2013 Nissan Altima complaints

ON 3/18/14 I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS RED AND WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAMP LOCATED IN INTERSTATE 225 COLORADO GOING SOUTH. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION/ PASSED THE SOUTH LANES WHO WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. WHEN I PRECEDED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF THE NORTH BOUND LANE A CAR SUDDENLY WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND SMASHED INTO THE FRONT OF MY CAR TURNING THE CAR AROUND IN A 180 DEGREES OR MORE. THE IMPACT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR, FENDERS AND HOOD WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED FROM THE FULL IMPACT OF THE OTHER CAR. THE RADIATOR AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE LEAKING AND DAMAGED AND MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE AFTER THE POLICE REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND I INCURRED MULTIPLE BRUISING FROM NECK TO LOWER BACK AND MID THIGH AS DOCUMENTED BY MY DOCTOR. I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 TO BE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE AND I DRIVE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WHICH IS EVEN MORE WORRISOME. THE AIR BAGS IN THIS NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATED THAT IT WAS OFF. HAD NISSAN CHECK IT SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. AIRBAG LIGHT MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES WITH ADULT PASSENGER SITTING. *TR

THE ADVERTISED MPG FOR THIS VEHICLE IS 38 MPG. 3/22/2014 MADE A TRIP TO TULSA, OK. FILLED UP AT I-430 HEADED TO TULSA AT 6,657 MILES. DROVE 401 MILES AND REFILLED AT 7,058 WITH 13.218 GALLONS 30.3374 MPG. FILLED UP AGAIN AT I-430 AT END OF ROAD TRIP AT 7,221 AFTER 163 MILES WITH 5.085 GALLONS 32.05506391. ALL HIGHWAY! WE BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN ALTIMA LATE IN 2013 WITH A HIGHWAY RATED MILES PER GALLON OF 38. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE GAS MILEAGE. WE WERE DEBATING ON A TOYOTA PRIUS V AND THE ALTIMA WHEN WE MADE OUR PURCHASE AND FELT WE HAD A BETTER BUY WITH THE ALTIMA AND EXPECTED TO GET CLOSE TO THE RATED MPG WHEN ON TRIPS. WE ARE BOTH IN OUR 60'S HAVE GOOD DRIVING RECORDS AND HABITS. WE PREVIOUS OWNED A NEW 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS AND A NEW 2007 PRIUS. I HAVE A SPREADSHEET ON THE 2004 THAT I KEPT FOR SOME TIME REFLECTING ROUGHLY 45 MPG, ABOUT 90% OF THE RATED MPG. THIS WAS AN AVERAGE OF DAILY DRIVING THAT INCLUDED DRIVING FROM OUR RURAL HOME IN THE COUNTY TO WORK IN THE CITY. WE DID NOT KEEP RECORDS ON THE 2007 AS MILEAGE CHECKS SHOWED WE WERE GETTING VERY SIMILAR POSITIVE RESULTS. WE FELT WE SHOULD REASONABLY EXPECT TO ACHIEVE SOME 90% OF THE 38 MPG WHEN DRIVING THE ALTIMA ON ROAD TRIPS. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 WE CHECKED AND WE WERE NOT GETTING CLOSE TO THE 90%. WE FILLED UP THE TANK AT THE NEAREST STATION TO I-430 ON COLONEL GLENN ROAD IN LITTLE ROCK ON A TRIP TO TULSA, OK. WE FILLED UP AFTER 400 MILES ON OUR WAY HOME FROM TULSA, AND AT THE SAME STATION ON COLONEL GLENN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY LOW, HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT AND HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.UPDATED 05/28/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 45MPH AND THEN AGAIN AT 30MPH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE HEADLIGHTS IMPROVED SINCE REPLACING THE BULBS WITH 110 W, AFTERMARKET BULBS. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED. UPDATED 05/30/2014 *JS

