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2014 Nissan Altima complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed May 16, 2018142,000 milesAL

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH THE A/C ON AND IT WAS COOLING FINE, ONCE I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE SYSTEM START BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY PUT .5 OF FREON IN AND SAID THE A/C SHOULD BE FINE, BUT AFTER A FEW HOURS THE PROBLEM RECURRED.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 12, 201856 milesKY

EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAS HAD LOW VISIBILITY AT NIGHT I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT TO THEM IT IS GOING TO END UP COSTING OVER 1500 TO FIX IT BUT THEY WAIT TO THE WARRANTY IS OUT TO TELL ME THIS NISSAN SHOULD HAVE DONE PUT OUT A RECALL ON THEM BUT WON'T DUE TO THE COST I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT ANY MORE MAY LET IT GO BACK THE CARS CAME OUT WITH BAD PARTS IN THEM WHEN YOU TELL THEM BOUT THINGS WRONG THEY PUSH IT OFF TILL WARRANTY RUNS OUT THAT TELLS YOU THEY ALREADY KNEW BOUT IT

Power Train
Filed May 8, 201893,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (UNIVERSAL NISSAN, 12785 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32837) WAS CALLED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 31323934. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Air Bags1 injured
Filed May 7, 201817,000 milesCA

AIRBAG EXPLODED WITH METAL SCRAPS , WHEN I PUT MY HAND UP OVER MY FACE , AIRBAG SPUED OUT METAL SCRAPS THAT GAVE ME PERMANENT SCAR INCH IN DIAMETER ON LEFT WRIST. AND TRAMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM AIRBAG HIT. AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! SEE ALSO ODI 11083508. *DSY

Engine
Filed May 2, 2018105,000 milesGA

SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST YEAR THE CAR BEGAN HESITATING AND EVENTUALLY WENT ON TO COMPLETELY CUT OFF WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I DIDN'T HAVE THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR AFTER THE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIPS WOULD ALWAYS SAY THEY COULD NOT SUPPLICATE MY CONCERN. THE PROBLEM PERSISTING. I'M AFRAID TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT STALLS, JERKS OR HESITATES. I WON'T ALLOW MY CHILDREN TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE PAID TAKEN IT FOR DIAGNOSIS THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I'M TAKING IT YET AGAIN TOMORROW. I CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PATTERN. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE ONCE PAUSING AFTER A LONG DRIVE > 50 MILES. WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND, I PAUSED AT THE HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE BEYOND 15 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME. I PULLED OVER AND CUT THE CAR OFF. IT DID FINALLY GO BUT THE RMPS STILL IDLED HIGHLY. THERE ARE SOME DAYS THE PROBLEM ISN'T PREVALENT AND THE DRIVE SEEMS SMOOTH. THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO DANGEROUS. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE'S NO TRAFFIC BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OR PULL INTO TRAFFIC.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 30, 201828,000 milesNJ

WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IT TAKES 3 OR 4 TIMES TO TURN OVER AND START I KNOW IT IS NOT THE BATTERY JUST GOT A NEW BATTERY WITH 60 MONTH WARRANTY.

Suspension
Filed Apr 29, 201845,000 milesMA

THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING, WHICH IS PART OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BROKE. THIS PART USES ALMOST 3/8 INCH STEEL, AND WHEN IT BREAKS UNDER COMPRESSION, CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE, AND POTENTIAL VEHICLE STABILITY ISSUES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH 44000 MILES, WHICH IS NOT MUCH MILEAGE ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AND IS CONSIDERED A DEFECT IN MY OPINION. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS LOCAL, AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO TIRE DAMAGE WHEN THE SPRING SNAPPED. WE HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE SPRING WITHIN THE WEEK.

Engine
Filed Apr 27, 201839,000 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD GOING APPX 35 MPH. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND MY CAR DRIFTED. THE BRAKES WOULDNT EVEN WORK. MY RADIO AND LIGHTS REMAINED FUNCTIONAL. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE ENGINE ONLY STAYED ON IN NEUTRAL OR PARK.

