NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2016 Nissan Altima. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
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WHEN CAR IS COLD IT WILL RUN NORMAL. WHEN THE CAR HEATS UP THE CAR WILL NOT TAKE OFF. WHEN DRIVING ITS LIKE YOU STOMP ON THE BRAKE THEN START AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THEM READ THE CODES THERE WERE TWO TRANSMITION CODES. SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER SHIP AND THERE WERE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CODES. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A OXYGEN SENSOR AND A NEW TRANSMITION. ALMOST 8 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 88000 MILES. WOW IS ALL I AM SAYING. OUT OF POCKET FOR A NEWER NISSAN AND THEN DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THANK YOU NISSAN.
JUST BOUGHT CAR, THEY DID NOT TELL ME CAR WAS IN ACCIDENT, TRIED WORKING WITH THEM, SULEMAN SAID I SIGNED PAPERWORK, THERE NOT RESPONSIBLE , IF I TURN CAR IN, ONLY DROVE CAR MAYBE 25 MILES SINCE I HAVE HAD, STILL DO NOT HAVE PAPERWORK ON THIS CAR, NEVER RECIEVED ANY AS OF YET, BUT THEY MADE SURE WAS REGISTERED, HAVE NO AGREEMENT , NOT SURE WHAT PAYMENTS ARE, ALSO WAS TOLD I HAVE TIRES AND WHEELS AND I DONT, I AM A WOMAN AND DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS, BUT KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG, WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS PURCHASE, AS I SAID I HAVE NO PAPERWORK TO EVEN LOOK AT
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT KEEPS POPPING UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE GOTTEN THE PROBLEM FIXED THREE(3) TIMES, ONCE WITH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND IT STILL KEEPS COMING ON AFTER 2 MONTHS OF DRIVING.
CAR HESITATES AND RPMS REVS UP ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL AND DIE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 55-80MPH. ENGINE MAKES ACCELERATION NOISES FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN YOU SIT FOR 10 MIN AND THEN GO TO DRIVE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT TIMES. WHEN YOU STOP AT STOP SIGNS OR STOP LIGHTS THEN TRY TO DRIVE AGAIN YOUR FOOT WILL BE ALL THE WAY DOWN ON GAS PEDAL CAR ROLLS FORWARD AT MAYBE 5MPH ALMOST GOT HIT MULTIPLE TIMES. LIGHT TURNS RED I'M IN MIDDLE OF STREET AND CAR WONT DRIVE. THIS HAS GONE ON MAINLY IN WARMER WEATHER AFTER RUNNING AC AND SITTING IN CAR THEN TRYING TO DRIVE. WHEN GET OUT OF CAR NOTICE A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL AND ANTIFREEZE SMELL. GOOD 50 TIMES IN PAST YEAR I'VE HAD THIS CAR. NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR TO FIX ISSUE. AT STOP LIGHTS HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON TO GET CAR TO MOVE WHEN IT STARTS ACTING UP OUT OF FEAR SOMEONE WILL END UP HITTING ME BECAUSE MY CAR HESITATES TO GO. DRIVES FINE AS LONG AS I GO FROM POINT A TO B. IF I START CAR LET AC RUN TO COOL DOWN THEN SIT IN CAR WHILE RUNNING LIKE IN DRIVE THRU FOR 10 MIN THEN CONTINUE TO DRIVE WILL HAVE THESE ISSUES. HAVENT TRIED WITH RUNNING HEAT INSTEAD OF AC.
