10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,884 miles

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problem #92

Mar 292026

Altima

  • miles
The hood to my car randomly unlatched and smashed my windshield while I was going 30mph.

- South Park Township, PA, USA

problem #91

Nov 062025

Altima

  • miles
The hood latch disengaged while driving at a speed of around 35 MPH. There were no injuries reported and the vehicle was brought to Nissan for repair.

- York, PA, USA

problem #90

May 012025

Altima

  • miles
None

- Desoto, TX, USA

problem #89

Jan 172025

Altima

  • miles
Myn hood Latch is not operating properly. If hood is completely closed it is very hard to reopen with the latch. Apparently there was a recall but I did not receive any notice.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

problem #88

Feb 192025

Altima

  • miles
i am original owner. Twice now in the early morning I have found my trunk automatically opened with out reason. I thought maybe i did it by mistake but i clearly did not after 2nd time. Never has this happened in my life to any of my cars. After looking online I found other owners also experienced same occurrence with this 2015 Altima. I understand it could be anything, bad battery in hand clicker, faulty electrical switch, etc. I located the on/off switch in the glove compartment and turned it off. Now, i just have to remember to turn it on/off all the time so i don't find the trunk opened again. I could get my car stolen if i leave my car out side and go out of town. 1) if there is a recall to get this electrical fixed, please let me known. Thank you

- San Pedro, CA, USA

problem #87

Dec 022024

Altima

  • miles
My husband was pulling in a parking spot and heard a pop like noise and went out to inspect the car and saw the rear tire was falling off the car. We are told it was the lower suspension link

- Belvidere, IL, USA

problem #86

Mar 042024

Altima

  • miles
Transmission

- Chicago , IL, USA

problem #85

Jan 202024

Altima

  • miles
The rear control arm on the driver side snapped while my wife was driving. Now the rear side sways

- Williston, ND, USA

problem #84

Nov 022023

Altima

  • miles
The left and right rear control arms both snapped. The right one has been repaired and the left one is in the mechanic shop to be worked on next week. The right rear control arm snapped while I was driving two months ago. The left rear control arm snapped while I was driving last night. Both times the car was violently shaking and pulling left and right off of the road and into the other lane. The vehicle was only inspected by the mechanics that have worked on it and myself. The warning lamps turned on immediately but not before the arm snapped and the shaking began.

- Bloomington, IL, USA

problem #83

May 222023

Altima

  • miles
Please see this other report I filled out: 11526603. Thus far have paid about $1100 to get new, steering fluid, repair brakes, get a new battery, transmission fluid, and fuel injection service. They said this would fix the problem. The problem was not fixed. I took the car back again and they kept it several hours. Their higher level mechanic still couldn-??t figure out a problem. Now, the car has a new weird noise. When I drove it this morning, it sounded like there was a motorcycle driving nearby, yet I couldn-??t see one. Then I figured out, it was my own engine, making some extra noise. I-??m going to try to get into a different mechanic tomorrow. God help me. So now two problems: steering and engine. I hope the car will make it to the mechanic.

- Brookfield, WI, USA

problem #82

Feb 202023

Altima 4-cyl

  • miles
I bought 2015 Nissan Altima from Cars Express on 2/17/2023. He breached verabal agreement and will not fix the safety issues. I paid him for the paint job on front bumper and paid for the paint. Witnesses that he would pay then refused pay the paint men so I paid them once vehicle was in my possession front blinkers do not work headlight out. Safety sensor is cut. Air bag light came on and says air bags not on check engine light came on.. I tried to talk to him about safety concerns and I asked to return the vehicle for full payment including the paint and paint job I already paid him. The car was a salvage rebuilt and the hood of the car needed to be aligned that wasn-??t done, safety concern is hood might open while I-??m driving. He defrauded/scammed me. I-??m stuck with an vehicle that is not safe, he does his own repairs which he told me he takes them a mechanic. He buys wrecks and chop shop fixes them. The car was inspected on 1/14/2023 by [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Wadesboro, NC, USA

problem #81

Jul 202022

Altima

  • miles
Acceleration isn-??t steady. Sometimes at a stop, the car won-??t go for a few seconds and when it does, it jolts. When driving, the RPM also seems to go crazy, it doesn-??t stay steady like other cars I-??ve driven. Someone can inspect the car but I don-??t have money to pay, and I can-??t travel to a dealership for inspection either. When the acceleration decides to mess up, it-??s dangerous especially at stop signs or stop lights that there are blind spots in, I-??m terrified of getting hit because of the car failing to accelerate. The car hasn-??t been inspected by anyone that I know of. It is a salvage rebuilt vehicle so I-??m assuming the dealer that I bought it from checked everything before selling it. There was also no warning message whenever these things happen.

- Grapeland, TX, USA

problem #80

Jan 012022

Altima

  • miles
My headlights are very dim (very dangerous) to the point I can-??t see 10 feet when the sun goes down. I never got a recall notice for Nissan 2013-2018 dim headlights. I need Nissan to remedy my car and have the headlamps replaced ASAP since I use the car to drive my elderly parents to their appts because I am their caregiver.

- Des Moines , IA, USA

problem #79

Oct 092022

Altima 4-cyl

  • miles
My husband was driving down a flat, smooth, paved road at 30 mph when both control arms on his vehicle broke. The car started "fish tailing" wildly, making the car extremely difficult to control and nearly causing an accident with my child in the car. No one has inspected it except for the dealer (in Jamestown, N.Y.). There were no warning lights or sounds on the dashboard prior to the incident and no indications of any failures after the incident either. My husband heard an odd sound at the exact moment the car started "fish tailing" wildly.

- Rochester, NY, USA

problem #78

Jul 032022

Altima

  • miles
Driver side rear door lock malfunction. Will not lock or unlock with power button or keyless remote system. Manual lock very hard to lock/unlock.

- Philadelphia, MS, USA

problem #77

Aug 062022

Altima

  • miles
My car battery died as I turned off the engine in a parking lot. I was unable to unlock the electronic locks. I was stuck in my car for 20 minutes at 100 degree heat before help arrived and was able to assist. There is not a manual unlock mechanism in the interior of the car that would have helped me. I even searched online for any way to let me exit the car with no electricity. If I had been farther away, my health would-??ve been very compromised- I am just lucky I did not have a child with me. As a person with multiple health issues, this scenario has me absolutely terrified.

- Bellevue, NE, USA

problem #76

Mar 122020

Altima

  • miles
I have been in 2 accidents and air bag have never exploded. The air bag does not work and I have been to Nissan several times.

- Decatur , GA, USA

problem #75

Jun 282022

Altima

  • miles
Both driver side and passenger sun visors will no longer stay in the up position. At any time while driving the sun visor falls and blocks the view of the road. The dealer has not confirmed this problem. I know many individuals who own the same make and model that are experiencing the same problems. The only warning was the sun visor was difficult flipping up or down.

- Fair Oaks, CA, USA

problem #74

Jun 012022

Altima

  • miles
When I pull on handle to open my hood, it does not open.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #73

Apr 252022

Altima

  • miles
At less than 68,000 miles, the timing chain started to fail. There were oil leaks reported over 6,000 miles before but dealer said it was due to the oil change, but we now know it was the valve cover gasket. Losing power due to engine failure would be unsafe given power steering gone etc...

- Broken Arrow, OK, USA

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