WHILE LEAVING A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH AND WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD THE ENGINE RPM WENT TO 5000RPM BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IT MAINTAINED THE CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. AFTER BACKING OFF ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE CAR ACCELERATED. THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL TO RESPOND TO A NEED FOR INCREASED SPEED A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA LAST AUGUST. EVERY TIME I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT SAYS THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT OPERATIVE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT IT WILL NOT FUNCTION IF A CHILD OR SMALL ADULT OCCUPIES THE SEAT. I WEIGH BETWEEN 111 AND 114 POUNDS. I CALLED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE TO DETERMINE THE WEIGHT THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE AIR BAG'S FUNCTIONALITY. I WAS TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THE AIR BAG WAS BROKEN OR WHETHER I WAS CONSIDERED A "SMALL ADULT" FOR THIS PURPOSE. WE RECEIVED A VOICE MAIL FROM [XXX], STATING THAT SHE WAS ASSISTING MARK IN THIS MATTER AND THAT MY CASE NUMBER WAS 14039699. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION BECAUSE "THE INFORMATION WAS PROPRIETARY TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE COMPONENT" AND THUS "NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC." AS A RESULT, THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF AN AIR BAG CAN BE HARMFUL TO LIGHTWEIGHT PASSENGERS, ITS FAILURE TO FUNCTION FOR SOMEONE THAT EXCEEDS AN APPROPRIATE WEIGHT LIMIT IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL. I THEREFORE ASK YOU TO ASSIST ME IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION FROM NISSAN. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THIS KEY SAFETY INFORMATION ISN'T AVAILABLE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR IN THE CITY, SOMETIMES IT WILL GOES "NUMB", IN OTHER WORDS DOESN'T RESPONSE TO MY COMMANDS WHEN SPEED IS 30MPH+RPM IS 2K OR SPEED IS 20MPH+RPM IS 1.5K.(ONLY AT THESE TWO UNIQUE COMBINATION, E.G. IS THE SPEED IS 30MPH+RPH IS 1.5K, THE ISSUE WILL NOT OCCUR). EITHER APPLYING GAS OR BRAKE DOESN'T WORK AS I WHEN MY CAR IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE DURATION OF THIS "NUMB" ISSUE IS USUALLY ABT 10-15 MIN, AND OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I USE MY CAR FROM COLD START.(BUT THAT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A WARM-UP OF 5MIN AND BEING ON THE ROAD FOR ABT 10-15MIN). WHEN THE ISSUE HAPPENS, I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS CONTROLLING MY CAR INSTEAD OF ME AND MY CAR DOESNT LISTEN TO ME, E.G. MY CAR WAS GOING DOWNHILL SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES NUMB, I WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE SPEED LOWER THAN 30 MPH BUT WASN'T ABLE TO, LUCKILY IT FINALLY SLOW DOWN WHEN I APPLIED A HARD BRAKE THAT MAKE THE VEHICLE ALMOST STOPPED. THE OPERATION AND SAFETY ISSUE ANNOYS ME. SOMETIMES IT GAVE ME SUDDEN PAUSE ON THE ROAD(20-30 MPH SPEED). I HAVE TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES SINCE JUNE 2013, MY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM GOT REPROGRAMMED 2 TIMES. 12/30/2013, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER THAT MY CAR STARTED OPERATING WEIRD (FEELS LIKE LACK OF POWER). TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND GOT TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED, PLUS SOME PARTS CHANGED (I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY EXACTLY CHANGED). ALMOST EVERYDAY, I EXPERIENCE MY CAR GOES "NUMB" OUT OF NOWHERE, AND HAD TO LIVE WITH IT B

THE 2013 ALTIMA S HAS AN INTERMITTENT AIRBAG PROBLEM. IS NOTICEABLE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER IS ABOUT 120 POUNDS AND SLIM. HAVE NOTIFIED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THE DEALER AND DESPITE A RECALL AND PARTS BEING REPLACED THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MORE THAN LIKELY IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. *TR

THIS IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT COMPLAINT REGARDING SECURITY IN THE HIGHWAY TO PUT THE OTHER DRIVERS IN THE DANGER OF ACCIDENT. THIS EQUIPMENT IS OPERATED FROM THE POWER SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUCH AS BATTERY. THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES RF FREQUENCIES WHICH CAN AFFECT THE MENTAL STABILITY OF DRIVERS. THIS RF DEVICES ORIGINALLY ARE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPELLING THE PIRATES, RIOT, DEMONSTRATION, GATHERING. IT IS A VARIATION OF SOUND CANNON WHICH IS USED TO EXPEL THE PIRATES OR MOBSTERS. BUT WHEN THIS EQUIPMENT IS ACQUIRED BY CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION, RELIGIOUS CULT GROUPS, OR ESPIONAGE ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES, IT CAN BE USED AS THE MURDERING TOOLS IN CASE APPLIED TO THE DRIVERS. THERE ARE NO DEFINITE REGULATIONS ABOUT THE USE OF THESE RF WEAPONS TOWARD THE DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREET. IT ALSO CAN CAUSE THE ACCIDENTS OF TERRORISM, KILLING 10S OF PEOPLE AND BLOCKING THE HIGHWAY BY SUCH ACCIDENT, AND GIVING GREAT CHAOS IN THE TRAFFIC AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM. THIS RF ATTACK CAN BE DETECTED BY RF DETECTION DEVICES SUCH AS ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (EMF) DETECTOR IMPULSE (HTTP://WWW.SOEKS-USA.COM/PRODUCT/IMPULSE/) OR SPECTRUM ANALYZER (HTTP://WWW.AARONIA.COM/PRODUCTS/SPECTRUM-ANALYZERS). SYMPTOMS, WHICH CAN BE CAUSED WITH THIS RF ATTACK EQUIPMENT (EMF GUNS), ARE 1) HEADACHE 2) DIZZINESS 3) MAKING DRIVER SLEEPY 4) PARALYZE THE BODY MUSCLES SO THAT DRIVER CANNOT USE BRAKES OR HANDLE WELL 5) PARALYZE THE BRAIN'S ELECTRONIC NEURON SIGNAL FLOW, SO THAT DRIVER CANNOT REACT TO THE DANGER DUR