Steering
Filed Apr 23, 2018104,000 milesIL

THE PASSENGER TIE ROD BECAME DISCONNECTED AT THE POINT WHERE THE INNER AND OUTER WERE BOLTED TOGETHER. BECAUSE I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 2:00 AM SATURDAY MORNING I NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE OWNER WAS SURPRISED THAT I WAS NEEDING REPLACEMENT ON A 2014. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE FOUND THAT THE BOLT WAS NOT SECURED AND BOLTED ALL THE WAY DOWN. BOTH SIDES NEED REPLACEMENT ALTHOUGH I CAN ONLY AFFORD TO FIX ONE SIDE NOW. HE DID EXPLAIN IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. HE BELIEVED IT CAME THIS WAY FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BECAUSE TIE RODS LAST MUCH LONGER THAN 3-4 YEARS. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MAKING A LEFT HAND U TURN AT ABOUT 5 MILLED AN HOUR WHEN MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. THOUGHT MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. GOT OUT AT LOOKED AT MY FRONT TIRE THAT WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT AND COULD SEE THE TIE ROD SEPARATED.

Power Train
Filed Apr 20, 201856,000 milesVA

MY CAR HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHERE IT JUDDERS, SHAKES, VIBRATES, AND AT TIMES CUTS OFF. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH MULTIPLE VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO HONOR THE FREE SERVICE CAMPAIGNS AND JUST WANTS ME TO PAY $4000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS NEW OF A CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS DANGEROUS, IT HAS TURNED OFF WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE

Power Train
Filed Apr 16, 201866,000 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (WOOD MOTOR COMPANY, 600 US-62, HARRISON, AR 72601) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 13, 201850,000 milesTN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SECRET CITY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1005 OAK TURNPIKE, OAK RIDGE, TN), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TT *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 6, 201840 milesAL

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT SO DIM TONIGHT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY...I ALMOST WRECKED 3 TIMES...IT IS LIKE DRIVING WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL....I EVEN STOPPED AT STORE TO CHECK IF THEY WERE ON. YES THEY WERE ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 5, 201817,000 milesCA

AIRBAG EXPLOSION SPEWED OUT METAL SCRAPS. DRIVER RECEIVED A TRAMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN ADDITION PERMANENT SCAR ON LEFT WRIST SIZE , ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. STATE FARM , CLAIM NO# 03-5B01-095 DATE OF LOSS : 09/15/2014 VIN NO# 1N4AL3AP2EC[XXX]. SEE ALSO ODI 11092321. *DSY PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS

Power Train
Filed Apr 3, 201870,000 milesTN

WHEN IN TRAFFIC COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WILL DIE. IT WILL RESTART OK BUT USUALLY DIES AS SOON AS PLACED IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. DEALER SAYS THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 1, 201850,000 milesMN

LOW BEAMS ON HEADLIGHTS NO LONGER LIGHT UP ENOUGH TO SAFELY DRIVE ABOVE 25 MPH. THEY HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. IT IS A KNOW FACT THAT THE FILM INSIDE THE PROJECTOR LENS IS FAILING, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR EVEN DEATHS NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. MY CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT, SO IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.

Power Train
Filed Mar 23, 201868,017 milesAL

THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT AROUND 25,000 MILES WHICH THEY TOLD US TWICE BEFORE FINALLY REPLACING THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE CAR WOULD ROLL WHILE IN PARK AND STALL AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED NO ISSUES UNTIL NOW. AROUND 68,000 MILES THE CAR NOW HAS A SLIGHT HESITATION AND WILL STALL. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND A CODE OF P0776 WAS THROWN. SERVICE IN FINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON AND STILL ISN'T ON. TALKED TO A FEW SHOPS AND THEY ALL TOLD ME THIS IS THE THIRD MOST LOOKED UP CODE FOR NISSAN. NISSAN WARRANTY IS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 12,000 MILES ON THEIR TRANSMISSION. THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME EITHER WITH SUCH A SHORT MONTH AND MILEAGE AS WELL. NOW WE ARE HAVING TO POSSIBLY BUY ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 68,000 MILES WITH A PRETTY MUCH NEW TRANSMISSION. HOW DOES A TRANSMISSION GO OUT WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES ON IT. WITH THE ISSUES NOW THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. TO SUM IT UP THE GAS PEDAL HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO GET TO 70 MILES AN HOUR WHILE ON THE GA400.

