2013 Nissan Altima complaints

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 YEARS. SINCE I HAVE HAD IT IT HAS HAD SOME SORT OF STUTTERING, HESITATION FROM WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. SPEED, CRUISE, UPHILL DOWNHILL MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT 4-5 TIMES WITH NISSAN'S NOTHINGS EVER FINDING A THING WRONG. NOW, AFTER CONTINUED WORSENING IT FINALLY WENT OUT. WILL RUN IN EVER GEAR AT 10-15 MPH. I GUESS I PROVED MY POINT, BUT LOST THE CAR. NOW I STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THESE KNOW NOTHING SHADE TREE MECHANICS!

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THE CAR WHEN I TRY TO PUT IN REVERSE HE START TO JUMP AND THEM IS SHUT OFF SAME WHEN PUT IN DRIVE POSITION SOMEBODY TELL ME IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION.

06/2015 MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO MALFUNCTION. 07/2017 TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE SAME DEALER FOR RECALL PC491 CVT, 08/29/17, MY TRANSMISSION STARTS WITH FAILURE PROBLEMS WHICH I WAS NOT INFORMED OF AT DEALER ON 7/2017, 2 YEARS AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MY CAR IS A DANGER WHILE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN, STALLS WHILE DRIVING, STREETS, FREEWAYS, WILL NOT TAKE OFF. NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN PER NISSAN DEALER.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND TRANSMISSION RECALL ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION (35-00F4-72D). THE CONSUMER INQUIRED IF THE RECALL FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 08/28/2017*JS

HAVING A SHAKING WOBBLE AT LOW SPEED IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LIKE THE FRONT SUSPENSIONS GOING TO FALL OFF. WAS THERE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I THINK IT MUST BE THE MOUNTS OR LOOSE SUPPORT RODS, BUT I FEEL YOU NEED TO RECALL MY CAR TO FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT GETS WORST WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.

I HAVE OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA FOR JUST OVER 3 YEARS. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON ME. I WAS MAKING THE SHORT TRIP TO HOME DEPOT ONE DAY (APPROX. 3 WEEKS AGO) WHEN MY NISSAN ALTIMA STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET! I WAS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN MY CAR SHUDDERED AND THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION; THANKFULLY IT TURNED BACK OVER AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE MY TRIP. AFTER I FINISHED MY SHOPPING AT HOME DEPOT I CAME TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO LEAVE, THE CAR STARTED BUT WOULD SHUTTER AND DIE AS SOON AS I PUT IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. EVENTUALLY, I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 40 MINS AWAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND THAT IT COULDN'T BE FIXED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED...$4,500!!! DESPITE THERE BEING A RECALL ON THE CVT WHICH CONTROLS THE 2ND PULLEY IN THE TRANSMISSION, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CVT RECALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION DYING. EVENTHOUGH, THE RECALL ITSELF STATES THAT FAILING TO GET THE RECALL PERFORMED COULD CAUSE DAMAGE; $4,500 CONTLSTITUTES SERIOUS ENOUGH DAMAGE TO ME! I CONTACTED THE NISSAN AMERICA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY BASICALLY ECHOED WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID AND WE'RE OF NO HELP.

MY BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN A SIX-WEEK PERIOD. AFTER EACH REPLACEMENT, SQUEALING AND GRINDING SOUNDS CONTINUED. EACH REPLACEMENT RESULTED IN A UPGRADE OF BRAKE PADS TO TAKE CARE OF THE LOUDNESS OF THE SQUEALS. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE BY THE SAME SHOP. THE SQUEALS AND GRINDING NOISES OCCUR WHENEVER I PUSH THE BRAKES TO STOP OR PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACKUP. FOR THE LAST REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS, I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 100 MILES AND THE SQUEALS AND GRINDS WOULD STOP. THIS HOWEVER NEVER HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE SHOP THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES WITH PRO STOP. I WAS TOLD THIS IS THE TOP OF THE LINE IN BRAKE PADS. TO THIS DAY, I STILL EXPERIENCE VERY LOUD SQUEALS AND GRINDING AS IF MY BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED.

