U.S. public vehicle records

2014 Nissan ALTIMA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,114 owner complaints analyzed

8 distinct recall campaigns

64,300 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2014 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 727 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Exterior Lighting is the most frequently named component, appearing in 280 of 1,114 complaints (25.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting	196	17.6%
Steering behavior	70	6.3%
Engine operation	55	4.9%
Braking behavior	53	4.8%
Electrical and battery issues	37	3.3%
Fuel system concerns	8	0.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Exterior Lighting

280

Air Bags

206

Power Train

206

Suspension

129

Unknown Or Other

Engine

Electrical System

Steering

Exterior Lighting: 280; Air Bags: 206; Power Train: 206; Suspension: 129; Unknown Or Other: 82; Engine: 77; Electrical System: 70; Steering: 58

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

189

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

151

75,000 to 99,999

140

100,000 to 149,999

126

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 189; 25,000 to 49,999: 94; 50,000 to 74,999: 151; 75,000 to 99,999: 140; 100,000 to 149,999: 126; 150,000 and above: 27

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (189). 387 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

123

2019

175

2020

165

2021

115

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2013: 3; 2014: 86; 2015: 78; 2016: 82; 2017: 83; 2018: 123; 2019: 175; 2020: 165; 2021: 115; 2022: 77; 2023: 46; 2024: 35; 2025: 29; 2026: 17

Pattern summary

Exterior Lighting leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 196 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 70 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 55 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10545345 · 2013-09-25 (September 25, 2013)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AT A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SLOW DOWN. IT FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO LOSE POWER. I HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR HARDER THAN EXPECTED AS THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE BEARING DOWN ON ME IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND IT APPEARS TO BE A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. THE SHAKING IS NOT AN ISSUE IN ITSELF, HOWEVER IT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IF SOMEONE IS MAKING A TURN AND NEEDS TO GET OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO RESPOND AS EXPECTED. …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,070 miles reported. Look up ODI 10545345 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10562596 · 2014-02-02 (February 2, 2014)

NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS OR CHECK ENGINE NOTICED WITH THE FOLLOWING: 1) WHILE SITTING IN CRAMPED TRAFFIC, I LET OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO INCH FORWARD A FEW FEET WHILE RIDING THE BRAKE. RMS DROPPED TO 500 FOR EVERY INSTANCE AND CAR BEGAN TO SHUTTER. *TR 2) COMING TO STOP LIGHTS/SIGNS. AFTER TRAVELING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1/8-1/4 MILE @30-40 MPH, THE DECELERATION CAUSED THE RPM TO DROP TO 500 AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AS I REACHED THE STOPPING POINT. I NOTICED THIS EVERY NOW AND THEN. I CANNOT REPLICATE, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO RECORD THE RPM DROP O…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10562596 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10552095 · 2013-11-13 (November 13, 2013)

THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND I FEEL MY GAS PEDAL VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING APPROX. 30-40 MPH AND UP. NISSAN TECHNICAL SERVICES MECHANIC SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR NISSAN ALTIMA 2013/2014. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10552095 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10565978 · 2014-02-26 (February 26, 2014)

POWER STEERING PUMP BEGAN MAKING VERY LOUD HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AND CLAIMED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMPS ARE ELECTRONIC NOW AND THEY DO MAKE A LITTLE NOISE BUT NOTHING LIKE THE NOISE MY CAR WAS MAKING. HE CONTACTED NISSAN THE VERY NEXT MORNING AND HAD A REP OUT TO LOOK AT IT. CURRENTLY MY BRAND NEW CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS ON BACK ORDER. APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS 13 OF THESE PUMPS ON BACK ORDER…

Owner-reported narrative. 266 miles reported. Look up ODI 10565978 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10615001 · 2014-07-21 (July 21, 2014)

CAR WILL SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS (15-35 MPH) TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER, THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE BUT, THE TRANSMISSION "FAILED' THE DIAG TEST. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN THE CAR. THE CAR STILL WILL SHUTTER UNEXPECTEDLY MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS (HOWEVER A COUPLE OF TIMES HAVE BE DOCUMENTED BY ME AT HI-WAY SPEEDS) IN GENERAL, WHEN THE MOTOR RPMS ARE AROUND 1000 RPMS AND YOU GIVE IT A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION, IT WILL GET IN TO THE TORQUE STALL SITUATION. SO, COMING TO STOP LIGHTS AND THEN NEEDING TO GO BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR TURNING …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10615001 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10626213 · 2014-08-18 (August 18, 2014)

AS THE SPEED REDUCES BELOW 25 MPH, WHEN YOU LEAVE GAS PEDAL, EVEN ON A LEVEL ROAD, THE ENGINE RPM APPEARS TO FALL AT OR BELOW 1000 RPM AND THEN SHOOTS UP TO 1300 RPM. IT THEN STRUGGLES TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR RATIO AND FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 1000-1500 RPM WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION. THIS CREATES A JERKY BEHAVIOR AND ACCELERATION WHEN NONE INTENDED ESPECIALLY WHEN ONE INTENDS TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ALMOST ZERO ENGINE ASSIST FOR DECELERATION. INSTEAD OF DROPPING TO AROUND 1000 OR LOWER AND THEN STAYING STEADY THERE, IT DROPS AND JUMPS UP W…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10626213 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10573308 · 2014-03-19 (March 19, 2014)

I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. WHEN THERE WAS AN OPENING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO PROCEED FORWARD AND AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED THE RPM'S AND ACTED AS IF IN "LIMP MODE". I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND ONLY "CRAWLED" THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION DUE TO THIS ISSUE ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND ALMOST HIT ME. ONCE I EXITED THE INTER…

Owner-reported narrative. 288 miles reported. Look up ODI 10573308 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10594614 · 2014-05-28 (May 28, 2014)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,071.

Owner-reported narrative. 7,071 miles reported. Look up ODI 10594614 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10606910 · 2014-06-30 (June 30, 2014)

WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL I HEAR IS A CLICK WHERE THE CAR IS TRYING TO IGNITE. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIMES IT FINALLY CRANKS UP AND START. I'VE HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND BOTH CAME BACK NEGATIVE. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT NOW SINCE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2013 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2014. IF THE ISSUE ISN'T SHOWING UP AFTER PAYING $85 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT NISSAN, I WONDER IF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 210,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10606910 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10568366 · 2014-03-11 (March 11, 2014)

2014 NISSAN ALTIMA SL 2.5 MAKES ALLOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATION WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO GET UP TO A HIGHWAY SPEED WHETHER IT IS FROM THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION IT IS VERY LOUD INSIDE THE CAR! THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO HAVE A LOT OF PLAY IN IT AT A DEAD STOP WITH ENGINE RUNNING BY TURNING THE WHEEL RIGHT TO LEFT! YOU ALSO HEAR CLUNKING NOISES TURNING IT RIGHT TO LEFT! THE FUEL IN THE TANK MAKES LOUD SWISHING NOISES SORT AS IF I HAVE A SMALL OCEAN IN MY FUEL TANK!

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10568366 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10585669 · 2014-04-30 (April 30, 2014)

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALITMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HER GAS TANK IS FILLED OR HALF WAY FULL, THE FUEL IN THE TANK MAKES LOUD SLUCHING NOISES. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TO FILE A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND NOT A DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8. AZ

Owner-reported narrative. 8 miles reported. Look up ODI 10585669 at NHTSA ↗