2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

I RECEIVED A SERVICE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM NISSAN TOWARD THE END OF 2019 REGARDING THE REAR LOWER LINK ON OUR 2013 ALTIMA. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALERTING ME THAT IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE REAR LOWER LINK AND PERFORM THE REPAIR, THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIRST REMOVE BOLTS, NUTS, AND OTHER PARTS, WHICH COULD INADVERTENTLY BECOME DAMAGED. THE TECHNICIAN WENT ON TO SAY THESE PARTS WERE NOT COVERED AND THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ASSOCIATED COSTS. I ALSO LEARNED THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION, WHICH WAS SUPRISING. WE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER IN DELAWARE, AND IT WAS ONLY IN THE NORTHERN CLIMATE FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS, AND DOWN IN FLORIDA SINCE. I CONTACTED THE ESCALATION HOTLINE AT NISSAN AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO COVER THESE COSTS. MY REQUEST WAS DENIED. MY BELIEF IS THAT NISSAN PRODUCED THE 2013 ALTIMA WITH INFERIOR PARTS AND COMPONENTS, AND SHOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR ALL COSTS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS SERVICE RECALL. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THIS REPAIR COULD JEAPARDISE OUR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND OVERALL SAFETY. CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST?

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR BEGAN JERKING BACK AND FORTH BEFORE COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF. I WAS WITH MY SMALL CHILD IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHENEVER I'D PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I'M ONE OF HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS KNOWN TO SPECIFICALLY AFFECT 2013 MODELS. MY CHILD AND I NEARLY GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

PURCHASED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA,07/2013 ON FEBRUARY 2014. ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE, ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASETHE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM .IT WAS DIFFICULT DRIVING WITHOUT USING THE HIGH BEAM WHEN L COULD. THE FORUM'S L VIEWED, STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2013-2018. VISIT THE DEALER TODAY FOR RECALLS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ISSUE IS NOT COVER BY WARRANTY.

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES IN ONE YEAR, THE SUSPENSION IS GIVING UP AND THE DRIVER SEAT IS ALWAYS BRAKING

WHENEVER I DRIVE MY CAR ON A CITY STREET AND MY SPEED IS 40MPH OR LESS IT STARTS TO JERK REAL BAD AND THE LOWER THE SPEED THE MORE IT JERKS. WHEN I DOWN SHIFT TO 1 OR 2 WITH THE COLUMN HANDLE THE JERKING IS NOT AS BAD. THIS ACTION BEGAN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO.THERE IS 70.000 MLS ON THE CAR.

LOWBEAMS HAVE DIMMED TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS I USE HIGHBEAMS. LOWBEAMS ARE LIKE DRIVING WITH PARKING LIGHTS ONLY

LAST WEEK I HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A REAR CONTROL ARM WHILE DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR COSTING ME 700 DOLLARS IN REPAIR WITH A USED PART AS AN EMERGENCY FIX. REAR PASSENGER SIDE. TODAY AFTER HAVING BY CAR BACK THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM SNAPPED THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD IN TOWN AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THESE CARS ARE CERTAIN TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF NISSAN DOESN'T ADDRESS THEM. I AM FURIOUS AND SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I KNOW THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE. I NEED SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS.

AIR BAG HAS HAD RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF BUT NOW HAS AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON. ALSOHDADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM WHEN DRIVING. NEW BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.

THE FRONT LOW BEAM REGULAR HEADLIGHTS ARE WAY TOO DIM NOW, THERE'S BARELY ANY ILLUMINATION. MY WIFE WAS JUST PULLED OVER LAST NIGHT AS THE OFFICER THOUGHT SHE HAD HER LIGHTS OFF. IT'S BEEN THIS WAY FOR A WHILE AND SO MANY PEOPLE ONLINE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BULBS THEMSELVES ARE JUST FINE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE REFLECTIVE COATING IN THE PROJECTOR HOUSING THAT BURNS OFF AND THEN IT BASICALLY STOPS PROJECTING ANY LIGHT OUT. VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW GETTING PULLED OVER. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL AS YOU CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT. LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ALTIMA/2013/LIGHTS/DIM_LOW_BEAMS.SHTML

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE SHUDDERS BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPM. IT BEHAVES WORSE AT 1500RPM AND WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. I HAVE TO STEP ON THE GAS AND ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO ESCAPE OR AVOID THE SHUDDER OR HAVE TO COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS. IT HAS SHUDDERED SO STRONGLY THAT I HAVE FEARED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION. I ALSO FEAR I WILL BE IN A SITUATION WHERE RAPID ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION WOULD BE DANGEROUS.