2013 Nissan Altima Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE AND THAT MADE IT HARD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,250. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SL V6 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW CAR. BLIND SIDE WARNING, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON ONE TIME. MY CAR WOULDN'T START UP SEVERAL TIMES AFTER WALKING UP TO THE CAR AND PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR. THE KEY WOULDN'T UNLOCK THE DOORS, IT WOULDN'T AUTO START THE CAR. I HAD TO WAIT TO GET IN MY CAR, I ACTUALLY HAD TO STICK MY KEY IN THE DOOR TO GET IN THE CAR. WHEN I DID FINALLY GET IN THE CAR AND TRY TO START IT NOTHING HAPPENED, IT SAID NO KEY THIS IS DANGEROUS I AM A FEMALE GOD FORBIDS SOMEBODY TRIES TO RAPE OR KILL ME AND I AM NOT ABLE TO GET AWAY IN MY NEW CAR THAT I PAY ALL THIS MONEY FOR EVERY MONTH. THE DASHBOARD SAYS: KEY NOT DETECTED OR NO KEY, OR INCORRECT KEY ID. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP AND THEY STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. I'VE RECENTLY WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER HOPING THEY CAN WORK ON MY CAR AND GET ME THE RESULTS I'M LOOKING FOR... I COMPLETELY HATE THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN N THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN MY LAST CAR. ALL THEY KEPT SAYING WAS MORE COMPUTER PROBLEMS. I GOT MY CAR 12/2012 AND MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 20 TIMES WITH LOTS OF ISSUES. I'M STILL WITHIN MY 36000 WARRANTY. I ALSO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT TIRE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SOME BOLTS AND GREASED IT AS WELL. THEY SAID IT NEEDED GREASE.. THE NOISE HAS CAME BACK ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER!! ITS TIME CONSUMING TO KEEP GOING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRS!! BUT I HAVE TO DO IT. I HAD THE RECALL FOR AIR BAGS BUT IT STILL DIDN'T REGISTER AN ADULT WHO SAT IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WEIGHED ABOUT 103 LBS. SO HIS AIR BAG WOULDN'T DEPLOY IF WE GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THAT ISN'T SAFE AT ALL.. PLS FIX AND CHANGE THAT FEATURE FOR THE SAKE OF SMALLER ADULTS. NISSAN SHOULDN'T RESTRICT THE WEIGHT OF A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.. ALL THESE PROBLEMS.... I WILL BE OPENING UP A LEMON LAW CASE!! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!! *TR

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. IT IS NOT ALWAYS IMMEDIATE AND DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. IT HAS HAD 2 RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND THIS WILL BE THE 11TH TIME IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SAME THING. THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT DRIVING IT BEYOND THE PARKING LOT ENOUGH TO EVEN PUT ONE MILE ON IT UNTIL I BROUGHT THAT TO THEIR ATTENTION APRIL 18, 2014. THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEVER SHOWED A CAMPAIGN FOR THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH 2 OF MY RECEIPTS STATE THAT IT WAS REPAIRED. I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND REQUESTED A REPURCHASE ORDER, HOWEVER IT IS NOT GUARANTEED. THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 7,000 MILES AND REMAINDER OF THE WARRANTY,. IF IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED BRAND NEW, IT WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AS A LEMON. IT IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND I'M NOT MAKING PROGRESS WITH THE DEALERSHIP NOR HEADQUARTERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,900.

I PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA AND WITHIN 1 WEEK THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD THE PHONE WOULD RING IN THE CAR AND WOULD NOT STOP RINGING UNTIL THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME 2 ISSUES AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED, AS RECENT AS YESTERDAY MAY 31, 2014 THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF; THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A "HITCH" IN IT WHEN LETTING UP ON IT (AS DOES THE GAS PEDAL); YOU CAN HEAR GAS SLOSHING AROUND IN THE GAS TANK. PIECE OF CRAP CAR. *TR

SEAT FRAME WITH NEW SENSOR REPLACED AS PER 2013 ALTIMA RECALL STATING THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. ZERO POINT RESET WAS DONE AS WELL. MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF PASSENGERS OF VARIOUS WEIGHTS SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND THE LIGHT HAS REMAINED LIT FROM VEHICLE START, OR ILLUMINATED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE. *TR

I LOVE THE FACT THAT MY CAR HAS THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL AND FOR PAYING SO MUCH FOR THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL FEATURE YOU WOULD EXPECT IT TO WORK. WELL IT DID FOR THE FIRST MONTH, BUT I USED IT ALOT, USUALLY ON HIGHWAY TRIPS WHEN IT WOULD CUT OFF I WOULD TURN IT BACK ON, THEN ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT I NOTICED IT WAS ONLY GETTING WARM AT THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOT THE REST. THEN A LITTLE LATER IT DOESN'T EVEN GET WARM ANYMORE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SERVICE AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, AND THEY JUST TELL ME THAT IT IS NORMAL. BUT IN THE ARMADA, AND MAXIMA THEY LOANED ME WHILE MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP THOSE SEEMED TO WORK FINE. THEIR ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT IN THE ALTIMA IT READS THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR TO DETERMINE HOW HOT IT GETS. THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IN MARCH OF 2013 HERE IN NORTHERN VA WE HAD A BIG SNOWFALL. I WENT TO MY CAR AT 3:40 AM THE DAY OF THE SNOWFALL, AND STARTED IT. IT WAS ABOUT 28 DEGREES OUTSIDE, AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR FELT THE SAME. I TURN ON THE HEATED STEERING IT I NEVER FELT IT THE ENTIRE 30 MILES I DROVE. TO ME IT FEELS LIKE THE ELECTRICITY IS NOT GETTING TO ANY OR ALL OF THE HEATING ELEMENT. NISSAN SAYS TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, BUT ALL THE DEALERS AROUND ME ARE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE SAME. *TR

AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF OWNING THIS NEW CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ONWHILE I WAS DRIVING. I STARTED HEARING SQUEALING AND THUNKING COMING FROM MY BRAKES. THESE ARE NEW AND ON A NEW CAR, THE CAR JUST NOW HAS 6000 MILES ON IT AND IT STILL SHOULD NOT MAKES THESE SOUNDS. I TOOK IT IN THEY DID SOMETHING TO CLEAR THE BRAKE LIGHT AND SAID THE NOISES ARE NORMAL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT NOISES. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIND THE PROBLEMS OF THEIR CARS AND FIX THEM! I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING STILL WRONG BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO LOOK ANY FURTHER. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WAS OCCASIONALLY SHOWING THAT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS DEACTIVATED WHEN THERE WAS AN ADULT PASSENGER SEATED IN THAT SEAT WITH THEIR SEATBELT ON. TOOK IT INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR A FAULTY SENSOR, AND THEY "RESET THE SOFTWARE" FOR THIS SYSTEM UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. WENT BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL TO BE FIXED FOR A SECOND TIME AND THEY AGAIN "RESET THE SOFTWARE" AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SAID THEY NEED TO RESET THE SOFTWARE TWICE BEFORE REPLACING THE SENSOR. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NOT TRUE, AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED NOT SOFTWARE RESET. IF THEY ARE LYING AND CUTTING CORNERS ON REPLACING A RECALLED PART THAT PUTS SOMEBODY'S LIFE IN DANGER, THEN WHAT ELSE ARE THEY LYING ABOUT. *TR