BROUGHT MY CAR TO LIA NISSAN OF SARATOGA NY JUNE 29TH 2018. THE DID A RECALL REPLACEMENT OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OCCUPANT SENSOR, SINCE THEN, AND BEFORE THE YEAR WAS OUT, THE PART HAS GONE BAD AGAIN. BROUGHT TO DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATES THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T BRING IT IN BEFORE THE YEAR WARRANTIED DATE, THEY NEED TO CHARGE ME A $119 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE PART TO REPLACE THE OCCUPANT SENSOR COSTS $45 RETAIL. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY A FEE FOR A PART THAT IS KNOWN TO HAVE MULTIPLE FAILURES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LUNGED FORWARD, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HUBLER NISSAN (8435 US-31, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46227, (317) 888-9227) WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000. *AS
TAKATA RECALL I'VE GOT 80000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT. SO WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MY CAR STALLED FROM GOING AND IT COULD'VE CAUSED A ACCIDENT OR MY LIFE THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS CHECKED THANKS.
NO RECALL BY MANUFACTURER, WARRANTY NOT BEING HONORED BECAUSE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ISSUE RECALL. CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVABLE BECAUSE TRANSMISSION IS GONE.
THERE IS A RECALL ON MY HOOD LATCH THAT I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. . DUE TO THIS RECALL MY HOOD OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND SHATTERED MY WINDSHIELD AND MESSED UP MY HOOD AND FENDERS. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WHILE MAXIMUM PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BENTON NISSAN OF HOOVER (1640 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER, AL, (205) 938-6103), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ONLY PROVIDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 38000 AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING. TOOK TO 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER SEEN A COMPRESSOR GO BAD WITH SUCH LOW MILAGE.
WATER LEAKS FROM WINDOW SEAL AND CEILING
NOT SURE IF IT INCLUDES TAKATA RECALL. MY 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON JUNE 19TH 2019 THE CAR WENT TO A FENCE A PALM TREE AND A STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AND THE FIRST TIME BUYER I AM MARRIED WITH A CHILD AND THANK GOD MY CHILD WAS NOT IN THE CAR BECAUSE NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAR SEAT IS DEEMED UNUSABLE AND THE STROLLER AS WELL THAT WAS IN THE TRUNK DUE TO THE ACCIDENT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE INSURANCE THE TOW COMPANIES THE POLICE DEEMED IT A TOTAL LOSS AND WE'RE SHOCKED THAT WE WERE ALIVE AND WALKING DUE TO NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS CAR SWERVED AND WENT INTO A HOUSE. I SUFFER FROM HEADACHES AND NECK AND NECK INJURY AND AT THE MASSAGE PARLORS GETTING MASSAGE OUT THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK. I'M JUST ADD AN OZ BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED NONE AND IT WENT THROUGH A HOUSE AGAIN THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR I ONLY HAD IT TWO MONTHS SO BUYING IT FROM A DEALERSHIP YOU WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE OR THEY WOULD HAVE TOOK CARE OF THE RECALLS NOW I'M OUT ON VEHICLE NOT BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS BUT DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND ALSO I'M IN PAIN WHICH IS DO I BELIEVE TO THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING
HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DULL THAT YOU CAN BARELY SEE THREE FEET IN FRONT OF YOU. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NO HELP. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL BEHIND THE BULB AND IT FADES OVER TIME. VERY DANGEROUS . HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BRIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. MY CAR STARTED THIS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
ON THE 14TH OF JUNE, 2019 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. WHEN SUDDENLY I FELT MY CAR POWER DECREASING AS I PRESSED THE GAS. SOON AS THAT HAPPEN I NEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHER I TOOK THE NEAREST EXITED TO LOCAL STREET AND FOUND A SAFE AREA TO CHECK MY CAR. TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND I STARTED DRIVING SGAIN IT SEEMED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED BUT AFTER ABOUT 10 LATER IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE GAS. SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WE TOOK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR HAS DIED AND IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT WILL COST ME ALOT OF MONEY. SO I CALLED A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WILL. COST ME $3000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. SO MY NEXT OPTION WAS TO CHECK WITH NISSAN IF THEY WILL HELP ME SO I CALLED THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE SO THEY ASKED HOW MUCH MILES I HAD IN THE CAR AND I TOLD THEM 70,000 MILES. BUT SADLY THEY TOLD ME MY WARRANT END AT 60,000 MILES. I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK SO AT THE END IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TO GET IT FIXED AND COSTED ME AROUND $2000. WORST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH WITH THIS CAR. WHAT SURPRISED ME IS THAT I ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT SINCE THE FIRST TIME I GOT IT I MADE SURE ALL MAINTENANCE THAT WAS NEEDED FOR IT WAS DONE BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT MY TRANSMISSION DIED AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. SO HOPEFULLY THIS HELP IN ANYWAY FOR OTHER WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.
VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION, I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL POWER. I IT MOVED VERY LITTLE, THEN FINALLY IT MOVED NORMALLY. I WAS SCARED ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD HIT ME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR HAS 70K MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH.
AS MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DROP SPEED FROM 70 MILES TO ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. AS I TRIED TO SPEED UP BY ACCELERATING, THE SPEED WOULD NOT GO HIGHER AND WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO DROP. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SEE I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY AND WOULD SLOW DOWN WHEN THEY GOT CLOSE AND GO AROUND ME, SO I AM GLAD NO ACCIDENTS HAPPENED SINCE WE WERE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN HIGH SPEED WHEN THIS STARTED TO OCCUR. WE DROVE LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES SINCE WE WERE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN. AT SOME POINTS IT FELT AS THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO TURN OFF WHILE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD JERK WHILE DRIVING AND SPEED UP ON IT'S OWN AS WELL AT TIMES. WHEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT THE CAR SAID IT WAS GOING 60 MILES PER AND I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. IT WOULD NOT BREAK AS I STEPPED ON THE BREAK, TAKING IT A WHILE TO RESPOND. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AFTER I ACCELERATED, AND AFTER A WHILE START TO MOVE SLOWLY AND GAIN SPEED VERY SLOWLY. AN ERROR ALSO APPEARED BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT DISPLAYED.
CAR STARTED HESITATING WHILE DRIVING 75 ON THE INTERSTATE AND LOST POWER WENT TO 10 MPH THEN THE RPMS WILL GO UP BUT THE CAR HESITATES AND JERKS SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD IT TESTED ITS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SENSOR WHICH CANT BE REPLACED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THIS CAR HAS LESS THEN 80000 MILES THATS INSANE
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR MILES OVER 60,000. WHEN AT STOP LIGHT AND TRY TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES, CAR DOES NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. WHILE DRIVING, CAR DOES NOT SWITCH GEARS AND CAR SLOWS DOWN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS, IT WILL BE DEADLY ONE DAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE VEHICLES CAN BE SOLD. AFTER MANY PEOPLE LOSE THEIR LIVES, SOMEONE WILL NOTICE. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS ON CITY STREETS AND ALSO INTERSTATE DRIVING.