Engine
Filed Mar 19, 2018127,000 milesCA

I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SEEM TO NOT CHANGE GEARS. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE TO WHAT I CALL "RESET". THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL MONTHS LATER. NOW MY VEHICLE FROM TIME TO TIME, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SEEM AS IF IT WILL NOT GO WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP IN TRAFFIC. I THOUGHT IT NEED TRANSMISSION FLUID. I DISCOVERED THAT IT REQUIES CTV TRANSMISSION FLUID AND CAN ONLY BE DONE AT A DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. MY LOCAL CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION REPAIR CENTER SAID THEY COULD PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC FOR $99, WHICH WE DID. WE ARE NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON MOST OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA'S. REPLACEMENT WOULD COST ABOUT $4,800. WHY HASN'T NISSAN RECALLED THESE VEHICLES AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS?

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 16, 201823,000 milesCT

TOOK CAR IN FOR CVT RECALL ON 3/12/2018 , CAR WAS FINE BEFORE THE RECALL UPDATE WAS DONE, WHEN I PICK THE CAR UP IT VIBRATES ON ACCELERATION AND GOING DOWN HILLS WITH A LOCKING MOTION , THE CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECT UNTIL THEY DID THE RECALL UPDATE , DEALER CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AFTER RECALL OF CVT, CLEARLY IT CAUSE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AFTER RECALL IS IMPLEMENTED

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 15, 201897,000 milesWI

THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING, DAMAGE TO THE FENDER ON BOTH SIDES, ROOF AND HOOD. NISSAN RECALLED ALTIMAS THREE TIMES IN THE PAST TO REPAIR HOOD LATCHES THAT CAN CAUSE HOODS TO FLY OPEN HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL CAMPAIGN ASSOCIATED WITH ENCLOSED VIN NUMBER. DAMAGES WERE HANDLED BY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Power Train
Filed Mar 15, 201868,000 milesTX

MY 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA HAS 68,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60 MPH, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS. THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO NISSAN. THEY TOLD ME THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $4,000 TO REPLACE IT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 5, 201879,000 milesNC

THE HOOD LATCH IS DEFECTIVE-HARD TO CLOSE AND BECOMES A HAZARD IF DRIVEN-AUTOMATICALLY POPS UP WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 2018TX

MY ENGINE IS MAKING A RADDLING NOISE EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE THEN GOES INTO AN EVEN WORSE NOISE LIKE THERE'S SOME SORT OF CRACK IN THE CASING OR A LOOSE BOLT INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE BREAKS SQUEAK EVERY TIME I GO INTO A STOP MOTION. I'VE MADE A APPOINTMENT BEFORE WITH CARMAX BEFORE AND THEY'VE SPENT 5 HOURS IN WHICH NONE OF THE INITIAL ISSUES THAT I DROVE TO AUSTIN FOR. AND SINCE THAT APPOINTMENT NO ONE HAS ANSWERED MY CALLS TO SET UP ANOTHER AND THE TWO MAJOR ISSUES ARE JUST GETTING WORSE.

Engine
Filed Feb 14, 201850,300 milesMA

MY VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY IN A BUSY EVENING TRAFFIC. FOR 10 MINUTES I WAS NOT ABLE TO DO, BUT SIT IDLE. AFTER THAT CAR STARTED BUT IT WAS JUDDERING AND SHAKING EVERY TIME I USED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE VIBRATIONS WERE VERY VIOLENT AND SCARY. EVEN, IN NEUTRAL, CAR ENGINE REVS UP TO 2K-3K RPM WITHOUT ACCELERATING. NISSAN COMPANY AND DEALER ARE NOT HELPING AND PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER AS I COULD HAVE GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR/ TRAILER.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 6, 2018CA

BOUGHT A NEW NISSAN ALTIMA AND WE HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 74,196 MILES.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Feb 4, 2018FL

THE LOW BEAM ON MY ALTIMA 2014 SV 4CY. 2.5L, IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE. THERE IS MINIMAL VISIBILITY AT NIGHT WITH LOW BEAM, CREATING A VERY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM ON THE ROADWAY. THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM ON MY ALTIMA, IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON MOST OF THE 2013, 2014, 2015, ETC. MODELS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PRODUCTION PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA. CHANGING BULBS TO A HIGHER QUALITY HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED APPROX. $1000.00 TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AS WELL AS OTHERS THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD..

