2013 Nissan Altima complaints

THE CAR SHUT OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING . VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE NO BRAKES NO STERLING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DELAND NISSAN (2600 S WOODLAND BLVD, DELAND, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

THE GEAR SHIFT IS LOCKED AND I CAN NOT SHIFT GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND NEITHER REVERSE. THE CAR WAS PARKED UNDER MY CAR PORT ON LEVEL GROUND. I STARTED ENGINE, AND PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE AND BEGAN TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE, BUT SHIFT WAS LOCKED. I TRIED TO SHIFT TO DRIVE BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT ENGAGE.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, ON DASHBOARD. ACQUIRED CAR IN THAT CONDITION FROM CARMAX SOUTHWEST FREEWAY HOUSTON, TX 77074

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE(S) BREAK BECAUSE ONLY PLASTIC IS USED TO SECURE A METAL BALL ATTACHED TO THE CABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. AT AROUND 40 TO 60,000 MILES THE INTERIOR HANDLE BREAKS, ALMOST CONSISTENTLY BASED ON ONLINE RESEARCH. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY MAKING THE AREA WHERE THE CABLE ATTACHES MORE STURDY, OR USE A MORE STURDY MATERIAL SUCH AS METAL. IF THIS HANDLE WERE TO BREAK WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO AN EMERGENCY, THE RESULTS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC.

MY CAR IS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AND IT JUST HIT 90,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 2013 WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT. MAY 25TH MY CAR STARTED HAVING TROUBLE. IT INCLUDED GOING BACKWARDS WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, LOSING POWER AS I'M DRIVING, REVING/WINDING NOISE, AND FINALLY NOT MOVING AT ALL. EVERYTHING POINTED A PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSTICS, THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. BECAUSE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT IN MARCH I ASKED ABOUT THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS $3,800. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON MAY 29TH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REGIONAL CONSUMER MANAGER WOULD CALL. JASON DID CALL AND SAID HE HAD TO RESEARCH. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5TH, THE DECISION WAS THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED BY NISSAN IN DECEMBER 2016 ACKNOWLEDGING THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND IF NOT IT WOULD LEAD TO ACCELERATED DAMAGE. I ALSO MADE HIM AWARE THAT I NEVER RECEIVED THAT NOTICE. HIS RESPONSE WAS BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE. HE WOULD NOT ANSWER HOW IF NISSAN KNEW THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS WERE A PROBLEM ON SOME VEHICLES WHY DID IT MATTER THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN MARCH. HE ALSO HAD NO RESPONSE TO ME SAYING THAT A NORMAL TRANSMISSION DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NOT EVEN

BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO PULL SLACK OUT FROM THE SHOULDER DOOR FRAME AREA WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO PUT ON OR TAKE OFF THE SEAT BELT. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THEY MAY GET STUCK IN PLACES. THE SHOULDER STRAPS DO NOT PULL OR RETRACT SMOOTHLY/EASILY.

THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING IS NEXT TO NONE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. VIABILITY IS NEXT TO NONE. I WENT A HEAD AND CHANGED THE LIGHTS TO LED LIGHTS IMPROVED MAYBE 10 %. I HAVE ASKED OTHER OWNERS AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING. LIGHTING SHOULD BE ADDRESS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. WHEN CAR GETS HOT, WHICH CAN BE WITHIN MINUTES LIVING IN ARIZONA, THE GAS PEDAL WHEN FLOORED, BARELY INCREASES SPEED FROM A STOP. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR SERVICE OF THIS ISSUE. 1ST TIME A COOLER WAS ADDED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEN A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND WE BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN. THINGS WERE WORKING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS STARTING TO WARM UP, THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NO CODES/ERRORS APPEARED. THE ISSUE CONTINUES. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A COUPLE OF REPUTABLE MECHANICS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR.

MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5SV , THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK , THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY OFFERED A 60/40 SPLIT BUT THIS CLEARLY BEING A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD BE ISSUED AS A RECALL OR TAKEN CARE OF 100% BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS NOT SAFE IF YOU CAN'T GET YOU CARE OUT OF PARK, NISSAN KNOWS OF THE ISSUE BUT CONTINUES TO IGNORING THE PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND CLOSE THE HOOD. UPON INSPECTION I SAWTHE ROOF, FENDERS AND HOOD WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CLOSE THE HOOD ALL THE WAY SO I USED A CABLE TO TIE DOWN THE HOOD WHILE I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS STARTED TO BECOME DIM. THIS CONDITION WORSENED UNTIL 60,000 MILES. I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I COULD REPLACE THE BULBS ($425)OR THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY ($1120). BASED UPON REVIEWING VARIOUS WEBSITES, I REALIZED THIS PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED BY OTHERS AND THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED NISSAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP IN TN. THEY AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST 50/50 WITH ME FOR THE ASSEMBLY.

INSTRUMENTAL GAUGES FLICKERS AND SOMETIMES STAYING OFF FOR A SECOND OR TWO CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK WITH POWER LOSE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. RADIO WILL ALSO LUNIMATE AND DIE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CURRENT VEHICLE HAS AROUND 50K AND I HAVE REPLACE BATTERY, +\-BATTERY TERMINAL AND ALTERNATOR TO SEE IF THIS CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS STILL HAPPENS!!! ALSO ALL THE INSTRUMENTAL GAUGE WILL RESET ITS SELF WHEN THIS HAPPENS!!!

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE. SOMETHING INSIDE BROKE AND THE HANDLE SWINGS FREELY. IT WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR. WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ONLINE AND APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR NISSAN ALTIMA 2013-2015. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WE ARRIVED HOME AND I TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SOMETHING INSIDE THE DOOR SNAPPED, AND I'M NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR. IF THE CAR WERE TO CATCH ON FIRE AND THE ELECTRIC WINDOW DOES'T OPEN I WOULD BE TRAPPED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT LOOKED DOWN AND, BY THE TIME HE LOOKED BACK UP, HE HAD CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PUGMIRE LINCOLN OF MARIETTA (1865 COBB PKWY S, MARIETTA, GA 30060) WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WOULD BE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OR IF IT COULD BE REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES, EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,563.

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 45K MILES ON IT. THE CAR STARTS UP AND IDLES IN PARK JUST FINE. HOWEVER, WHEN I SHIFT IT INTO GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERSE), THE CAR SPUTTERS AND STALLS. IT DOESN'T SPUTTER AND STALL UNTIL I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I AM ABLE TO DRIVE IT JUST FINE IF I IMMEDIATELY PRESS ON THE GAS AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON ONLY WHEN THE CAR STALLS. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN THERE WAS NO CODE RECORDED - NOT SURE WHY. IT HAPPENED WITH ME 5 TIMES IN A ROW IN A DAY.

CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING SHIFT LOCK OVERRIDE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. AFTERWARDS, THE INTERIOR HANDLES ON ALL FOUR DOORS WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND NOTICED A LOT OF CORROSION ON THE BATTERY TERMINALS. THE BATTERY HAD BEEN CHANGED OUT THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS STILL BEING EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER (TOWN CENTER NISSAN, 2310 BARRETT LAKES BLVD NW, KENNESAW, GA 30144) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE "COULD BE A SAFETY RISK". THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REASON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WAS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE BATTERY TERMINALS. BOTH REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE BOTH FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TAKATA RECALL. WATER ACCUMULATES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUNK, WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS, IN A RAIN STORM. IT WAS DRIVEN THROUGH SMALL PUDDLES.

THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE FELL OFF WHICH CAUSED THE HANDLE TO STOP WORKING.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT AT THE CORRECT WEIGHT.

CAR WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK UNLESS YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE RELEASE BUTTON. THIS HAPPENED AS MY CAR REACHED 65K MILES. THIS COULD BE A HUGE ISSUE AND SAFETY IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE STRANDED OUT SOMEWHERE AND THEY ARE H ABLE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THERE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING A LOT OF VEHICLES COMING OUT OF NISSAN.

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND IT ONLY HAS 70000 MILES ON IT, I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE REIMBURSED OR SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS PROBLEM.

MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY GRAND CHILDREN IN THE CAR. CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES WERE SPEEDING BY ON EITHER SIDE AND I WAS HELPLESS. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THE WARRANTY WAS UP BY THREE MONTHS EVEN THOUGH MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAD ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE SAFETY FACTOR SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF. ON THE WEB THERE ARE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ESPECIALLY THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. I BELIEVE IT'S TIME TO RECALL THIS AUTOMOBILE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.

