2013 Nissan Altima

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LOW BEAMS ARE AT THE POINT WHERE IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE NOT ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS, DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. I ADJUSTED THE 2 DIFFERENT ADJUSTMENT PIECES, ONE IS UNDER THE HOOD AND THE OTHER IS BEHIND THE INNER FENDER. THAT DIDN'T CORRECT IT.I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE . I DID SEE ON A NISSAN FORM LISTED AS WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/ALTIMA-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS/ ,THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH WHAT IS CALLED THE 5TH GENERATION ALTIMA. WHICH IS CONSIDERED A 2013-2015. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN IT IS DARK OUT AND THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON TO SEE, WHETHER OR NOT YOUR MOVING OR STANDING STILL.

• 12/31/2019· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN OF CANTON (42175 MICHIGAN AVE, CANTON, MI 48188, (734) 392-8248) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER CONTROL ARM AND SUBFRAME WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA19002. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 38269408. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,751.

• 12/31/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM IT IS LIKE I DON'T HAVE THEM ON AT NIGHT. VERY HARD TO SEE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *DT THE VIN PROVIDED HAS NO DISPLAYABLE RECORDS. *JB

• 12/30/2024· AIR BAGS

  This car seems to have the same software issue as other altimas but the VIN does not record a recall. When someone is in the passenger seat, there is no dashboard confirmation and we are worried that the airbag might not deploy.

• 12/30/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM--WHERE I CAN ONLY SEE 4 FT IN FRONT OF MY CAR AT NITE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.

• 12/30/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE. "5TH GENERATION ALTIMA'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM" AND UNSAFE FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. MINE HAVE BECOME WORSE OVER TIME TO THE POINT WHERE I NOW FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED REPLACING THE BULB WITH A BRIGHTER VERSION DOES NOT HELP AS THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL WITHIN THE PROJECTOR DETERIORATES TO THE POINT OF MAKING ANY BULB USELESS. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED YET, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE ROAD UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE AND HAVE SKIMMED OR NEARLY JUMPED MORE THAN A FEW CURBS MAKING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS AT NIGHT.

• 12/30/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INCREASINGLY DIMINISHING IN REGARDS TO THE DISTANCE IN WHICH IT PROJECTS AS THE CAR AGES THOUGH FROM DAY ONE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE POOR IN WHICH MOON OR FOG LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ISSUE. THE FASTER YOU TRAVEL THE POORER THE QUALITY OF THE LIGHTING. I'VE CHANGED HEADLIGHTS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE, I'VE EVEN ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHT PROJECTION TO NO RESOLVE. THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION TO THIS MATTER AS APPARENTLY NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION AND DRIVING AT NIGHT IS A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD, THE DRIVER DRIVES BLINDED AS THE POOR PROJECTION OR THE DRIVER USES HIGH BEAMS AND BLINDS OTHER DRIVERS WHICH FURTHER INCREASES DANGER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

• 12/30/2015· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE RELEASED, CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, AND DETACHED THE FINDERS. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHERE A VIN SEARCH WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THREE OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V565000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 12/29/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  THE HEADLIGHTS AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE EXTREEMELY DIM ON THIS VEHICLE. SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT

• 12/29/2020· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY HOOD FLEW OPEN AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD VERY HARD. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE DUE TO HOOD FLYING UP AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. IT DAMAGED MY SIDE FENDERS DUE TO IMPACT. I WAS GOING ABOUT 20MPH ON A SIDE ROAD IN GAHANNA OH. IT HAPPENED ON 12/28/2020. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF OPEN RECALLS VIA MAIL NOR EMAIL. I AM HIGHLY UPSET AT THE FACT IT COULD HAVE HARMED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

• 12/29/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  EXTREMELY DIM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. CHANGING BULBS DIDN'T HELP. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS AND AFFECT OTHERS SOMETIMES. THIS IS ALWAYS, NEVER CHANGES DAY TO DAY OR UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS.

