Unable to engage automatic gear shift from park to drive or reverse. Must use small object, (screwdriver) with brake to place in drive.
2013 Nissan Altima engine complaints
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The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving on the highway at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the roadway and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the air bag module and ECU module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle started hesitating. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact parked on the side of the street for approximately 10 minutes before continuing driving to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had an unknown component tied; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.
car over heats passanger door latch suspention in front is messed up when they did the computer update as a recall my car tranny slips and jerks it sucks more gas
my car over heats passanger door wont open from the inside its a latch issue ive told the dealer ship in mansfield and they done nothing about it front suspenction has issues still dealer does nothing about it every since they did the recall update with programing my car its like my tranny slips and jerks
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was serviced by the dealer in 2016, for a recall repair for the mass airflow sensor however, the failure recurred. The contact had her nephew replace the mass airflow sensor on three separate occasions. The mass airflow sensor was also replaced once by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that recall repair was only performed one time free of charge. The failure mileage was 108,000.
The original transmission on this car failed and I had it replaced at a Nissan Dealership. In less than two years, the new transmission also failed. I was driving on the highway and transmission gave up and the vehicle would not accelerate putting my Life and others' life in danger/unsafe. I contacted Nissan consumer/customer service and the case manager was not helpful and literally, stonewalled my concerns. Gross negligence by Nissan about the vehicle owners and their safety. The Nissan Altima cars that were manufactured between 2013-2015 are pure LEMONS.
Car stalled on highway in 1st lane. Car jerking, stalling, not starting. Found recall on cvt transmissions on car. Nissan consumer affairs refuse to honor recall. States recall closed. Car not drivable. Being fixed at Firestone repair. Begged Nissan consumer affairs because of my safety to please fix. Spoke with 2 managers who would not honor closed past campaign!!! Told them I am a 60 yr old woman now to scarred to drive car. Had no choice but to have it fixed which I cannot afford.
When pushing the gas on the highway or the streets it feels like the power of the car is holding back. Feels like the gears are messing up. And there's problem with catalyst converter. It's always showing check engine light even after I have tried other solutions on fixing that and the gas odometer is not reading the gas levels right either. Plus the passenger seat buckle is stuck and doesn't latch to the seat belt for a hold from a car accident. Like you have to really push hard for the seat belt to hold on.
Check engine light came on because of manufacturer defect with sensor circuit (noted in nissan bulletin 16-030). Manufacturer special policy adjustment programs listed on dealer invoice states services regarding this defect will be at no charge to owner. However, dealer refuses to honor policy and charged for service.
While driving the vehicle on open highways the vehicle will experience a loss of power and engine shuts off resulting in loss of steering and breaking. Vehicle will also experience the same issues while driving in the city streets. When coming to a stop the vehicle will lose power and breaks will not work. This has been occurring since november 2019
Complete transmission failure at nearly 122,000 miles in the middle of a major interstate wherein the vehicle could not turn back on. Prior to the failure, there were weeks of jerky shifting, the car was unable to coast, quickly accelerate, or come to a stop without jerking the car until stopped. The idle of the car was unusually high near the day of full transmission failure. After completely replacing the transmission with a brand new one, the car still is having trouble shifting smoothly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that while attempting to shift gears, there was a lag in between when the vehicle responded and the RPM at the time the transmission shifted to the next gear. The contact stated that with the vehicle on cruise control the vehicle revved up with the transmission slipping. The contact stated that while making a left turn at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was push to the side of the road. Additionally, while driving, the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floorboard however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 96,045.
When I bought the car I had to replace the transmission 2 times in one year, the suspension is giving up and the driver seat is always braking
Purchased my car in 2014 with 36000 miles. Around 55,000 miles the gear shifter completely went out. Now I'm at 107,000 miles and my car is stalling when stopped. The car is not reading anything on the diagnostic tests at the dealership and no one is able to tell me what is wrong with the car. I live in a high traffic area so this is a very big deal.
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.
Tl* the contact own sa 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that after stopping at a stop sign, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the engine revved but there was no response from the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to monken nissan located at (1741 w mccord st, centralia, il 62801) to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
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.