I LEASED THIS VEHICLE 3/29/13. A COUPLE WEEKS IN IT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD WHINING NOISE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS "NORMAL FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMS". IT'S NOT. THERE IS NOT ANOTHER LINE OUT THERE, FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC, THAT DOES IT. IT HAS BEEN THROUGH THE SHOP 4 TIMES NOW FOR THIS ISSUE. CURRENTLY I HAVE A FORMAL COMPLAINT FILED WITH NISSAN AND AM FILING A LEMON LAW CLAIM. IF THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE ISSUE HOW CAN THEY DETERMINE THAT IT IS SAFE??? VEHICLE SEEMS TO HANDLE "LOOSELY" AT HIGHER SPEEDS ALSO. IT ALSO RANDOMLY HAS ISSUES ON STARTUP AND MY GAS MILEAGE SEEMS TO GET WORSE AS TIME GOES BY. NOT TO MENTION NOW THAT IT'S KNOWN IN THE MARKET ABOUT THIS ISSUE THE VALUE ON MY CAR HAS DRASTICALLY DECREASED. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2013 ALTIMA SEDAN 2.5SL MID OF MARCH. 1. PASSENFER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT ON. PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMS TO DISABLE ITSELF RANDOMLY. 2. WHINING OR WHISTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE BAY. 3. WHEN I MAKE A TURN(LETF, RIGHT BOTH) I CAN HEAR DRUMING SOUND FROM BACK. *TR

BACKUP CAMERA QUALITY IS NOT VERY GOOD

I WAS DRIVING A BRAND-NEW, NISSAN ALTIMA RENTAL CAR ON A BUSINESS TRIP. AFTER I RETURNED TO MY HOTEL ONE AFTERNOON, I FORGOT TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS A KEY FOB AND A "START/STOP" BUTTON ONLY. THERE IS NO METAL KEY. AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE HORN DID NOT HONK WHEN I LOCKED THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB. THE TRUNK RELEASE DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY OPEN WHEN I USED THE KEY FOB. I MANUALLY PRESSED A BUTTON UNDER THE TRUNK LID TO RETRIEVE MY BAG. THE NEXT MORNING, I NOTICED STEAM AND WATER COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST TAILPIPES. (IT WAS APP. 34 DEGREES THAT MORNING.) I DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, AND THE CAR USED APP. 3/8S OF A TANK OF GASOLINE OVERNIGHT. MY CONCERN IS THAT A CAR LIKE THIS COULD BE DRIVEN INTO A GARAGE WITH THE ENGINE LEFT ON, AND THEN THE OCCUPANTS OF THE RESIDENCE COULD GET CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM THE EXHAUST FUMES. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS SOME TIME OF WARNING BELL, CHIME, ETC. TO REMIND THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING IF THEY OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND/OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. THANK-YOU. *TR

AIR BAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT. DEALER CHECKED, NO ISSUE FOUND. MONTHS LATER, LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, DEALER FINALLY REPLACED SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED CAR'S COMPUTER. AS OF TODAY, TWO YEARS LATER, LIGHT STILL TURNS ON. HAVE PICS OF AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ON WITH PASSENGER IN SEAT, AND LIGHT ON WITH NO PASSENGER IN SEAT. CAR NOW OUT OF 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, BUT HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO CHECK OUT AGAIN ON 04/14/2015. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG SEEMS TO DISABLE ITSELF RANDOMLY. AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN GOES AWAY AFTER A WHILE AND THEN COMES BACK AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. VERY SCARY TO DRIVE KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY. *TR

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV PURCHASED 02/2013 VEHICLE HAS 1732 MILES WHINING NOISE FROM POWER STEERING IS UNBEARABLE STEERING IS NOT TOO GOOD FEELS LIKE WANDERING. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NISSAN IS WORKING ON IT. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CORPORATE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS ONLY THE SECOND TIME SHE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WELL THAT S A LIE BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID IT IS HAPPENING AND MORE THAN TWICE SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK THIS OUT POWER STEERING UNIT. *TR

