2013 Nissan Altima: engine failure

Filed Oct 4, 2021 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · WI

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while his wife was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle began to jerk and then seized. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to a storage garage. The contact called and notified the local dealer about the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

Filed Sep 8, 2020 · Transmission · 180,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that on several occasions the gear shifter seized while in the park position. The driver was unable to immediately shift out of the park position to the drive position. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.

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 May 29, 2019 · Transmission · 51,344 miles · WA

5 days ago while driving on a freeway during rush hour my car started stuttering while driving. When I pressed on the accelerator after coming to a stop, the car jerked and stalled while in traffic. When 5 miles from home I was stopped at a red light the car engine died. After restarting my car when I put my car into gear the engine would die. While in the left lane I sat there trying to get my car to go into gear without the engine dying. Two guys helped to move it off of the road and I had to have it towed home. It's now at the dealership's service center.

Filed Jul 16, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate over 60 MPH. The contact also stated that the engine failed to start properly. The contact stated that the engine stalled and the battery had to be jumpstarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called benton nissan of hoover at (205) 938-6103 (located at 1640 montgomery hwy, hoover, al 35216) and was informed that the failure was due to a faulty key fob. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Steering · 1,900 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle began to drift to the right and the steering wheel seized causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 1,900.

Filed May 28, 2014 · Engine · 70,600 miles · OH · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH on uneven pavement, all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel and there was a burning odor. The vehicle was powered off and smoke emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 70,600.

Filed Jan 13, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 3,600 miles · OH

Altima 2.5l eng. Problem: engine vibrations/CVT shuttering since approx. 3600 miles, but has continually gotten worse with more miles (7000 mi 12/31/13). Vibrations felt at 1500-2000 rpms (enough to shake and vibrate the dash components), then vibration goes away. Slight acceleration under load at 1500-2000 rpms and at any speed (20-30, 40-55, 72 MPH) will result in droning/vibrations (everytime). Had nissan service mgr. Ride with me, then he drove the vehicle and confirmed the vibrations. He said to return the vehicle in jan 2014 to further document this problem that nissan does not admit exists. However, this problem has been reported to nissan many times over this past year (2013). I now believe this vibration is coming from the engine and not from the CVT since I can feel vibrations 1500-2000 RPM even when the vehicle is stopped (in park or in neutral). Update: 1/08/14 nissan dealer replaced engine alternator, problem still exists, no change in vibrations. 1/10/14 nissan replaced tensioner and engine serpentine belt, problem still exists, no change in vibrations. 1/13/14 filed complaint with nissan consumer affairs.

Filed Aug 22, 2012 · Engine · 207 miles · MS

I bought a new 2013 altima 2.5 sl on 7/26/12, with 104 miles on it since it was delivered from another dealer. On 7/29/12 a warning light came on and the owner's manual said that possibly the gas cap was not tight. This was not the case. Manual said that if the light was not flashing, then it would clear after a few trips. It did not clear, so I drove 25 miles to dealer 8/3/12 for them to test. They said it was a bad catalytic converter and would be replaced the next day. The following day, the service manager called and said that when they removed the converter that its contents spilled on the shop floor; and that their contacts with nissan was that this had happened on others and thus the engine had been ruined and that nissan would replace the engine. I stated that I did not want a replaced engine because of all of the required disassembly and reassembly involved, especially with a car only a few days old and having driven only approximately 160 miles. I had paid for a new car and wanted a completely new car as a replacement. I have filed a case with nissan, but so far they have done nothing but say that they are reviewing the situation. The selling dealer has been very cooperative, said that they agree with me and have stated that they have also contacted nissan on my behalf and requested that a new replacement be provided. Since nissan has seen this situation on more than one occasion, they were aware that they had faulty catalytic converters and that catastrophic failure was the result. These are not cars with several thousand miles use and several months old; but rather mine was less than a week old. Nissan should not give the buying customers the run-a-round, but do the proper thing and replace the cars with new ones like we paid for. I was under the impression that they sold quality products and had a reputation for good customer service.