NISSAN KNOWINGLY PUTS DRIVERS & PASSENGERS AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH SINCE NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL AND REPLACE DEFECTIVE NISSAN HEADLIGHTS. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE THAT NISSAN HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND THAT DRIVERS ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT DUE TO DEFECTIVE NISSAN HEADLIGHTS. DEFECTIVE NISSAN HEADLIGHTS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL! *JS

BELT LIGHT INDICATES NOT OPERATIONAL WHILE BEING OCCUPOED SHOIULD GO OFF DURING OCCUPIED. OFF AT TIMES WHEN OCCUPIED HOWEVER THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MORE THAN 5 TRIPS AND WE ARE TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. BUT THAT OTHER NEW CARS ON THE LOT ARE ALSO INDICATING THE SAME SIGNAL WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE BAG WILL OPERATE WHILE LIGHT ID=S OUT OCCURINGINF SINCE CAR IS NEW 2013 CALL MANFUCTURER AND WAS TOLD "OH WELL, WE CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT THAT" GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSBNIP SEE IF THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY STEERING STARTED ACTING UP. IT IS VERY STIFF WHEN TURNING A CORNER, BUT DURING THE TURN IT ALSO GOES BACK TO "NORMAL", THEN STIFF AGAIN. ALSO WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IT WON'T RETURN BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION.

IT STARTED WITH A WHIRLING WHEN DESCENDING AN INCLINE. SINCE I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED, I ASSUMED THIS SOUND WAS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN OR BEEN A PASSENGER IN A NISSAN. EXACTLY 1,383 MILES AFTER MY WARRANTY AND 13 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WORK THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND CUT OFF AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN ATLANTA AND ITS FAMOUS SPAGHETTI JUNCTION. THE FIRST TIME I ASSUMED IT WAS A FLUKE. THE 2ND TIME I WANTED TO BLAME IT ON BAD GAS. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO CODES. A TECHNICIAN DROVE IT AND SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SEARCHING, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. HE TOLD ME TO POP IT IN NEUTRAL WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT OR SLOW DOWN. I DROVE TO AN AAMCO WHERE IT SHUDDERED AND SHUT OFF IN THEIR LOT. FIVE HOURS LATER AAMCO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SHUT OFF AND FOUND NO CODES. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALER THAN THE ONE THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK. THEY GOT NO CODES, BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO SELL ME A BATTERY, CABLES AND AN IDLE REBOOT FOR $360! THE NISSAN MANAGER PICKED ME UP AS A CURTSEY AND ONCE I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEMS, HE IMMEDIATELY SAID THAT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS-THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THAT BASICALLY THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 4TH AND COULDN'T SLIP INTO 1ST. I ASKED THAT A TECHNICIAN DRIVE IT HOME IN HOPES OF DUPLICATING. THE NEXT DAY A SERVICE REP REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SHUDDERING/SHUT-OFF, BUT THAT THEY COULD FEEL IT SEARCHING FOR GEARS. THEY SAID IT WAS POSSIBLY A TORQUE CONV

THE GEAR/SHIFT GOT STUCK AT PARKING. EVERY TIME I DRIVE, I HAVE TO USE A SCREW DRIVER TO MANIALLY RELEASE THE SHIFT LOCK

DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND HOOD FLEW OPEN AND CRASHED INTO WINDSHIELD - BENT BOTH PANELS ON EITHER SIDE ON CAR AND OF COURSE CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD

MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS 87000 MILES ON IT AND HAD A SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT NEEDS REPLACING. THIS WAS QUOTED AT $3600+ TAX. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR GOING BAD THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED ALONE AND REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. 2 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS IN UNDER 87000 MILES IS UNREASONABLE.

WATER LEAKS INTO MY DRIVER AND REAR FLOOR BOARDS WHEN IT RAINS. I MEAN IT HAS SO MUCH WATER I HAVE TO USE MY SHOP VAC TO SUCK IT OUT THEN TAKE TOWELS TO THE FLOORS. CAR SMELLS LIKE MILDEW AND MOLD. THE DRIVER FLOORBOARD IS RUSTED AND FEELS SHAKY AND WEAK FROM ALL THE YEARS OF WATER SOMEHOW LEAKING IN WHEN IT RAINS!? I DID RESEARCH AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH CARS LIKE MINE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME THING .

