2013 NISSAN ALTIMA Complaints

VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING WHEN STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, INTERSECTIONS, STOP SIGNS OR WHENEVER THE BRAKE WAS USED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ENGINE COMPLETELY DIES BUT WILL START AGAIN BUT CANNOT BE USED TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST (AAMCO) DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 ALTIMA WITH 73,000 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 85MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELL A SUDDEN SURGE IN POWER THE RPM WENT FROM 2,400 TO 5,300 SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND MY ENGINE DIED I ALMOST GOT INTO A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT BUT LUCKILY THE PERSON BEHIND ME WASN'T ON THERE PHONE BUT THEY HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BEACAUSE MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN QUICKLY PROBABLY BEACAUSE OF THE JATCO CVT BUT ONCE I AM PULLED OVER I AM GOING THROUGH MY GLOVE BOX TO FIND THE ROADSIDE EMERGENCY CARD WITH A NUMBER ON IT BUT I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE FROM 2 YEARS AGO THAT SAID THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS YOUR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK AND I NEED TO TAKE IT IN TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY OR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR WELL WHEN I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED I HAD 55,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THAT IS 55,000 MILES OF DAMAGE HAPPENING TO MY TRANSMISSION SO I CALLED NISSAN AND TOLD THEM SINCE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE A CAR AND THAT I ALMOST DIED IN A CAR WRECK BEACAUSE OF THEM THAT THEY NEED TO SEND ME A TOW TRUCK ASAP TO TOW IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SENT ME ONE BUT THEY DID NOT PAY FORE IT SO 200 DOLLARS LATER I AM SITTING IN MY BROCKEN CAR IN A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND I WENT IN AND TOLD THEM SINCE THEY CAN'T BUILD A TRANSMISSION THAT WON'T GET SOMEONE KILLED THEY NEED TO PUT A NEW ONE IN MY CAR THAT EORKS AND OF COURSE THEY REFUSED TO DO IT SO I GAVE IT TO THEM AND THEY LOWBALLED ME AND GAVE ME 4,000 DOLLERS FORE THE CAR WHATEVER I WAS SO MAD AT THAT MOMENT THEN I DROVE MY BUT OVER TO HYUNDAI AND GOT ME A 2020 HYUNDAI SONATA LIMITED.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. HIGH BEAMS ARE REQUIRED FOR NIGHT DRIVING AND THAT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT BLINDS THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF THE CAR.

THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DULL, RESULTING IN POOR VISION. HIGH BEAMS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO SEE ANY DISTANCE. IN BAD WEATHER THIS IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE ROAD HAZARDS.

THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR HAS FAILED. THE AIR BAG IS ALWAYS OFF WITH A RED WARNING ON THE CONSOLE, REGARDLESS IF THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER OR NOT. OTHER ALTIMA'S OF THAT MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH NISSAN WANTS TO REPLACE THE SENSOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE POLICE WAS ON SCENE. HOWEVER, NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS TRANSPORTED BY THE AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWN SA 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MONKEN NISSAN LOCATED AT (1741 W MCCORD ST, CENTRALIA, IL 62801) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRINKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE CITY STREET I DON'T BELIEVE I HIT ANYTHING. AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A SCRAPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR AREA OF MY CAR AS I PROCEEDED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. AS I WAS IN MOTION GOING HOME I FELT THE CAR DRIVING A BIT DIFFERENT LIKE I WAS DRIVING WITH A FLAT TIRE. I STOPPED GOT OUT CHECKED MY TIRES EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I CONTINUED ON SLOWLY AND QUIETLY TO LISTEN TO MY CAR THIS TIME I FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS DRIVING OFF TRACK LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT BUT MY CAR WAS SLOWLY GOING A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. AS I MADE IT HOME I PARKED AND LOOKED AT MY CAR AGAIN FROM EVERY ANGLE THIS TIME I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. MY REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS GOING FACING INWARD. I LOOK UNDER MY CAR FROM THE BACK AND I NOTICE SOMETHING WAS HANGING LIKE A PIPE.

WITH TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY MAY AS WELL NOT BE ON AT ALL AFTER DARK. IT ISN'T THE BULBS THEMSELVES, BUT AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLAMP. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, AND I CAN BARELY DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT-- LET ALONE DRIVE IT SAFELY. I'VE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER NISSAN ALTIMAS MADE IN 2013 AND 2014 THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AT ALL TIMES, EXCEPT WHEN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FAILING FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND GETTING STEADILY WORSE EACH DAY.

I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING BUT MY CAR ISN'T GETTING HOT. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TO BE DIAGNOSED THEY SAID MY VALVE COVER GASKET IS LEAKING OIL IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND MY COILS AND PLUGS ARE SITTING IN OIL. THE STRONG BURNING SMELL COMES THROUGH MY AIR VENTS. AND WHEN THE OIL HITS THE EXHAUST IT SMOKES. I PRAY IT DOESN'T CATCH ON FIRE.