My wife just phoned to tell me the CVT transmission failed-again- leaving her stranded in a parking lot in a bad part of houston (sw). This has happened many times and has been taken to nissan dealer in angleton, texas for this problem. In december of 2014 they installed a transmission cooler,thinking it's an overheating problem. My wife stated shes glad it didn't happen on the freeway as it might had caused a collision with possible death,etc. Nissan has not resolved these CVT issues and you-the federal safety agency- have not forced them to do so either. When the CVT fails you lose power as it goes into a default mode. This happens without warning and causes loss of acceleration and ability to move out of hazardous situations. The only remedy is to park the car and wait for it to cool,thus resetting the default mode. At this point nissan has advised to bring the car in for a code scan. This is dangerous enough that I plan to take the car in with the intention of getting rid of it!!! I will trade it in for a toyota camry but unfortunately some other person will be stuck with the same dangerous CVT issues and could also be killed or injured because of this transmission failure and because you have not forced nissan to fix the problem. I have complained to you of this same issue with negative results.
2010 Nissan Altima transmission complaints
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I need to drive from md to ga every couple of month. I noticed that if I drive my car continuously for a couple of hours (about 3 or 4 hours), the car won't accelerate from a stop for at least couple of seconds. I have floored the gas pedal, but the engine was like 2000 RPM. The car barely moves. It then become normal after about 3 seconds. Because of this, I was almost involved in accidents several times when I was trying to pull from a traffic light. I went to a nissan dealer to check what is the problem. But the dealer (norris nissan west near baltimore) told me they could not repeat the problem so they will not do anything. I thought this is potentially dangerous for drivers like me and the dealer's action is irresponsible and unacceptable. Now I am afraid of driving my car for relatively long trips now.
I purchased a 2010 nissan altima about three years ago. The first problem started with the car failing to start. That problem still happens to this day. The next problem is my car will not accelerate at times. I have had several incident when I am at a stop light, intersection, or redlight where I apply the gas all the way to the floor and the car will not move. I put the car in reverse and it still would not move. After waiting about 20 second and apply the gas it finally goes and drive normal. Me and my kids were almost in a serious accident when the car stalled in front of a big mack truck. Now after this has been going on for a couple of months, my car sits in my front yard unable to move at all and now there's a burning smell coming from the car. These cars are a death trap and I refuse to keep putting my life and my children lives in danger. The government needs to do something!!!
I started to hear a rattling noise under the hood of my car. It was found to be that the alternator/clutch was about to go out. I could also hear it when driving and pressing my foot on the gas. The rattling noise was present when I was in park or reverse.
We have had many problems with our cars CVT transmission since it was purchased new in 2010. The transmission, without any indication, goes into a safe mode which causes the car to loose acceleration. This has happened to us several times,usually after long trips (70 miles or more) at highway speeds. It has also happened in parking lots or just stopping to make a turn. The car has been to the nissan dealer 2-times and both times they removed oil,claiming the excess oil caused the transmission to overheat which put it into the safe mode. On dec. 31,2013 we were on a return trip of 70 miles or so when we exited the freeway. We came to a stop at a traffic signal and upon trying to accelerate,the transmission once again went in the safe mode,hindering our ability to accelerate across the intersection. We slowly drove the short distance home parking the car. In the past,we parked the car allowing it to cool so it would "reset" but this time the car remained in the safe mode the next day. We had it towed to nissan. Nissan claims they cannot duplicate the problem and our car is ready for pickup. This transmission fails without warning and upon doing so makes it accelerate very,very slowly which puts us in grave danger. I will not put my grand kids in this death trap nor does my wife want to drive it. I have seen the many,many internet complaints about this same CVT problem. If I or my wife get killed trying to cross an intersection when this failure occurs,this will be the reason why. When I pick up our car jan 6th,2014,I plan to drive it to the toyota dealer to seek a trade in on a camry. This nissan is going to get people killed.
After, driving for about 2hrs, traffic came to a complete stop and was stop and go for an hour. Once traffic finally went back to normal, my car would not accelerate, the gas pedal was pressed all the way to the floor, but would not pick up speed. I got off on the nearest exit, pulled into a vacant lot to let the car cool down,5minutes later the car was back to normal.
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.
There were 3 incidents. First, I was driving on the washington beltway, in october 2012. I was driving about 65 MPH. The vehicle stalled and I coasted to the shoulder. I was terrified. Second, I was driving on I-95 at around 50 MPH the vehicle would not respond to the accelerator. I gave it gas but nothing happened. I was able to coast to the shoulder. Third, I was once again on the freeway, traveling at speed and the vehicle was non responsive to the accelerator. I coasted and eventually it did respond. The 2010 nissan altima is equipped with the CVT. There are hundreds of complaints all around the internet about this very same problem. I am reading about people being scared for their lives when they drive these cars--http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/05/should-you-buy-a-car-with-a-CVT-transmission peoples' lives are in danger when they drive these vehicles. The government should do something asap to help resolve this issue with these transmissions. Thank you.