WHEN SITTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF SIGN COMES OUT AND RANDOMLY DISAPPEAR,APPEAR REPEATEDLY. SIT THE VERY PROPERLY BY OWNER' MANUAL IT COMES OUT. IT MEANS PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF SIGN ON IT WILL NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH. I'M VERY SCARY DRIVE THIS CAR WITH SOMEONE WHO SIT THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALTHOUGH SITTING ON THE SEAT PROPERLY AND USING THE SEAT BELT PROPERLY IT DOESN'T MATTERS BECAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IN A CRASH. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW NEED AIR BAG FOR WHAT??? NISSAN ALREADY RECALLS SOME CAR SAME ISSUES. I BRING MY CAR NISSAN DEALER,THEY DO NOTHING AND SAY"THIS IS NORMAL" AND HAVE SAME PROBLEMS MY CAR'S VIN# NOT INCLUDE THE RECALLS SO THEY DON'T FIX OR REPLACE ANYTHING. IT IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO ALTIMA HAS WEIRD WINNING HIGH PITCH NOISE ALL THE TIME AND DRIVE LOW RPM TO CHANGE TO HIGH RPM MAKES VERY LOUD RUMBLING KNOCKING NOISE.IT SEEMS LIKE A DRIVE BELT AND TENSIONER PROBLEMS. DEALER SAY THAT IT IS NORMAL. DEALER ALWAYS SAY "IT IS NORMAL". IF MY WARRANTY IS FINISH THEY SAY THAT IT IS PROBLEMS. I REALLY WANT TO SOLUTIONS. *TR

VEHICLE STUTTERS AND VIBRATES AT LOWER SPEEDS. ALSO THEIR IS A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE MARCH. ALL 3 TIMES I WAS TOLD IT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR THE CAR. I READ ONLINE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V069000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES. THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AND IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER EVERY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 380. *TR

I PURCHASED A NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 IN AUGUST 2012 AND I HAVE HEARD THAT NISSAN HAS MADE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MOST RECENT CARS BEING PRODUCED TO INCREASE THE OVERALL SAFETY. ARE THESE CHANGES GOING TO BE MADE TO THE CARS MADE THAT DO NOT HAVE THE IMPROVEMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA SV WITH 10800 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 5000 MILES AGO BEGAN TO HEAR AND FEEL VIBRATION WITH ACCELERATION. NOISE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ISSUE WAS COMING FROM THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE TENSIONER. VIBRATION IS CURRENTLY BETTER BUT CONCERNED THIS IS JUST A SHORT TERM SOLUTION. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO PUT A RECALL OUT AND FIND A LONG TERM SOLUTION. *TR

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.

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.

I TOOK DELIVERY ON A NEW NISSAN ALTIMA 3/15/2013, AND THE NIGHT BEFORE, I SAW ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSORS, SO I ASKED DEALER TO CHECK ON THIS BEFORE I TOOK DELIVERY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THAT RECALL SINCE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THAT 'BATCH'. I NOTICED THE NEXT DAY THAT THE RED DASH AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, AND ALSO NOTICED THAT THE YELLOW PASSENGER AIRBAG 'OFF' LIGHT WAS ON, EVEN THOUGH NOBODY WAS IN THAT SEAT, NO OBJECT THERE, ETC. I DROVE MY WIFE IN THE CAR A FEW DAYS LATER, AND BOTH RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHETHER SHE WAS IN THE SEAT, OR I WAS IN THE SEAT, OR NOBODY WAS IN THE SEAT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL, AND IT INDICATED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT IF THESE LIGHTS WERE ON. RETURNED TO DEALER ON 3/20/2013 AFTER TELLING THE DEALER THAT I REFUSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE UNTIL THIS WAS REMEDIED. AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE, THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR. I STILL HAVE A RENTAL CAR AS OF 3/23/2013, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR 3 DAYS NOW THAT NISSAN HAS INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THEY WANT TO SEND THE DEALER AN ENTIRE 'PASSENGER SEAT STRIP', BUT CANNOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE OR WHEN IT WILL SHIP. AFTER READING THE RECALL DESCRIPTION, MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL NOTICE - BOTH RED AND YELLOW AIR BAG LIGHTS ARE ON AND REMAIN ON ALL THE TIME. I ASKED AGAIN FOR THE DEALER TO CHECK IF MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL, THEY SAID NO. HOW CAN IT BE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED? THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT ANOTHER CUSTOMER JUST HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, AND THE RENTAL CAR AGENCY TOLD ME THEY JUST ORDERED SEVERAL NEW ALTIMAS AND THAT THEY HAD TO RETURN ONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THE NHTSA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 3/8/2013 AS BRAND NEW WITH 24 MILES ON IT. 7 DAYS LATER WHEN STARTING UP THE MOTOR THE ENGINE STRUGGLED TO CATCH OR START RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW. WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR HAVING A WEEK OLD "NEW" CAR. STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR

RPM DROPS SUDDENLY FROM 1200RPM TO 800RPM IN 20-30MPH SPEED LEVEL AND VEHICLE BOUNCES WITH BANG SOUNDS AT TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN I FEEL CAR LOOSENING THE POWER AT LOW SPEED DRIVING BY DROPPING RPM GAUGE, I HAVE TO PRESS BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR TO KEEP VEHICLE'S RPM SAFE LEVEL TO RUN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY NERVOUS THING. THIS PROBLEM HAVE HAPPENED SINCE MIDDLE OF MARCH AND WENT TO CAR DEALER TO CHECK THIS POINT. BUT THEY SAID NO PROBLEM IN MY CAR. I WILL VISIT AGAIN NEXT WEEK FOR THIS ISSUE. I FOUND MANY OF CASES THIS IN NISSAN ALTIMA FORUM AND OTHER SITES, ALL OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BUT NISSAN DID NOT REPLY ANY YET FOR THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM RELATED WITH SAFETY ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/VEHICLE-SHUDDER-PROBLEMS.PHP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350.

MY VEHICLE WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE MULTIPLE DEFECTS IS NOW HESITATING ON START UP AND HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHEN I PRESS THE ENGINE BUTTON, THE CAR JUST KEEPS CRANKING AND SOMETIMES, BARELY OR STRUGGLING TO START. EVERY NOW AND THEN, I NOTICED THAT THERE'S ALSO A SINGLE CLICKING SOUND WHICH SEEMS TO COME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A DRUMMING/SLAPPING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE MAKES TO MANY DISTURBING NOISES THAT NISSAN FOR SOME REASON CAN'T SEEM TO IDENTIFY OTHER THAN THE SOUNDS BEING NORMAL. *TR

SO I HAVE BEEN HEARING A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY CAR AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS A NORMAL POWER STEERING NOISE. AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, I BROUGHT IT BACK A WEEK LATER AFTER I FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY THAT THEIR IS A NISSAN TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS. AND THEY HAD IT FOR A FEW DAYS WITH MY OTHER CONCERNS AND RETURNED IT TO ME SAYING THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE REPAIR. WHY IS THIS? IT IS MAKING INTOLERABLE NOISES AND YET THEY DO NOT FIX IT? TO THIS DAY I AM STILL GETTING THESE NOISES AND HAVE READ THAT THE STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED ON OTHER 2013 NISSAN ALTIMAS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *TR

WHILE USING MY WIPERS IF THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE A LEAF STEM, OR TREE POLLEN ON YOUR WINDSHIELD AND IT STARTS RAINING AND YOU TURN ON YOUR WIPERS IT DOES NOT PUSH THE ITEM OUT OF THE WAY, INSTEAD IT GETS PINCHED UNDER THE WIPER AND TRAVELS WITH IT LEAVING A WET STREAM THROUGH YOUR WINDSHIELD AND IT EFFECTS YOUR VISIBILITY. VERY DANGEROUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO USE A DIFFERENT TYPE WIPER. *TR

