2013 Nissan Altima
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 2,312 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 26 Altima model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 63 involved a crash and 9 involved a fire. 48 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Latches/locks/linkages, hood, latchMay 28, 2020
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch may corrode over time.
Corrosion to the secondary latch may cause it to bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed. If the primary latch is inadvertently released again and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a stronger release spring in the hood release lever, a warning label near the secondary hood latch, and an Owners Manual addendum card with instructions on how to lubricate and maintain the secondary hood latch mechanism, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 30, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Note: Recall 16V-029 remains open for any unremedied 2013-2015 Altimas and this recall applies to all vehicles covered by 16V-029 even if those repairs have already been performed.
Campaign 20V315000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationDec 19, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles manufactured October 14, 2014, to August 12, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured June 4, 2015, to August 19, 2015. An incorrect Occupant Classification System (OCS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may have been installed in the front passenger seat. The incorrect ECU and seat combination may misclassify the front passenger seat occupant.
If the front passenger seat occupant is misclassified, the air bag may deploy incorrectly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECU and update the OCS software free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 16V911000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationApr 26, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Campaign 16V244000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, hood, latchJan 22, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 6, 2012, to December 31, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
These vehicles were previously included in recalls 14V-565 and 15V-116, however the previous remedy plan may not have been performed consistently to remove the safety risk. To correct this issue, Nissan will re-notify all affected owners and dealers will replace the hood latch with a new one, free of charge. The recall began on February 17, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 14V-565 and 15V-116.
Campaign 16V029000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalOct 20, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 15V681000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasolineAug 4, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified the agency on July 31, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2016 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 18, 2015. On October 14, 2015, Nissan expanded the recall to cover an additional 41,388 vehicles, including certain model year 2013-2015 Altima 3.5 vehicles equipped with a V6 engine manufactured March 30, 2012, to August 18, 2015 as well as the vehicles covered by the July 31, 2015 notification. In the affected vehicles, due to an improperly installed o-ring that may not have been seated correctly at the time of assembly, fuel may leak during a crash from the area where the fuel sending unit attaches to the fuel tank.
If fuel leaks from between the fuel sending unit and the tank, it may increase the risk of a fire in the event of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a retainer ring between the fuel tank and the fuel sending unit. The recall began on September 28, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 15V486000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, hood, latchFeb 27, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will be instructed to modify the bend angle of the hood actuation lever to eliminate potential interference with the hood inner panel. In addition, dealers will clean and lubricate the latch joint as needed. If significant corrosion is observed, the latch assembly will be replaced. This repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 14V-565.
Campaign 15V116000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkages, hood, latchSep 15, 2014
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 6, 2012, to February 28, 2013. In the affected vehicles, interference between the hood inner panel and the secondary latch lever, in combination with debris and corrosion, may cause the secondary hood latch to bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed.
If the primary latch is inadvertently released and the secondary latch is not engaged, the hood could unexpectedly open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will be instructed to modify the bend angle of the hood actuation lever to eliminate potential interference with the hood inner panel. In addition, dealers will clean and lubricate the latch joint as needed. If significant corrosion is observed, the latch assembly will be replaced. This repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 20, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 14V565000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, softwareMar 25, 2014
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 14V138000 on NHTSA.gov
Tires, temporary/emergency spare tireApr 24, 2013
Nissan North America is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima vehicles manufactured March 21, 2012, through March 26, 2013. The spare tires may have been significantly over- or under-inflated.
Tires that are significantly over- or under-inflated may fail without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and adjust the spare tire pressure, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 13V158000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsMar 1, 2013
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.
If the vehicle is involved in a crash necessitating airbag deployment and the passenger airbag is suppressed, there may be an increased risk of personal injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ODS sensors and replace them as neccessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 13V069000 on NHTSA.gov
SteeringOct 10, 2012
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Altima vehicles manufactured from May 10, 2012, through July 26, 2012. These vehicles may have been equipped with transverse link bolts and power steering rack bolts that were not torqued to proper specification.