HAVING ISSUES ACCELERATING (IN MOTION) WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED, THE PROBLEM/ISSUE ORIGINATES FROM THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA VEHICLES.

HEADLAMPS STARTED TO GET DIMMER AND DIMMER. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THE HEADLAMPS BOTH WERE DIM DUE TO THE REFLECTOR PART FADING OUT. WAS GIVEN A $1,288 QUOTE TO REPLACE ($366 FOR EACH HEADLAMP ASSY, PLUS $500 LABOR TO INSTALL). CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE - THE "REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, WOULD OFFER A 70% DISCOUNT". I CAN BUY THE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP ASSY'S THROUGH MULTIPLE OUTLETS FOR $110-125). EVEN AT 70% I WOULD STILL BE PAYING OVER $450 FOR WHAT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE FROM A DEFECTIVE PART. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SEE THE ROADS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT. MY FIRST CHECK ON THE INTERNET LOCATED 91 OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME MODEL AND YEAR, AND SAME COST!

OVER HE PAST YEAR WE NOTICED OUR HEADLIGHTS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY DIMMER. LOOKING AT THEM FROM THE OUTSIDE THE PLASTIC WAS CLEAR AND LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE BRIGHT A NIGHT. HOWEVER AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT LIGHT UP THE ROAD ANY BETTER THAN A GOOD FLASHLIGHT. WE CONSISTENTLY HAD TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS JUST TO SEE THE ROAD. ONE NIGHT WE COMPARED THE FOG LIGHTS TO THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOUND THE FOG LIGHTS LIT UP THE ROAD BETTER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH TWO DEALERSHIPS WE FINALLY DECIDED TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED FOR ALMOST $500 AND THAT WAS AT DEALERS COST ( THEY WANTED TO HELP). I RETAINED THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE PLASTIC LENS THAT FOCUSED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE LENS HAD BECOME CLOUDY AND ALTHOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE A LOT OF LIGHT EMANATED FROM THE HEADLIGHTS IT WAS SO DISPERSED THAT VERY LITTLE WAS FOCUSED DOWN THE ROAD. WE FOUND THIS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH BRIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME AND PAID THE PRICE TO REPLACE THEM. NISSAN DENIED OUR CLAIM TO DEFRAY THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENTS STATING IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS CERTAINLY NOT A MILEAGE WARRANTY ISSUE. HAD A CAR SAT STILL FOR A FEW YEARS IT WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH ZERO MILES. AGAIN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE NISSAN SHOULD AT A MINIMUM REDUCE THE PRICE OF REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS (REGULAR COST IS OVER $700). IT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH AS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO A SUBSTANDARD PART IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT AT RED LIGHT, OVERDRIVE TURNED OFF BY ITSELF.

THE LOW HEADLIGHT BEAMS HAVE DIMMED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HIGH BEAMS. THEY ARE SO DIM THAT AT NIGHT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE AT ANY APPRECIABLE SPEED WITHOUT EXCEEDING THE RANGE OF THE DIM HEADLIGHTS, WITH THE RESULT THAT I MUST USE THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO HAVE EFFECTIVE LIGHTING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FILM COATING THE PORTION OF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES THAT HOUSE THE LOW BEAM BULBS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE SOLUTION IS REPLACEMENT OF BOTH HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,200. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THIS AMOUNT OUT OF POCKET. FROM MY READING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM (AND SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE) FOR THE 2013 ALTIMA THAT NISSAN HAS NOT ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY.

93,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED JACKIE COOPER NISSAN AT 918-302-1766 (9898 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. *JS

THE GEAR SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK SOMETIMES IT DOESNT COME OUT OF GEAR NOW FOR A 2013 WITH 43.000 MILES WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SWAYING AND INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ON THE SAME DAY OF PURCHASE, THE HOOD OPENED. *JS

WHILE PARKED (OR ANYTIME THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN THE "P" POSITION; THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF "PARK". THE DEALER MADE THE SUGGESTION TO INSTALL A NEW BRAKE SWITCH. I PURCHASED THE NEW BRAKE SHIFT AND THE DEALER INSTALLED IT, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE DONE AS A RECALL BY NISSAN MOTORS AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE BARELY VISIBLE ON LOW BEAM. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THE PROJECTOR FILM INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS FAILING AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY, AROUND $1,000. WITH THIS LACK OF HEADLIGHT PROJECTION, YOU ARE OUT DRIVING YOUR VISIBILITY WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING OVER 25 MPH. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER, AS WELL AS ANY PEDESTRIANS YOU MAY DRIVE UPON AND NOT SEE UNTIL IT MAY BE TOO LATE. I'M LOOKING FOR THE NSTFB TO STEP UP AND FORCE NISSAN TO STAND BEHIND THIS KNOWN PROBLEM.

