Nissan ALTIMA transmission problems
1,893 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
15,211 owner complaints analyzed
54 distinct recall campaigns
72,309 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1993 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 10,315 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
1,893 of 15,211 complaints match this topic (12.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10948617 · 2017-01-31 (January 31, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM HEAD, ARM, SHOULDER, AND LEG INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE SPECIFIC D…
Owner-reported narrative. 168,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10948617 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 738007 · 2000-12-19 (December 19, 2000)
ON ABOUT FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, ENGINE HAS ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RPM UNINITIATED BY THE DRIVER. EACH OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE AND STARTED BACKING UP. SO FAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKE, BUT ONLY WITH DIFFICULTY. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS TAKEN OUT OF REVERSE, THE ENGINE ACCELARATION STOPS. ONLY ONE TIME DID THE SYMPTON RETURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE A SECOND TIME. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 738007 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 959713 · 1995-02-07 (February 7, 1995)
ENGINE WILL RAVE WHEN AUTO TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN REVERSE. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 959713 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 767273 · 2002-09-17 (September 17, 2002)
I HAD NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL STAIN ON MY GARAGE FLOOR, AFTER SEVICING THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE A SEAL. I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR SO IT WAS COVERED FOR THE REPAIR. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THE SMALL OIL STAIN RETURNING, EVERY TIME I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE IS WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN TRANSMISSION LEAKING (EVEN THOUGH OIL WAS NOT RED), THEY HAD TO CLEAN SOMETHING AND SO ONE. FINALLY THIS PAST WINTER THEY ADMITTED THAT THE SEAL HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AGAIN. AT…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 767273 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 964492 · 1995-04-28 (April 28, 1995)
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 964492 at NHTSA ↗