WE PURCHASED A USED NISSAN 2013 ALTIMA APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO. WE WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 71 BETWEEN FLORENCE, KENTUCKY AND LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 86,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SEEMED TO VIBRATE AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS MISSING OR STALLING. FREQUENTLY THE TACHOMETER WOULD REV HIGH WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA JUST EAST OF LOUISVILLE. WHEN WE LEFT THE REST AREA TO MERGE BACK ON TO I-71 WE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND HAD TO PULL ON TO SHOULDER BEFORE BEING STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING SEMI. THE CAR JERKED BACK INTO MOVEMENT AND WE MADE IT INTO LOUISVILLE AND ONTO I-64. THE FARTHER WE WENT THE LESS RESPONSIVE THE CAR GOT AND WE SLOWED TO A MAXIMUM SPEED OF ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND HAD TO PULL ONTO THE VERY NARROW SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT MOVING AGAIN AND AFTER 2 MORE STOPS MADE IT TO CORYDON, INDIANA. AT THAT POINT WE RODE IN THE OTHER VEHICLE WE WERE TRAVELING WITH THE REST OF THE WAY HOME THEN RETURNED TO CORYDON WITH A TRAILER TO HAUL THE NISSAN HOME. WE HAULED THE NISSAN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE OWNER DETERMINED THE CVT TRANSMISSION PAN WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEEMED SHOT! SUBSEQUENT TO THIS HAPPENING WE FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THEIR POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY FROM 60,000 TO 120,000 MILES ON EARLIER MODELS (THROUGH 2010), BUT NOT THE 2013. WE HAVE E

I PURCHASED MY 2013 NISSAN APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO AS A REPLACEMENT CAR FOR THE NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WAS TOTALLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. LIVING IN EXTREMELY HOT WEATHER (IN THE 100S), IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING (AC) WORKS AND WORKS WELL. I OFTEN TRAVEL WITH MY 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND TO HAVE THE AC BLOW HOT AIR WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS WAS SOMETHING BOTH UNACCEPTABLE AND EMBARRASSING. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT FROM CARMAX IN PLEASANTON, CA. IT BLOWS HOT AIR ALMOST CONSISTENTLY WHILE DRIVING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. WHILE RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM ALSO HEARING THAT, DEPENDING ON THEIR MOOD, NISSAN WILL COVER THE EXUBERANT $1500 TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR...NOT MANY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND PER THE SALESPERSON AT CARMAX, HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE AC NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED. THEY DID SO, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I AM SURPRISED WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS IT IS JUST AS BAD AS LEAVING A CHILD IN A CAR FOR HOURS! WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS AND WERE DRENCHED WITH SWEAT ONCE WE FINALLY ARRIVED HOME. HAD SHE PASSED OUT DUE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE BECAUSE WE WERE AT A STAND-STILL AT ONE POINT. IT WAS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I WOULD LIKE FOR NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AT NO COST TO ME AS THIS I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED AND REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN 422 OF LIMERICK (55 AUTOPARK BLVD, LIMERICK, PA 19468, (610) 495-1856), BUT IT HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,458.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN MY DOOR. THE HANDLE IS MADE OUT OF CHEAP PLASTIC. THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THE CAR IS TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY TO ESCAPE DANGER.

HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM TO THE POINT OF PROVIDING NO LIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS NECESSARY TO ALWAYS USE HIGH BEAMS. NISSAN DEALER COMPLETED FULL DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINED BOTH COMPLETE HEADLIGHT HOUSINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1100 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD. THE BULBS ARE WORKING FINE HOWEVER THE ROUND BUBBLE LENS COVER IN FRONT OF THE BULB APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME CLOUDY RESTRICTING LIGHT FROM PASSING THROUGH IT AND PROJECTING IT ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE SEEN ONLINE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS TOLD THEIR CUSTOMERS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR THEM. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.

