2013 Nissan Altima complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HOOD OF THE CAR CAME FLYING UP AND COMPLETELY COVERED THE WINDSHIELD. THE FORCE WAS SO GREAT THAT IT DAMAGED THE ROOF LINING INSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS KNOCKED THE SUNGLASSES HOLDER OUT OF PLACE (HANGING BY A WIRE),

I BOUGHT A NISSAN ALTIMA NEW IN 2013 AND MY DASH HAS BECOME EXTREMELY STICKY AND SHINY CAUSING A BAD VISIBILITY GLARE IN MY WINDSHIELD WHEN I DRIVE. I CONTACTED NISSAN BUT THEY REFUSED HELP EVEN WITH A PURCHASE OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH, MY SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED SHOWING ME WITH BROKEN GLASS. NO IMPACT WAS MADE TO THE SUNROOF. I WAS DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND, NOT UNDER ANY OVERPASSES, OR BY ANYWHERE WHERE SOMETHING COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800.

THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WOULD MAINTAIN SPEED BUT WAS VERY, VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN I EXITED THE INTERSTATE, IT ONLY IDLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. EVENTUALLY IT SPUTTERED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, JUST HAPPENED TO BE AT THAT SAME EXIT IN VICKSBURG, MS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH WHILE STUCK AT THE HOTEL THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THE THE CVT'S IN 2013 ALTIMAS. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_ALTIMA.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/TRANSMISSION/CVT_SHUTTERING_VIBRATION_RUNNING_ROUGHLY.SHTML HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2013-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/334681-13-ALTIMA-CVT-ISSUES-PLEASE-READ.HTML THIS ONE IS 49 PAGES!!

PARKED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET OUT , THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK, HAD TO CRAWL OVER CONSOLE TO GET OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE. DROVE TO MY NISSAN DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING THAT DAY SO AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET UP FOR NEXT DAY SEPT. 17TH, 2015. WHICH I THINK SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT LEAST LOOKED AT BECAUSE IF MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE OR IF I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I COULDN'T HAVE GOT OUT OF THE CAR FAST. I WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR THIS REPAIR WHICH NOW I AM FIGHTING WITH NISSAN BECAUSE I AM STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. WHICH HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS AND IT DOESN'T HAVE 36,000 MILES ON IT. THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE OF WEAR AND TEAR. ALSO THE DEALER TOLD THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT IN THE MODELS 2003-2008 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM FIGHTING BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHARGED ME $114.98 TO FIX THE CABLE BECAUSE NO PARTS ARE ON MY RECEIPT AND MY CONSOLE WAS LOSE AND THEY ALSO CHARGED ME $45 TO TIGHTEN SCREWS. THE DEALER ALSO BLAMED THIS ON ME WHEN MY CAR HAS BE IN THEIR SHOP FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG STAYING ON MANY TIMES , WHEN THEY DID THIS REPAIR MY PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS ALWAYS MOVED AND USED WHAT IS TO SAY THEY WEREN'T PUTTING THEIR WEIGHT ON MY CONSOLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY NEW VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS MY THIRD NISSAN AND MY SECOND ONE BOUGHT FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME P

MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHEN AN ADULT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS SEATED. SOON AFTER THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I RECEIVED A RECALL, AND ON MAY 9, 2014, TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER. IT WAS "REPROGRAMED" AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK ON JUNE 6, 2014, AND THE REPORT SAYS "GENERAL MAINTENANCE". THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I TOOK IT AGAIN ON NOV 14, 2014, AND THE "STRAIN GAUGE" WAS RESET . I WAS TOLD TO RETURN IF PROBLEM PERSISTED, WHICH IT DID (AND CONTINUES TO DO). VERY FRUSTRATED, I RETURNED JUNE 25, 2015. THE PROBLEM "CANNOT BE VERIFIED", SO NOTHING WAS DONE. I RETURNED AGAIN SEPT 8, 2015 AND WAS REALLY TRULY UPSET THAT THIS SERIOUS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM IS STILL UNABLE TO BE ELIMINATED. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A "DESIGN" PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE FIXED BY MECHANICS. I WAS TOLD ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. I FIND IT HARD TO IMAGINE THAT NISSAN WANTS TO DUST THIS OFF. IT CANNOT BE FIXED? I IMAGINE THE NEXT TIME I GO IN THEY WILL POKE OUT THE LIGHT BULB, OR PERHAPS PUT BLACK TAPE OVER THE LIGHT SO IT WON'T "DISTURB" ME. SHOULD I JUST "NOT WORRY"? WHAT IS THE REMEDY, AND HOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CARE WITH THE WORRY THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT OPERATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH? I FIND THIS INTOLERABLE.

MY CAR WAS A PART OF THE ALTIMA AIRBAG RECALL IN 2014. THE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE DEALER. THE ALTIMA HAS ALWAYS HAD THE ISSUE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT NOT REGISTERING IT'S OCCUPANT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE FIXED THIS WAS TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RECALIBRATE THE SYSTEM. TODAY, NOTHING WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT YET THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT WERE LIT. THIS MEANS THAT THE ALTIMA BELIEVED SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE FOR A PASSENGER TO SIT IN THE ALTIMA.

THE ISSUE FIRST STARTED TWO (2) MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, MAKING A SHUTTER/POWER SURGE FEELING UNDER ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES ALSO SHUTTERED, THE BACKUP CAMERA WENT IN AND OUT, THERE WERE NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "FIXED" ALL OF THE ISSUES WITH SOME SOFTWARE UPDATES, RESURFACED THE ROTORS, AND ALSO REPLACED THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED BETTER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THEN THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN, THE CAR WOULD MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD SHUTTER AT LOWER SPEEDS NOW. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE, SO I LEFT. I BROUGHT IT BACK A THIRD TIME WHEN IT STARTED GETTING WORSE AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHUTTERS VIOLENTLY AND HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS UNDER ACCELERATION. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO MONITOR THE ISSUE AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK IMMEDIATELY AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. TODAY 09/16/15 IT WAS WORSE THAN OTHER DAYS SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO SEE ME. IT STILL SHUDDERS/SURGES DAILY AND AT ALL SPEEDS. IT REALLY FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO LET GO.

I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE COMPLAINT OF THE CAR CONSTANTLY DRIFTING LEFT AND RIGHT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING ON THREE WHEELS AND THE STABILITY SHIFTS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AS I DON'T HAVE FULL CONTROL ,NOR DO I LIKE HAVING MY SON IN THE VEHICLE AND TRY TO AVOID FREEWAYS BUT IT PRETTY MUCH DRIFTS AT ALL SPEEDS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, SERVICE DIRECTOR, AND REGIONAL MANAGER AT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA BUT THEY CLAIM TO NOT BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, EVERY TIME I GET IN IT I FEEL VIBRATIONS AND EXPERIENCE WEIRD WHINING NOISES AS WELL AS THE DRIFTING AND BOUNCING ALL OVER THE ROADS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED WHERE I'M TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR SPEEDS UP AND WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP THE CAR IS SLUGGISH. NISSAN REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP TO FIX THE ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES FOR A NEWER CAR THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL PAYING FOR!!

WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION MY CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT GO FOR A FEW SECONDS. I WAS JUST FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO CARS COMING. IT'S HAS STOPPED LIKE THIS MANY TIMES I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER WAS VERY UPSET WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER ON AN OCCASION SHE WAS DRIVING IT. I'M ALSO EXTREMELY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE RUST IN MY WHEELS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT A 2013 CAR HAS THIS HAPPENING. I HAD A 2007 MONTARO THAT HAD LESS RUST AROUND ITS TIRES BEFORE I TRADED IT FOR THIS CAR. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED.

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVE IN THE 2014 RECALL FOR THE SAFETY DEFECT DUE TO A COMPUTER PROGRAM COULD MISJUDGE THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND CONCLUDE THAT A CHILD INSTEAD OF AN ADULT WAS SITTING THERE. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS TRIED AT LEST 5 TIME TIMES TO CORRECT TO NO AVAIL

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA RECALL NOTICE MALFUNCTION HOOD RELEASE WHICH COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. WELL HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER ON AUGUST 9TH, WHO HAD MY PERMISSION TO DRIVE MY CAR SHE BY THE WAY IS 28. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL, HOWEVER MY FRIEND THAT LEASED THE SAME VEHICLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP, WAS NOTIFIED. MY DAUGHTER WAS JUST GETTING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY DOING APPROX. 20 MPH IF THAT WHEN THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE "RELEASED" AND BLEW UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD TO WHERE SHE COULD NOT SEE AT ALL. LUCKILY GOD WAS WITH HER AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. MY VEHICLE IS STILL AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AS OF TODAY, AUGUST 26TH, COLLISION SHOP STILL SITTING IN THE SAME SPOT THAT IT WAS TOWED TO. OVER 6,000.00 IN DAMAGES FOR A RECALL THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND NISSAN SHOULD BE PRAYING AND FEELING BLESSED THAT THIS HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AND BELIEVE ME IT WAS HORRIFYING TO SEE THAT PEOPLE WERE NOT KILLED, SHAME ON NISSAN CORPORATION FOR ME NOT RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE, SHAME ON NISSAN FOR NOT FIGURING OUT WHEN MY CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE THAT MY VIN NUMBER SHOWED NOTHING OR IT WAS IGNORED, RECALL NOTICES ARE CONNECTED AUTOMATICALLY TO ANY NUMBERS WHETHER CAR, APPLIANCE, CAR SEATS, ETC., COME ON WE ARE LIVING IN 2015. SHAME ON NISSAN THAT THIS IS NOT IMPORTANT TO THEM TO HELP ME. I HAVE DATES AND RECORDS OF COMMUNICATION AND AM TRYING TO REACH OUT AND TRY TO MAKE THIS PUBLIC HOWEVER I AM AT A STAND STILL AND NEED ADVICE AND HELP, THANK YOU! *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA ON AUGUST 26, 2015 MY CAR LOST PRESSURE AND STARTED TO JERK, AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT BY OTHER DRIVERS, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR HELP. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT SHUT OFF. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL REPORTS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NO HELP. FINALLY, AFTER EXPERIENCING THE HORRIBLE DEAL ON YESTERDAY, THE TECH CALL TO REPORT THAT HE TRIED TO CHECK THE CAR ON THE MACHINE AND ITS WASN'T GIVEN HIM A INDICATION OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE FINALLY DROVE THE CAR AND IT STARTED ACTING UP ON HIM AND STOP AND HE SAW THAT IS WAS INDEED THE TRANSMISSION GONE BAD. WHAT IS SO SAD ABOUT THE SITUATION IS THAT I HAD BE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CAR A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IN. YOU COULD PARK ON A HILL AND THE CAR WILL VIBRATE REALLY HARD AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT. I AM REALLY TERRIFIED OUT MY HEAD TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND MY CHILDREN. ALL I CAN THINK OF IS THE WHAT IF!

I HAD A BLOWOUT AND THIS WAS THE CLOSEST TIRE SHOP TO ME AT THE TIME. I ASKED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR USED TIRES ARE $30. OKAY, THAT'S FINE. THAT'S THE STANDARD RATE FOR USED TIRES. THE FIRST TIRE THEY TRIED TO SELL ME HAD TWO NAILS IN IT. THE GUY SHOWED ME THE TIRE BUT DIDN'T SHOW ME THE WHOLE TIRE UNTIL I ASKED TO SEE IT MYSELF. I POINTED OUT THE TWO NAILS THAT WERE OBVIOUS AND HE ACTED AS IF HE DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE ALREADY THERE. THE SECOND TIRE HAD LITTLE TO NO MEAT ON IT. I REFUSED THAT TIRE AND THEY TRIED TO OFFER THE TIRE FOR $28 INSTEAD OF $30. NO SALE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYMORE TIRES MY SIZE. MIRACULOUSLY, THE OWNER/MANAGER FOUND ANOTHER TIRE WITH SUFFICIENT TREAD AND NO HOLES. HOWEVER, THE OWNER/MANAGER SAID THAT THIS TIRE WOULD COST $35 INSTEAD OF $30 BECAUSE "IT'S A GOOD TIRE." I TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS NEITHER SAFE OR RIGHT TO TRY TO CHARGE ME $30 FOR TWO BAD TIRES AND $35 FOR A GOOD TIRE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THE $35 TIRE, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO ELSEWHERE.

LOST POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN - CAR COASTED TO A STOP THIS HAPPENED JUST AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT SO IT WAS FAR LESS DANGEROUS THAN IT COULD HAVE BEEN - NISSAN IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION

WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR STALLED. WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. TRANSMISSION STALLED AND IT ROLLED BACKWARD ALTHOUGH I WAS IN DRIVE AND PUSHING ON GAS. TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED ONCE UP TO 4000 RPM AND CAR BEGAN TO MOVE, SLOWLY. VARIOUS CARS ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN LIGHT WAS GREEN, I HAD FOOT OFF BRAKE, AND WAS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED VARIOUS TIMES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY WENT OUT AT 62,500 MILES. HAD IT HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AT NISSAN DEALER AND SHOWED NO DEFECT.

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV; PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES, REPRESENTING THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF, WHEN A PASSENGER WEIGHING 118 LBS IS PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME REPORTING ISSUE TO NISSAN. TO REPEAT ISSUE, PARK&STOP CAR ON HILL WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF SLOPE. HAVE PASSENGER SEATED AND BUCKLED INTO SEAT PRIOR TO STARTING CAR. LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF, PASSENGER EXITS CAR, CAR IS TURNED ON AND LIGHT GOES OFF. IN ADDITION, THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. INCIDENTS CAPTURED VIA VIDEO AND AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING. INCIDENT REPORTED TO NISSAN AFTER TAKING TO DEALER 4 TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. SUBSEQUENTLY NISSAN DENIED REQUESTS. VEHICLE GOING FOR 5TH TIME TO DEALERSHIP ON 8/7/15. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/CHANNEL/UC7TI0VVAA6P1-LBURWFH4TQ

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 AM AND TOOK EXIT 10B OFF OF I85 NORTH. WENT TO REACH DOWN TO GET MY COFFEE AND HIT THE GRASS WHICH IN TURN SLUNG ME INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS WRECK DONE 10,000 DOLLARS OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE STEERING IS VERY TOUCHY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN BECAUSE IT DOES ACT RIGHT WHEN YOU ACCELERATE BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO TOOK IT IN FOR A LEAK AND THEY TOLD MY IT WASN'T LEAKING IT WAS A 2013 AND IT WAS TO NEW. BUT THERE IS A SPOT IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT PARKS THERE.

MY CAR WONDERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT REQUIRES CONSTANT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE MY ALIGNMENT CHECKED AT EVERY 5000 MILES. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ALTIMA'S DRIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DURING WINDY CONDITIONS IT CAN DRIFT INTO OTHER LANES. I COMPLAINED BEFORE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND I DID. THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL.

THE SECONDARY LATCH ON THE HOOD OF MY CAR FAILED - CAUSING MY HOOD TO FLY UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

THE RED AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF ON MY VEHICLE - THE EXACT SYMPTOM LISTED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN ID PC214. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS A 2013 AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. MY CAR IS THE SAME YEAR, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM INDICATED IN THE RECALL AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK.

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT SENSOR COMES ON SHOWING THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE ADULT IS 200 LBS. THE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR 15-20 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE OCCUPANT SENSOR CLASSIFACATION RESET. IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT NUMOROUS TIMES TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS STILL NOT A FIX FROM NISSAN. I WANT THIS FIXED. PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR IN BOTH THE DRIVE AND REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

BACKUP CAMERA QUALITY IS NOT VERY GOOD

SUNROOF RATTLING SINCE 2013.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V116000 (LATCHES,LOCKS,LINKAGE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,555. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN UPDATED 02/09/16 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION INDEPENDENTLY AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE UNRELATED FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT INCLUDED THE EXTERIOR DOOR FAILING TO UNLOCK OR LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THERE WERE NO FLAMES PRESENT. ALSO, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS CONCERN REGARDING A POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARD WITH THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER CAUSING CANCER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,600.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE SINCE THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER HAS NEVER WORKED. MORE THAN 6 TIMES THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX TO NO AVAIL. I WONT LET PASSENGERS SIT IN THE FRONT FOR THEIR SAFETY. I ALWAYS HAVE THEM SIT IN THE BACK. IT LOOKS LIKE I AM THEIR EMPLOYEE/DRIVER. ALSO A HUGE PROBLEM IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION. IT SHUDDERS, GRUMBLES AND THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND REPLACED IT, THAT DIDNT FIX IT SO THEY SAID IT WAS A BOLT, THAT WASNT IT, FINALLY THEY JUST GAVE UP AND SAID THEY DONT KNOW AND "THEY CANT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" ITS ALL A SCAM. THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY THREE CHILDRED GOING 65 MPH ( WHICH WAS THE SPEED LIMIT) I SLOWED DOWN TO LET A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, TRIED TO SPEED UP BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, CONFUSED AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH MY CAR. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON AND AS SOO N AS I WOULD PUT IT IN GEAR MY CAR CUT OFF. IT DID THIS 3 TIMES. WHEN I FINALLY GOT MY CAR TO STAY "IN DRIVE" MY CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 45 MPH AND IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS PULLING. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. I DROVE WITH MY FLASHERS ON GOING 45 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR, HAD TO GET OFF ON THE FIRST EXIT. TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP, BY THEN MY CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH, AND STATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ITS A 2 YEAR OLD CAR AND I BOUGHT IT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS IT HAS PASSED THE 60000 WARRANTY.

CLUSTER FAILED AND SOME LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD ARE NOT VISIBLE. THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE SEE NTB14-049 AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ON DASHBOARD. COST IS 1000. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THEY WON'T RECALL OR COVER REPAIR UNLESS YOUR OFFICE REQUIRES RECALL.

SEVERAL TIMES THE PASSENGER SEAT / OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AN ADULT OCCUPANT AND HAS DISABLED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. DEALER HAS SERVICED TWICE BUT ISSUE PERSIST. THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, POWER CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART CAR. ON RESTART THE CAR RECOGNIZED THE OCCUPANT AND ENABLED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING APRIL 2015. NOW I FEEL UNSAFE SPECIALLY WITH MY WIFE PREGNANT SEATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUSH THE HOOD BACK INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

SEVERAL TIMES THE PASSENGER SEAT / OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY AN ADULT OCCUPANT AND HAS DISABLED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS OCCURS WITH MALES AND FEMALES RANGING FROM 40TH TO 70TH PERCENTILE IN ALL GENDERS. I HAVE RECORDED VIDEOS OF THESE INCIDENTS FOR RECORD OF THEIR OCCURRENCE. THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER, POWER CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART CAR. ON RESTART THE CAR RECOGNIZED THE OCCUPANT AND ENABLED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE DATE OF INCIDENT IS OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING MAY 2015 WITH APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES AN HOURS, AND MY CAR JUST CUT OFF. WOULD START FINE, BUT WOULD CUT OFF AS SOON AS INPUT IT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE.

60033 MILES, NEEDED NEW CVT TRANSMISSION. 33 MILES OVER WARRANTY!!!!!

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS AIRBAG OFF WITH ADULTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MULTIPLE OCCURANCES, HAD REPROGRAMMING DONE, PROBLEM PERSISTS.

THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT DAY I RETRIEVED MY CAR FROM THE DEALER UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THE AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE SYMPTOMS I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS A SHUTTERING OF THE CAR WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CAR WOULD JUST CUT OFF WHILE IN DRIVE OR WHEN THE GEAR CHANGED TO REVERSE. IT WOULD CUT ON, BUT AS SOON AS A GEAR CHANGED, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN AIR FLOW SENSOR PROBLEM AND TWO OTHER CARS CAME IN THE SAME WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT WAS THE 1ST INCIDENT THREE WEEKS AGO. AS OF TODAY, MY CAR IS IN THE DEALER YET AGAIN ALTHOUGH IT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME SYMPTOMS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. THIS TIME THE DIAGNOSES WAS THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY 32K MILES AND I'VE HAD OWNERSHIP FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED TIMELY AND BY CERTIFIED INDIVIDUALS. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AS NOTED BY OTHERS COMPLAINTS OCCURRING THIS YEAR AS THE TRANSMISSION JUST GIVES OUT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. NEXT THE RPM'S DISPLAY WAS JUMPING AROUND. THE CAR JUST SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I GOT TO TOWN IT BECAME WORSE. THE CAR HAD A DELAY WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS A STANDARD INSTEAD OF AN AUTOMATIC. ALSO AFTER SHIFTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT WAS A LONG WAIT BEFORE THE CAR WOULD ENGAGE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. I HAD THE CAR FROM APRIL 22 TO MAY 3 WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

WHEN TURNING MY CAR CUT OFF A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES AND YOU CAN HEAR A POP NOISE WHEN TURNING COMING FROM THE RIGHT TIRE,I TOOK MAY CAR TO NISSAN I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A CODE AND DIDN'T NO WHY IT CUT OFF, AND DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE, OR FEEL THE SLACK IN THE STEERING WHEEL, MY CAR WAS THERE AT 7996 MILES AND OUT AT 7996 MILES WHICH MEANS NO ONE TEST DROVE THE CAR TO EVEN TRY TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON THEY DID A SO CALLED DIAGNOSTIC WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T EVEN COME ON. AND I WAS TOLD THEY DROVE MY CAR TO SEE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. 4 MONTHS LATER IT DO THE SAME THING BUT BEING THAT THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT THEY SAID THE FIRST TIME I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK. IN 12/14 IT DID IT AGAIN WHILE GETTING ON AND OFF THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A AIR FILTER WHICH WAS CHANGED 2 OIL CHANGES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. TOOK IT HOME AND IT CUT OFF MANY MORE TIMES, NOW 4/15 IT DID IT AGAIN BUT WORSE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IT CUT OFF AND EVERYTIME I START IT AND PUT IN DRIVE IT CUT OF BUT WILL GO IN REVERSE AND IT JERK REALLY BAD, AND WHEN IT DO GO ITS HESITATE AND WHEN SMASHING ON THE GAS IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GO THEN TAKES OFF WHEN IT DECIDES TO. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS ADVISED THEY WERE GOING TO CALL TO WHERE I TAKE MY CAR TO 3 DAYS LATER I GET A CALL BACK AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL NISSAN AND GO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC, LIKE IT WAS SET UP. WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NAME I WAS GIVING THAT CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS TALKING TO SHE DIDN'T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED, THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO SMASH INTO THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPAIRED THE BODY DAMAGES AND THE HOOD LATCH. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V116000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RE-INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED PERTAINING TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 6/17/15*CN UPDATED 10/13/2017*CN

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS ON WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT, MEANING IF IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR IN 5 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR IT SINCE NOW THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GIVE A CODE TO FIX IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INVOLVED AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, HOW DO I FEEL SAFE HAVING A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT WITH OUT CERTAINTY THAT AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN WE MET WITH [XXX], FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, THE ENGINEER, HE STATED THAT THIS AIRBAG IS UNDER RATED AND CAUSES MORE HARM THAN GOOD. WHY WOULD AN ENGINEER FROM THE FACTORY SAY SOMETHING THIS RIDICULOUS, THIS IS WHY WE BOUGHT THE CAR..FOR THE SAFETY RATINGS AND ALL THE AIRBAGS. HE STATED THEY ONLY CAUSE BLACK EYES AND BROKEN NOSES, TO WHICH I SAID "ITS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE..,DEATH. I AM NOT FEELING SAFE IN THIS CAR AND HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP US GET IT RECTIFIED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS UP AN INCLINE, THE FRONT HOOD UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY IN AN OPEN POSITION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V116000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE MY CAR REACHED JUST OVER 60K MILES. I'VE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND KEEP TELLING ME IT'S NOT A VIN NUMBER THAT COMES UP IN A RECALL, BUT SOME OF THE 2012-2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS ARE GETTING NOTICES FOR WHAT MY COMPLAINT IS ON MY CAR. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE TOLD ME TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION THAT IT SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE, SO I DID THAT AND NO HELP WITH THE ISSUE. I'VE SINCE TAKEN BACK TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NOT GETTING ANY RESULTS AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY EITHER TELL ME IT'S NOT PART OF THE CARS ON RECALL OR IT'S THE WAY THAT TRANSMISSION IS, WHICH THEY ALREADY AGREED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WHEN THEY REQUIRED ME TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 60K MILES. I'VE SINCE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO OTHER OUTSIDE MECHANICS AND THEY AGREE THERE IS AN ISSUE, BUT NISSAN NEEDS TO REPAIR IT. I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

LIKE MANY MANY OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, MY AIRBAG SENSOR IS STILL NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY EVEN THOUGH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SHOW THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I'M NERVOUS EVERY TIME I SEE THE LIGHT ON (MEANING THE BAG IS OFF) WHEN MY WIFE IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. IF WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT ITS A CRAP SHOOT WHETHER THE AIRBAG WILL REALLY WORK OR NOT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR AND 30 MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE LOT, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND IT WAS FINE. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE A SENSOR REPLACED ON THE TIRE. *TR