I AM SENDING THIS EMAIL TO NOTIFY YOU A POSSIBLE SEVERE SAFETY RISK CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF AIRBAG PASSENGER DETECTION SENSOR. RECENTLY I FOUND THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS MALFUNCTIONING IN CASE A HEAVY BAG WITH 22 LB WEIGHT IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SEAT. IF HEAVY BAG IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, THE SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR DETECTS THE HEAVY BAG AS A PASSENGER IS SEATED AND THE CAR SAFETY SYSTEM TURNS ON THE SEATBELT WARNING INDICATOR ON DRIVER'S MONITOR SCREEN. THIS IS THE DETECTION ALGORISM FAILURE FOR SEATBELT DETECTION SYSTEM. SO, TO TURN OFF SEAT BELT WARNING RED LIGHT, I FASTENED THE SEATBELT OF RIGHTSIDE FRONT SEAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THEN THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT (RED) IS TURNED OFF. BUT EVEN THOUGH SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT IS TURNED OFF, THIS FAILURE ALSO MAKES THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO STOP FUNCTIONING, AS THE SYSTEM TURNS ON "FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS INDICATOR" WITH ORANGE COLOR LIGHT. AND THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG IS NOT FUNCTIONING IN CASE OF ACCIDENT IF THE HEAVY BAG IS PLACED IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE SEAT OF THE CAR. THIS DETECTION ALGORISM FAILURE MAY LEAD A SEVERE INJURY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. SO PLEASE REFER AND TEST WITH ABOVE CONDITION, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BY RECOMMENDING OR TAKING ACTION TO UPGRADE THE FRONT PASSENGER DETECTION ALGORISM AND RELATED SOFTWARE, TO STOP THE MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT AIRBAG SYSTEM. IF YOU SEE THIS NOTICE, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR REPLY FOR CONFIRMATION OF RECEIVING THIS MESSAG

I BOUGHT MY 1ST 2013 NISSAN ON AUGUST 18, 2023 AND IT HAD APPROX. 3,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. AFTER A FEW DAYS, I NOTICED A SPUTTERING IN THE CAR WHEN DE-ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING. AFTER 10 DAYS IT HAD GOT SO BAD, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED VERY BADLY WHEN THEY DROVE THE CAR. I SPOKE WITH THE STORE MANAGER AND HE AGREED TO GIVE ME A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES ON IT. LOW AND BEHOLD. THE NEW CAR STARTED SPUTTERING VERY LITTLE (HARDLY NOTICEABLE) AFTER ABOUT 2,000 MILES. TRYING TO GIVE THE CAR THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, I DIDN'T TAKE IT BACK. FAST FORWARD,,,,,,,THE CAR NOW HAS 14,000 MILES AND IS SPUTTERING MORE AND MORE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CAR SOMETIMES SMELLS AS IF IT IS RUNNING A LITTLE HOT WHEN I GET OUT OF THE CAR. I AM TAKING THE CAR IN THIS WEEKEND AND HOPEFULLY THE SPUTTERING WILL BE RECREATED. IF NOT, I WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK WHEN IT SPUTTERS AND MAKE CERTAIN TO GET DOCUMENTATION EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN. THIS IS TERRIBLE AND I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK WITH A CAR WITH ISSUES SUCH AS THIS. I AM 64 YEARS OF AGE AND THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY RETIREMENT CAR.....A NEW CAR WITHOUT CAR PROBLEMS, AS I DON'T NEED TO BE TRYING TO PAY FOR MAJOR CAR REPAIRS ON A FIXED INCOME!!! *TR