• 12/29/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS SHATTERED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUNROOF SLIDING COVER WAS CLOSED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ENTIRE SUNROOF WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

• 12/29/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  AS MANY OTHERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THIS 2013 ALTIMA WILL NOT DETECT AN ADULT PASSENGER (140+ LBS) AND WILL TURN OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE INITIAL SAFETY RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR (PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE), BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL DEALERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS HUGE SAFETY CONCERN MAKES THE CAR UNUSABLE WHEN WE NEED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE CAR AND WE CANNOT GET THE AIRBAG TO WORK PROPERLY. NHTSA: PLEASE FORCE NISSAN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE! *TR

• 12/28/2018· ENGINE

  THE AUTO PRESENT A FAILURE IN TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE THAT ITS IN A EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE. A FAILURE AT THE HIGHWAY MAY CAUSE A SAFETY PRECAUTION. THE NISSAN SAYS THAT ITS COST IS BY $5000. I WILL END MY CAR PAYMENT ON NEXT JUNE. I SAW A LOT OF PERSONS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME.

• 12/28/2018· SUSPENSION

  I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN TOWN (35 MPH) AND WAS GOING UNDER A UNDERPASS. ALL OF A SUDDEN I NOTICED MY ANTI SLIP LIGHT CAME ON, STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER, AND A LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR, SEEING NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I CONTINUED ON, THINKING IT WAS POSSIBLY SOMETHING WRONG ELECTRICALLY, MAYBE WITH THE ANTI SLIP SYSTEM. DROVE A FEW MORE MILES, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY (60 MPH) AND THE CAR STILL WAS HANDLING DIFFICULT. ARRIVED HOME, LOOKED AROUND THE BACK END OF CAR, NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TILTED IN AND LOWER CONTROL ARM (RIGHT) WAS SNAPPED. CALLED TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. OVER $1000 IN REPAIRS.

• 12/28/2018· AIR BAGS

  SEATBEALT LIGHT IS ON WHEN NO ONE IS ONE IS SEATED THERE. HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND AFTER CHARGING ME $154.99 THEY RECALIBRATED LIGHT AND PERFORMED ZERO POINT CALIBRATION. I HAVE THE INVOICE IF NEEDED. WHY DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR SAFETY ISSUE?

• 12/28/2018· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE WILL STUTTER AND SOMETIMES STALL WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE. IT IS ALSO OFTEN SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE A NUMBER OF TIMES, THE MOST RECENT INDICATING IT IS LIKELY A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND THE CVT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ISSUE STARTED IN SPRING, 2017, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE RECENTLY. I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION (NTB 15-086G).

• 12/28/2015· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  PURCHASED CAR MAY OF 2013, PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED AND ONLY 21000MILES. FROM ONSET OF OWNERSHIP, BRAKES MADE NOISES, "CYCLOP BRAKE LIGHT IN REAR WINDOW WOULD BLINK CONSTANTLY, DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO FROM DIM TO BRIGHT ALL THE TIME. THE CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN LEAVING STOP POSITION, PUSHING ELECTRONIC START BUTTON WOULD NOT WORK OFTEN. DEALERSHIP ALWAYS SAID THAT THE SITUATION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON DEC. 2ND, 2015 WHILE DRIVING HOME I WAS APPROACHING A STOPPED CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO SLOW BELOW THE 20MPH I WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT BLANK AND THE CAR STALLED RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR OVER 2 HOURS. THE DEALERSHIP ASKED ABOUT THE KEY FOB LOCATION AND BATTERY CONDITION AND THE BATTERIES WERE GOOD AND KEY FOB WAS ON FRONT SEAT WHERE IT ALWAYS WAS. I FILED A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON DEC, 4TH 2015 AND CONSTANTLY GOT RUN-AROUNDS WITH NO CALL BACKS SEVERAL TIME. I WAS LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP OR NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. WHILE READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER ALTIMA'S I WAS SO CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND HEALTH I PURCHASED ANOTHER CAR. I BELIEVE I HAD AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED AND IT ENDED UP WITH A COLLISION INVOLVING ANOTHER CAR.

