10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,432 miles

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problem #82

Aug 012021

Altima

  • miles
At around 85,000 miles transmission (CVT) started slipping at high speeds (60-70 on the highway). As time has went on, it now slips in every gear, jumps, shudders, and often times will leave me stranded. Now I cannot travel more than 15-20 miles and the car starts acting up (transmission slipping, not engaging, will nto shift gears, etc.) Contacted Nissan and they say it is not under warranty but it is a 2017 and they now include a 7 years warranty on all CVT's.

- Lakeland, FL, USA

problem #81

Aug 032022

Altima

  • miles
Delay acceleration at stop sign/red light : car moves very slow after pressing the gas paddle, engine revs 3-4K. It is really a safety issue when it comes to left turns with incoming traffic. Car move slow after complete stop with pressed gas paddle.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #80

Jul 012022

Altima

  • miles
Know issue by Nissan with 2013-17 Altima. I experienced Pedal throttle delay response with no engine acceleration. They have identified the issue in the vehicles, but will not fix. I just took my vehicle to the dealer today and they said that they could not find anything wrong. I found many online forums and Nissan documents outlining the issue just as I have experienced. Nissan service bulletin NTB16-110L

- Middletown , PA, USA

problem #79

Jul 282022

Altima

  • miles
After being stopped, waiting to turn left at an intersection, pressing on the gas pedal produced no acceleration for several seconds. This is not he first time that this has happened and could easily lead to an accident.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

problem #78

Jun 262022

Altima

  • miles
While driving down the highway at 70 mph, the transmission went out, no warning lights nothing. Vehicle RPM starting spiking then down to zero, engine sounded like it was in neutral, and the gas pedal being pushed. Got off the road and car would not go in drive or reverse, just stopped, had to have towed in. Cost $5000 to repair. Have owned many Altima-??s and never a problem, this was awful.

- Vicksburg, MS, USA

problem #77

Jun 012022

Altima

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle sputtered and hesitated during acceleration with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The dealer informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Glen Carbon, IL, USA

problem #76

Mar 122022

Altima

  • miles
The transmission on the vehicle failed to work causing me to be unable to accelerate while driving the vehicle. This put me in danger as I was driving on the highway and almost got hit. There were no warning signs prior to the issue occurring. No check engine light or anything came on.I called the Nissian customer care line and was told I needed to bring it in and pay money to get it looked at for them to decide if they would help me. I took it in, paid a substantial amount of money just for them to tell me they would not help. My case is not an anomaly. After researching online, thousands of individuals are having the same issue with their Nissan Altima transmissions after owning the vehicles for only a relatively short period of time. This is dangerous and irresponsible for Nissian to not take responsibility for a clear flaw in design that has put users of their vehicles at risk.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #75

Apr 092021

Altima

  • miles
Car power train started to go out at 88K miles. Started with a coolant leak issue as it mysteriously drained on my way home from work. Seemed to -??fix-?? itself as a month went by after I was told by 2 auto shops they couldn-??t find a coolant leak. Car then started to overheat and not hold coolant at all. Took it back in, was told again -??no coolant leak-??. Keep being told the same thing over and over again. But I am the one buying coolant and putting it in almost daily. No warning light for low coolant came on nor did check engine light kick in. Didn-??t notice car started to overheat until I couldn-??t feel cold air anymore coming out from AC and looked at the car temp gauge. Car is now around 100K miles and still being told -??it-??s just water leaking out-??. Car does not drive like it supposed to. Warranty ended at 85K miles and when it first happened I asked and begged them to replace everything and was told no even though mileage wasn-??t even far from 85K at the time. Car now jerks when stopped at a light or beginning to accelerate again after coming to a stop.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #74

May 072022

Altima

  • miles
This incident happened many times on the highway and normal streets, when I stepped on the pedal for gas not responding, and I needed to wait almost 40 seconds, and looked like I had lost power, like the transmission not working correctly

- Waterbury, CT, USA

problem #73

Jan 072022

Altima

  • miles
I was in the middle of an intersection turning left, and the car stalled and I was almost hit by oncoming traffic. The car has problems accelerating and shifting gears. It will get up to 4 rpm's and not shift. This has happened several times, and is a safety risk. Fortunately, I was never hit. Nissan says I need a need CVT transmission. There's a class action suit filed for this model and the CVT transmission. However, since my car is 103, 000, Nissan will not replace unless 85,000. This is a manufacturer defect that needs fixed ASAP before someone gets in a terrible crash!