I FIRST HAD THE AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSOR WARNING COME ON AND STAY ON FOR AROUND FIFTEEN MINUTES AND THEN IT WENT OFF. MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN ALL THESE INCIDENTS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SEAT SENSORS. THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS AND PERFORMED THE ZERO POINT RESET ON MAY 31, 2013. PRIOR TO SEPT. 6, 2013 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE PASSENGER SENSOR WARNING COME ON AND STAYING ON FOR TEN TO 15 MINUTES. ON SEPT. 6TH THEY SECURED SOME CABLES AND PERFORMED ANOTHER ZERO POINT RESET. PRIOR TO FEB. 21, 2014 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER ZERO POINT RESET ON FEB. 21. ON MARCH 15TH I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ONE NIGHT WHEN WE DROVE 5 BLOCKS FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE AND IT WAS STILL ON WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER YET BUT THE ZERO POINT RESET DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SOLVING THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS BEING PROTECTED OR NOT. HAS ANYONE ELSE BEEN REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CARS SENSORS? *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG-OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH PASSENGERS BETWEEN 90 AND 120 LB -- WELL ABOVE CHILD WEIGHT. REPORTED TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, WHO CLAIM THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS AND IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. YET THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN ON THIS MODEL (SEE FORUM LINK BELOW). THIS SEEMS TO BE JUST ONE CRASH AWAY FROM A FATALITY. HERE IS THE FORUM LINK (OR GO THERE AND SEARCH FOR 2013 ALTIMA AIRBAG LIGHT) WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY NISSAN CORPORATE OR DEALERS: HTTP://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/FORUMS/2013-NISSAN-ALTIMA-DISCUSSION-2-5-3-5/365978-HAS-ANYONE-HAD-THEIR-PASSENGER-AIRBAG-WARNING-LIGHT-FIXED-7.HTML. *TR

11 MONTH OLD CAR. 22,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WOULD START - BUT STALLS OUT WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. *TR

THE ORANGE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT (UNDERNEATH HAZARD LIGHTS BUTTON) COMES ON WHEN A FULL-GROWN ADULT (150 LBS) IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS MEANS THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I CRASH WITH THEM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHICH MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS ABOUT SAFETY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE TIME, BUT ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME A FULL-GROWN ADULT IS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN DEALERS, AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER AND JUST STOPPED AT A LIGHT. I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 25 TO 30 MPH I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND COULD NOT SEE OUT MY WINDSHIELD. I REALIZED THAT MY HOOD JUST OPENED AND SLAMMED INTO MY WINDSHIELD. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT THE TIME GOING TWICE THE SPEED. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD. THE NIGHT IT HAPPENED I OPENED THE HOOD WITH THE LATCH IN MY CAR WENT OUTSIDE AND JUST PULLED MY HOOD OPEN NO SAFETY LATCH ENGAGED WHEN I LEFT THE DEALER I DID THE SAME THING AND COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOTHING TO FIX IT. NOW I HAVE TO TALK TO SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE BECAUSE THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. *TR

AIRBAG PASSENGER SENSOR/SYSTEM PROBLEM, AIRBAG DISABLED WITH A 200+ POUND PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (SHOULD ONLY DISABLE WITH A SMALL CHILD)! THE ISSUE CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY TO PRESENT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE, AND WILL NOT FIX IT WITHOUT AN ERROR LOGGED IN THE COMPUTER. ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 50 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. *TR

ALTIMA 2.5L ENG. ENGINE VIBRATIONS/CVT SHUTTERING STARTED APPROX. 3600 MILES BUT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE WITH MORE MILES (7000 MI 12/31/13). VIBRATIONS FELT AT 1500-2000 RPM (ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE DASH COMPONENTS), THEN VIBRATION GOES AWAY. SLIGHT ACCELERATION UNDER LOAD AT 1500-2000 RPM AND AT ANY SPEED (20-30, 40-55, 72 MPH) WILL RESULT IN VIBRATIONS (EVERYTIME). HAD NISSAN SERVICE WRITER RIDE WITH ME, THEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE VIBRATIONS. SAID TO RETURN NEXT WEEK JAN 2014 TO FURTHER DOCUMENT. GUESS WHAT, HE SAID THEY HAVEN'T HAD THIS PROBLEM??? HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NISSAN MANY TIMES OVER THIS PAST YEAR. I NOW BELIEVE THIS VIBRATION IS COMING FROM THE ENG NOT FROM THE CVT SINCE I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED (IN PARK OR IN NEUTRAL). NISSAN HAS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE AND FAIL TO ADMIT.