• 12/27/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR THEY WERE SO BRIGHT THAT I WAS GETTING BRIGHTS FLASHED AT ME WITH PEOPLE THINKING I HAD MY HIGH BEAMS ON. NOW THEY BARLEY ARE BRIGHT. IT IS VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS I HAVE MY HIGH BEAMS ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEAD LAMP ITSELF BUT I HAVE REPLACED THEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY LOW BEAMS 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR THEM BURNING OUT. ONCE AT THE TIME. AFTER READING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, WHY ISN'T NISSAN TAKING CARE OF THIS ISSUE? I LOVE MY CAR BUT HATE THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS.

• 12/27/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN. ALTIMA AND THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS AND IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I CAN NOT SEE 2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY KIDS AND MYSELF. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH LIGHT TO SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME, OR OTHERS TO SEE ME. MANY OF TIMES PEOPLE HAVE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE SO DIM.

• 12/26/2021· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEAD LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY BRIGHTS ON.

• 12/26/2019· AIR BAGS

  THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM SENSOR WAS RE-PROGRAMMED YEARS AGO DURING THE RECALL AND NOW IT IS NOT RECOGNIZING WHEN PEOPLE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NO MATTER THE VEHICLE CONDITION (STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ETC). NOT SURE IF IT JUST A FAILURE WITH MY PART OR SOMETHING ELSE, BUT IT IS CONCERNING.

• 12/26/2019· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE DRIVER'S LOWER CONTROL ARM ALSO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V490000 (STEERING AND SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE TWO OPEN INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM (NHTSA ACTION NUMBERS: EA19002 (SUSPENSION) AND PE18013 (SUSPENSION)). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/26/2019· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SL VIN: [XXX] IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE TO USE A PENCIL/ETC IN THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BYPASS AREA EVERYTIME. SEARCHING THE WEB AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY CARS ARE HOBBLED BY A THIN PIECE OF METAL ON A CHEAP $3 MICRO SWITCH IN THE SHIFTER. BENDING THE SMALL METAL TAB ON THE MICRO SWITCH APPARENTLY CAN FIX THE ISSUE SO IT MAKES CONTACT AGAIN. DEALERS WANT $700 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. YOUTUBE LINK: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=EU7VM2Y-7LY AND PART FIX AT 8 MINUTE MARK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/26/2018· SUSPENSION

  TURNING A CORNER IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHEN HEARD A SNAP/BANG AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED. STEERING BECAME UNSTEADY. DROVE SHORT DISTANCE TO HOME AND LOOKED AND FOUND THE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THRU AND BROKE AWAY FROM WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS 70,789 MILES. CHECKED THE RIGHT SIDE CONTROL ARM AND IT SHOWS SIGNS OF RUSTING BUT IS STILL REASONABLY SOLID LOOKING.

• 12/26/2018· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER (VADEN NISSAN OF HILTON HEAD, 200 FORDING ISLAND RD, BLUFFTON, SC 29910) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN OPEN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/26/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RIGHT FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. REPLACED INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER 80670-3TA0D)

• 12/26/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO MY CAR TO GET TO WORK. THE KEY FOB WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL, THE DAS WAS TELLING ME THAT MY KEY I'D WAS INCORRECT. IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS AND THE CAR FINALLY STARTED. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED MY BATTERY AND STILL AM HAVING THE PROBLEM. TONIGHT I WAS STUCK OUTSIDE OF MY CAR FOR HOURS B4 IT WOULD OPEN. *TR