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON LOCAL HIGHWAYS DURING AFTERNOON RUSH HOURS. MY VEHICLE STARTS TO STRAIN TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION HAS TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION. IF AT A COMPLETE STOP IT STRAINS TO GO FORWARD. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN VEHICLE OFF SET FOR ABOUT 20 MINS. AND IT DRIVES OKAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEK.. ON 6-25-19 PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THIS IS A SIGNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GETTING READY TO GO OUT. I ASKED IF HE COULD CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL AND HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE ISN'T A DIP STICK TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control activated, the radar obstruction message was displayed, causing the cruise control to deactivate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the radar was faulty and needed to be replaced, along with a radar alignment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. NO LIGHTS ARE INDICATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND I'VE HAD TO THE DEALER WITH NO CODE SHOWING UP. WHEN SEARCHING THE PROBLEM SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE . PLEASE HELP! THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY DURING POINT A TO POINT B. CITY DRIVING ETC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE UNDERWENT A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) FAILED TO PROPERLY CHANGE OVER FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 65 MPH TO LESS THAN 45 MPH, WHICH CAUSED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN CAUTIOUSLY TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO PRIORITY NISSAN RICHMOND (16301 PRIORITY WAY, CHESTER, VA 23831, (804) 414-0550). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BASED ON THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE REPAIRED ON 05/03/19 PRIOR TO BREAKDOWN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SEAT BELT FOR THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND COULD ONLY STRAP IN ONE CHILD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROCKAWAY NISSAN (600 BURNSIDE AVE, INWOOD, NY 11096, (516) 341-7384) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
I PURCHASED A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA IN 2017. AFTER ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICED IT STARTED TO JERK WHEN I ACCELERATED. SINCE MY OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE. ONCE I HIT 70,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME. JUST 10,000 MILES OVER THEIR FACTORY WARRANTY. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY IN THE PAST. HOWEVER, SINCE MY CAR IS A 2016 IT IS NOT COVERED IN THAT WARRANTY EXTENSION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS. RATHER THAN FIXING THE ISSUE THEY EXTENDED IT ON OLDER MODELS, AND LEFT EVERYONE ELSE TO FIX IT ON OUR OWN DIME. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYONE OF THEIR VEHICLES NOT JUST A SELECT FEW OLDER MODELS. I HAVE OWNED A NISSAN FOR 12 YEARS. NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. SINCE THEY OBVIOUSLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE THEIR VEHICLES
ON MAY 12, 2019 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON I 95 NORTH IN BROWARD COUNTY FL. I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AT EXIT 19 N ( PEMBROKE RD). I DIDN'T NOTICE A CAR IN MY BLIND SPOT ON MY RIGHT, WHEN I DID NOTICE THE CAR I YANKED MY WHEEL TO MY LEFT. I YANKED IT SO HARD THAT MY VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. IT GOT HIT ON ALL 4 SIDES, WITH THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE BEING ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE. I RECEIVED A CARELESS DRIVING TICKET. TICKET NUMBER AB5MP1E GIVEN TO ME BY A BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICER.
THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING RPM RUNS HIGH AND WHEN I PUSH GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE GROUND IT DOES NOT HAVE SPEED AND ROLLED BACK GOING UPHILL FROM A STOP DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. OBDII CODE P0776
MY ALTIMA STARTED HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUE, TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER WHO ADVISED A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FOUND OUT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED AND COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED PLAN I PAID FOR; NOT COVERED BY NISSAN AT ALL. CAR HAD 79K MILES ON IT. A REMAN REPLACED AS SY(WHAT EVER THIS CODE MEANS)
HAVE A 2106 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT WAS PURCHASED FROM ENTERPRISE SALES ON MAY 2018 WITH 44000 + MILES ON THE CAR. AROUND MAY 2019 CAR STARTING TO SHUTTER AND ACCELERATE AND JERK ON IT'S OWN AND SOMETIMES SEEMING AS THOUGH THE CAR LOSE POWER WHEN STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. THE MORNING OF MAY 8, 2019 ON MY WAY TO WORK, AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK REALLY BAD AND LOSE POWER. I DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME TO BE SAFE. SCHEDULED A APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN THE NEXT DAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. I WAS GIVEN A LOANER UNTIL THE CAR WAS REPAIRED ON MAY 16, 2019.
CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, DELAYED CHANGING OF GEARS, NO RESPONSE OF GAS PEDAL. MY ALTIMA ROLLS INTO TRAFFIC WITH ME PRESSING THE GAS THERE IS A 3-5 SECOND DELAY BEFORE TAKING OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. NO ONE WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT NOW IT WON'T SHIFT. IT REVS HIGH AND WILL NOT TRANSFER TO WHEELS.
I NOTICED THAT THE FRON DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE. THERE IS PLAY ROOM WHERE IT MOVES FROM ONE CORNER TO THE OTHER. THIS WIGGLE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN I BRAKE AND I TAKE OFF FROM BEING ON A STAND STILL.
