2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

HEADLIGHTS VERY DIM, CANT SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS YOU USE THE BRIGHTS, VERY DANGEROUS, AND PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS OFF, COMMON PROBLEM ON A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA.

THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK (P) POSITION WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN SHIFT LOCK ISSUE BASED ON SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AS WELL AS NISSAN OWNER TESTIMONIES. THE FAULT AS IT WAS EXPLAINED BY A NISSAN TECHNICIAN WAS THE SHIFTER SHORTS-OUT THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID WHICH ENGAGES THE UNLOCK FOR THE SHIFTER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE IS ROUGHLY $800 BY REPLACING THE SHIFT HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND THIS "REPAIR" IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF A LOW COST SOLENOID SWITCH. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE OF FAULTY DESIGN. ACCORDING TO NISSAN, THIS IS NOT A SAFETY OR DESIGN ISSUE, BUT WEAR AND TEAR OF THE VEHICLE. HOPEFULLY NHTSA WILL REVIEW THE FACTS OF THESE COMMON OCCURRENCES AND DETERMINE IF IT IS INDEED WORTHY OF RECALL REPAIR.

TERRIBLE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED COUPLE LOW BEAM BULB IN ORDER TO INCREASE NIGHT VISION, BUT THE RESULT DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH. I DO NOT SEE ANY ROADS CLEARLY WHEN I DRIVE NIGHT TIME SO IT'S NOT SAFE AT ALL.

UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE SHIFT LOCK SEEMS TO BE STUCK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR AND OTHER YEARS OF THIS MODEL AND MAKE.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING, STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LONGER MOVE. HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO MOVE AND EVEN THEN IT TOOK A SECOND FOR IT TO START MOVING. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE GIVEN AND NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. TOOK IT TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND WAS TOLD THAT THOSE VEHICLES HAVE SHOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. *TR

REPLACED THE BATTERY AND NOW BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIKE IS ON AND WON'T START. BRAKES ARE HARD. CAR WAS PARKED FOR 2 DAYS AND CAME OUT TO A DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY AND THE COPPER BATTERY CONNECTOR. WENT TO START IT AND THEN ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES HAPPENED. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE DETERIORATED OVER TIME AND NOW I CANNOT SEE AT NIGHT UNLESS I AM USING MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. I WORK AT NIGHT A LOT AND IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M VERY SCARED.

THE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID HAS FAILED IN THE CAR. I CAN NOT TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK.THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG NISSANS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS DEALERS HAVE SAID THAT THE PIECE IN THE SHIFT LOCK THAT NISSAN USES IS DEFECTIVE. NISSAN IS REQUIRING ME TO PAY $1,000 TO FIX.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON (UNTIL AFTER THE FACT) OR PRIOR WARNING.

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPM. ALSO, IT WILL DO THE SAME SHUDDER AT HIGHWAY SPEED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WORSE THE WARMER THE TRANSMISSION GETS.