• 12/25/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUICKLY DETERIORATED WITHIN 1 YEAR AND NO LONGER ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY AT NIGHT. UNSAFE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT USING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. IT IS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT USING THESE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I REPLACED ALL FOUR HEADLIGHT BULBS, LOW AND HIGH BEAM, AND THIS DID NOT MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENT IN LOW BEAM ILLUMINATION. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY (PROJECTOR/REFLECTOR ISSUE) WHICH MUST BE REPLACED WITH NEW AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000 BECAUSE IT REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE FRONT BUMPER COVER AND PLASTIC SPLASH LINER UNDER BUMPER COVER. THIS COMPLAINT IS FREQUENTLY MENTIONED BY OTHER 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS AND NISSAN HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE DUE TO ITS COMMON OCCURRENCE AND FREQUENT COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS.

• 12/25/2016· POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/25/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ON 12/25/15 AFTER LEAVING GAS STATION, HOOD OF CAR CAME OPEN AND CRASHED INTO WINDSHIELD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND THANKFULLY THEIR WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME NOR THE REAR OF ME. IT DID NOT CRACK THE WINDSHIELD, BUT DAMAGE HAS BE DONE TO HINGE AND SOME BODY DAMAGE WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN.

• 12/25/2014· POWER TRAIN

  VERY HARD SHUTTER AT DURING ACCELERATION LOW SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THIS SHUTTER CAUSES A HESITATION WHICH COULD PROVE DANGEROUS. *TR

• 12/24/2020· STRUCTURE

  UNABLE TO SECURELY CLOSE THE HOOD AS PRIMARY LATCH WILL NOT STAY ENGAGED. FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE ON THE RECALL NOTICE, BUT WHENEVER DRIVING ON A ROAD IMPERFECTION HOOD POPS UP TO SECONDARY POSITION. WE DO NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

• 12/24/2020· ENGINE

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH SENSOR CIRCUIT (NOTED IN NISSAN BULLETIN 16-030). MANUFACTURER SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS LISTED ON DEALER INVOICE STATES SERVICES REGARDING THIS DEFECT WILL BE AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR POLICY AND CHARGED FOR SERVICE.

• 12/24/2020· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. MY REPAIR SHOP COULDN'T FIX IT OR FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR WEEKS WHILE TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLES CVT TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAD NEVER SENT OUT A RECALL NOTICE TO ME AND I'VE BEEN THE REGISTER OWNER FOR YEARS.

• 12/24/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH ONLY THE LOW BEAMS ON YOU CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF YOU THE LIGHTS ARE TO DIM.CHANGING THE BULBS DID NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS.I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS HAPPENING TO SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THIS TYPE OF CAR.

• 12/23/2024· AIR BAGS

  The indicator light on the dashboard has been lit for SEVERAL YEARS and remains lit showing that the STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG (a safety issue) is non-functioning. This is an electronic issue, and not the result of misuse. This has been reported several times already and nothing has been done. I AM NOT prepared to pay $5000 to have this analyzed abd repaired when it clearly is A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE RESPOND.

• 12/23/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I BOUGHT CAR ON A SATURDAY MORNING. WENT OUT OF TOWN AND DROVE HOME LATE AT NIGHT. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS OF A BRAND NEW CAR. OVER THE PAST 8 YEARS THE BRIGHTNESS HAS DETERIORATED SO BAD MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT.

• 12/23/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO USE DURING THE DARK AND TRIPLE THE CONCERN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IT'S RAINING. THIS USED TO NOT BE THE CASE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!! THIS HAPPENS WHETHER STREET DRIVING OR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND ESSENTIALLY MAKES ME HAVE TO USE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER NATURAL LIGHTING TO HELP

• 12/23/2019· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I NOTICED MY LIGHTS BEGAN TO DEM SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULBS AND EVEN UPGRADED THE BULB TO AN LED TYPE AND ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT OR EARLY MORNINGS WITHOUT USING MY HIGH BEAMS (WHICH ISN'T SAFE FOR OTHER DRIVERS). I AM SHOCKED THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN RECALLED AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS IT IS DAYLIGHT WHICH ISN'T AN OPTION FOR ME DUE TO MY JOB. I LIVE IN STILLWATER OKLAHOMA AND DRIVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO WORK