THE STRUT MOUNT PROBLEM. I HAD CHANGED THIS A YEAR AGO. I FIXED THIS PROBLEM BY WARRENTY. BUT, 2 WEEKS LATER, IT WAS BROKEN AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (DEMAAGD GMC LOCATED AT 333 W DICKMAN RD BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037), BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING PRODUCED NO ERROR CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SCREEN SAY NO KEY DETECTED, I HAVE THE KEY IN MY HAND AND STILL IT WILL NOT START, I CAN UNLOCK THE DOORS, TRUNK ETC. FINE, I EVEN WENT AND BOUGHT THE SAME EXACT NEW BATTERY FOR THE KEY FOG AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST, I WENT ONLINE AND LOOK UP NISSAN OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ALTIMA KEY FOG PROBLEM AND IT SEEM LIKE A COMMON ISSUE, BUT SURPRISE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE ISSUE, EVERYBODY I KNOW THAT OWNS A NISSAN TOLD ME THERE IS TIME THEY BE DRIVING AND THE ONBOARD COMPUTER STATE NO KEY DETECTED, THANK GOD I DON'T LIVE I A REMOTE LOCATION OR ELSE I WOULD BE STRANDED, ONLINE EVERYONE THAT HAD THE PROBLEM HAD TO END UP PAYING $500 OR MORE TO FIX THE ISSUE, WHICH I FEEL IS A DEFECT IN NISSAN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM, I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ALTIMA FROM AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER #500 TOTAL TO FIX THE ISSUE, I THINK IT IS A SCAM, I FOUND A WORK AROUND THE ISSUE BUT IT IS JUST NOT RIGHT THAT THEY KNOW THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT HAS A PROBLEM AND THE REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, EXCEPT LEAVE THE CUSTOMER WITH A NEW BILL OR STRANDED

WHILE STATIONARY, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THE SHIFTER GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT BUDGE.

MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IT, THERE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT ENGINE NOISE UNTIL I REACH ABOUT 40 MPH. JUST IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS, WITHIN WEEKS OF EACH OTHER BOTH FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKE (MY KIDS AND I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN BOTH WINDOWS JUST TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHICH WOULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, CRASH OR BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR AT ALL), THE DOME LIGHTS THROUGH THE INSIDE OF THE CAR HAVE STOPPED WORKING (WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE INSIDE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT), THE LIGHT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL FELL OUT, THE AC HAS GONE OUT (AND THE COMPRESSOR PART IS $425!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?! I HAVE A 10.5 MONTH OLD AND IT IS 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE!!! ANOTHER HUGE SAFETY ISSUE) AND NOW THERE IS ANOTHER NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT ALL SPEEDS, A GRINDING NOISE. I AM A SINGLE MOM OF THREE KIDS WHO I SUPPORT ON MY OWN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THESE THINGS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "RELIABLE". AND IT IS NOT! THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALL OF THE SAME THINGS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ON ALL OF THEM. THIS CAR IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD AND THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING!!!! DO SOMETHING NISSAN! YOU ARE LOSING CUSTOMERS AND REPUTATION IS ON THE LINE!

MY AIRBAGS IN MY CAR ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE RED AND YELLOW AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ON FOR THE DURATION OF ANY TRIP IN THE CAR. THE SENSOR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO DETECT AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT FUNCTION SO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ALWAYS OFF -ATTACHMENT 1. I WENT TO THE DEACON JONES NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN GOLDSBORO NC ON 4-12-17 FOR THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THE "REPROGRAMMING" THAT WAS DONE WAS INEFFECTIVE. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO ME. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 7-6-17 TO GET THE ISSUE ADDRESSED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD NO RECALLS OUTSTANDING AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT REPLACED. INSTEAD I ELECTED TO CALL NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY COULD OFFER AN EXPLANATION OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH [XXX] AGENTID: [XXX]. HE CREATED A CASE AND SENT IT TO THEIR REPAIR SPECIALISTS. TODAY, 7-11-17 I SPOKE WITH [XXX] THE CASE MANAGER. HE INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT BE REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED OUT OF POCKET. MY CONCERNS ARE: 1. NISSAN ISN'T TAKING THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY SERIOUSLY. SOME PEOPLE WOULD SIMPLY NOT BE ABLE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE UNIT REPLACED AND COULD SUFFER INJURY AS A RESULT. 2. THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT (IF I REPLACED IT OUT OF POCKET) WOULD FAIL AGAIN. 3. THE AIRBAG UNIT REPROGRAMMING HAS BEEN INEFFECTIVE ON OTHER CARS AND DOESN'T SEEM TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. SIMILAR TO THE HOOD LATCH ISSUE WHICH REQUIRED 3 RECALLS TO ADDRESS. HTTP://BLOG

