The first time I noticed it was two years ago after a summer Garth Brooks concert in Utah. That was the date. Driving home from the freeway with my 15 year old daughter the car lost acceleration. It was going 20 MPH at 12 PM on the freeway and as scary as hell. I called my wife and she looked it up and said power the car off. I pulled over to the side of the road and powered down. Restarted the car and drove home without further incident.

Issue would happen intermittently, going months without issue and then the issue would occur where I would push the gas pedal with a 2 second delayed response. Scary as hell when turning. My son and daughter both drove the car recently and advised the car lost all power on the freeway slowing down to 10MPH. Called the Nissan Consumer Affairs (Lack of Consumer Care) and got a hold of a guy in India who told me you are basically SOL. I advised I had seen the warranty extension to 7 years and 85K miles on the 2017 Nissan Altima, but I was told that it would not be honored. The car is at the dealer, but I will pick it up and drive it as long as I can because I can't afford $6.2K for a transmission that should be recalled due to lack of performance.

I purchased the car brand new in 2018. I started to notice a lag when accelerating and one day, it wouldn't go over 15 mph. I made it to work and when I left later that day, it ran ok (still noticed a slight lag). I took it to the shop, they diagnosed it: Needed a new transmission. I had no choice but to pay for a new transmission (can't sell the car for what I owe if it doesn't have a transmission). The new CVT transmission from Nissan cost $3,776.38. The labor fluid and tax costs were $2,316.79. ($6,093.00 total cost of repair).

Nissan only warrants this NEW, $3,776.38 transmission for 12 months, 12,000 miles!!! They know it's a s** part which is most likely the reason for the short warranty. I've had better warranties on coffee makers, refrigerators, etc.!! After this, I can only expect to replace the transmission every 3 years (at $6,000 a pop). It appears to be a common problem with Nissan/CVT transmissions. STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN! THEY ARE SELLING S** AND MAKING LOTS OF MONEY OFF OF IT AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE!!

This CVT transmission need to be a safety recall and the cost should be covered in full by NISSAN regardless of mileage. There is already a class action suit filed.

Problem: car does not accelerate at times. I was turning left and almost got his because it stalled. When the gas is pressed, it will not shift gears and goes up to 4 rpm's.

Nissan said they wont cover over 85,000. This is a manufacturer defect and needs to be a safety defect fully paid by Nissan. My cost is $4,800. For that much more money, I could have bought a newer vehicle!

I bought my 2017 Nissan Altima 2v in May of 2018 with 300 miles on it. A couple of months ago I stated to notice when I was in heavy traffic when I went to accelerate the transmission would buck no all the time but intermittently. Also when I accelerate on to the highway the car would rev. up as high as 5000 rpm I would never let it get beyond that I would always back off the gas to get the rpm's to come down. This was an intermittent event which started happening more frequently. So, when I took my car in for maintenance the last Saturday for maintenance I told the service the symptoms and they said they would do a diagnostic.

They came back to me and told me that they had to keep the car and drop the transmission because the diagnostic determined that the transmission had slipped. First of all I think the guy is full of s*** because from what I understand about the CVT is it does not have gears and therefore slipping is not possible. That may not be true because of my lack of knowledge of the CVT.

What really has my concern is the fact that a car with 21,000 miles has a transmission failure. Needless to say I am quite pissed off and very scared about the future of this car. So they will be keeping the car for next couple of days. So instead of giving me a loaner which every other dealership I have ever dealt with has done. They told me that Nissan only has rentals and I would have to give them my credit card to put a $250.00 hold on the card until I turned the car in. I am not being charged for the daily rental but am being inconvenienced. The other problem I need to address is the fact that the only car they had available is a standard Rogue which I could not seat comfortably in. I am very tall and the big vehicle like the Rogue can not accommodate me comfortably - I can drive it but my right knee is planted to the center part of the dash board. They told me its either that or a Sentra which I know I can not fit into. So I asked them if I get rent a car from a rent a car company will they pay for it. They said no.

The last thing I need to address is the attitude of the dealership service manager. When I was told the news about the car rental and the transmission I was pissed off. When they informed me of the problem I was in the waiting area which is near the sales show room area. I started to raise my voice and was noticeably upset, so they tried to get me to go into the office to discuss the problem. I said no, I want to stay out here so everybody can hear about the defective equipment the Nissan is selling to the public so they don't get ripped off like I did. I eventually went into the service managers office and I told him the sales person who sold me the car should have told be about the Nissan Transmission problems before I bought the car. His remark back to me was I should have done my homework before buying the car.

I am worried about my future with this car. I do also have the extended warranty with this vehicle but if it is having trouble at 20,000 miles, what can I expect when I get up to the 100,000? I am a senior citizen and I am worried about what kind of trouble I am going to have with the car in the future. I am so upset and scared about this car.

Before the car would barely move from being stopped at a traffic stop, there was a whining noise which would increase with acceleration, especially driving off a ramp to enter the interstate. In addition to the noise, the vehicle would start jerking as I accelerated. I asked the Nissan dealership, Loyalty Nissan in Colonial Heights, VA if my 2017 Nissan Altima was on a recall list for the transmission. They said no.