- Olive Branch, MS, USA

problem #72

Nov 092021

Altima

  • miles
The transmission seems to be going. Car will not accelerate accordingly and randomly slows down in traffic. Holding the accelerator to the floor on a small incline I could only reach 44mph. I live in an area that has no shoulders and this could be a very dangerous situation.

- Crum , WV, USA

problem #71

Sep 272021

Altima

  • miles
The transmission without any advance issue or problem began to shimmy and shake the entire car. The car slowed down to less than 10 mph while jerking forcefully. The car is and was serviced regularly at Nissan in Murfreesboro Tennessee. There was no warning. Nissan was called and they picked up car on roll back. They said transmission failed. This was at mileage less than 100,000 actual mileage was 93,404. The invoice number is 6088347/1 dated 5/16/20. This happened in traffic and is a definite safety issue. Nissan should not be permitted to continue building and selling these faulty c v t transmissions, continuing to put our life-??s in jeopardy and financially devastating us. Your form will not allow us to put the date of incident 5/15/2020 the form will not change from sept 2021 you might want to fix this.

- Sparta, TN, USA

problem #70

Sep 062021

Altima

  • miles
Transmission stopped working while driving the car, at relatively low mileage. No warning lights. Car would just no longer accelerate.

- Toms River, NJ, USA

problem #69

Nov 242018

Altima

  • miles
Transmission problems Brake system is horrible, constantly have to replace brakes and rotors Powertrain and other problems I've made several complaints to Nissan, I have put so much money in this car! Compressor went out almost 7 months after I purchased this car. I would give Nissan a 0 rating on the 2017 Nissan Altima

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #68

Jun 232021

Altima

  • miles
My 2017 Altima sr is again experiencing a delay when accelerating from a stop. It revs up to about 3500-4000 RPM-??S for a couple of seconds no matter how far down the pedal is. Only gets up to about 20 mph though. Then it will finally go. There is no check engine light and no codes. If I turn the car off, it's like it resets and has more power afterwards. This happened 14 months ago as well. I had to service the transmission and it was ok after that. Not even 18,000 miles later and it is doing it again.

- Joplin , MO, USA

problem #67

May 112021

Altima

  • miles
1).Sometimes I can smell exhaust gas inside the car room like in my previous car Nissan Maxima SE 2008, which is extremely dangerous. 2).The rear camera works no so well - sometimes rearview disappearing completely. Also, approximately a year ago, I received a letter regarding Nissan Altima SV 2017 recall(s). I contacted several different Nissan dealers in Miami but nobody knows about the recall. Could you explain please what is going on with recalls? Thanks.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #66

May 302021

Altima

  • miles
Car purchased 5/21/2021 Experienced delayed acceleration twice after stopping, after approximately 2-4 seconds vehicle picked up momentum..Approximately 7days later engine light came on. 6/5/21 tool vehicle to Auto zone for diagnostic check received code P0776. Then took it took certified mechanic 6/7/2021 received same code report stating that belt is worn in the transmission and will eventually fail.

- Perris, CA, USA

problem #65

Jun 012020

Altima

  • 70,000 miles
When attempting to accelerate rapidly vehicle has long delay, even with pedal pressed all the way down, an intermittent delay at a full stop, when taking off vehicle has a 5 second delay, gurgling sound coming from transmission during idle, rpms rev way higher than they should when accelerating, jerking from transmission when at a slow acceleration through parking lots and such, delayed acceleration also caused me to almost have a wreck, pulled out into traffic at a slow roll because vehicle wouldn't go and then vehicle took off full speed

- California City, CA, USA

problem #64

Mar 162021

Altima

  • miles
Delayed acceleration my 2017 Altima is experiencing a delay when accelerating from a stop. It won't rev or do anything for a couple of seconds no matter how far down the pedal is. Then all of a sudden it'll go. There is no check engine light and no codes. If I turn the car off, it's like it resets and has more power afterwards.

- Gastonia, NC, USA

problem #63

Feb 162021

Altima

  • 30 miles
My vehicle produced a check engine light. I paid $1300 for a new mass flow sensor and modification to my air flow. Two days later, I drove out of town and the car lost power. RPM was jumping and car started jerking and wouldn't accelerate. Towed it to Nissan and they couldn't find a issue! obviously there is a issue because everyone I've know have a Nissan been having issues with their car and Nissan hasn't done nothing about it! I paid $1300 for a check engine light, what makes U think I'm going to pay $4000 for a new transmission. This my second Altima and same issue!

- Chicago, IL, USA

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