Air Bags
Filed Feb 2, 2018IL

TAKATA RECALL..... IT STATES WHEN YOU PUT THE VIN NUMBER IN THAT MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE IN OUR LATE 70'S AND EARLY 80'S AND LOVE THE CAR, BUT ARE NOW AFRIAD TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS. CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE THESE AIRBAGS REPLACED FOR OUR SAFETY. I KNOW THESE TAKATA AIRBAGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED, WHY WAS MY CAR NOT INCLUDED? NISSAN DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NO, TAKATA AIRBAGS. FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY HUSBAND. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED AND FREE FOR CHARGE, BECAUSE OF THE HASSLE THAT I'M GOING THROUGH.

Power Train
Filed Jan 24, 201884,000 milesNC

RECALL TO REPROGRAM CVT DONE 10/4/17 AT NISSAN. 12/6/17 VEHICLE BEGAN RAPIDLY DROPPING SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT ME APPLYING BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THERE WERE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO ALERT OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO DECREASE SPEED. TURNED HAZARDS ON & MADE IT TO SLOW LANE, THEN SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IT WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO DRIVE FOR 15 MINS. ONCE I COULD IT DRIVE AGAIN, IT CONTINUED TO HAVE DECREASED SPEED. AT TRAFFIC LIGHT IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IN DRIVE & I HAD TO WAIT AWHILE BEFORE IT DID. DROVE TO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS & THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE TAKEN TO NISSAN. HAD TO BE DRUG ONTO A FLATBED TO BE TOWED A VERY SHORT DISTANCE SINCE IT WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL. SERVICE ADVISOR AT EAST CHARLOTTE NISSAN SAID IT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION & GAVE A $4,200 QUOTE. HE SAID THIS WAS KNOWN ISSUE WITH CVT TRANSMISSION, MANY WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES BUT THOSE WERE STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. HAD NEW NISSAN FACTORY REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED (THEY SAID IT HAD TO BE A CVT BECAUSE VEHICLE WON'T TAKE ANY OTHER TRANSMISSION) WHICH ALSO FAILED AFTER JUST ONE WEEK. THEY SHIPPED & INSTALLED ANOTHER ONE & IT HAS BEEN DOING OKAY FOR 2 WKS NOW. FORUMS SIGHT MANY DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS & DANGEROUS INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING & SAY THE 'NEW' CVTS FAIL AGAIN WHICH HAPPENED TO ME. NISSAN SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVER SAFETY. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF THE RECALL AS OWNERS H

Seats
Filed Jan 23, 201876,000 milesDC

MY 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA "SL" BROKEN SEAT FRAME. THE SEAT STARTED ROCKING WHILE DRIVING. THINKING IT JUST NEEDED THE SEAT SCREWS TIGHTENED, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE SCREWS AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE SEAT FRAME AND THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE PROBLEM BUT HAPPENS WITH NISSAN PRODUCTS. THE SEAT MAY BREAK CAUSING THE BACK SUPPORT TO UNEXPECTEDLY RECLINE WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THIS ONLINE WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT "HOW TO REPAIR NISSAN" HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/IMSVBJQGVKW .. THE PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO ALTIMA'S BUT MURANO'S AS WELL. THE ROCKING TAKES PLACE WHILE SITTING AND DRIVING. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN BREAKING AND ACCELERATING. ALSO THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE SEAT, SEAT FRAME.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 18, 2018100,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME VERY DIM OVER TIME, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILES NISSAN LAFAYETTE (6137 JOHNSTON ST, LAFAYETTE, LA 70503) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROJECTOR LENS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TT *TR