The affected bolts could become loose and fall out which may lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the bolts to the proper torque specifications. The safety recall is expected to begin during November 2012. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 12V494000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Mar 18, 2017
MY STORY EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE REST. FROM THE DAY I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE SOMETIME ACTED STRANGE. THEN OF COURSE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT AFTER 80K MILES...CAR GOES INTO DRIVE BUT THEN DIES. TOW THE VEHICLE IN MYSELF TO SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED AS "NEED NEW TRANSMISSION". 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS... WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP! [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Power train, Mar 9, 2017
CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AT LIGHTS, HESITATES AND SHUDDERS. SAFETY ISSUE IS THE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. SYMPTOMS BEGAN APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) WEEKS AGO, HAVE KEPT LOG OF DATES, SYMPTOMS, TIME, AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. ,
Power train, Mar 8, 2017
MY GEAR SHIFT IS STUCK IN PARK
Power train, Mar 7, 2017
FIRST, MY CAR WOULD HESITATE TO CHANGE GEARS WHEN STARTED. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP MY CAR STARTED WITH A JERK AND THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD FLUTTER. NEXT, I WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE. I'D PRESS THE GAS AND GO NOWHERE WITH THE RPM NEEDLE AT ITS MAX THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF UNTIL ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS VALVE AND CVT RELATED. LONG STORY SHORT, I REPAIRED WHAT THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPAIR, $1400 AND 2 DAYS AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED, JERKING AT COMPLETE STOPS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 4 DAYS LATER. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD NOT HELP ME EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE HONORED CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SO MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, AGAIN, 5 DAYS AFTER I PAID $1400 FOR A 4 YEAR OLD CAR THAT HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED ME SENT HOME WITH A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
Power train, Feb 14, 2017
MY TRANSMISSION JUT STARTED ACTING UP. I CHECK FOR RECALL AND THERE IS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN CALL. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION MY CAR ON HAS 86,000 MILES AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY TROUBLE BEFORE. I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND I THINK NISSAN SHOULD COVER TO REPLACE MINE.
Power train, Feb 2, 2017
SINCE OWNING THE ALTIMA. THE TRANSMISSION "SHUTTERS AND VIBRATES THE CAR FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IF THE CAR IS PARKED AND YOU START IT PUT IT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE IT WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SHUT OFF. IT WILL NOT CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HOOKED IT UP TO COMPUTER TO FIX AND REPLACED A VALVE TWICE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE NO FAULT CODE IS SHOWING WHEN TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MORE THAN 6 TIMES FOR THIS SINCE OWNING IT. IT HAS SHUT OFF ON THEM BUT NISSAN STILL REFUSES TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION.
Power train, Jan 28, 2017
CAR INTERMITTANTLY STALLS AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Jan 24, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED AND THE GEARS WERE SLOW TO CHANGE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,233.
Power train, Jan 17, 2017
WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR IT STARTS BUT IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. INITIALLY I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF TURN IT BACK ON THREE OR FOUR TIMES AND SOMETIMES IT STILL WON'T WORK. THIS IS UNSAFE AS YOU CAN BE STRANDED IN COLD OR UNSAFE MEDICAL CONDITIONS. DEALER INSTRUCTED IF GEAR LOCKS UP IN PARK AND WILL NOT MOVE YOU PRESS THE SHIFT OVER RIDE WITH A KEY. THIS IS NOT OBVIOUS AND THE ONLY CAR I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. NOW THIS HAPPENS 100% OF THE TIME. ONLY 38000 MILES ON THE CAR. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.
Power train, Jan 5, 2017
I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA S 2013 AND I FINANCED IT ZERO METER IN SEPT 2013 . YESTERNIGHT MY CAR DIED/SHUTDOWN WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP LIGHT. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT HAPPENED AT MY CAR. I WAS IN FULL STOP AT THE MOMENT AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I JUST HAD A COLD CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR, THE CAR SHUTS ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, AND IT DID, BUT WHEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD POWER DOWN AGAIN. I TURNED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND CALL THE TOW COMPANY AS I WAS NOT FAR FROM MY HOME. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR HAS 66K MILES WHILE ITS ONLY 3YRS AND 5 MONTHS OLD. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 60K (ONLY 6K MILES OVER). I SUPPOSE THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT, THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND PUT ME IN DANGER AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I LOST MY CONFIDENCE ON MY CAR BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWERED OFF AND IT CAN STOPPED ANYWHERE. THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION. THEY MUST NEED TO RECALL ALL THE NISSAN ALTIMA WHICH HAVE CVT TRANSMISSION AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND FOR ME I NEED A RELIABLE CAR NOT THIS PIECE OF JUNK, (AMERICAN CAR RUNS MORE EFFICIENTLY THAN NISSAN, A JAPANESE PIECE OF JUNK) "NO MORE NISSAN FOR ME". I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CREST NISSAN FRISCO, TX. LETS SEE WHAT THEY SAY??? *TR
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jan 2, 2017, crash
TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 CYLINDER WITH ROUGHLY 81000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR KEPT STALLING OUT WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP LIGHT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND MOVE ON. HOWEVER, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME AND DIDN'T RESTART. THANKFULLY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING ME. ME AND MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED. I RECEIVED NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE THIS ISSUE, IT HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE. I RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS OF "BAD TRANSMISSION" AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $4200+ TAX. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT IN TOTAL. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS I AM. I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN AND THEIR INABILITY TO WARN CUSTOMERS ABOUT SUCH A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION IN THEIR CARS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE AND NEEDS SOME TYPE OF INVESTIGATION OR RECALL DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION. GOD FORBID ANYONE HAS THIS ISSUE AND IT COSTS THEIR LIFE. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Power train, Dec 25, 2016
MY CAR HAS 97,500 MILES ON IT EQUIPPED WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION. NISSAN IN THE PAST HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 120K MILES IN 08-2010 MODELS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH CAR.COM FOUND 2013-14 ALTIMAS AND ROGUES HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. 2 DAYS PRIOR BEFORE GETTING MY CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT, I FIRST NOTICED MY RPMS REVVING UP AND DOWN WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL. FOLLOWING WORKDAY I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND CARS APPROACHING FAST BEHIND ME TOOK MY VEHICLE 2,000 RPMS TO MOVE FROM STOP LIGHT ALMOST GETTING REARENDED, I WAS ONLY 1,100 MILES OVER MY PAID EXTENDED WARRANTY COMMUNICATED WITH NISSAN ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. LONG STORY SHORT THEY WONT BACK UP THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $3,200.00 FOR MY TRANSMISSION TO BE FIXED HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/TRANSMISSION/ HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/ARTICLES/2013-2016-NISSAN-ALTIMA-ROGUE-TRANSMISSION-ISSUE-1420683183828/ HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/PROGRAMDETAILS.PHP?MENU=2 THE ABOVE RESEARCH SHOW THEY HAVE ISSUES AND AT SOME POINT SOMEONE CAN BE INJURED OR KILLED OR LIKE ME HAVING TO FORK OVER EXCESSIVE CASH FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND WARRANTY THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Power train, Dec 22, 2016
TAKATA RECALL MY 2013 ALTIMA TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE CAR STALLED AND THEN BROKE DOWN TWICE ON ME AFTER WE GOT IT HOME MY HUSBAND TESTED IT AND IT SAID IT WAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION WE HAD IT TOWED IN TO NISSAN AND FOUND OUT WE HAD 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE CVT AND A FEW DAYS LATER NISSAN SAID IT WAS TRANSMISSION AND IT WILL COST $5000 TO FIX IT. CORPORATIONS REFUSED TO KEEP THERE PROMISES ON THERE PRODUCT AND SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. HOWEVER IT WAS UNDER THERE RECALL.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Dec 16, 2016
WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR THE RPMS START JUMPING. WEN U GO TO PUT IT IN GEAR IT CLUNCKS. AND WHEN I GO TO ACCELERATE IT WONT GO FASTER THAN 40. (GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR)
Power train, Dec 15, 2016
CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN STOPPED AT TIMES EVEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. LATER BECAME JERKY AND BUMPING WITH ACCELERATION. THESE ISSUES WERE CAUSED BY THE CVT TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 64500 MILES ON THE CAR.
Power train, Dec 9, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,985.
Power train, Dec 6, 2016
CAR STALLS TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. LAST NIGHT THE CAR WAS MAKING NOTICEABLE NOISE AND JERKED AS I WAS DRIVING . THIS MORNING THE CAR WAS STALLING AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. *TR
Power train, Nov 23, 2016
I JUST EXITED HIGHWAY 580 TURNING LEFT ON HIGHWAY 84 STOPLIGHT WHEN MY CAR DIED/SHUTDOWN WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT HAPPENED AT MY CAR. I WAS IN FULL STOP AT THE MOMENT AND WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND I JUST HAD A COLD CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. I COULD NOT MOVE MY CAR, THE CAR SHUTS ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, AND IT DID, BUT WHEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD POWER DOWN AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED FOR AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. I TURNED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FEARING THAT THE CARS EXITING THE FREEWAY WOULD HIT ME CONSIDERING WE HAD THE GREEN. I DID NOT WANT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND FEARED THAT THE ON COMING DRIVERS WILL NOT SEE ME. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 5:10PM AND WE HAVE A LIGHT SHOWER. I FINALLY GOT MY CAR TO MOVE WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR AND PUT THE GEAR ON SPORTS MODE OR D2 INSTEAD OF DRIVE. THE CAR MOVED WITHOUT HESITATION AND WHILE I WAS HOPING TO SEE ANY ISSUE OR WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD I FOUND NOTHING. AS IF THERE NO ISSUE AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED NISSAN DEALER TO MAKE AND APPOINTMENT, AND GOT ME A SLOTTED THE NEXT DAY. THE FINAL DIAGNOSIS IS THAT MY CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR HAS 79K MILES WHILE ITS ONLY 4YRS OLD. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THE WHOLE ORDEAL WILL COST ME $3500. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 60K. THE MAIN ISSUE I SUPPOSE THE MAIN ISSUE IS THAT, THERE IS NO WARNING OR TELL TELL SIGN. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND PUT ME IN DANGER AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF MY CAR BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWERED OFF.
