2010 Nissan Altima: complete transmission failure

Filed Mar 21, 2021 · Airbags, Engine · 125,098 miles · CA

After purchasing the vehicle the very next day transmission went out an it started having electric problems

Filed Mar 11, 2021 · Transmission · 106,324 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the transmission failed to operate as designed and the vehicle failed to accelerate properly. There was no warning light illuminated the contact was unable to move the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,324.

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 114,000 miles · CA

2010 nissan altima has an extremely dangerous safety defect that many other consumers are also experiencing, not just me. (see the federal safety agency id # 10899578). I have almost been rear-ended several times, sometimes with my small children in the car, because of this problem. The extremely dangerous safety defect is the car turns off completely while coming to stop, when stopped, and/or when accelerating from stop. All systems turn off including the ability to steer and stop. After turning off, the car will not immediately turn back on. Took the car to the dealer several time but the dealer was unable to diagnose the problem. The dealer replaced the transmission, since it had a recall and was under warranty, to see if it fixed the problem. It did not, as the vehicle turned off this morning, 8/14/18, when coming to a stop on a main city street. I was almost rear-ended because the car unexpectedly turned off and the brake lights do not seem to work when this happens. The car did not turn back on for several minutes. There needs to be an investigation and recall of this extremely dangerous safety defect.

Filed Dec 8, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 100,125 miles · NY

I was owner 2010 altima .the under excellent maintain.when I buy this .we worry about CVT transmission weak and buy 100k mile warranty. The car only over 125 mile of 100 k the transmission fail. And towing to dealer .the dealer diagnose CVT fail but nissan refuse dealer replace transmission and request dealer replace TCM(transmission control module) first.that waste my time .10 days in dealer shop still not any result.

Filed Aug 29, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 40,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Jul 24, 2012 · Brakes, Transmission · 3,000 miles · WI

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.

Filed Aug 29, 2011 · Transmission · 33,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Jan 24, 2011 · Transmission · 7,000 miles · 00

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.