WELL I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WAS ON WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES, AND I EVEN HAVE A VIDEO OF ME SITTING IN IT AND I WEIGHT 180LBS WITH THE LIGHT ON WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE RESET THE SEAT. IT IS STILL DOING IT, THE VIDEO CAME AFTER THE THIRD TIME AND JUST 3 DAYS AGO. I CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND MY OTHER BIG PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS THROUGH NISSAN AND YET I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 3 SEPARATE TIMES AND THEY STILL KEEP TELLING ME ITS OK. NO SIR. NISSAN SEEMS TO JUST NOT CARE I HAVE ASKED THEM MANY TIMES FOR A NISSAN REP TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS ALL THE NISSAN DEALERS AROUND ME ARE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE SAME COMPANY. AND NISSAN WILL NOT HELP ME WITH A LOANER CAR IF I DRIVE IT 200 MILES AWAY TO THE NEXT DEALER. SO I AM JUST SCREWED. VERY UPSET WITH HOW NISSAN RUNS THEIR BUSINESS. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN EVER! *TR

BOUGHT 2013 ALTIMA IN FEB. IN MARCH NOTICED THE PASSENGER LIGHT WAS ON WHEN SOMEONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. FOLLOWED BY ON AND OFF FREQUENTLY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER.....SAID HE FOUND SENSOR WAS BAD. ON NOV. 5,2013 IT HAPPENED AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT SHOWED NO ERRORS. TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE BUT IF THE LIGHT CAME ON TAKE A PICTURE. IT CAME ON TWICE ON 11/8/2013. I AM AT A LOSS OF WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN HOLD NISSAN LIBEL FOR NOT FIXING AN OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. I WILL RETURN TO THE DEALER LATER THIS WEEK IN NOVEMBER 2013. HOW CAN WE GET NISSAN TO REACT TO OUR PROTECTION ON AN OBVIOUS COMPLAINT FROM SO MANY OWNERS? *TR

SUMMARY: THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN LATE MARCH 2014 TO FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ADULTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CAR WAS SERVICED WITH THE SOFTWARE FIX. IT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP, DICK SMITH NISSAN ON FERNANDINA ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC, AND NISSANUSA STATE IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND ?THERE?S NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO.? ADULT FRONT-SEAT PASSENGERS, INCLUDING A 160-POUND MALE REMAIN UNSAFE. DETAILS: WE SAW THE PROBLEM EARLY IN THE LEASE AND ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT IT. WE WERE TOLD (1) THE ADULT PASSENGER IS IN FACT UNSAFE WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON; (2) THE PROBLEM WAS THE OWNER?S WEIGHT (110) BECAUSE SENSORS THOUGHT SHE WAS A CHILD; (3) THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE BECAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA FROM THE CAR?S COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE A MALFUNCTION, AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WE RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWO MORE TIMES ABOUT THIS WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. THEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND THE CAR WAS SERVICED WITH A SOFTWARE FIX ON 5/5/14. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. AMONG OTHER EVENTS, THE LIGHT CAME ON TWICE WITH A 160-POUND MAN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE A PHOTO OF ONE OF THESE EVENTS TAKEN ON SATURDAY EVENING, 9/13/14. WE HAVE TRIED TO ENGAGE BOTH THE DEALER AND NISSANUSA IN DIALOGUE ABOUT FIXING OUR CAR OR GETTING ANOTHER THAT IS SAFE. THEIR RESPONSE, ECHOING ONE ANOTHER: ?THE PROBLEM CAN?T BE REPLICATED, SO IT CAN?T BE FIXED. THERE?S NOTHING WE CAN DO.? CONCLUSION: WE HAVE A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE FOR ANY ADULT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXABLE, AND NOBODY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE SHOULD NEITHER BE STUCK WITH A CAR ALREADY ADMITTED TO BE PERMANENTLY UNSAFE, NOR BEAR THE COST OF GETTING RID OF IT. *TR