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AFTER ENGINE IS WARM, WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, THERE IS ABOUT 5-6 SECOND DELAY BEFORE CAR WILL GO. IF YOU ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP, IT MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. IT IS GETTING TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT, SINCE YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL DO THIS. THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN IF I AM IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC.
CVT HAD INTERNAL FAILURES RESULTING IN A SUDDEN NOT SHIFTING, SHUDDERING, AND SLIPPING, ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS.
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60 MPH, LACKED FORWARD POWER. TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY VEHICLE UNSAFE DUE TO LACK OF MOTIVE POWER TAKEN TO ADVANCE AUTO FOR DIAGNOSTIC. PRESSURE SENSOR SWITCH TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P0841 (ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID SENSOR). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,000 PARTS AND LABOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NISSAN OF ELIZABETH CITY LOCATED AT 1712 N ROAD ST, ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909, (252) 338-5161 WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. PIIR=Y. AH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS, WHEN NECESSARY, IN ANY GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED FROM 1,500 TO 4,000; HOWEVER, THE SPEED REDUCED FROM 80 TO 40 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE AND DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. GOODMAN CHEVROLET CADILLAC NISSAN (1003 HAPPY VALLEY RD, GLASGOW, KY 42141, (270) 678-1300), JIM JOHNSON NISSAN (2200 SCOTTSVILLE RD, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42104, (270) 781-6770), AND AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC WERE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR STARTED MESSING UP AFTER I CAME BACK FROM TEXAS. IT WAS DOING FINE UNTIL IT STARTED LOSING POWER. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS IT WAS GOING SLOW AND I COULD PRESS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. THE DEALER THAT I GOT IT FROM (CAR KING) HAVE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND THEY ARE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK SMITH NISSAN OF COLUMBIA (LOCATED AT 9940 TWO NOTCH RD, COLUMBIA, SC 29223, (803) 256-6600) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE WAS DUPLICATED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I GOT MESSAGE FROM CAR DASHBOARD LIKE DOOR OPENED. IMMIDIATELY GOT PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND CLOSED THE DOOR. AFTER THAT STARTED THE CAR DROVE FEW HUNDRED MILE STOPPED IN REST AREA GOT TO KNOW BACKSIDE PASSENGER GLASS WINDOW IS DOWN . I GOT FIXED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 17V040000 BUT ITS STILL FAILED
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA 38,000 ML I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE RPM WENT UP BUT THE MPH WOULDN'T MOVE. I HAD THE GAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED, FINALLY MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND THEN TOOK OFF. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME (02/28/2019) I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY RAN TESTS BUT NO CODES COME BACK. THEY DROVE IT 30 MILES AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK RIGHT AWAY. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO LET THEM KNOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEY TOLD ME THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS IN 4 DAYS BEFORE THEY CAN SEE ME. THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN IT.
ADDITION TO THE PPL GIVING ME THE READING FOR MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT...TRANSMISSION FLUID (SOMETHING WITH MY TRANSMISSION) I'VE BEEN HAVING A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM MY PASSENGER TIRE WHEN I HIT BUMPS..I'VE TOOK IT BACK TO CARMAXX TO GET IT SERVICE AND IT STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE AND WHEN I START UP MY CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE I GUESS UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP AND IT'S REAL LOUD IN THE WINTER AND I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO THE DEALER..THEY CLAIM THEY FIXED AND IT STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE..I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH EITHER..IT'S A 2016 NISSAN ALTIMA..
2016 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5SR CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 26K MILES. WHILE IN MOTION GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN CRUISING SPEED AND RPMS FLUCTUATED INTENSELY UP AND DOWN. FELT VERY UNSAFE WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND FEARED OTHER VEHICLES COULD HAVE STRUCK ME WHILE HAVING NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE SPEED. BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND CONFIRMED IT IS AN ISSUE WITH CVT TRANSMISSION REQUIRING $4K CVT TRANSMISSION REPAIR, LUCKILY COVERED UNDER 5 YEAR, 60K MILE WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE SEEMS COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD HAVE ITS POWERTRAIN CVT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENDED ON NEWER MODELS TO 10 YEARS, 120,000 MILES JUST LIKE THE 2003-2010 YEAR MODELS WITH THE CVT HAVE RECEIVED.
