2010 Nissan Altima: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 10, 2024 · OK

I have a CVT transmission is my car, and its terribly scary. It shifts if it want too I try to slow down on the highway hoping to help it shift it still dont I have to come almost to a complete stop. I get off the gas car lurches forward and or stalls and shakes and then takes off. Try to accelerate and the car literally goes no where than mins later it just takes off without foot being on gas pedal. Lots of hesistation shuddering lurching stalling its really scary to drive at night time and through busy places. You put it gears and it even jumps and or rocks back and forth

Filed Jul 22, 2023 · IL · fire

Today my 16 year old daughter drove my 2010 Nissan Altima. At 45 mph it started to jerk. She pulled over to check things out and saw nothing. She went to put it back in drive and the gear shifter wouldn’t stay in proper drive position, but she started driving. It continued and began jerking, making a popping sound, and then started pouring smoke. She pulled over, got out and got my 10 year old daughter out when she saw a flame by the windshield and they ran away from the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames very quickly. The entire vehicle is ash except the frame in a short period of time.

Filed Jul 22, 2021 · Engine, Suspension · AL

The right side motor mount is broken for starters and then on the left drivers side front struts are making a noise and sometimes my back up camera goes out also the transmission is starting to jerk a little or it may be the broken motor mount.

Filed May 21, 2021 · NC

I purchased my 2010 Nissan in 2016. I had no issues up until now when I made my final payment. I do not travel no more than 2 hours on my car once a month. Outside of 2 hour travels I drive 15 minutes to work everyday. Wednesday, May 19, 2021 my car stop working out of the blue! When I was driving home, I was at a stop light. When it was time for me to go, my car did not move. So that’s when I pushed the gas pedal all the way down just so the car could move. If it went over 20 miles it will start shaking and jerking. I took my car to Nissan and they told me it’s my transmission. How is this possible? And they are asking fit 5,000.00! I don’t have that. On top of that I had to pay $252.00 just for them to tell me it’s my transmission. I could’ve caused an accident yesterday. What’s going on with Nissan transmissions

Filed Nov 8, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 127,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle started to jerk and lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the oil consumption fractured and was leaking into the engine. Also, the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.

Filed Aug 21, 2018 · Suspension · 90,000 miles · CA

Mechanic found cracked struts and advised is a danger to drive long distance. There is a recall for this very problem (09v358000) for my year and vehicle type. My VIN included in recall. Why? The estimate for the repair is $940 + a $140 diagnostic. The car is jerky and makes a loud noise when driving. I am now confined to only drive locally until I can afford the $1k cost to repair. Why is my car not included in recall?

Filed Aug 13, 2018 · Brakes, Transmission · 101,869 miles · GA

Driving on i95 from gatlinburg my car started make a horrible whining noisie, shuck it's has done before just not this bad, it has before but I didn't think much of it and just stopped and let it sit and it stopped . Now it happens everyttime I get in the car. Or that I have to beg it go when it's in gear, when I pull out I'd doesn't go. I've notice if I slam it from to park forcefully to drive it seems to work fine until the whining and jerking start. I know this is a tranny issue and I I know it's warranty rorb10 yrs or 120000 miles I'm at 102! And I can't drive this car please help!!!

Filed Sep 12, 2016 · Transmission · 137,000 miles · MS

Car was in motion and it started to jerking and quit on the highway. It will run but when you take off it starts jerking again and might smooth out for a second and then quits again.

Filed Oct 3, 2014 · Steering, Suspension · 70,121 miles · CA

To whom it may concern: this particular incident date was on 8/7/14 but also reported 8/23/14 & 9/30/14 at two nissan dealerships. I was driving at 65mph for 1 hour on the highway and felt a loss of control. The steering wheel abruptly turned right, I had to attempt to keep the vehicle within the lane and slowly decelerated to a stop on the roadside without immediate braking. While braking at 15-20mph I applied the brake which jerked the entire car to the right, suspension was stiff on passenger front strut. The car had barely 70000 miles, had been up to date on services, was towed to the dealership. The service department could not duplicate the steering incident. 8/23/14 the car experienced a sudden loss of steering with a "dragging" feel and nearly hit another vehicle, car seemed to "float" and could not find a "straight" line, either it turned slightly left or sudden right. This was incredibly concerning and I felt it was no longer safe to drive. Dealership could not duplicate, told to install brake booster. 9/30/14 unable to operate the vehicle, upon start it would "knock" when put into gear, grinding noise to the passenger front side, turned the steering wheel right if coasting at 5mph. Dealer could not duplicate on a test drive but advised a new steering rack, a diagnosis to a problem that was not seen in the shop. Almost every time the car has been running for longer than an hour or at highway speed I have lost steering control. I have had my wife with me on two events, this is unacceptable and dangerous, I will be towing the car from the dealership as I feel it is unsafe to drive. The steering, "knock" from suspension and transmission are all compromised and documented.

Filed Nov 21, 2013 · Transmission · 97,610 miles · AR

The car seems to be sending a signal to "shift" even though I am going a steady speed and there is no need to shift. This creates a "jerking" motion. I've noticed this problem occurring consistently at 60 MPH but also at 65, 70, and 75 MPH. Sometimes even at 45 MPH. The more "warmed up" the car is, the stronger the jerking motion and the more frequently this issue occurs.

Filed Nov 14, 2012 · Transmission · 53,128 miles · GA

I bought the 2010 nissan altima used in april 2012. Vehicle was previously part of a fleet unit in washington dc. During my drive to work, I made a left hand turn at a low rate of speed and the vehicle acted as if the transmission was skipping. The car jerked as if I had pushed the gas too hard for the turn. I had to stop to make another left hand turn. After waiting on cars to pass, I pushed the accelerator to move out at a slow and normal rate of speed and the car lunged and jerked as if I had tried to pull out at a high rate of speed. No oncoming traffic thankfully. This vehicle has had issues moving past 20 MPH since I purchased it. The car jerks as it is has a manual transmission but the care is an automatic. There is loud clicking noise that comes from under the hood that can be heard inside the vehicle. I recently had a rental car of the same make and model but different year (2012). I did not experience these problems from that car. There was a recall on a leaking break line. Nissan states they checked everything out and all looks good. I'll take the car back in along with copies of these complaints. I took at long trip that was about a 4 hr drive and did not experience what others are saying with acceleration, but may be just now getting to that point in the cars transmission issues.

Filed May 3, 2011 · Airbags · 12,000 miles · CA

2010 nissan altima coupe purchased the car in september 2010. Have taken the car in for service at nissan quality of temecula for multiple issues. The first issue is the air bag light goes on stating that the air bag is turned off and this is when there is an adult of 200 pounds sitting in the passanger's seat. I am very concerned of our safety in the case of an accident.this is a huge safety issue and I am not convinced that if there is an accident the air bag will go off. The transmission is also giving us problems.car is stalling and jerking while driving. The master warning light is also coming on and I'm not sure if this is related to the airbag not working correctly. The car has been taken in several times since september and nothing has been done. Nissan was okay with us leaving the lot knowing that the air bags were not working correctly.