I'm still researching information about this transmission replacement which will cost me about $3500. A highly recommended transmission shop is doing the repairs for a remanufactured transmission. I cannot afford to pay $4200 + for a new transmission provided by the Dealer.

We purchase a 2017 Nissan Altima in 2018. It currently has 60,000 miles on it. The car stops suddenly and/or becomes unresponsive when changing gears, or switching from park to drive. It was reversing at some point when gear was changed to Drive. The vehicle struggles to change gear ratios. Not limited to but including a burning smell coming from the car, weird noises such as whining, grinding, or humming while driving, gears slipping out of place, fluid leaking underneath the vehicle, and the check engine light comes on.

This is frustrating and dangerous. Shudders, hesitates, shift drags…why no recall?

I financed a NISSAN ALTIMA SR on 07/2020 a year later the car started making weird shaking and vibrations while driving and especially in park. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR FOR LONG - TERM. THEY DO NOT LAST. Very disappointing!!!! This car left me stranded 2 days ago and took it to the dealership where i financed it from and they are charging me for a new transmission?!!. And nissan are crooks because they have a lot of lawsuits against them for this same issue which is why they extended the warranty BUT your car wont last until after the 60000 warranty(my car is 70000) which sucks since they EXPECT YOU TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. Anyone in the same LIMBO needs to call the Nissan Corporation Affairs1-800-647-7261 you probably have better luck that way .If a Nissan dealership does NOT want to help do not waste your time with them if they are charging you up for a transmission replacement. I didnt even drive to the dealership I waited until they CALLED with the diagnostic results ,the next day I received the ( CHARGE CALL) I then called Nissan Affairs for help. Not my fault they made a sucky transmission for these vehicles!! 1-800-647-7261

2017 Atlima CVT died at 45K miles. We were fortunate. Others might not be.

Dealership slapped certified pre-owned warranty on 2017 Altima without proper inspection. We were shopping for a vehicle that was in great condition and one that would last us long. We paid the premium for the warranty. We were led to believe that the certified tests placed the car in better standing than the other Altimas on the lot. SCAM! The warranty may cover any fixes but it does not help knowing that we have a car that is unreliable and will likely give us more headaches in the future. So even though it looks like the warranty covered this 1st fix, I paid for it in a way. Thanks Nissan for agreeing to fix your garbage vehicle for the rest of my ownership.

I did ask the dealer to take the car back on the basis that they did not thoroughly inspect the car before labeling it as a certified pre-owned vehicle. The dealer agreed to offer a different car. Two days later changed their mind.

By far the Nissan Altima is the worst vehicle I have owned. This was my first brand new car and i thought that Nissans were good cars. NOPE, wrong. I have had nothing but trouble, even the dealership told me that they have to replace these CVT Transmissions a lot. then tried to sell me another one.....NO THANKS....you can happily buy this one back but I don't want another one. It started with just a miss every now and then, then on the way to the dealership - the check engine light came on. The dealership advised that they couldn't do anything until after the Holiday (this was Friday before Memorial Weekend) and the very next morning, at a red light, with my kids in the car, it would not move. I tried flooring it and it barely rolled. I got it to the side and had to get it towed. Had to have a new transmission. Now here it is 7 months later and headed back to the dealership for the same problems.......GREAT

Car that is a year old with 17,179 miles on it and the transmission has to be replaced. Scared the sh*t out of me when I was driving and it made a loud sound and jerked me really bad. I owed a pre-owned vehicle before this that was six years old was three years old when I bought it traded it in for a brand new one and after a year I have this problem never had a problem with Nissan vehicles the last seven years and now this. Granted I am getting it fixed under the warranty but like they say once a major part is replaced like a transmission it’ll never run the same as it did before and it’s only a-year-old. A little disappointed and upset because I’m paying a lot of money for this car.

I purchased a brand new 2017 Nissan Altima SV July 1, 2017 and on June 16, 2018 my car would not drive if you put it in drive or reverse. I had to get the car towed back to the dealer. On June 18, 2018 they called to tell me I had to get a new transmission. I am so disappointed that this has happened. I am happy it is covered under warranty; however, I rather get out of this car. Nissan need to repurchase this car back. I want a reliable car that is not going to leave me stranded on the side of the road with 12,800 mile. Are there any other problems with 2017 Nissan Altima?

BOUGHT 2017 ALTIMA S 3/21/18 DID NOT MAKE FIRST PAYMENT YET, AND CVT TRANSMISSION HAD CODE PO841 AFTER HAD P.C UP DATE AT DEALER. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY TRY TO FIX, BUT HAD TO REPLACE CVT. PROBLEM WAS VIBRATION SHUDDERING WHEN PULL OFF FROM LIGHT. THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, DON'T KNOW IF UPDATE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. WILL BE PICKING CAR UP TODAY. HAVE 15000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY LEFT ....NISSAN SHOULD EXTEND WARRANTY ON 2017 PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE REPEATING NO MATTER WHAT YEAR.