WELL MY BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM AND LANE DETECTION SYSTEM BOTH DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. MY BSM WILL LIGHT UP WHEN THERE IS NOT A CAR THERE AS WELL AS NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THERE IS A CAR THERE. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN BUT NOT EVERYTIME. WHEN IT RAINS IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IF YOU READ THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SAYS THAT THIS MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. REALLY? I BOUGHT KNOWING THE SALESMAN TOLD ME THIS FEATURE WORKS NOT THAT IT DOES NOT WORK! THEY DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO DIAGNOSE IT. VERY SAD. AND SAME WITH THE LDS WHERE IT WILL BEEP AND BLINK AND I AM NOT EVEN OUT OF MY LAN. AGAIN THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS DRY, WET, SUNNY, CLOUDY, SNOWING. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE CUSTOMERS HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON THESE FEATURES! *TR

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.

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.

I NOTICED A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY REAR SEAT OF THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS HAS SOMETHYING TO DO WITH MY FUEL PUMP, AS MY OLD CAR DID SIMILAR THINGS AND THAT WAS THE RESULT OF IT. *TR

I HEAR A VIBRATION COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF MY DRIVERS DOOR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM(EVEN THOUGH I KNEW WHEN I DROPPED THIS CAR OFF THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM). I TOLD THEM THIS WHEN I PICKED IT UP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS YET. IT KEPT MAKING THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING SO I BROUGHT IT BACK THE SECOND TIME AND THEY SAID THEY COMPLETED THE SERVICE BULLETIN BY INSTALLING SOME DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. NOW JUST OVER A WEEK LATER I AM HEARING THE NOISE STILL. *TR

HEAD ON COLLISION TO DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE CVT TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER AND VIBRATE AT LIGHT ACCELERATION BETWEEN 1200-2000 RPMS. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION 800-343-6913 EXT457206 SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE CASE #'S [XXX] AND [XXX] ON TWO SEPARATE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT NISSAN ENGINEERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THERE ARE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON SEVERAL WEB SITES. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE 3/26/2013 FROM NISSAN IN REGARDS TO MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT ORLAND PARK NISAN, ORLAND PARK, IL AND HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THEM NUMEROUS TIMES TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE AND ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE ANSWER IS THEY HAVE DONE THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE BULLETINS SENT TO THEM FROM NISSAN TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER PERFORMING THESE REPAIRS. NISSAN KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR PRODUCT. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER FIRST ON MAY 28, 2013 AND WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AND IF I CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM THEY WOULD INSTALL A NEW SENSOR. WHEN I RETURNED WITH A PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM BY PHONE AND THEN SENT A LETTER TO NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS ON AUGUST 30, 2013. AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS MADE BY THE DEALER ON SEPTEMER 12, 2013 BUT I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS OFF IT WOULD DEPLOY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOT CONVINCED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT AS EARLY AS YESTERDAY AUGUST 28, 2014 THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR ALMOST 50 MILES INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT.

FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK WITH MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS WEIGHING BETWEEN 115-125 POUNDS. STATUS LIGHT INDICATES SYSTEM IS OFF AND AIRBAG WILL NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS ME THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS 85 POUNDS AND UP. I AM FILING AS I SEE OTHER 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM " SO NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO OFFER NO FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG PROTECTION FOR 115-125 POUND PASSENGERS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING IN BREEZY CONDITIONS, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO WIND AT ALL. THE EFFECT IS AMPLIFIED ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS WITH LIGHT DRAINAGE GROOVES. WHEN THE ROAD IS WET, IT FEELS VERY UNSTABLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR GOING ON A STRAIGHT COURSE, WITH CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO VERY SENSITIVE TO SLIGHT CROSSWINDS OR PASSING VEHICLES WHICH SEND THE CAR OFF ITS COURSE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES BUT I KNOW THIS IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE I HAVE A 2013 HONDA ODYSSEY THAT HAS THE SAME CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES AND IT DRIVES LIKE A DREAM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V069000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1500. *TR