Power Train
Filed Jan 5, 201885,000 milesCA

A FEW MONTHS BACK I TOOK MY 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA, 4-CYLINDER TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL THAT WAS IN CONNECTION WITH RECALL WITH THE SOFTWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION OF SOME SORT. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE BUT WAS ADVISED OF THIS RECALL WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NISAAN TO GET SERVICES FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. SINCE HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETE MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AT TIMES I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR SHUDDERS AND LOSES POWER. I HAVE COME CLOSE TWICE TO AN AUTO COLLISION AS I AM SHIFTING LANES MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AND DROPS SPEED WITHOUT MY CONTROL WITH HE RPM DROPPING DRASTICALLY BUT REGAINING WITHIN SECONDS. THE CAR JERKS AND SHUDDERS. I HAVE HAD ANOTHER FAMILY TEST AS WELL AND HAS SAID THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND SOMETHING IS WRONG. I RESEARCHED AND SEE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE TO THIS PARTICULAR YEAR AND MODEL. I AM TAKING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETE AND HAVE EXPLAINED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS FINE PRIOR TO THE SOFTWARE ADJUSTMENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ISSUES AND POSSIBLY I WILL GET STUCK WITH PAYING WHATEVER REPAIRS. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR TO THE CONSUMER HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A TRANSMISSION DEFECT THAT THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS ARE HAVING THE ISSUES AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE INVESTIGATION TO BE DONE ON THIS AND IN THE EVENT THAT WHILE I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE A

Power Train
Filed Jan 3, 201838,500 milesMD

UNDER 50,000 MILES, CVT PROBLEM REQUIRING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED

Air Bags
Filed Dec 31, 2017TX

TAMARA RECALL- MY AIR BAG SENSORS SUPPOSEDLY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT I STILL OCCASIONALLY GET THE ISSUE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN MY PASSENGER SEAT.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 31, 2017TX

I'VE HAD MY SUNROOF REPLACED BACK IN 2014- 10 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2014 ALTIMA BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING RAIN WATER INTO MY VEHICLE. FAST FORWARD TO NOW, IT'S STILL LEAKING WATER INTO MY VEHICLE AND NOW I'M SEEING REPORTS OF SPONTANEOUS SHATTERING OF THE SUNROOFS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MINE SHATTERING WITH MY TODDLER IN THE VEHICLE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 21, 201741,000 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED FORWARD AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (SUPERIOR NISSAN OF CONWAY, 1090 COLLIER DRIVE, CONWAY, AR 72032), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SUPERIOR NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN CONWAY, ARKANSAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT GET IT TI TURN OFF. THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE, WE TRADED IN. UPDATED 8/28/18*JB

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 21, 201748,000 milesAR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR SHOOK TO A STOP , ENGINE REVVED UP AND SHUT OFF.. I WAS AT A BUSY STOP LIGHT INTERSECTION. I TURNED CAR ENGINE BACK ON AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL , THEN CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR INTO PARLOR. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR, HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC HAS THE VEHICLE GOR 18 DAYS AND CANNOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE OUR PROBLEM. I GOLFED THIS PROBLEMS AND THERE IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH CARS THAT GAVE THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. THE CAR COULD SHUT DOWN AND CAUSE ACCIDENT AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS DANGEROUS.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 18, 201732,000 milesFL

BOTH OF MY HEADLAMPS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NISSAN HAS RECOGNIZED THIS AS A MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT BUT HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY ARE ONLY COVERING THE PARTS AND NOT LABOR. BY ACCEPTING TO PAY PART IS AN ADMISSION OF GUILT ON NISSAN'S PART. THE NISSAN DEALER'S MECHANIC (CORAL SPRINGS NISSAN 954-753-1700)HAS ADMITTED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHTS WITH THE HEADLAMPS AND CAN CAUSE A VEHICULAR ACCIDENT. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL ALSO CONFIRM THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/2001-2015-NISSAN-VEHICLES-HEADLIGHT-ISSUE-1420681694127/ REFERENCE TSB NO. 03-074H.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 11, 201784,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HESITATION WITHOUT WARNING. HAMILTON NISSAN (1929 DUAL HWY, HAGERSTOWN, MD) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SEIZED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. *TT UPDATED 9/18/18*JB

Engine
Filed Dec 11, 201795,324 milesTX

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TODAY. TOOK MY CAR TO BAKER NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO PUT IT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. I WAS CHARGED $135. NO WORK WAS DONE SINCE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. TWO CODES APPEARED P0304 AND P0300. IN ORDER TO REPLACE 1 IGNITION COIL IT WAS $357 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. TO REPLACE ALL 4 IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS IT IS $1023.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 10, 2017CA

TAKANA INFLATORS. RADIO GOES ON AND OFF WHEN I TURN IT TURNS ON AND STAYS ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN SHUTS OFF.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 8, 201790,000 milesMD

HOOD WON'T STAY LATCHED

Air Bags
Filed Dec 6, 2017CA

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN SALAVAGED THE AIRBAGS LIGHT R ON

Air Bags
Filed Dec 4, 2017IL

WITH PASSENGER SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT WITH SEAT BELT ON, THE LIGHT IS ON THE DASH AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHEN IN PARK AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING, THE AIR BAG IS OFF. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO REPORT THIS ISSUE, BUT IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR.