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR.ON 06/30/17,MY DAUGHTER CALLED AND INFORMED ME THE CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. WHAT SHE DESCRIBED SOUNDED AS IF THERE WAS WATER IN THE GAS.ITOLD HER TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER IN CONWAY AR.IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CVT.THEY REPROGRAMED IT AND TEST DROVE THE CAR. THEY SAID IT WAS OK ,BUT WERE A LITTLE IFFY ABOUT WHETHER WE MIGHT HAVE MORE PROBLEMS.IN THE MEANTIME I FOUND OUT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR,INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE HOOD LATCH.THESE WERE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS ,IN AND WE HAD RECEIVED NO RECALLS.WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY HELP WITH.SHE SAID IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WOULD BLOW UP,AT THE TIME.SHE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME(3.5 HR. DRIVE)AND AFTER A BRIEF STOP,IT WOULD NOT BUDGE.I LOADED THE CAR ON A TRAILOR AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN JONESBORO AR.ITOLD THE SERVICE MAN ABOUT IT AND THAT I HAD CONTACTED NHTSA AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE #27278124,BUT HE DIDN'T SEEM TOO INTERESTED IN IT. I LATER FOUND THE RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.THE CONWAY PEOPLE SAID THEY PREFORMED THE HOOD LATCH RECALL.P.S,IALSO WAS TOLD THE CVT RECALL WAS INTERNAL.

THE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS HOT (I.E. >95 DEGREES), THE CAR PERIODICALLY APPEARS TO ENTER INTO "LIMP MODE" WHERE POWER IS CUT FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE DEFECT IS CAUSED BY HIGH TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) FLUID AND A SENSOR TRIGGERS A "LIMP MODE" TO PROTECT THE TRANSMISSION FROM DAMAGE. THIS CAUSES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION SINCE I (THE DRIVER) MAY LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC (I.E. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN) RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY OWN INTERNET RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN (CVT) TRANSMISSIONS AND THE MECHANICAL FIX IS TO INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION TO THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY 2013 ALTIMA WENT OUT. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND COMPLETED REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER LESS THAN 4 YEARS AND AT 70K MILES. IT SEEMS THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR WILL SHUTTER, JERK, AND SHUT OFF WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED/IDLE. THE CAR ALSO SHUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOES NOT HAVE MUCH POWER. THIS WAS AN EXTREME SAFE HAZARD WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY/TRANSMISSION BROKE. NISSAN HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION FOR MODEL YEARS 2006-2010 AND OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THOSE YEARS. NISSAN SHOULD REIMBURSE AND/OR OFFER WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2011+ MODELS AS WELL.

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DOES NOT DETECT PASSENGER MOST TIMES, MEANING THE AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE. HAPPENS MORE WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED BEFORE THE CAR IS STARTED. THIS HAPPENS WITH ANY PASSENGER, ALL DIFFERENT SIZES AND WEIGHTS. DEALER HAS NOT FOUND ANY ERROR CODES, AND SENSOR HAS BEEN RESET MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL PREVIOUS RECALLS TO THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, ISSUE STILL EXISTS.

VEHICLE STOPS WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION, SOMETIMES STALLS BEFORE SHUTTING OFF.

