2013 Nissan ALTIMA problems and owner complaints

DURING COASTING/DECELERATION FROM 35 DOWN TO 20 MPH, THE CAR WILL PROVIDE A SUDDEN JERK AT 25 MPH WHILE THE A/C IS ON MAX. THIS DEVOLVED INTO TIRE SKIDDING AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS WHILE THE DEALERSHIP WAS TEST DRIVING IT FOR REPLICATION DURING THE WEEK OF 8/20/12. THE REPLACEMENT CAR THAT I RECEIVED ON 8/28/12 STARTED SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AT 800 MILES ON 9/7/12. CURRENT DIAGNOSIS OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ORIGINAL CAR INDICATED THE CAR REQUIRED A NEW CVT. AT THE TIME, THE ETA FOR REPLACING THE CVT (ON THE ORIGINAL CAR) WAS AT LEAST 3 WEEKS. …

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10474303 at NHTSA ↗

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP OR SHUDDERING GOING DOWN HILL, THROWING THE VEHICLE AND ME FORWARD. EVER BEEN ON A GOLF CART GOING DOWN A HILL WHERE THE GOVERNOR THROWS YOU FORWARD? MULTIPLY THAT BY ABOUT 5 AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GET. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE, TO THE POINT WHERE IT ACTUALLY CAUSES THE WHEELS TO STOP AND "CHIRP" ON THE PAVEMENT. NOW, IT EVEN HAPPENS ON RELATIVELY FLAT AREAS AND, GOING UP SOME HILLS, THE TRANSMISSION JUST ABOUT GIVES OUT. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SEVERAL REASONS: (1) LOCKING UP GOIN…

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10476614 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IDLING AND WOULD SLAM INTO GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELLY AFTER THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 700.

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10482697 at NHTSA ↗

CVT TRANSMISSION SHUTTER, WHILE DRIVING FROM STOP TO GO, CAR FELT IT WAS GOING TO STALL, LIKE WHEN TURNING LEFT IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500714 at NHTSA ↗

APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY BRAND NEW 2013 ALTIMA 3.5 S THE CAR DEVELOPED A SHUDDER AND VIBRATION WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY. IT ALSO OCCURRED GOING UP SMALL HILLS, AND WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN PULL OFF (FOR INSTANCE AT A RED LIGHT). AFTER NOTICING THIS, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, AND WE DID A TEST DRIVE IN HOPES OF MIMICKING THE ISSUE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A CVT ENGINE, AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I WASN'T QUITE CONVINCED, BUT I WANTED TO TRUST HIS OPINION, S…

Owner-reported narrative. 560 miles reported. Look up ODI 10488936 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED A NISSAN 2013 IN JULY OF 2012 IN 8/2012 THE CAR HAD TO HAVE A TOTAL BRAKE JOB ON THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT 1300 MILES. NISSAN HAS YET TO TELL ME WHY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WITH BAD BRAKES AND ROTORS AND IF THERE IS AN UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT CREATED THE ISSUE AT 1300MILES. FAULTY POWERSTEERING PUMP CAUSES THE CAR TO GROWL AND MAKE A WINDING NOISE. YOU CAN HEAR THE FUEL IN THE TANK SLOSHING AROUND IN THE TANK OF THE CAR. THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10494857 at NHTSA ↗

ON OUR FIRST TRIP FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF THE CAR, WE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT TRACKING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CONDITION WAS NOT NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 65 MPH. ABOVE THAT SPEED, THE CAR WANDERS IN THE LANE REQUIRING CONTINUOUS ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STEERING. INATTENTION TO THE DRIFT WOULD ALLOW THE CAR TO CROSS INTO THE ADJACENT LANE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY THE NEW STEERING SYSTEM ON THE 2012 ALTIMA. IT USES A POWER-STEERING SYSTEM THAT CONSISTS OF A HYDRAULIC RACK DRIVEN BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. WE…

Owner-reported narrative. 155 miles reported. Look up ODI 10486312 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TWO TIMES. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10489180 at NHTSA ↗

PASSENGER'S AIR BAG TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE AN ADULT (150 LBS) IS SITTING WHILE CAR IS MOVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS (0 TO 80 MPH). I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY AND REPORTED PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER HOW THAT COULD NOT BE NORMAL BECAUSE THE PASSENGER CAN SUFFER SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH IF WE HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE CHECKED THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND THERE WE NO ERROR CODES. THE CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NISSAN ISSUED IN APRIL. NOW, I'M…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,850 miles reported. Look up ODI 10514947 at NHTSA ↗

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL - VERY POOR HANDLING. A LOT OF SWAY IN THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION. CAR CONSTANTLY DRIFTS SIDE TO SIDE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS REQUIRING CONTINUOUS STEERING CORRECTION. NOT A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, JUST POOR HANDLING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 75 miles reported. Look up ODI 10523503 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED MY NISSAN ALTIMA 2013 S CAR ON 17 OCTOBER 2012 WITH 12 MILES. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER AFTER BUYING THIS VEHICLE, I BEGAN HEARING A CONSTANT WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT A VERY LOW SPEED, A DRUMMING SLAPPING NOISE WHEN I ABRUPTLY BRAKE, A RATHER DISTURBING METAL CLUNKING SOUND THAT SEEMS TO GENERATE FROM THE FUEL TANK AND FINALLY INTERMITTENTLY CLICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THESE SOUNDS AR EXTREMELY NERVE WRECKING FOR A BRAND NEW CAR. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THREE DIFFER…

Owner-reported narrative. 20 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500535 at NHTSA ↗

1. WHEN YOU FILL THE GAS TANK UP YOU CAN HEAR FUEL SLOSHING AROUND AND KNOCKING AGAINST THE TANK. 2. BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND 3. ENGINE IS NOISY AND GROWLS CAR SHAKES 4. AIR BAG RECALL 5. GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS ADVERTISED 6. CONSOLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10504088 at NHTSA ↗