There are 14 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2015 Nissan Altimain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The gas petal broke while accelerating to get on the highway. My safety was put at risk as I was unable to move out of harms way. I was shocked to find out the gas pedal was plastic. It was the original gas pedal provided by Nissan and I am the original owner.
The vehicle failed to accelerate in a timely manner after stopping at a traffic light without warning.
The problem with the C17F1 cvt judder when pressing the gas the car would not go. So you turn car off. Then restart car pressing gas all the way down, and the car jumps forward and luckily doesn’t hit car in front of you. Nissan is well aware of cvt transmission problems on 2011 and 2015 Altima’s in which now it costs me $5400.00 to replace this transmission. Nissan should of advertised this car as LEMON transmission CAR because you are almost guaranteed to have the transmission replaced. My car has 102 thousand miles and I’m forced to Pay $5400.00 for this defected transmission that Nissan was well aware of. I hate this car that I have paid so much money for. On top of list price plus this repair that I will never get my money back costs over 27000 dollars. I’m retired and Nissan sold me a LEMON.
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 53 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but failed to respond and the vehicle started decelerating. The check engine warning light was illuminated, and other unknown warning lights also were illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact restarted the vehicle and switched gears to drive but the accelerator pedal failed to respond, and the vehicle would not move. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and then towed to another independent mechanic. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO OF THE CAR RUNNING IT STARTS TO DO THIS THING WHERE IS DOES NOT ACCELERATE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. IT THEN STARTS TO ACCELERATE WITH A DELAY. WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY.
THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT WILL HAVE DELAYED ACCELERATION OR NONE AT ALL. THE ENGINE WILL REV BUT NO MOTION. I ALSO TOOK THE CAR FOR A SMOG CHECK IN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE OWNERSHIP AND IT DIDN'T PASS SMOG A CODE P0776 CAME UP. TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. NOW I'M STUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEATH TRAP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TURNING AND WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENS PERIODICALLY WITH NO WARNING.
I HAVE TWO ONGOING ISSUES THAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ALTIMA. 1ST ISSUE IS PERIODICALLY I HAVE NO ACCELERATION ON GAS PEDAL. THIS IS VERY SPORADIC AND ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. ALMOST HAD CRASH ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHILE GOING THRU INTERSECTION. SECOND PROBLEM IS PERIODICALLY THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE. CAR ONLY HAS 80K MILES ON IT. 1ST APPEARED AROUND 50K MILES ON IT.
DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75MPH AND THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I BELIEVED THE CAR WOULD STOP. I MANAGED TO TO GET OUT OF THE FREEWAY WITH THE SPEED COMING DOWN AND THEN MY CAR GAVE OUT . IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. SOMETIMES I AM AT A REDLIGHT AND MY CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR.
STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. PUMP BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP.OAT CONTROL OF THE CAR AND PLUNGED INTO A DITCH.
WHILE PARALLEL PARKING ON THE STREET NEXT TO MY HOME, MY CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HAD PULLED INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES IN THE PHOTO PROVIDED. WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR STATIONARY, I PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO BACK AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT. AS I STARTED TO RELEASE THE BRAKE, MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. I PRESSED AGAINST THE BRAKE. WITH THE WHEELS SKIDDING ALONG THE ASPHALT AND HAVING THE FRONT WHEELS TURNED SLIGHTLY, THE CAR HIT THE CURB AND THE CAR BEHIND ME. ALL CARS PICTURED ARE FAMILY MEMBERS CARS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE NISSAN COMPLAINT HOT LINE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A UPDATE FOR THE CONTROL UNIT, BUT THAT WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED IS NOT A CONDITION FOR THE UPDATE.
CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE DURING HOT OR COLD WEATHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR WILL HESITATE TO MOVE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN WILL SUDDENLY BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. IF I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT BEHAVES NORMALLY AGAIN. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS THIS WINTER AND SUMMER WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP.
CAR JUST CUTS OFF WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS HOT
I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY DESTINATION AND EVERY TIME I WOULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. IT WOULD HESITATE TO GO. THEN LATER THAT AFTERNOON I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL AND I HAD PLENTY OF GAS.
WHEN USING SPEED CONTROL, THE VEHICLE SURGES ON SLIGHT DOWNHILL INCLINES. IT REPEATEDLY BEHAVES AS IF THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED THEN THE BRAKE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026