I was driving in early n all of a sudden car started slowing down n there’s other cars n I have my kids in car was very scary I started praying n calling on Jesus N car slowly started taking off again I just bought used car I’m very worried I hope someone reads this and calls me I never experienced this .
2011 Nissan Altima transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving 2 MPH, the vehicle was unable to switch gears. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the transmission to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 154,000.
While in motion exiting a highway at approximately 35 miles per hour, the entire car shook, and started to lock up the wheels until the entire transmission released and had no further response. I had to coast over to the side of the road and the car was disabled as I had no forward or reverse gears despite the engine running perfectly. Car was free wheeling as it would not remain stationary on an incline road (had to use emergency break to restrain the car as wheels were free wheeling in park. It was very scary and had other cars been around or next to me I may not have been so lucky. It was nearly impossible to control the car while the shaking was occurring until the transmission released and steering was regained while coasting.
At 97,000 miles the nissan dealer recommended a transmission oil flush. After the flush the transmission began to slip. I check on line an it is a lot of people having problems with the nissan CVT (transmission). The dealer told us they will check the vehicle, but it wasn't under warranty, so we must pay for repairs. The vehicle was service on 24 feb 2020, begins slipping noticeable two weeks later. The lack of power can cause an accident, while pulling from intersections, or driving on the highway.
Nissan says my CVT transmission isnt covered by the extended warranty. My car has only 72,000 miles and is starting to show problems. I feel if it doesn't break now it will soon and feel they should honor the warranty that a law suit was filed. The rpms arent climbing when I accelerate and there is a noise when its between 30 and 40 miles an hr.
I purchased this car just five years ago from a nissan dealership in ca. I don't drive it much because I use a work vehicle during the week. Over the last year, I've had problems with rattling, transmission delays and sudden surges in power. A few weeks ago, the car lost its ability to accelerate while heading over the grapevine to socal. The car suddenly slowed to 35 MPH on the highway! I had to quickly switch lanes in order to avoid a collision. Once in the slow lane, the car held up traffic and numerous angry drivers sped around me. This is a huge safety issue!!! The car only has 96,000 miles on it. This shouldn't happen! Today, I took the car to my local nissan dealership for a 90k service. An advisor called me several hours later to inform me I need to replace the transmission at the cost of more than $3,700. He also said the car has several hose leaks, etc. These are suspiciously similar problems other drivers reported having with their 2013-2016 altimas as well as 2006-2010 altimas. Why was the 2011 left out of the warranty extension and class action lawsuit? I could have been struck by another car when my altima suddenly lost power on the highway! It could have impacted the lives of other drivers around me! Nissan needs to fix its transmission issues. It's becoming a safety issue! The company also needs to take care of it's customers - if it doesn't want to lose them forever! I can not believe my car needs a new transmission when it has under 96,000 miles! I had a toyota camry last til 365,000 miles! I would definitely not recommend buying a nissan!!! You just may put lives at risk!
My car started with a bad jerking motion when driving it. Then it started not wanting to pick up speed, but the RPM would go up. The first time it malfunctioned on me I was in the middle of traffic. I did not get injured because the cars behind me stopped in time.
This seem like a big issue with nissan vehicles with the CVT transmission. When our car got to 90,000 miles the transmission starter overheat causing the car to lose speed while I'm on the highway not good when you have your wife and daughter in the car
The transmission is slipping and making a whining noise and needs to be replaced. The car has under 110k miles on it and it should be included in the extended warranty that nissan has offered to the 2010 altimas. The problem was not fixed in 2011 and as a result, my car is unsafe to drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan altima. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked, lunged, and lost power without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred multiple times. Carriage nissan (2400 browns bridge rd, gainesville, ga 30504, (678) 944-8663) was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Sudden loss of power after driving an hour and a half. Transmission goes in to fail/safe mode and leaves me on the side of the road. Dealer sold it to me with this safety issue.
Transmission fail at 115000 miles car wont accelerate
I bought a 2011 nissan altima and at 127,000 miles the transmission is slipping and when it warms up the car will not go over 50 MPH. Transmission will not shift. There should be a recall for these transmission from everything I'm finding out about them now. At this point with what this is costing I won't by another nissan when they don't believe there's an issue with these transmission.