NOTICED CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHILE COASTING AT ABOUT 17 MPH AND THEN ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A DEFECT WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT CAUSES IT TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AT ABOUT 28 MPH. I TOLD THEM THAT MINE WAS HAPPENING AT ABOUT 17 OR 18 MPH. WAS TOLD THEY WERE LOOKING INTO IT. CALLED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW AND NISSAN WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG ILLUMINATES, YELLOW STATUS LIGHT "OFF", WHEN ENGINE STARTED WITH FULL SIZE ADULTS BUCKLED INTO FRONT SEATS. WENT ONE MILE, STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. ENGINE RESTARTED AND PASS AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SHUT OFF ENG. AND RESTARTED AGAIN. LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER RESTART AND HAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES BEFORE. *TR

WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF HAVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT. HAD THE ALIGNMENT FIXED. 7 MONTHS LATER I HAD THE CAR BACK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT SAID THE AIR BAG WAS NOT TURNED ON. THIS OCCURRED WITH A 128 POUND GIRL IN THE SEAT AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION WITH A 215 POUND MAN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY IF NECESSARY. LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THAT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND NOW MY ELEC. STABILITY DID NOT START WORKING TILL ABOUT 15 MIN OF SLIPPING AROUND ON SNOW WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. EVER SINCE IT FINALLY CAME ON THE LIGHT NOW STAYS ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME AND OCCASIONALLY GOES OFF BUT THE ROADS HAVE BEEN BOTH WET AND COMPLETELY DRY WHEN THIS OCCURS. ALSO NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS TILTED ABOUT 30 DEGREES TO THE LEFT WHEN I HAVE MY CAR DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY BECAUSE MY ALIGNMENT HAS WENT COMPLETELY OFF AGAIN BUT EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES FOR THE OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG IS OFF PER THE LIGHTED INDICATOR ON OCCASION WHEN A PASSENGER RIDES IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE CONTACTED NHTSA FOR THE SPECS ON THE SENSOR. NISSAN SUBMITS THESE SPECS TO THE NHTSA FOR COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS. THE SPECS STATE THAT THE PASSENGER MUST BE OVER 108 POUNDS FOR THE AIR BAG TO BE ACTIVATED. IN THE CASE OF ALL THE FRONT RIDING PASSENGERS IN MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA, THIS REQUIREMENT WAS WELL EXCEEDED (150+ LBS). PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOW LINK FOR FACTS. HTTP://WWW.ECFR.GOV/CGIBIN/TEXTIDXC=ECFR&SID=4E1F9E91060EA3F99991E14608A174C1&RGN=DIV8&VIEW=TEXT&NODE=49:6.1.2.3.37.2.7.43&IDNO=49 **PLEASE NOTE THAT A 5TH PERCENTILE HUMAN FEMALE WEIGHS ABOUT 102 LBS AND A 5TH PERCENTILE FEMALE TEST DUMMIE WEIGHS 108 LBS. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP CAN OR WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE AFTER 5 ATTEMPS (3 SENSORS AND 2 SENSORS "RESETS"). I HAVE OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN AND WILL BE SUBMITTING THE LEMON LAW DOCUMENTATION. I AM SEEKING FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A NEW 2013/2014 NISSAN ALTIMA OR FULL AMOUNT PAID (CAR, DOWN PAYMENT, TRADE IN, TAX, TAG AND TILE). *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TO INDICATE AIRBAGS ARE OF COMES ON WHEN I HAVE AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT MAY STAY OFF - VERY INCONSISTENT. SAME PASSENGER RIDES IN A 2010 NISSAN ALTIMA FRONT SEAT WITH NO ISSUES. HAS HAPPENED WITH 2 DIFFERENT PASSENGERS AND NEITHER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE. BOTH ARE ADULTS WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 100 POUNDS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE - NO RESOLUTION. DEALER SAYS WORKING AS EXPECTED. *TR

WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED. THIS ISSUES HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THE 3500 & 7500 SERVICE INTERVALS. AT THE 3500 MILES SERVICE THE ACTION WAS VERIFIED THAT THE SENSOR WAS PROPERLY CALIBRATED & WORKING PROPERLY AND SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON WHEN MY 138 LB SON WAS RIDING. ALTHOUGH THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY SINGLE TIME A PASSENGER IS RIDING, IT DOES OCCUR FREQUENTLY. AT THE 7500 MILE SERVICE I AGAIN NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF THE CONTINUING ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS AGAIN VERIFIED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE WAS THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO USING THE SPECIFIED COMPONENTS (SEAT CUSHION & SENSORS) THAT THE NHTSA REQUIRES MANUFACTURERS TO USE, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS WITH GOVERNMENT SPECS AND NOT WITH NISSAN. IF SO, THE QUESTION THEN WOULD BE WHY DOESN'T THIS OCCUR WITH EVERY CAR THAT HAS AN AIR BAG IN IT'S SEAT? THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE EVER BEEN IN THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. WITH EXCEPTION THAT THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN I RENTED A 2013/2014 NISSAN ALTIMA RECENTLY ON A TRIP. ADDITIONALLY WHEN I ASKED, NONE OF MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY HAVE EVER HEARD OF SUCH AN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V069000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,600.

THE CENTER CONSOLE AIR BAG LIGHT BECOMES ILLUMINATED AFTER THE PASSENGER HAD BEEN SEATED IN THE CAR FOR SOME TIME, INDICATING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG HAS BEEN DISABLED.. TOOK THE CAR IN TO NISSAN AS I WAS ALERTED TO A RECALL. I WAS TOLD MY SENSOR DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, JUST REPROGRAMMED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE PASSENGER IS OVER 150 POUNDS. THE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL, THE LIGHT ALWAYS GOES OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE PASSENGER IS USUALLY READING, SO THEY ARE SITTING STILL. WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON, NISSAN INDICATES THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT WORK IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR BACK TO NISSAN 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE COMPUTER INDICATES NO ERRORS, NOTHING GETS FIXED. WHEN I LEAVE THE DEALER, THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON WHY NOTHING GETS FIXED AND I AM ALSO TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED ON THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER SINCE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THIS LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AS A PRECAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,300.

MY ALTIMA ACTS AS IF THE ALIGNMENT IS OUT. AT ALL SPEEDS IT DRIFTS AND I USUALLY DRIVE 55-70 ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WILL DRIFT TO THE EXTREME RIGHT AND LEFT. I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO STEER LEFT AND RIGHT TO KEEP IT IN BETWEEN THE LINES OF THE DIRECTION I AM TRAVELING. IF THERE IS ANY WIND I HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS TO KEEP IT IN MY LANE. I HAD A GUST OF WIND CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO TRAVEL IN THE ONCOMING LANE BECAUSE OF THE DRIFT. THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER AND LIFE THREATENING TO MY FAMILY AND ME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FIRESTONE FOR ALIGNMENTS AND TO LANDERS MCCLARTY NISSAN OF HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA AND IT REMAINS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY. ALIGNMENTS DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

ALTIMA 2.5L ENG. PROBLEM: ENGINE VIBRATIONS/CVT SHUTTERING SINCE APPROX. 3600 MILES, BUT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE WITH MORE MILES (7000 MI 12/31/13). VIBRATIONS FELT AT 1500-2000 RPMS (ENOUGH TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE THE DASH COMPONENTS), THEN VIBRATION GOES AWAY. SLIGHT ACCELERATION UNDER LOAD AT 1500-2000 RPMS AND AT ANY SPEED (20-30, 40-55, 72 MPH) WILL RESULT IN DRONING/VIBRATIONS (EVERYTIME). HAD NISSAN SERVICE MGR. RIDE WITH ME, THEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE VIBRATIONS. HE SAID TO RETURN THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2014 TO FURTHER DOCUMENT THIS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN DOES NOT ADMIT EXISTS. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NISSAN MANY TIMES OVER THIS PAST YEAR (2013). I NOW BELIEVE THIS VIBRATION IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND NOT FROM THE CVT SINCE I CAN FEEL VIBRATIONS 1500-2000 RPM EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED (IN PARK OR IN NEUTRAL). UPDATE: 1/08/14 NISSAN DEALER REPLACED ENGINE ALTERNATOR, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO CHANGE IN VIBRATIONS. 1/10/14 NISSAN REPLACED TENSIONER AND ENGINE SERPENTINE BELT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, NO CHANGE IN VIBRATIONS. 1/13/14 FILED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND AN ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000....UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT QUARTER PANELS WERE PEELED AND BENT BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,0000.

