CAR IS STALLING ON ME WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND CAME BACK WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUE.

BECAUSE THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS MY CAR IS MOVING. I COMMUTE 100 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK. I LEAVE WHEN ITS DARK IN THE MORNING AND I DRIVE HOME AT NIGHT WHEN ITS DARK. MY LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING FURTHER THAN THE HOOD OF MY CAR. IF I AM DRIVING WITH MY LOW BEAMS ON ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS FLASHING ME TO PUT MY LIGHTS ON. IF I AM DRIVING WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD I AM BEING FLASHED TO TURN MY HIGH BEAMS OFF. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I PAID NISSAN DEALERSHIP $200.00 LABOR TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITHT HE WIRING AND I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE IT WITH THEM LONGER TO RESEARCH FURTHER. I TOOK IT TO A SECOND MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THE WIRING THAT INFACT THE REFLECTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND I SHOULD CALL NISSAN. ITS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSY AT $1,000.00 EACH. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY IF I DID I WOULD NOT BE COMMUTING 100 MILES A DAY TO HAVE A JOB. I HAVE READ ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. I EVEN FOUND WHERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS BEING DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT ONCE I FIX THE PROBLEM TO PLEASE SEND THEM MY DEFECTIVE LIGHTS FOR THEM TO FURTHER RESEARCH...REALLY!!!!

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. AFTER A FEW YEARS THE VEHICLES LIGHTS FAIL AND YOU CAN NOT REPLACE THE BULBS TO GET YOUR LIGHTS TO WORK. THE DESIGN IS FLAWED AND MAKES THE OWNER HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE AT NIGHT AGAIN. THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT IT DOES NOT EVEN LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS ON.

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SHUDDERING WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 40). WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT CATCHING AND THE CAR IS ROLLING. THIS HAPPENS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. THE CAR CAN ROLL UPWARDS OF 20 FEET BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES AFTER YOU GET THE CAR UP TO 2000+ RPMS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACTUAL ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY EITHER. 2 DAYS AGO I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND HAD TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE FINALLY STARTED TO WORK TOGETHER BUT NOT WELL. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION. ALSO 2 DAY AGO THE CAR STALLED WHEN LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE. THIS COULD HAVE PROVEN TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF SHE WERE ACTIVELY PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.

LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK PROPERLY EVEN AFTER REPLACING BULBS. THIS ISSUE STARTED AROUND LATE 2017.