Cat transmission failure at 129k miles. Winding noise and slipping. Car would not accelerate at any given time. This is a CVT transmission that nissan has an issue with and refuses to own up to it. Not a safe vehicle to be driving in city or open highways. Nissan want me to pay 3-4 grand to fix. Can someone please wake these people up
Cvt transmission failed. Doesn't go forward or reverse.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan altima. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle would stall, decelerate, and power down without warning. In addition, the transmission warning indicator illuminated. The failures occurred often. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a new transmission was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 166,782.
Our 2011 nissan altima just went over 80,000 miles and the transmission stopped working. My son was driving along some back roads at a low rate of speed and all of a sudden it gave out, the engine wil lrev but no power. Had it towed to a transmission repair shop who does a lot of work on these CVT transmissions and he said it needed to be replaced. Quoted me $3500 for a brand new nissan factory transmission and said he recommended getting the new one rather than trying to fix the old one because he has ton a lot of work on these transmissions. I do no understand why nissan stopped their extended warranty coverage on the CVT transmission at the 2010 model year.
Failing to accelerate, slipping, jerking, stalling
I have a 2011 nissan altima. Car was "acting up" and so I took it to a firestone service center. They said it was the transmission and I should take it to a nissan dealer. So, I took it to the nissan dealer that I purchased the car from and they told me I needed a software update. Which they did for $153. Two weeks later while driving from ohio to tennessee, the transmission went out and I had it towed. The cost for repair will be $4800.00
When it is hot outside and the car has been driven for a long period of time the CVT transmission will make a whining noise. I noticed it when I was on the highway going about 70 MPH. Because of this strange noise, I exited. When I was going 30 MPH+ and accelerating the whining continued to happen. I am not sure what would cause this, but it sounds like a belt inside the transmission is slipping. It now stutters at times when going about 10 MPH. When "shifting" down from 20 MPH it will jerk.
The transmission just went out at 100,000 miles. I'm told the transmission is a CVT transmission and this is pretty much normal. I'm looking at a $4000 cost just to put another CVT transmission into it
Merging into traffic after stopping at a stop sign the gas pedal became unresponsive. Was able to pull to side and avoid collision and gas pedal began working after pumping and a few moments. Had three kids in the car and only dumb luck prevented accident. Brought to dealer the following day and it was a transmission issue
The 2011 nissan altima has a CVT transmission and this continues to go out and will every 12,000 miles. No service provider wants to fix this issue because of the unreliable part and not only is this is a costly fix but it only guarantee the most a year or less (close to $3000.00 to fix). I don't understand how the other models with nissan with this type of transmission the warranty was extended. I believe any vehicle with a CVT transmission needs to be recalled and replaced.
Nissan CVT (transmission). The vehicle when in motion seems to be stuck " in gear" when pressing the accelerator it feels restrained and labored with a noisy almost whining sound. There seems to be no "up-shift" although the cvts are specifically designed to not make the bumping transitions, it seems to be restraining the car from picking up speed with laboring whine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan altima. While driving 80-85 MPH, the vehicle went into safety mode and decelerated to 70 MPH. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to flagstaff nissan (4960 e marketplace dr, flagstaff, az 86004, (928) 522-6386) where it was diagnosed that the cooling component needed to be replaced; however, the part was on backorder. In addition a transmission flush was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the local dealer for additional diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 95,836.
Vehicles speed goes down to 40mph to almost stopping. It seems to happen when it's hot outside, driving long distances and driving at a speed above 70mph. It also makes a whining noise when this happens.
The vehicle began making a whining noise during acceleration and then loss power on the interstate and would not go over 40mph even with the gas pedal depressed all the way making a very unsafe situation for my family. I've done research and found several other owners complaining of the same issue and receiving no assistance from nissan on this obvious safety issue.
After an hour of highway driving, in warm weather, transmission goes into safe mode, loses power, transmission shuts down. Peddle to the floor and zippo, nothing, no power, very dangerous when on highway. Nissan was of no help. Their CVT tranny is he problem. Some models were recalled already and some warranties were extended, bur not mine. They want over 5 grand to replace trans.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan altima. While accelerating from a stop, the vehicle hesitated and vibrated moderately without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (crossroads nissan wake forest, 1120 capital blvd, wake forest, nc), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was taken from the dealer and the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure occurred approximately three other times. After one of the failures, the vehicle was taken to the same dealer where they recommended a transmission flush. The vehicle was repaired, but then it experienced a complete loss of power. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist since the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 100,858.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan altima. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (lynchburg nissan, 18588 forest rd, lynchburg, va) where it was diagnosed that the continuously variable transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available.
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