DURING HILL ASCENCION, GOING AT AROUND 15-25,30 MPH,FAINT KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, (OR AT POWER BRAKE AS WELL; CAR ON STATIONARY WITH D ENGAGED AND PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL WHILE GENTLY ACCELARATING ). TOOK TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE; DIAGNOSE: ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT (DONE). KNOCKING NOISE STILL PRESENT. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT DIAGNOSE " NORMAL NOISE"??? I'M NOT A MECHANIC BUT NONE OF MY OTHER CARS DO THIS NOISE, THIS NOISE IS DONE BY CARS IN WHICH THE ENGINE IS DYING OUT. FYI CAR IS 20 MILES TO BE 60000 MILES, WHICH IS WHEN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRES

TAKATA RECAL: I HAVE A 2013 NISSIAN ALTIMA AND WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SUPPOSED TO. FOR AN EXAPMLE WHEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWO OR THREE TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING IN A 20MINUTE SPAN. ALSO, WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR (IT HAS A PUSH START) MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE ON. WHEN I TURN IT OFF I DON'T HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAK AND PUSH THE START BUTTON. (THE CAR THINKS I'M STEPPING ON THE BREAK).

SHIFTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED A/C COMPRESSOR NEEDS REPLACED SEAT BELT LIGHT/AIR BAG LIGHT ISSUE

THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE JUST FELL WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED. IT APPEARS THE HINGE JUST BROKE OR MELTED POSSIBLY DUE TO HEAT. SEEMS POORLY CONSTRUCTED.

ELECTRICAL ISSUE, MY CAR WOULDN'T START SAYING INCORRECT KEY, WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD THE BATTERY POST HAD COMPLETELY BURNED OFF, WIRES WAS BURNT, AND BATTERY EXPLODED. THE FUSIBLE LINK FOR THE TERMINAL BREAKER FOR THE BATTERY WAS ALSO BURNT, EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR IT WOULD SAY KEY NOT DETECTABLE OR WRONG KEY ID. I THOUGHT THE BATTERY IN THE KEY PROBE WAS GOING OUT REPLACED IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL WAS PRESENT. I HAVE 2 CO-WORKERS AND THERE VEHICLE ARE DOING THE SAME THING ONE HAS A 2014 AND THE OTHER IS A 2016 BRAND NEW HAD LESS THAN 6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON AND MY VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE.

ENGINE START PROBLEMS! WHEN I PUSH THE ENGINE START BUTTON, THE ENGINE CRANK AND START ENGINE. AND THE DASHBOARD SCREEN ARE ALL RENEW LIKE A FACTORY RESET.

SOLID RED AIRBAG SIGN IS ON DASHBOARD. DIAGNOSTIC PORT DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODE FOR THIS PROBLEM.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR QUIT WORKING, NOTICED WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF READY TO GET OUT AND NOT ABLE TO... NOT A HAPPY PERSON ! CONSIDERING I AM STILL PAYING ON IT

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA STOPPED. FIRST TIME AT SIGN LIGHT IN TRAFFIC EARLY MARCH 2017 I HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF DANGER AND HAD IT TOWED HOME. AND TODAY JUNE 10 2017 IT JUST STOPPED I HAD TO PUSH IT INTO A SAFE AREA AND AGAIN I HAD IT TOWED HOME. I PURCHASED THE LAST MAY 2016.

CPSC: 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST DIED. THE CAR STARTS BUT I PUT IN DRIVE IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS BUT NISSAN ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THEY TRANSMISSION ON CARS FROM 2008 T0 2010. *BF UPDATED 06/13/2017*JS

EASTBOUND MASS PIKE, CONSTRUCTION BARREL IN LEFT LANE, STRUCK WITH FRONT LEFT BUMPER. FOG LIGHT SMASHED & BUMPER CRACKED. TRAVELING AROUND 45-50 MPH, NO CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THIS AREA.

LEAVING WORK FROM PARKING GARAGE ON MAY 30,2017, PUT CAR IN GEAR FOR REVERSE AND CAR DID NOT MOVE, FORWARD AND BACKWARDS,HAD TO GET HELP TO PUSH CAR IN PARKING SPACE AND GET A RECKER TO PULL THE CAR HOME, CARS GEARS ARE NOT WORKING, AND THIS IS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA.

WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE OCS RECALL AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO FIX THE ISSUE, WITHIN THE YEAR WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OCS SENSORS AND HAVE IT REPROGRAMMED AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL THEY MET THE INTENT OF THE RECALL AND WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE IS/WAS COMMON AND WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED TO DISPENSE COOL AIR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER TO ENSURE THAT THE FAILURE BE RESOLVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ON APRIL 29, 2017 WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT, THIS VEHICLE STALLED AT A BUSY HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED, WHEN THE CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AFTER CONTACTING NISSAN I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THE $5000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND IT HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE CVT WAS REPROGRAMMED AT 24,781 MILES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSIONS, AND EVEN THE WARRANTY ON 2010 HAS BEEN INCREASED THE 120,000, BUT NOT THE 2013. IT IS A SHAME THAT I HAD A 2005 NISSAN WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND IT STILL RAN GREAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I SOLD IT TO BUY A NEWER NISSAN, EXPECTING THE SAME RELIABILITY. I HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN WITHOUT THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. THIS 2013 ALTIMA WAS PREVIOUSLY A LEASED VEHICLE AND HAS HAD ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE PREFORMED, BUT NISSAN IS STILL NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH CAUSED BY THE CVT BEFORE NISSAN WILL AGREE THEY ARE A FAULT? I HAVE HAD OVER $200 IN TOWING EXPENSES ALONE PLUS THE INCONVENIENCE OF NOT HAVING A VEHICLE FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO PUT THEIR NAME ON A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS SO MANY ISSUES. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO TALK TO A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE AND I AM CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS ON A USELESS VEHICLE.

TAKATA RECALL - THE HOOD FLEW UP WHILE BEING DRIVEN

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT SENSE PASSENGER SITTING IN SEAT TO TURN AIR BAG ON (INTERMITTENTLY) AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON ON THE DASHBOARD YET NO CODES HAVE BEEN SHOWN WHEN MECHANIC TRIED TO PULL CODES. LIGHT IS ON CONSTANT WHEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SOMETIMES SENSES, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT.

THE NISSAN ALTIMA STARTS THROUGH A TECHNOLOGY CALLED "PUSH TO START". WHEN I GET INTO MY VEHICLE, THE DASHBOARD SAYS "KEY ID INCORRECT". THIS STARTED HAPPENING SHORTLY AFTER MY CAR WAS PROGRAMMED FOR AN AIRBAG RECALL AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WILL NOT START SINCE YOU NEED THE KEY TO START THE CAR. THERE IS NO MANUAL WAY TO START THE CAR, AND IF THE KEY IS NOT RECOGNIZED FOR TOO LONG THE CAR HAS STOPPED DRIVING WHILE IN MOTION. LASTLY, THE CAR WILL NOT LOCK WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE AND THE KEY ID IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED. IF YOU ARE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.

MY VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN RECALL. I REPORTED IT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON RITCHIE HWY IN GLEN BURNIE MARYLAND IN JUNE OF 2016. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND PAYING FOR A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER A WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

AT A STOPLIGHT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE CAR STALLED. WHEN PUT IN GEAR IT DIES. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. THE VEHICLE HAS 60,080 MILES AND THE WARRANTY IS GOOD TO 60,000 MILES.

IN JANUARY OF 2017 MY CAR HAS STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AND AS HIGHER SPEEDS WERE BEING PURSUED IT HAD DIFFICULTY REACHING IT. MY CAR EVEN COMPLETELY DIED. I TOOK TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO TOLD ME WHAT IT WAS. I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE AND SEE IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION THAT WAS EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 08, 2016. I WAS NOT AT THIS POINT IN TIME GIVEN A RECALL NOTICE OF ANY SORT. ACTUALLY I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE UNTIL MARCH 13. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TO BRING IN. AS I WAS BRINGING IT IN IT WOULDN'T REACH SPEEDS OVER 25 MPH. THE RECALL STATES THAT CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT THE RECALL PERFORMED CAN LEAD TO ACCELERATED WEAR ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN DELIVERED IN THE TIME FRAME NECESSARY, BUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOW DEAD AND WOULD COST ME $4000!!!! NOTE: STILL PAYING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. SO, ANYWAYS I"VE BEEN SENT THROUGH PHONE LINES AND HUNG UP ON TO NO END. I WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM FOR A DIAGNOSIS ON MY TRANSMISSION. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW IT COMPLETELY DIED. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T DIAGNOSE TRANSMISSIONS THERE. SO I THEN SAID WELL YOU TOLD ME THIS RECALL DID NOT CAUSE MY TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. I SAID SO YOU ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS IN FACT THE PROBLEM. THE GUY AGREED WITH ME! THEY THEN BROKE DOWN AND LET ME HAVE THEIR BOSSES NUMBER WHO APPARENTLY NEVER GIVES THIS NUMBER OUT. I HAD TALKED TO