Power Train
Filed Nov 28, 201772,000 milesIN

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY 72,000 MILES. DEALER ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS $3600.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 27, 2017700 milesDE

TAKATA RECALL WHENEVER I TURN ON MY CAR THE YELLOW AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT

Air Bags
Filed Nov 24, 2017CA

AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T TURN OFFF

Power Train
Filed Nov 22, 2017109,000 milesMO

TRANSMISSION "INTERNAL FAILURE" DETERMINED BY NISSAN MECHANIC ON 3 YEAR OLD ALTIMA AND NISSAN IS USING LOOPHOLE TO GET OUT OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I'M OVER ON MILES SO THEY WON'T PAY FOR IT. IT'S 3 YEARS OLD! THIS CAR STALLED ON HIGHWAY 30. I WAS TOTALLY FREAKED OUT. WHEN I TRIED TO GO IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. CARS WERE FLYING BY ME HONKING AND PEOPLE YELLING AT ME. THIS CAR IS THREE YEARS OLD! APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY MORE LIKE IT OUT THERE AND NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM! THEY WANT $4196 TO REPLACE IT OR A NEW CAR FOR MORE PAYMENT, SALES TAX AND INSURANCE. I'M RACKING UP RENTAL CAR COSTS AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $89 FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHEN I ALREADY HAD IT DONE AND TOLD THEM IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION! THE NISSAN CONSUMER COMPLAINT LADY, THE SERVICE GUY, THE MECHANIC AND THE SALES GUY AT SUNTRUP NISSAN ALL AGREED THAT THIS TRANS MISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT AT 3 YEARS OLD. THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON SOME ALTIMA'S BUT NOT ON MINE! SUNTRUP NISSAN HAS MY CAR NOW. IT WILL NOT GO AT ALL. I ASKED FOR EITHER THEY PAY FOR THE TRANS OR PUT ME IN A NEW CAR AT SAME PAYMENT EVEN WITH HIGHER INSURANCE AND SALES TAX. THEY WON'T DO EITHER AND I HAVE TO PAY THE $89 DIAGNOSTICS. TERRIBLE FOR A REPEAT CUSTOMER. THIS IS MY 3RD NISSAN - 2 OF WHICH I BOUGHT FROM NISSAN SUNTRUP!

Power Train
Filed Nov 18, 2017226,000 milesMD

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE , I TOOK VERY GOOD CAR THE CAR THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT IT NEW FROM. I FOLLOWED ALL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT ON ME NO WARNING JUST DONE. IT WILL COST ME 4500$ OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP HELPED ME FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN USA TO HELP. THE ANSWER FROM NISSAN WAS WE CANT HELP YOU WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION BUT WE CAN OFFER $1500 FOR A NEW NISSAN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THESES CVT TRANSMISSIONS ARE CONSISTENTLY FAILING ON NISSANS. AS THE CONSUMER WE ARE GETTING FINANCIALLY KILLED BY THIS. ACTION IS REQUIRED AGAINST NISSAN THEY KNOW THERE IS A ISSUE YET THEY ARE STILL ALLOWED TO SELL AND NOT STAND BEHIND A MAJOR PART OF THEIR VEHICLES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING THIS IS DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION OR IN TRAFFIC.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 15, 201726,000 milesNV

AM SIMPLY RESPONDING TO A SETTLEMENT NOTICE RE:" AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT" TAKATA AIRBAGS INSTALLED IN MY 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA

Air Bags
Filed Nov 14, 201732,000 milesLA

"TAKATA RECALL" NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET, AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN, SO COULD YOU PLEASE FIX THE PROBLEM. I'D RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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