On 8/17/2020 at 11:30am I was driving at approximately 15 MPH when everything in my car, including the engine shut down with no warning. I quickly placed the vehicle in park and after 2 attempts my car restarted with no other problems that day. On 8/18/2020 at approximately 1750hrs after exiting the expressway, again my car shut down while driving 10-15 MPH, after 2 attempts my it restarted. The car currently has 46,000 miles, I am the original owner and the car is serviced as scheduled by manufacturer. I currently have an appointment on 8/28/2020 with nissan of queen for an evaluation of this problem.
2012 Nissan Altima engine complaints
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Cvt transmission
Car automatically reduces speed from 65 MPH to 35 MPH while in motion on highway and will not increase speed when driving at an hour or better at 65 MPH or greater. When it autodecelerates it makes a whining noise and will not accelerate again until you turn the engine off and allow the car to sit for 30 mins or better.
The engine has always made excessive noise when accelerating. I have since learned that it has been the transmission and is a common problem with the CVT transmission in nissan altimas. I feel that given the several thousand dollars it takes to fix that nissan should either put out a recall or compensate for this as it causes the driver to be stranded one the transmission does eventually fail.
While driving for 1/2 hour or more my car loses power this has caused my car to die in the middle of an intersection and almost getting hit. In order to get power back you have to shut the car off and let it sit. We have checked all fluids replaced spark plugs battery alternator filters and it still does this. Upon researching this I have seen other complaining about the same issue with their 2012 nissan and due to it being a safety harvard should be recalled and fixed.
So I purchased my car in 2014 at tony nissan waipio and had cna manufactured warranty..which is a good warranty.but I come to realize ever since.my manufactured warranty expired in 2019, and I routinely bring my car in for oil and oil filter maintenance every 3 months, and each time I would bring it in. Mechanics and service advisors seems to find a lot of problems with my car..and ask if I wanted it to be fixed or replaced, majority of the time. I will asked if my aul warranty will cover, for the parts and labors..I would say 80 percent of my warranty covers..some. Dont.but to make my complaint shorter ..each time I would bring it in to tony nissan for a repair..not even 3 months after, another problems.come about..at this time I'm getting very scared and afraid for my safety in driving my car.especially.when I have my 6 year old grandson that I pick up from school..and I'm beginning to not have faith in them and I'm really having trust issues, with either the mechanics or service advisors..at tony nissan .I can show proofs of documents that I have all my invoices dated from 2014 until now of 2020..of all services and repairs they have claimed they doned on my car..just recently I asked for my old parts back, to see if they got it replaced..throttle body assembly and ignition coil #3..my upcoming repair will be alternator and drive belt..I will be taking my car in either 02/25/2020 or 02/26/2020..in the afternoon.thank you very much, for the help and concerns.please reply back to me if my car was sold to me as a lemon or any recalls..I've be glad to express my concerns to the president of that company..but I always get talked to the other staffs that works for him...
Losses power when driving when making turns it shakes it over heats
I bought a certified pre-owned 2012 nissan altima 2.5s sedan from university nissan in universal city, ca. Throughout its life from when I received car at around 45,000 miles, every couple thousand 5k-10k care engine engine could not accelerate quicker car would begin making engine whining noise. It was never disgnosed as a CVT problem when I would take car to nissan in warranty repair . During dealership repair enounter mass air flow sensor was replaced. "mass air flow sensor" that has been replaced multiples times throughout its life as well. Car now has a CVT problem and struggles during hot weather and worst if people are in car now.
While in motion, the vehicle begins to drasticly slow down from speeds of 60 to 70 MPH down to 20 to 30 MPH. This usually happens during the day after driving for an hour + and in any kind of incline road. At hard inclines I can bearly drive upward even hhaving to come to a complete stop. The RPM gage begins to jump rapidly to 5 and 6 RPM when even slightly pressing the gas peddle, and once it adjust , the vehicle will not go more that 3 RPM while still at a MPH slower than 30. This will stay for the remainder of the drive until I have stopped and turned my vehicle off for a significant amount of time. Tbis began happening at 100,000 miles and now at 150,000 miles it happens very frequently. I feel this is unacceptable, and clearly very unsafe for driving long distances on large highways, when my vehicle should work as it should.
Takata recall, I have a 2012 nissan altima and I purchased from a dealer in jan 2015. I believe this car must be a defective product. It's a pre-owned car. Just after driving it for 1.5yrs, I have been driving the car the transmission broken. The speed drops to 30miles/hr from 65miles/hr while I was driving on the freeway. There were cars behind me. It's so dangerous. I was lucky that the driver behind me reacted very quickly and didn't hit me. It was under the warranty so they replaced the torque converter of the transmission. However, just this past weekend I was driving uphill on a mountain road and a similar problem happened again. My car can't shift correctly and the speed drops to 25 miles/hr from 40miels/hr. Both the first time and the second time when this happens there is no signal lights on my dashboard. I went to the dealer but they said I'm out of the warranty and they may not cover the repair. I failed a claim to nissan customer service and still waiting for the response to solve this issue. They said there are no recalls of my car but I have found a lot of reports online about their transmission issues and people had experienced similar to me. Also, the steering wheel didn't work for a few times. Nissan said they care about customers' safety but I don't think they really do what they said. If they really care about our safety they should take more actions on this issue and recall the defective cars. It's very dangerous for everyone on the roads.
As I was starting to slow down in preparation of taking a turn off the frontage road my car completely shut off, my brakes and steering locked and luckily I was able to complete my turn into a gas station where I immediately put it in park and restarted via push start., 2 days later this occurred again on a fairly busy street where I repeated the steps to start it again. I am extremely scared to have this happen again on a heavily traveled street causing me to be involved in a collision , I have researched online and see other reports/complaints of the same issue I described yet do not see any recall issued regrading this extremely dangerous defect.
After a few hours of driving, the vehicle lost power and went into "limp mode" on an 8 lane highway. After research, nissans have a known problem with the transmission that has yet to he addressed
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated. The contact pulled the vehicle over and waited until the engine cooled off. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact usually had to wait a while to restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to mossey poway nissan (14100 poway rd, poway, ca 92064, (858) 668-3600) where it was diagnosed that a cooling system needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was 100,000.
I bought my car only a few months ago and recently taking it to the bench at their service, the technicians notified me that I had a leak and the gascket engine oil cooler need to be replaced after that I've been searching the internet about the problem and I found it s a very common fault in this model, many owners report this problem and everyone wonders why there is no recall yet
Oil cooler leak was detected during routine oil change. Research showed this model & year has a recall already issued but there are no campaigns for this specific VIN not sure if this is something you deal with or if it's a mfg issue. Not sure what steps are to report to mfg if this is a known issue.
18hoz-1diag c check & diagnos (tech 561) complaint: service engine soon light is on also c/s they were driving on freeway in traffic while rpms were around low 1,ooo vehicle would buck from slow speeds trying to accelerate also when vehicle was on a hill at a stop vehicle would not accelerate and started rolling backwards once vehicle gained momentum vehicle started moving please check and advise. Cause: verified customers concern. "service engine soon" light is illuminated. Checked for dtcs and found multiple dtcs (dtc written on ro). Cleared dtcs and none returned after test drive. Vehicle did feel a bit sluggish on first test drive. Checked fluid levels and found oil level a bit low. Also noticed drives floor mat tucked under gas pedal. Removed floor mat and test drove again. Vehicles acceleration feels normal. Went to steep hill to duplicate customers concern. Could not verify customers concern. Again, correction: replaced both cam position sensors as well as the crank position sensor. Cleared all dtcs and test drove vehicle no dtcs returned. Vehicle drives fine with no issues.
My vehicle when driving will not throttle correctly so I have to pull over on the road and turn the car off and than turn it back on. After turning the car back on I would rub the engine to make sure it would throttle pass 3. Lately though my car has been turning off while driving which is a big safety for my self and other drivers. Because I have to turn the car of and on quickly especially if im on the freeway.
The vehicles engine is burning oil very rapidly and when I spoke with several mechanics to get a other opinions, and I was told it is a common problem with this vehicle. The dashboard is also very sticky and is melting was told that that happens to the vehicles as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan altima. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle went into safe mode and lost power. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle lacked the fan to cool the transmission, causing the transmission to overheat. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
There is a CVT and CVT coolant issue in this make model and year and there was a recall for this vehicle of prior years with the same issue and nissan will not replace it. It makes the car sluggish and go very slow uphill. It is not a defective CVT but the CVT in the original model. We bought this car used so we may have gone to try to get the recall for this vehicle earlier but nissan is saying they won't honor the recall now because it has expired.
When I first bought it I heard a whistling sound and was told it was nothing. I travel a lot and while on the interstate I went from going 75 MPH to 30 and it wouldn't accelerate. I would pull over and wait about 10 minutes until I could accelerate. Initially I thought it was the fuel line so I put fuel injector in it and it a couple days later it happened while I was on the interstate again. This has happened to me at least 5 times. I can't even drive it on the interstate. After taking it to the multiple mechanics I was told that it was the transmission and it will need to be replaced.
When driving the car for a long distance (30 miles) there is a whining sound that starts and the car will not accelerate. If the car is allowed to sit and cool down the whining will stop but start back as the engine/transmission heats up. During this period the car will loose power and not exceed 40 miles per hour. This happens when driving throughout the city and on the highway
Cvt, the car jerks, shudders, stalls while driving. This is very dangerous! Engine revs on its own, read about the horrible nissan CVT will never purchase a nissan nor recommend to anyone! Turning is a nightmare, driving on the highway is quite scary. Called customer service nissan does not care! Class action suit should be filed asap this is people lives you're talking about !
Complete loss of power climbing a steep grade uphill, almost caused accident sandwiched between two 18 wheelers also going uphill one of which had to swerve sharply to avoid hitting us. Cvt transmission likely went into fail-safe mode, same thing repeated multiple times on steep winding climbs on mountain highways. Very dangerous situation with engine cutting out and loss of power. Nissan has issued CVT recalls and extended warranty on models up to 2010 but the problem is still there in this 2012 altima and in many other complaints about the CVT on later models. The federal safety agency should get nissan to extend its recall/warranty to models after 2010 judging by the many complaints being reported about the same loss of power issue with the CVT.
Cvt broke down- without any warnings. Rpms locked appears to be a problem in majority of nissan altima 2011-2012 models. Recall was issued for pre2010 models for the same thing but nothing was done for 2011-2012 models, which is the one I have.
Cvt transmission has went out. I was diving on the highway and all of a sudden my car slowed down and wouldn't go past 20 MPH. Nissan stated that transmission is gone and a new one is needed. $4000. Same thing happened to my previous car. 2010 nissan altima
I own a 2012 nissan altima and the car was running good untill 70000. After 70k mile its started making too much noise and at 80k miles its losing power even if I run the gas pedal all the way.the RPM will staty at 2500 at this point.when I researched found out that the CVT transmissions has design falw and most of the CVT transmission has the same issue. I took it to the nissan dealer and they said I have to replace the transmission.I cant believe that nissan cars lasts for only 70k miles. These problems are coming when I am driving on the highway all of a sudden and its very dangerous to drive this car.
My car started making a whining noise while driving it. Going up the hill my car on a highway in the desert when the speed declined it's from 70mph to 45mph, which I tried to accelerate and it was stuck on 45mph, and almost caused the car behind me to crash into me with my three young children in the back seat. A lot of complaints have been made and nothing's has been done. What does it take a life to be taken in order for a recall. The transmissions on these cars are crap. Every time someone walks into the dealership they seem to be well aware but no recall he been done.
Car stopped accelerating, found out the tranny was bad. Nissan wont replace or compensate. Nissan dealer expects me to pay 4000 out of pocket for a brand new transmission. Car is only 6 years old. Havent even paid the car off yet and transmission is already going bad. Avoid nissan altimas at all costs
My nissan altima 2012 has significant reduction in speed while taking trips less than 40 miles. Driving on fast lane on highway about 70 miles then all of a sudden it reduces all by itself to 35-40 MPH and I almost got into in accident because I did to know what was going on but had to get off the onto the side of the highway.
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