I had a check engine light that was for a problem with my catalytic converter. I had it replaced with an after market that went out 13 months later.
Check engine light comes on. Shop runs diagnostics and all systems, independently are working, however collective issue. I.e. Mass air flow sensor code reads as broken, but sensor is independently fine when tested. Multiple systems read out with error codes, but all are fine when tested separately to further analyze. No connection between multiple codes - random assortment. Vehicle fails emissions test due to these errors. Shop now states they have found tbs on this problem through nissan & there is a part requiring a swap out. My vehicle has experienced this issue for 6+ months. Huge time & financial burden to bring car in & out of shop. Vehicle unable to get re-registered due to faulty computer system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled without warning. When the contact shifted into neutral and restarted the vehicle, it resumed normal operation. When the shifter was placed in drive, the vehicle stalled. Also, the transmission made a noise and the vehicle stalled once it was warmed up. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 106,000.
The vehicle will not start after warm up/driving for a while and then turned off. It will continuously run if engine does not get turned off. In order to start the engine again, it has to cool down, then the cycle starts again. It only happens when hot. It always starts cold or cooled down. Took it to nissan dealer for diag and they said that is was the fuel injectors, so we replaced them on their advice - but that did not solve the problem. This is issue started recently. This is a well kept and maintained 2013 altima with the qr25de 4 cyl engine and only ~ 92,nnn miles.
Car has a vibrating sound when u reach about 40 MPH found out that the engine mount are all bad
Passenger light airbag is never detected. (been on going for a couple of years) engine light stays on (for about 3 months) seatbelt airbag (3 months) will not go out. There is never a recall and a problem is never found by mechanic. Can get the engine light off for a little while, but comes back on usually within a week.
Gear gets stuck too often to move. Cheap parts and is risky like on a parking stop trying to stop and your gear wont budge. My 2013 altima transmission has always been vibrating too heavily, between 1500-2500 RPM in cold and exteremely hot weather situations, ever since I bought this vehicle (since feb, 2014). Now the transmission completely failed and they are asking 4k to replace it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The driver was able to coast over to the side of the road. The vehicle was powered off, restarted, and failed to drive. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 119,000.
I bought a 2013 nissan altima in 2017. 4 months after the purchase with only 65,000 miles the car stalled in the middle of the highway with my children in it. I was able to get it restarted and the next day while working the transmission gave out in the middle of a parking lot. The CVT transmission was replaced at the nissan dealership. Now 65,000 miles later the new CVT transmission died while I had a youth client in my car for work. This is extremely unsafe for a transmission to fail at the drop of a hat in the middle of the road. There is currently a class action suit against nissan due to this issue. This is effecting my work and is not a reliable car. This needs to be recalled. Also the air compressor is an issue as well. This also needs recalled. There are hundreds of people who are experiencing these issues. What if the car would stop in the middle of a road and someone would hit me while I am with my children or a client? This needs to be looked into please. Because nissan is refusing to help me at all for this second transmission that is only 2 years old!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While driving 70 MPH, the control arm gave out and completely corroded off the vehicle. The contact towed the vehicle to his home. The contact called boucher nissan of waukesha (1451 e moreland blvd, waukesha, wi 53186, (262) 542-5500) and was informed to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed to take the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. The contact stated that the check engine and slip warning indicators remained illuminated when the vehicle was parked or when shifting out of drive. Also, while driving highway speeds, the vehicle lost power, the transmission gears failed to change over, and the vehicle shut down. The vehicle was coasted off the road and parked. Balise nissan of cape cod (322 falmouth rd, hyannis, ma 02601, (508) 815-4010) was contacted and indicated that an unknown manufacturer campaign regarding the reprogramming of the continuously variable transmission (CVT) failed. The dealer recommended that the vehicle be diagnosed to determine if the CVT needed to be replaced. The vehicle was unable to be driven and the manufacturer did not volunteer to have the vehicle towed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
The engine of my car die while on the highway on my way back home. The car would die and jerk when I would slow down to a stop light or stop sign, and jerk when first accelerating.
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