I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN I'M DRIVING WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN I CAN'T ACCELERATE. I'LL HAVE THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT NOTHING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENING. THE GAS PEDAL IS FULLY DEPRESSED AND YET THE CAR SLOWS DOWN THE WAY IT WOULD IF YOU TOOK YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH. BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW 2 YEARS AGO. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND THEY BOTH TELL ME THEY AREN'T GETTING A CODE SO THEY CAN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. ONE OF THE NISSAN MECHANICS ROAD TESTED IT WITH ME AND EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT I'M STILL BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I SUSPECT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CVT. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS - 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, 30 MPH ON THE STREET, 45-60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE RPM WENT WAY UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO ABOVE 60 MPH.
CAR SEATS DONT WORK PROPERLY AND WONT ADJUST. BATTERY HAS TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. CAR LIGHTS BLINKS ON AND OFF OWN ITS OWN. CAR WINT DETECT KEY. CAR WONT CRANK ST TIMES. CAR MAKES SOUND AS IF ITS SHUTDOWNING. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE HAS.
I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO GO FORWARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I PUSHED HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. I WAS ON A CITY STREET. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RAN A FREE TEST AND SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $130 TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THAT WOULD LET ME KNOW IF IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NINE MONTHS AGO AT 30,000 MILES AND NOW IT IS OVER 60,000 MILE S. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. NISSAN KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND YOU HAVE DRIVERS WITH COMPLAINTS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHEN THEIR CARS WILL HESITATE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. FAMILIES ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING AND THESE CARS HESITATE. THAT IS GOING TO BE A DEADLY SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN.
THE PASSENGER DOOR LASH WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY
PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR FAILED AFTER BEING REPLACED, AIRBAG STAYS OFF WHILE PASSENGER IN SEAT. SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE SEAT IS IN OCCUPIED.
Sometimes when you push the gas to take off after coming to a stop my 2016 Altima will not accelerate for several seconds. The RPMs will go high but the car won't move for several seconds and then it moves very slow for several more seconds. If it doesn't straighten up on its own I've discovered I can turn the car off for a few seconds and restart it. When I do this the transmission will work again. I've almost been struck by another car more than once when I attempted to pull out of a business and my car "stalls". I think Nesaun should fix this problem before someone is killed or seriously hurt. This has been an ongoing problem since I got the car in 2019 with 35000 miles on it.
WHILE I WAS DIVING ON THE 495 HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA, WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO PUSH HARDER ON THE GAS TO MOVE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND CUT THE CAR FOR ABOUT 15-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT START AGAIN. THIS IS A 2016 CAR I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCE ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAID FOR THIS CAR SINCE THE CAR WARRANT EXPIRED AT THE RIGHT TIME.
MY VEHICLE'S CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 97,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS EVERYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED WITH THIS TRANSMISSION - VIBRATIONS, WILDLY FLUCTUATING RPMS AND FREQUENT DOWNSHIFTS. WITHIN A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I FEEL LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED WHEN MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. AFTER MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $4,087 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, I CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND REQUESTED THEY COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST OF THE CVT BUT THEY REFUSED. NO THREE-YEAR-OLD, NORMALLY-DRIVEN VEHICLE UNDER 100,000 MILES SHOULD EVER HAVE ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE NISSAN CVT PROBLEM IS A NATIONAL TRAVESTY. I WAS A NISSAN CUSTOMER FOR LIFE BUT WILL NEVER PURCHASE NOR ENDORSE THEIR VEHICLES EVER AGAIN.