Power train, Engine, Nov 8, 2016
STOPPED ON THE DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN AND THE CAR DIED. THE CAR STARTS AND IDLES, BUT IT DIES WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR. GAS IS 3/4 FULL, ALL LIGHTS WORK AND ARE NOT DIM.
Power train, Nov 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUS VARIABLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Power train, Engine, Nov 6, 2016
MY CAR HAS 46000 MILES IN IT. SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHILE I AM DRIVING MOSTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STARTING AGAIN AFTER BEING STOPPED THE CAR SHAKES REALLY BAD AND THEN DIES. IT IS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF IT OCCURS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY COULD BE DISASTEROUS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. SEE THE LINK HERE TO OTHER OWNERS HACING THE SAME PROBLEM. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML
Power train, Oct 31, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP OR WHEN SHIFTING GEARS INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG HESITATION AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Oct 29, 2016
I FINANCE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA S, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON ALL AT ONCE, AND WOULD STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN WOULD GO AWAY ON IT'S OWN YET THE CAR NEVER GAVE ANY PHYSICAL SIGNS THAT A PROBLEM WAS GOING ON. SO I ASSUMED THAT MAYBE THERE WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM. I WAS LEAVING FROM WORK WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND CAME TO A STOP. AS I PROCEED TO STEP ON THE GAS TO GO IS WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF ON ME YET THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING. I TRIED TO START THE CAR UP WHEN THE WARNING SYMBOL CAME ON STATING THAT MY KEY PAD WAS INVALID.THAT CONTINUED UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED RESULTING IN HIM TOWING THE CAR AWAY TO CHERRY HILL NISSAN. IT WAS THERE THAT I WAS TOLD THAT AT 80,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION HAD WENT YET NO ONE COULD GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY OR WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. NOW AS OF 10/22/2016 I AM HAVING THE SAME SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT WERE GOING ON BEFORE MY TRANSMISSION WENT THE FIRST TIME WITH ALL THE WARNING SYMBOLS COMING ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN GOING BACK OFF ALL ON THEIR OWN. 10/26/2016 MY CAR CUT OFF ON ME AS I WAS IN ROUTE. AFTER GETTING IT TO START BACK UP I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AT AUTO ZONE WHERE THEY HOOKED MY CAR UP TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND REPORTED TO ME THAT MY COMPUTER BRAIN WAS MALFUNCTIONING.I WON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING WITH MY CAR UNTIL MONDAY 10/31/2016 WHEN I TAKE IT INTO NISSAN OF TURNERSVILLE SO THEY CAN RUN TEST. IN WHICH I WAS INFORMED OVER THE PHONE THAT BEINGS THOUGH THE WARNING SYMBOLS COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSIS WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS. HOW DO I HANDLE THIS MATTER IF THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSING THE PROBLEM? I'VE ALREADY CONTACTED CORPORATE NISSAN AND THEY COULDN'T EVEN TELL ME IF THE RECALLS THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO ME GETTING THE CAR WERE EVER ADDRESS
Power train, Oct 29, 2016
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 76,000 MILES. WITHIN IN 2 DAYS THE CAR WENT FROM A SLIGHT SHUDDER TO COMPLETE FAILURE. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH AND VIEWIN THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SHOULD HAVE A TRANSMISSION RECALL. HAD IT FAILED ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, I WOULD BE FILING A LAWSUIT. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP AND WILL REMAIN THERE UNTIL I CAN AFFORD $3500-$4000 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS.
Power train, Oct 7, 2016
I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I PURCHASED ONE YEAR AGO. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT ONLY HAD 25,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO MY CAR JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND I HAD TO MERGE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I WAS HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES. THE CAR WOULD START RIGHT UP AFTER I TURNED IT OFF, BUT NOT MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDDLE IT WOULD JUST SIT THERE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CVT TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT OF COURSE, THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 60,000 MILES. THE SERVICE CENTER AT NISSAN SUGGESTED THAT I CALL CORPORATE NISSAN AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO HELP. I CALLED NISSAN AND AFTER WEEKS OF PLAYING PHONE TAG WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE HANDLING MY CASE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO TO HELP ME. I PROCEEDED TO ASK HER IF SHE WAS AWARE THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAIN NISSAN REGARDING THEIR FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND SHE SAID "YES" AND THAT THEY WOULD RATHER ME SUE THEM THAN JUST REPLACE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES AGAIN. THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION WAS $5,000.00, PLUS A MONTH AND A HALF OF RENTAL CAR CHARGES.