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY ON 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S WITH 92,000 MILES. VEHICLE BEGAN SHUDDERING AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEED IN TOWN. RPMS SHOT UP TO 3-4K INTERMITTENTLY WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED ON FLAT ROAD. STARTED TO HEAR GRINDING NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SO PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. AFTER WAITING AN HOUR FOR POWER TRAIN TO COOL OFF, STARTED THE CAR AGAIN TO FIND TOTAL CVT FAILURE, WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND ENGINE SHUTTING OFF UPON SHIFTING INTO R OR D. COULD NOT EVEN DRIVE VEHICLE BACK INTO PARKING SPACE AFTER IT ROLLED BACKWARDS ON FIRST ATTEMPT TO MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHO DIAGNOSED INTERNAL CVT FAILURE WITH $3800 QUOTE FOR REPAIR. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. NISSAN REGIONAL SPECIALIST STATED THAT 2007-2010 ALTIMA CVT WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 120,000 MILES DUE TO WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS, BUT THAT PROBLEMS HAD BEEN FIXED IN NEWER MODELS, SO NO WARRANTY EXTENSION APPLIED TO 2013 ALTIMA. AS OF APRIL 2018, THE 2013 ALTIMA HAS MORE POWER TRAIN COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA (241) THAN ALL OF THE 2007-2010 ALTIMA MODEL YEARS COMBINED (206). VEHICLE HAD TCM REPROGRAMMING PERFORMED AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2017 WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT TO OWNER BY MAIL.

FOR MORE THAN SECERAL MONTHS MY LIGHTING ON MY CAR HAS BEEN VERY DIM. ALMOST TO THE POINT OF I AM NOT FOR SURE IF MY LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT OR NOT (BUT THEY STAY ON AUTOMATIC).

I OWN A NISSAN ALTIMA 2013, AND SADLY I'VE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAN ANY OTHER I EVER OWNED. THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN IN NOTION AND STATIONERY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES TO EVEN GET IT STARTED. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE HOOD LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. AND THE BACK BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES AND IT S STILL HAS A AWFUL LENGTHY SQUEAK WHICH IS VERY EMBARRASSING. SO SAY THE LEAST THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING CONSIDERING I'M STILL PAYING OVER THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A CAR NOT AND STILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIRS THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SUPPOSEDLY DOES NOT COVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS PURCHASE. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE HAPPENED OVER TIME AND I'M STILL HAVING ISSUES TO THIS DAY.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 35K MILES ON IT, I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, I COULD NOT MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL, IT JUST CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO CUT MY CAR BACK ON, HOWEVER WHENEVER I SHIFTED MY GEAR INTO DRIVE IT CUT OFF AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE BUT REPROGRAMMED MY CVT SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR MY CAR. THEY DETERMINED THAT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 25 MINUTES THAT DAY AND 25 MINUTES THE NEXT THAT THE CVT REPROGRAMMING COULD HAVE BEEN THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM BUT TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 3 DAYS LATER MY CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND STALLING VERY ROUGHLY WHILE IN MOTION AND AGAIN CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE IN DRIVE. THIS TIME MY YOUNG SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME, AND HIM AND I COULD HAVE BOTH BEEN HARMED OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND HARMED SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES OR THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO CUSTOMERS WITHOUT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

TRANSMISSION MAKING NOISES AND CAUSES CAR TO STALL I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF HIGHWAY CAR STALLED ALMOST WAS STRUCK BY SEMI-TRUCK SCARED US TO DEATH I'VE SINCE READ MANY PROBLEMS WITH THESE UNITS VERY DANGEROUS I THINK NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REASONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEE NISSAN (235 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CTV NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE AIR BAG MANUFACTURER. *JS