• 12/23/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DASHBOARD CLUSTER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. LOST SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES ETC. CAR ONLY HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT. I TURNED MY CAR ON AND STARTED DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN IT WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER, RESTARTED MY CAR AND STILL NOTHING. HAD TO EXIT CAR TO SEE IF LIGHTS/BLINKERS WERE WORKING AND THEY STILL WERE, BUT NO SIGN FROM INSIDE THAT THEY WERE. DROVE HOME AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. NISSAN NOT EVEN WILLING TO ADMIT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ABOUT A $1,000 REPAIR, WITH CAR JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY.

• 12/23/2013· AIR BAGS

  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

• 12/22/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARDS IS SOLID LIT WITHOUT A ADULT PASSENGER ON PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT GOES OFF WHEN THERE IS A ADULT PASSENGER ON THE PASSENGER SEAT

• 12/22/2016· POWER TRAIN

  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.

• 12/22/2012· POWER TRAIN

  SINCE BUYING THE CAR NEW, THERE HAS BEEN A VIBRATION/SHUDDER COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM TWICE AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH A TECH HAS HEARD THE VIBRATION WHILE RIDING WITH ME ON A TEST DRIVE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE POWERTRAINS THAT ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SHOULD NOT MAKE THIS NOISE. *TR

• 12/21/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I NOTICED IN NOVEMBER 1, 2019 THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIM. THIS ISSUE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE DIM LOW BEAM LIGHTS CREATE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS. MY WORK AS A REGISTERED NURSE REQUIRES 12 HOUR SHIFTS, WHICH MEANS I LEAVE HOME WHEN IT'S DARK AND LEAVE WORK WHEN IT'S DARK. WHEN I QUESTIONED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A NISSAN DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD I COULD REPLACE WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO REPLACE WITH NISSAN PARTS BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUE SINCE THE DEFECT IS NISSAN. I CONTACTED NISSAN IN NASHVILLE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS ONLY GIVEN AN OPTION TO ASK THE NISSAN DEALER FOR A DISCOUNT.

• 12/21/2020· STRUCTURE

  THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HOOD LATCHES OF THESE VEHICLES THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED BUT I HAD AN INCIDENT OCCUR WHERE MY HOOD DID FLY OPEN ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WHICH I HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO PAY FOR. I WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW HOOD LATCH AND SECURE THE HOOD BUT THE DAMAGE IS STILL PRESENT, THE HOOD DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, THE FENDERS WERE PUSHED BACK AND DAMAGED....I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I COULD HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED WITH NO COST TO ME DUE TO THIS RECALL? I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY WITH A GOOD DEAL OF TRAFFIC WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I STILL HAVE TRAUMA TO THIS DAY FROM THAT INCIDENT AND MY HOOD STILL DOES NOT LOOK PROPERLY SEALED AND WHEN I DRIVE OVER 60MPH I CAN SEE VIBRATIONS IN THE HOOD WHICH MAKE ME FEEL WITHOUT THE PROPER FIX, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

• 12/21/2019· POWER TRAIN

  ENGINE JUDDERING THAT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION. SIGNIFICANT CABIN VIBRATION AND NOISE WITH SLOW ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS , HIGHWAY OR CITY.

• 12/21/2015· ENGINE

  CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. CAR IS UNDER ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. CAR DIED ONCE WHILE I WAS IN MOTION DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, 3 TIMES WHILE STOPPED ON A HIGHWAY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS MOVING. HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, 2 TIMES EACH FOR A TOTAL OF 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS, CONTINUES TO STALL. 5TH REPAIR ATTEMPT SCHEDULED.

• 12/20/2019· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, ENGINE STALLED WHEN TRYING TO PUSH ACCELERATOR