2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM. REPLACED BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES BUT LIGHTS REALLY NOT VISIBLE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR IN RAIN.

WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT DIED AT IN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STARTED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR DIED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. CAR HAS 123000 MILES WITH NEVER AN ISSUE WITH CVT.. DEALER TOLD US IT WILL COST 4,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T FAIL AT 123 000 MILES. *TR

INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE TREMBLED AND CUT OFF AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT IT THREW A CODE WITH FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR ISSUE IN TRANSMISSION. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH USED ONE...SAME CODE. REPLACED THAT ONE WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THROWING THE SAME CODE. IF TRYING TO ENTER ROAD, IT MAY FEEL STRONG ENOUGH TO ENTER HIGHWAY, THEN LOSSES THROTTLE RESPONSE. IT MAY CONTINUE WITH ABOUT 20 MPH SPEED. THEN AGAIN, IT MAY START OFF ALRIGHT AND BECOMES OBVIOUS AT SOME SPEEDS THAT THE RPM IS GREATER THAN IT SHOULD BE FOR THE SPEED VEHICLE IS MOVING. NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR WELL OVER 2 WEEKS AND HAVE NO ANSWERS. ASKED THEM TO CHECK ELECTRICAL AND THE COMPUTER, STILL NO ANSWERS AND HARDLY ANY COMMUNICATIONS AT ALL. IT IS WELL DOCUMENTED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ARE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, BUT AFTER THE ISSUES EXPERIENCED, THIS COULD BE A POSSIBLE COMPUTER ISSUE. EITHER WAY IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND A LOT OF MONEY SPENT WITH NO RESULTS. *TR

(1) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FAULTY. IT IS ALWAYS LIT AS 'OFF' EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER ON THE SEAT. (2) CAR JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I TRIED CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THERE WAS A DELAY AND THEN THE CAR JERKED. AS I TRIED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ADVANCE AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. I THEN PARKED AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE/ REV WHILE IN PARK. MY CAR IS UP TO DATE ON EVERYTHING. I'M AFRAID THIS COULD HAPPEN ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THERE WAS A LAG IN BETWEEN WHEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AND THE RPM AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITH THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL THE VEHICLE REVVED UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSH TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,045.

LIGHTING ON THE 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA IS A SAFETY RISK AND POTENTIAL LIABILITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE VISIBILITY WITH THE STOCK LIGHTS WILL LIMIT YOUR VISIBILITY AND PUTS YOU AND PASSENGERS AT RISK. THIS HAS TO BE CORRECTED AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY NISSAN. THE LIGHT THAT IS ILLUMINATING HAS TO BE OUT OF CODE FOR A LEGAL ACCEPTABLE VEHICLE. *TR

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT LIGHT OUT AT NIGHT. EVEN AFTER REPLACING WITH THE SAME TYPE BULB OR EVEN HIGH DEFINITION BULBS, NONE OF THEM PROJECT LIGHT. I CANNOT SEE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LOW BEAMS. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. *TR

FRONT HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROJECT OUT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO FARTHER WHEN DRIVING CAUSING A HUGE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW THE ROADS , YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS AHEAD OF YOU UNLIKE OTHER VEHICLES DO, AND WHEN IT RAINS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HEAD LIGHTS ON SO YOU I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND WHEN PASSING OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE TO SHUT THE HIGH BEAMS OFF AND I CANNOT SEE THE ROAD , I HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE , THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR THIS I HAVE OWNED A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA AND DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHAT SO EVER , THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ,

CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE TURNING LEFT. STARTED AGAIN, BUT DIED WHEN PUT IN GEAR. PUSHED IT OUT OF THE ROAD AFTER TRAFFIC CLEARED. ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IN FOR REPAIRS NEXT DAY, BUT IT SPUTTERED AND DIED HALFWAY THERE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS $4300.00 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. DEALER SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM AND THAT THE 3 OUTSTANDING RECALLS WERE FOR MINOR SAFETY ADJUSTMENTS. CLEARLY LYING TO ME GIVEN THE WEALTH OF DATA REGARDING SIMILAR TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR I HAVE FOUND ONLINE. AT NO POINT WAS THERE A WARNING/HAZARD/ENGINE LIGHT ON. VERY VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

CANT GET CAR TO GO FROM PUT TO DRIVE ALWAYS GOTTA KEEP RESTARTING I THINK ITS SHIFT LOCK I KEEP PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE AND HAVE TOO DO IT 3 OR 4 TIMES VERY STRESSFUL. *TR