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 5/3/2017. DRIVER AND (180 LB) ADULT PASSENGER ENTERED CAR IN FRONT SEATS, CLICKED SEATBELTS, STARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE APPROX. 1 MILE. PASSENGER NOTICED AIRBAG DEFEAT LIGHT WAS ON. DRIVER PULLED OVER; TURNED CAR OFF; RESTARTED CAR; LIGHT WENT OUT. THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DID NOT DETECT AN ADULT PASSENGER UPON INITIAL TRAVEL, BUT DID AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD RECALLNTB16-052 APPLIED. ON 5/5/2017 DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE AND HAS REFUSED SERVICE.

PURCHASED A NEW 2013 ALTIMA FOR ALMOST 40,000 AND SINCE THE BEGINNING THE CAR AIR BAGS HAS WORKED ONLY IF YOU ARE SITTING ON YOUR SEAT BEFORE YOU START THE CAR. BIG SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WE NOTICED ONCE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN HE HAD TO BRAKE HARD THAT THE AIRBAGS WERE OFF , I COULD HAVE DIED. HAD NISSAN ENGINHEER TEST IT AND THEY TOLD ME I JUST NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AFTER A NEW PERSON BOARDS THE CAR, RIDICULOUS. I NEED HELP AD NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING. DO NOT BUY THIS CAR SAVE YOURSELF! TOLD THEM WE DID NOT PURCHASE A CAR WITH A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND NISSAN WONT FIX THIS. IT HAS BEEN 4 YEARS NOW. WE HAVE PAPERS THAT SHOW HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE CALLED AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND NOTHING. HIRING A LAWYER IS OUR NEXT STEP

I CLOSE MY TRUCK OF MY CAR AND THE WINDOW JUST SHATTERED. I WENT INTO THE HOME WHERE I WAS. WE CALLED A NEIGHBOR A MAN TO COME. HE SAID IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE HOME. IT WOULD NOT FALL IN HE SAID. WE COULD CONTINUE TO HEAR IT CRACKING. IT WAS 74 DEGREES OUTSIDE. ANOTHER PERSON SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BACK WINDOW SHATTER BEFORE. SINCE IT WAS DARK WE COULD NOT KNOW IF SOMETHING FELL ONTO IT. NOTHING BUT DARK SKIES AND STARS ABOVE. SOMEONE TOUCH IT AND IT FELL IN. SO I PUT A SUN VISOR IN THE BACK TO CATCH THE FALLING GLASS. WE ALL WAS SHOCK. THEY ALL THOUGHT WITH THE HEATER COILS IT WOULD NOT FALL IN OR WITH THE PROTECTIVE COATING LIKE TINT WOULD HOLD IT. STRANGE I DROVE HOME 20 MPH. COVERED AND NOW I HAVE TO WAIT BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE ORDERED AND I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. PLEASE HELP. I WAS IN N.C, 27870 ON 514 DAVIE ST. ABOUT 9:30 PM. ON 04-29-17

GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK. USING A PENCIL TO PUSH THE SHIFT RELEASE BUTTON IS THE ONLY WAY TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. LOCAL MECHANIC NOTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMAS.

VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEED BEGAN TO SHUDDER, AND STALLED WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE STARTED WHILE IN PARK, BUT STALLED IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. DEALER DETERMINED THAT CVT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED.