2013 Nissan Altima: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 23, 2023 · Engine · FL

Steady Check Engine light came on April 25, 2023. Just had oil change/filter done day before. Had tune-up done May 25, 2023. Had mechanic who replaced my catalytic converter and (2) O2 sensors a year ago check my car. Found that the inside of the catalytic converter was melted. They checked for a fuel leak in engine, none found. Replaced catalytic converter and front O2 sensor. As of today, no Steady Check Engine light has come back on. I think a Flashing Check Engine light should have displayed for something as serious as a fuel leak. What if my car caught fire while driving? Also, I was told several years ago by a local Nissan dealer that my driver side airbag would need replacing - that indicator light never came back on the dash board either. Faulty sensors? I notified Nissan in TN by mail.

Filed Apr 19, 2023 · Airbags, Engine · 109,000 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, he noticed a burning smell coming through the A/C vents. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that unknown frontal air bag had deployed under the hood and burned; however, the mechanic could not repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to another mechanic who informed the contact that they could not repair the vehicle. An unknown dealer was contacted but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

Filed Apr 26, 2021 · Transmission · 88,000 miles · MD

The transmission has failed prematurely. The car has stalled creating a dangerous situation. The vehicle will vibrate and pulls oddly at low speeds. A burning smell has now developed and I cannot drive the vehicle due to safety concerns. There are many many other nissan altima owners reporting the same issue and there needs to be a recall on the CVT transmission on my car.

Filed Feb 11, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 75,000 miles · NE · crash

I was driving my 2013 altima with 73,000 miles on the interstate going about 85mph and all of a sudden I fell a sudden surge in power the RPM went from 2,400 to 5,300 simultaneously and the I smelled something burning and my engine died I almost got into a horrific accident but luckily the person behind me wasn't on there phone but they had to slam on the brakes beacause my car was slowing down quickly probably beacause of the jatco CVT but once I am pulled over I am going through my glove box to find the roadside emergency card with a number on it but I found a recall notice from 2 years ago that said that the computer that controls your transmission does not work and I need to take it in to service immediately or damage will occur well when I had the recall performed I had 55,000 miles on the car and that is 55,000 miles of damage happening to my transmission so I called nissan and told them since they do not know how to make a car and that I almost died in a car wreck beacause of them that they need to send me a tow truck asap to tow it to a nissan dealership they sent me one but they did not pay fore it so 200 dollars later I am sitting in my brocken car in a nissan dealership and I went in and told them since they can't build a transmission that won't get someone killed they need to put a new one in my car that eorks and of course they refused to do it so I gave it to them and they lowballed me and gave me 4,000 dollers fore the car whatever I was so mad at that moment then I drove my but over to hyundai and got me a 2020 hyundai sonata limited.

Filed Jan 29, 2020 · Engine · 163,000 miles · IL

I smell something burning but my car isn't getting hot. I took it to the shop to be diagnosed they said my valve cover gasket is leaking oil it has to be replaced and my coils and plugs are sitting in oil. The strong burning smell comes through my air vents. And when the oil hits the exhaust it smokes. I pray it doesn't catch on fire.

Filed Aug 23, 2019 · Suspension · 4 miles · CA

Vehicle when driving suspension springs sounds keep having problems can't have 3 passengers sit on back, due to causing weight barrier springs smell something burning and no power when driving.

Filed Sep 21, 2018 · Fuel system · TN

Consistent with the federal safety agency 10109214,,when attempting to add gasoline to the vehicle, the gas station's gas pump's filling nozzle kicks off immediately and continuously.. In order to add fuel, I must place the nozzle no further inside than the edge of the fuel tank tube and then only slightly squeeze the gas pump's nozzle.handle so that only a light stream of fuel slowly runs through the gas pump's nozzle.. It takes me 12-15 minutes to fill my tank. This is unsafe because I cannot insert the gas pump's nozzle any further than the edge of the opening to the fuel tank tube and so it is common for gasoline to splash out on my hand, body, clothing, car and other surroundings. Because fueling requires that I maintain my hand on the pump's nozzle handle and the process takes so long, I am subject to gasoline splashes and inhaling gasoline fumes for a prolonged period of time. The splashing of gasoline on the surrounding surfaces at the gas station poses a fire risk at the gas station, its customersi and me. In the event of a fire or spark, I could catch on fire.due to the splashing on my skin, and clothing. Because the nozzle can only be placed to the edge of the opening to the fuel tank tube, a spark could be attracted to the excessive access to fuel.. As a rule, people waiting in line behind me to fuel up become inpattient and enraged due to the delay. In today's world, if the wrong person is waiting behind me, I almost jokingly add that this vehicle's defect could lead to a mass shooting at the gas station. You may disregard that last comment.