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT (PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF), ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY WITH A FULL SIZED ADULT SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. NISSAN CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# PC214, DATED APRIL 2, 2013. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS LAMP IS LOCATED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CENTER STACK. THIS INTERMITTENT CONDITION HAS OCCURRED TWICE THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2013. THE WARNING INDICATOR WILL TURN OFF AND OPERATE CORRECTLY AFTER I TURN OFF MY RUNNING ENGINE AND RESTART. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL GO ON FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN SOMEONE OVER 100 LBS IS SITTING THERE. I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND THEY TESTED THE SENSOR AND RESET IT. THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL AND IF IT DID IT AGAIN TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT PROPERLY ON THE SEAT AND NOT HALF WAY. IT IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS ONLY OCCASIONALLY. I KNOW THAT THE PASSENGERS ARE SITTING FULLY ON THE SEAT AND WORRY THAT THE AIR BAG IS NOT GOING TO WORK WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. I SEE SEVERAL POSTINGS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING THAT THEIR DEALERS CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. I ALSO NOTICED A RECALL FOR OCCUPANT SENSORS ON THIS MODEL AND WONDER IF THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG DOES NOT DETECT ADULTS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THEREFORE MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. MY CAR DOES NOT FIT UNDER THE PREVIOUS RECALL. NISSAN CORPORATE SAYS IT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT CANNOT PROVIDE A DATE OF A SOFTWARE PATCH. AS A SOLUTION, I WAS TOLD TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND RESTART IT EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD, NOTICEABLE CREAKING/CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER AREA WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS (SUCH AS A PARKING LOT SPEED BUMP). THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED STRUTS, SPRINGS, DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION, ETC AND AFTER 19 DAYS IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THIS NOISE. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SOMEONE FROM NISSAN HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 47 DAYS AND LESS THAN 700 MILES. SO FAR IT HAS SPENT 22 DAYS IN THE SHOP FOR A MYRIAD OF PROBLEMS; IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AS THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING SUBMITTED. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT HAS BEEN ON 9 TIMES WHILE WITH 140 TO 200 LB PASSENGER SEATED. NOTIFIED NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS PROBLEM AS NO CODE WOULD BE GENERATED THEREFORE IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE LIGHT ON FOR THEM TO TROUBLESHOOT. AND I KNOW THE LIGHT WON'T STAY ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. ALSO I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT UP FOR RECALL. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON SAYING THE AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER OF MORE THAN 125 POUNDS IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. CAR HAS BEEN TO NISSAN SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO COMPUTER CODES. I'VE DOCUMENTED THIS HAPPENING 9 TIMES SINCE JULY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. WHEN I SEE THE LIGHT, I STOP THE CAR, TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHT GOES OUT. ONE TIME THE PASSENGER MOVING AROUND IN THE SEAT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OUT. I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE THE AIR BAG WILL WORK IF NEEDED. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS JUST ABOUT WASHED THEIR HANDS OF TRYING TO FIX IT AND TELL ME THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. FRUSTRATED~! *TR

NOTHING HAPPEN YET, BUT NEED TO UPDATE AND ALERT ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS.THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 AND 2014 HAVE A NEW DESIGN FOR THE POWER STEERING PUMP(ELECTRONIC) THIS MADE A WHISPER SOUND INSIDE OF THE CABIN VERY HIGH , WHEN YOU DRIVE FROM 0-30 MILES. THIS CONTINUOUS SOUND IS IRRESISTIBLE AND MADE YOU UNCOMFORTED WHEN YOU DRIVE.THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND THE DECIBELS INSIDE OF CABIN IS TOO MUCH.ALSO MY AUTISTIC CHILD IS VERY SENSITIVE TO THIS SOUND AND REACT AGAIN.THAT CAN BE SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY IRRITATED AGAIN THE SOUND(YOU CAN CONTROL) AND AFTER 30-35 IS GO.CAN YOU IMAGINE HAVE TO DRIVE ALL DAY ON THE CITY LIMITS. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND THEY SAID IS NORMAL. CAN WE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM THIS CAN MADE, CAN WE MADE THE NISSAN CREATE A RECALL AND TRY TO SOLVE THIS SITUATION WITH THE POWER STEERING SOUND INSIDE OF THE CABIN. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,300.

DRIVING WITH A PERSON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THE AIRBAG HAD TURNED OFF. IT DID THIS TWICE ON THE SAME DAY. THE PERSON SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS 175 LBS, WELL BIG ENOUGH THAT THE SENSORS SHOULD HAVE DETECTED. THIS APPEARS, FROM NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS, TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. PRIOR TO MANUFACTURE OF MY 2013 ALTIMA (06/2013) A RECALL WAS CONDUCTED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, POST RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANY PEOPLE COULD BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS SAFETY FAILURE. *TR

THERE IS A LOUD WHINING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE NOISE CAME INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE WHINING NOISE COMING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER; ALL 2013 ALTIMAS MAKE THIS NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE SOURCE CAN EASILY BE IDENTIFIED BY POPPING THE HOOD AND LOOKING BEHIND A SMALL PIECE OF SOUND ABSORBING MATERIAL (WHICH OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WORK). HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE NEW ELECTRIC STEERING AND ALL ALTIMAS MAKE THIS ANNOYING SOUND. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD ERRONEOUSLY UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ICE AND COLD TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. RK

AFTER OWNING MY VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A MONTH , AN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS NOW DEACTIVATED EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT . AFTER THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED . A FEW DAYS LATER THE LIGHT ONCE AGAIN CAME ON TO INDICATE THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF WITH AN ADULT IN THE SEAT . I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED ... AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE PERSON " NOT SITTING IN THE SEAT CORRECTLY " AND PROCEEDED TO SHOW ME HOW A PASSENGER SHOULD SIT IN THE SEAT ! I EXPLAINED THAT ONCE IT WAS ON , THE LIGHT NEVER WENT BACK OFF NO MATTER HOW THE PASSENGER SAT .THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO WARN THAT THERE WAS NO ACTIVE AIRBAG ! AFTER THE DEALER INVESTIGATED THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SENSORS . THEY SAID THAT" THE SENSORS TAKE A WHILE TO ADJUST " . I INQUIRED AS TO WHY NISSAN HAD JUST RECALLED THE 2013 ALTIMAS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ( RECALL 13V069000 )... BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED ON NEW VEHICLES LIKE MINE . THIS AIR BAG DEACTIVATED LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AND STAY ON RANDOMLY TO THIS DATE . THE DEALER SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO DIAGNOSE IT CORRECTLY IS TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHILE THE AIRBAG LIGHT OFF IS ILLUMINATED . NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DO .IT IS GOING BACK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM NEXT WEEK . AT THIS POINT I AM UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT I TRULY DO HAVE ACTIVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS ... I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT ANSWE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SWAYED BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS EASIER TO CONTROL ONCE THE SPEED DECELERATED TO 50 MPH AND BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BECAME ABNORMALLY DIM. THE FAILURE AFFECTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND ALL OF THE 2013 ALTIMA MODELS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE A PASSENGER AND ENABLE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE TIME. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE CONTROLLER. SAME ERROR OCCURRED 2 MONTHS LATER. DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE CONTROLLER AND ADVISED AGAINST PLACING ANYTHING OVER ABOUT 10 LBS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AS THIS WOULD CORRUPT THE PRESENCE DETECTION ALGORITHM. BUT THE DEALER COULDN'T OFFER ANY ASSURANCE THAT THE SYSTEM WOULDN'T FAIL AGAIN. *TR

CAR IS VIBRATING WHEN GOING 40 MPH. VIBRATION ALSO OCCURRING AFTER LONG DRIVES AND THEN COMING TO A STOP. CAR WILL SHAKE. IT IS NOT HAPPENING ALL THE TIME, BUT IS NERVE RACKING WHEN IT DOES. INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE KEY ID NOT BEING RECOGNIZED WHEN ENTERING THE CAR WHEN THE DOORS ARE LOCKED AND YOU PRESS THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR HANDLE. OR WHEN GETTING INTO AN UNLOCKED CAR THE KEY IS NOT RECOGNIZED. LOCK THE DOORS AND AUTO START THE CAR BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB NOT STARTING THE CAR. HAPPENING ON BOTH KEY FOBS. HEADLIGHTS DURING LONG TRIP WERE DIMMING, THEN WOULD BRIGHTEN. THIS DURING A 6 HOUR DRIVE. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED FROM 38.4 MPG TO 33.1 MPG HIGHWAY DRIVING. SAME ISSUE WITH AROUND TOWN ABOUT 5 MPG DROP. MILEAGE SEEMS TO DIFFER WHEN FILLING UP CAR. GOES FROM OVER 600+ MILES TO AROUND 580+ MILES. NOT SURE WHY WHEN YOU FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP THE MILEAGE IS NOT THE SAME. TIRE PRESSURE SEEMS TO DIFFER. NOT SURE THAT IS RELIABLE READING. *TR