IN APPROXIMATELY MARCH 2013, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT BEGAN COMING ON WHILE DRIVING OUR 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. AT FIRST, THE LIGHT WOULD COME FOR A MINUTE OR TWO AND THEN GO OFF. AS TIME PROGRESSED, THE OCCURRENCES BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND LONGER IN DURATION. ON MAY 31, 2013, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALER FROM WHICH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION OF THE LIGHT COMING ON CONTINUED TO INCREASE. AT ONE POINT DURING A TRIP TO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES, THE "OFF" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS WHILE DRIVING. ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2013, THE CAR WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. AGAIN, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. SUPPOSEDLY, THE DEALER CONTACTED NISSAN FOR ASSISTANCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NISSAN DECLINED TO DO ANYTHING SINCE THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AGAIN, NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH, WITH THE ARRIVAL OF COOLER WEATHER, THE FREQUENCY AND DURATION ARE LESS THAN THE OCCURRENCES DURING THE SUMMER HEAT. *TR

AS MANY HAVE ALREADY DESCRIBED, WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR EMITS A HIGH PITCH NOISE. THIS NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN TEST DRIVING THE CAR AND APPARENTLY ONLY BEGINS TO MANIFEST ITSELF AFTER HAVING BEEN DRIVEN A FEW HUNDRED MILES. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX IT, WE TEST DROVE A BRAND NEW CAR ON THE LOT TO COMPARE THE NOISE, AND IT DID NOT MAKE THIS NOISE. ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE NOISE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BUT ULTIMATELY THE BULLETIN DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. WE TRIED AGAIN.IT APPEARS THAT IT IS THE BRACKET WHICH IS HOLDING THE PUMP IN PLACE THAT IS CAUSING THE NOISE. WHEN THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE BRACKET, THE NOISE DISAPPEARED. THE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE PUT BACK FOR SAFETY REASONS BUT AS SOON AS WE DID, THE NOISE REAPPEARED. THE MECHANIC ULTIMATELY DID SOMETHING THAT REDUCED THE NOISE AND I WAS HAPPY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NOISE RETURNED AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO. A REGIONAL PERSON WAS GOING TO BE AT THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING MY CAR BACK FOR HIS ASSESSMENT. HIS ASSESSMENT WAS THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. NISSAN DEEMS THE NOISE NORMAL BECAUSE ALL THE CARS ARE PRODUCING THE NOISE? THAT MAKES IT NORMAL??? THE NOISE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND HAD IT PRESENTED ITSELF DURING THE DRIVE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT IT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TURN ON MY RADIO AT A HIGH VOLUME IN ORDER NOT TO HEAR THE HIGH PITCH NOISE. IT'S EMBARRASSING WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WHO ASK ME WHAT THE NOISE IS? I COMPLAINED TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION (THAT'S A JOKE) WHO IS TELLING ME THAT IF THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX, THEN THERE IS NO PROBLEM.THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND THAT OTHERS HAVE BROUGHT THEIR CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CORPORATE IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! *TR

LEASED THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2013. NOTICED THAT WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS ON THE ENTIRE TIME I AM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SOMETIMES IT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE AND STAYS ON AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR VARIOUS FIXES/RECALLS ON THE OCS SYSTEM; HAD THE LATEST RECALL ISSUED IN APRIL 2014 DONE ON MY CAR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THE LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, SAME AS BEFORE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, AS I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY OR NOT IF WE ARE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY WITH THE AIRBAG OFF LIGHT BEING ON WHEN I SIT THERE. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT ONCE MORE FOR ME YESTERDAY (5/28) AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES OR IF THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO ME. SOMEONE ELSE MUST GET INVOLVED TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED FOR ME. I UNDERSTAND THE DEALERSHIP'S HANDS ARE TIED AS THEY HAVE NO FURTHER DIRECTION/INFO FROM NISSAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I NEED A RESPONSE AND FIX ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE DEFECT ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER STARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE NOISE ORIGINATED FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.