Filed May 17, 2018 · 90,000 miles · TX

Drivers side door handle. Something inside broke and the handle swings freely. It will not open the door. We have to roll down the window to get out of the car. I have been researching online and apparently this is an ongoing issue for nissan altima 2013-2015. I do not understand why there has not been a recall about this issue. We arrived home and I tried to get out of the car something inside the door snapped, and I'm no longer able to open the door from inside the car. If the car were to catch on fire and the electric window does't open I would be trapped.

Filed Jan 18, 2018 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · WV

Cvt transmission issues. Received a recall notice on the CVT transmission to reprogram the CVT. Issue started before the reprogram and before 100k miles, stalled out in traffic, smelled burning rubber, sputtering while driving no engine light appeared on the dash. All these issues occurred before the recall notice. Once I received the notice from nissan, took into service department to complete. Worked fine with little issues, still sputtering and stalled out once for about 2 months, issue started again. Check engine light came on this time. Took into service department for diagnostics as requested from nissan, my own expense, was notified by service department the code is p17f1 " death code" for transmission. Called nissan consumer affairs to apply for out of warranty assistance from nissan was told did not qualify, due to mileage. Mileage is now over 100k. The CVT transmission problems consist of the transmission oil getting to hot while driving on trips, causing the seals to burn. Nissan is aware of the issues customers are experiencing with the CVT transmissions and should be responsible for repairing.

Filed Jun 20, 2017 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · AR

Electrical issue, my car wouldn't start saying incorrect key, when I opened the hood the battery post had completely burned off, wires was burnt, and battery exploded. The fusible link for the terminal breaker for the battery was also burnt, every now and then when I went to start my car it would say key not detectable or wrong key id. I thought the battery in the key probe was going out replaced it and the problem still was present. I have 2 co-workers and there vehicle are doing the same thing one has a 2014 and the other is a 2016 brand new had less than 6 months. I was told by the mechanic this has been going on and my vehicle almost caught on fire.

Filed Mar 1, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 75,000 miles · MA · fire

I drove my car on february 28 from my garage in my house in bolton, ma to lexington ma at 9 am. Upon starting, I noticed a slight strange smell. It was a bit like oil or maybe chemical smells but I am not sure as I had not smelled this before. I rolled down the windows as I drove to clear it and kept an eye on the temperature gauge, which was normal. After 5 mins, the smell cleared, the heat temp was normal and I drove for about 40 mins while talking on my bluetooth. I parked in front of grace chapel in lexington on the street and as I pulled to a stop to park on the street in front of the church, I noticed some smoke. I immediately shut off the car. Within moments there were flames and I called 911 as I got out. I had only time to get my purse, my bag and the food in the trunk I was bringing for the pantry and moved away. Within 3 minutes, it was engulfed about 30% up to the windshield as the first police arrived. He moved the car parked right in front of mine, thank god. Two minutes later firemen came and about two minutes later they had water on the car but it was fully engulfed. They were able to keep the damage to only affect two other cars parked in the parking lot next to the street across from my car, separated by a sidewalk. The vehicle has been meticulously maintained by us. No accidents. No mechanical problems. All recalls followed. I drive normally. Oil changes are done regularly. No mechanical work has been done on the car. There are recalls on the v6 2013 altimas for possible fire issues. Mine is a v4. Here's one website but if you google 2013 altima fires, you will find others. Http://www.automotive-fleet.com/news/story/2015/10/nissan-expands-2016-maxima-recall.aspx had I been trapped, I may have died before they got me out. Please protect others from this scary tragedy. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jun 17, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 61,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 30 MPH, an abnormal odor emitted from the vehicle and smoke came from the hood. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be serviced for an oil change. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.