I was leaving work when I had no acceleration I floored the accelerator pedal still nothing. I put the trans in park waited 15 seconds and back in drive and everything normal. I recently had it happen again last week. I was leaving a grocery store and it happened in the middle of traffic I pulled to the side for little bit.
Subject: 2010 nissan altima hesitation problem contact information: the federal safety agency id: 370601 contact source: owner follow up/ I now have 42000 on the car and the fix did not work!! I am still having problems and have been back to the dealer numerous times. They did find low transmission fluid and are checking it once per month. My wife feels that there is enough concern that she does not drive it often. I believe that it could cause the car to stall in oncoming traffic and may have caused several accidents already which have gone un-noticed as mechanical !!!
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the brakes and transmission failed. There were no lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that she depressed the brake pedal, but the brakes seized and the vehicle slid and experienced an increased stopping distance. The contact stated that once that happened, the transmission failed. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned normally. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not duplicate the failure. The were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and they did not respond. The failure mileage was 3,000. The VIN was unavailable.
While driving home from mexico we stop at the border check point and after coming to a complete stop and trying to accelerate, I had the gas pedal all the way to the floor and the car would not accelerate at all. From there after it did that after everytime time I had to come to a complete stop the entire way home. I have only had this car for less than a year.
My 2010 nissan altima 2.5s accelerates slowly when turning from a stop. I made a left turn against oncoming traffic. The oncoming car was about 200 ft away. I pressed the acellerator hard. The CVT transmission felt like it disengaged.the engine rev'ed but the tires didn't spin. The oncoming car must have locked his brakes as I was hit in the rear quarter panel. Their were no injuries. I had only had this car three months at the time. I feel the CVT transmission should be recalled as I am not the only one to post problem with the CVT.
I own a 2010 nissan altima coupe 2.5 and have had problems with acceleration. When I come to a stop, I push the gas pedal down tothe floor and experience very little speed then it accelerates thereafter. I have had problems where there are vehicles behind me at a stop then when its time to accelarate my vehicle takes time to accelarate almost causing rear end accidents.
When at a stop and starting to accelerate, it's almost as if the power train shifts immediately from low or 1st gear to hi and then vehicle starts to lunge and buck. Also, has little acceleration capacity when this happens.
When stopped at a stop sign pressed the gas. The car moved very slow then sped up very fast then slowed down again. I feel this car is very unsafe. I have read countless same issues with other people on the internet. If nissan does not recall this car it will kill thousands of people over the coming years. I hope you can help save them.
After driving at highway speeds for several hours , then exiting and coming to a full stop, the auto will barely move in drive or reverse when given gas. This has created a dangerous situation for me when cars come up behind and expect me to pull out. I can only go at 2-5 MPH until the CVT transmission finally allows the car to go at normal speed levels. Nissan service advisor in florida, my destination, told me it was a " computer glitch" where the computer was fooled into believing the car was still in highway speed gear and which had no fix.
After a hard application of the brakes (ABS activates) and stop, the vehicle fails to accelerate at a normal rate of speed. Pushing the accelerator to the floor does not increase the speed of the vehicle. There is a delay before the vehicle will accelerate normally. Nissan reports there is nothing wrong with the transmission or the brakes. The process occurs everytime after the ABS is activated and rapid acceleration is attempted.
My 2010 altima 2.5s has poor acceleration after coming to a stop. This is very dangerous, especially when making left handed turns in front of on-coming traffic. I would press the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and the car will not accelerate quickly, it's almost like a hesitation or bogg. This issue is worse when the A/C is on. Nissan has not issued a recall, but they really need to, because there are many other nissan altima owners with the CVT transmission that are experiencing the same issue. I also own a 95 altima and have never experienced an issue like this, quite frankly I am very disappointed and concerned with my 2010 altima purchase because of this poor acceleration issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle began to decelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was stopped and upon restart, the failure occurred a second time. The vehicle was taken to the an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technician stated that the transmission failed and had to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 33,000. The VIN was unavailable.
On june 26th,we left the houston area on an out of town trip. At the halfway point we exited 1-10 at schulenberg texas after driving for approx.100 miles. After coming to a stop at a major intersection, I tried to accelerate at a normal rate and discovered that the vehicle was not responding and didn't have sufficient power to safely move thru the intersection. I further depressed the accelerator and could hear the engine revving but felt little movement from the vehicle. It felt as if the car was stuck in high gear. We slowly gained speed and eventually moved to a parking lot where the car came to a stop;not willing to move beyond that parking space. After allowing to vehicle to cool for an hour, it accelerated 1-time at it's normal rate but soon returned to it's earlier condition. We allowed it to sit for about 4 hours and decided to give it another try. The car moved off in a normal way, we decided since it was underway and because of this safety issue, we decided to return home via all freeway,trying not to stop anywhere. On june 28,2011 we took the car to the nissan dealer in angleton tx. The service dept. Claimed the CVT transmission had too much oil (half quart) in it from the factory which causes them to overheat which causes the condition we experienced. The dealer stated this has happened to many other nissan altima owners (CVT transmission). The dealer stated there is no recall. The problem gives no warning which left us pulling slowly unable to accelerate with fast moving oncoming traffic. Nissan should have notified us of this problem and done a self imposed recall. I am not convinced of nissan's claim of "too much oil" as the cause of this problem. The car did this briefly once before while moving very slowly in a parking lot but never did it again until june 26 th 2011.
I own a 2010 nissan altima sl and have had problems with acceleration following long highway trips. When I exit the freeway and come to a stop, I can push the gas pedal down to the floor and experience very little speed. I have brought the vehicle to the dealership twice and both times they state that they can't "recreate the problem". The problem is that they won't drive it long enough to be able to recreate the problem. I have no issues with driving short or moderate distances, only long highway trips. I have once again returned the vehicle to the dealership and I refuse to pick it up until they recreate the problem. This is a major safety factor because we were almost involved in a collision last week while on vacation.
Dangerous performance on 2010 nissan altima. After driving over 2 hours at highway speed, I had to stop for traffic. I tried to accelerate following the stop and the car would not accelerate. I had to depress the accelerator almost to the floor and then it moved gradually and then quickly picked up speed. This happened several times on the trip after extended driving time.
I bought my vehicle in august of 2010. In october we were on our way to florida, and at the end of a full day of travel, aprox 6 hours- we exited i95 in virginia to go to our hotel. When we came to a stop sign at the bottom of the ramp, we attempted to cross a state road to get to our hotel. When I depressed the accelerator the car barely moved and we were almost t-boned by another vehicle. We got to the hotel and after a nights rest the car seemed fine, but the car did the exact same thing the next night. When we got to florida the dealer was unable to find anything wrong and couldn't offer a solution. On the trip back to ny this spring the same problem occurred every day after a long drive, even though we made rest stops during the day. I feel this is a very dangerous situation, not being able to accelerate to avoid a potential accident and do not feel safe driving this vehicle.
I purchased my 2010 nissan altima new at the dealership in april 2010. Around 7k miles is when I first noticed the problem. When I am accelerating, between 20-35 MPH my car makes a loud nose and hits between 4000-5000 rpms, but it feels like it is losing power and is very slow to speed up. Once I hit over 50mph it gets better. I have taken it to 2 different nissan dealerships and they say they can't find anything wrong with it. As a sanity check, I have asked 3 other people to drive my car and they are experiencing the same thing I am. This is very dangerous when turning left at an unprotected light or turning right into traffic. I googled this and see many people are having the exact same issue with the year and model.
After a hard stop on highway, car transmission was locked in a higher gear, thus acceleration on highway was extremely difficult, and was rear ended, car was driving at 5mph on the highway following and could not accelerate. There is a serious transmission problem with this make.
After driving for extended periods of time (2 hours or more) on the interstate, the vehicle has difficulty recovering from a stop. I accelerate to move forward and the vehicle hesitates. When it reaches about 2000 rpms, it accelerates out of control. I took it to the dealership who could not replicate the problem. They offered for me to bring it in when I am getting off the interstate, but I had to stop before I arrived at the dealership. This occurred around 700 miles. When I'm at stop lights I don't panic, but this is unsafe for interstate driving. Nissan will not replace my transmission under the warranty as they cannot duplicate the issue.
It occurred to me in july 2010. Car was 7 months old with mileage of ~7,000 km. There was a problem with acceleration - with acceleration pedal fully depressed engine was revving up to ~2,200 RPM and car barely accelerated like it was slippage in the transmission. Switching to sport or manual modes was not effective. There is "high fluid temperature protection mode" described in manual, but there is no warning light/chime that transmission enters this mode. Driver not being aware of very limited acceleration can find himself in very dangerous situation leading to fatal accident, e.g. When pulling out in heavy traffic. It occurred several times, never any warning light was on. Finally transmission was replaced, but until now (january 2011) nissan did not admit that there is a problem and did not take any preventive action.
Purchased my new altima 3.5 a few months ago. Had a problem the second week, seemed like the transmission was slipping. After stopping at a stop sign, I accelerated but the car wouldn't move. Had to accelerate a lot to get the car to move very little and very slowly. Had I been pulling out in traffic it could have been a disaster. The problem occurred a few times as I parked in a parking garage. Upon returning to the car hours later the transmission seemed fine. Months later after a 3 1/2 hour drive on the highway, I got off the highway exit and the same thing happened. This time it continued to happen at low speeds, the car only accelerated properly at high speeds. The following day (monday) I drove the car to my nissan dealer to check out the problem, I never had any warning lights at all. They ran tests, found nothing, road tested and determined I had a defective transmission. Brand new car. This defective transmission could have resulted in serious injury or death to my family and myself. Nissan is replacing the transmission as I write this report, but this needs to be looked into to prevent others from serious accidents. I was lucky.
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