2014 Nissan Altima: whining or grinding noise

Filed Jun 3, 2022 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · MS

The contact's fiancée owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was making abnormal roaring and whining sounds. An unknown warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred increasingly while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the CVT transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist as the vehicle was out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

Filed Jun 1, 2019 · Transmission · 69,000 miles · IA

Whining transmission occurs at high speeds

Filed Mar 12, 2017 · Transmission · 63,000 miles · LA

First time this happen I was at a light and the car just cut off. Started back up put in drive stalls out when in drive. Took it to nissan and they told me the next day it's the transmission it needs to be replaced. At this time the car is still under warranty, they kept the car for two weeks telling me they waiting on a approval from nissan to replace the transmission. Finally I get a call within that last week the car is ready when I get up to nissan they tell me that the software needed to be updated and that they drove the car to make sure that it didn't stall out again at this time the car had at this time my car has 53,000 miles when all this happened now my 60000 mile warranty is up I have 63,000 miles on the car and it stalled out at me at work. The car starts up fine but as soon as you put it in drive it makes a whining noise and rumbling noise and finally get a cut off also the car when it don't stall it don't go in reverse or don't drive forward.

Filed Mar 8, 2017 · Steering · 100 miles · FL

At slow speeds, there is a whining noise coming from the car. Dealer said it is normal as it is a new electric steering pump and not the old belt system. The problem is continuous and has not stopped.

Filed Feb 22, 2017 · Steering · 20,000 miles · VA

The car steering wheel pump makes a whining noise which can be heard loud and clear. The noise is so irritating that it can out anyone have a vertigo. Yet two nissan dealerships say this is normal, and refuse to accept it. Some altimas have the noise asnd some do not. I strongly believe that nissan (the company) and nissan dealerships are colluding and don't want to make this expensive recall. This will may lead to drivers having accidents due to the highly annoying noise

Filed Oct 12, 2015 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · VA

I recently purchased a 2014 nissan altima s with 48,000 miles on it. After driving it for four months I recently started having an issue. At first I thought it was bad gas because the car started jerking and acting like it was not getting gas. I purchased the stuff for fuel that you use to increase the octane in the tank and filled up the tank. The car drove ok for a day or two, then it started with the following. When I depressed on the accelerator at a stop light, it would take about 30 seconds to pull off. At that time the light came on and I looked at the owners manual and it stated it was a fuel emission issue. Fill the tank with high octane gas and the light should go out in a few trips. The issue continued to get worse as I was driving sat, 10/10/15. I went from pulling off slowly, to when I depressed the accelerator it wouldn't go at all until I kept putting the car in park, then drive, then park, then drive many times until it decided to drive. At that point I decided to take the car home cause the issue was getting worse. Only I never made it home the car suddenly decided it would not go more than 35 in the middle of traffic. I was an accident waiting to happen. In the middle of driving it just slowed down immediately and made this loud whining noise. Had I not been in an area where I could pull over immediately my 72 year mother and I would have been toast.

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 200 miles · PA

Purchased 2014 altima s 9-1-14. Right away hear whining noise from steering area and under hood. As of april 2015 only have 1200 miles but have not taken to dealer. Other problems have been, splashing noise from fuel tank, wind noise coming from passnger side window, very difficult to keep vehicle from wandering on highway from side to side. Thought it was just me but reading similar reviews I now know there is a problem with the nissan altima.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Transmission · 500 miles · MO

Making a left turn into shopping center and car started jerking , two days later going through a 25mph school zone and car started jerking ,took car into dealer and I was told that they replaced the transmission when I picked car up, on the way home whenever I would slow down to stop the car would make a whining noise and it would come to a hard stop, took car back to dealer and was told that it was normal . It was not dointhat before they changed the transmission nissan consumer affairs sent a specialist out to check the car out he drove the car and he felt the issue , I was told that it was the torque converter locking up and that was normal, took car to another dealer for a second opinion and he drove the car and experience the issue again I was told that it was the torque converter locking up , it makes this jerking at different speed levels and the whining and hard stopping is constant the second dealer told me that I may have a software problem because the computer that they hooked up to the car shows no problems I am still experiencing the problem . Something needs to be done to correct this issue .it was not making the whining noise and making the hard stops where it makes the car move.I am still dealing with these issues.

Filed Apr 26, 2014 · Steering · 600 miles · NY

Power steering makes a very annoying whine that makes the car undriveable at low speeds. Went to dealership and was told this is normal? I cant even enjoy my new car and apparently a lot of these people are having the same problem. Nissan fix this power steering!!

Filed Feb 26, 2014 · Steering · 266 miles · CA

Power steering pump began making very loud high pitch whining noise after only owning the car for two days. Took to dealership and the service manager looked at it and claimed that the power steering pumps are electronic now and they do make a little noise but nothing like the noise my car was making. He contacted nissan the very next morning and had a rep out to look at it. Currently my brand new car is sitting at the dealership not drivable because the power steering pump is on back order. Apparently nissan has 13 of these pumps on back order so my car is not the only one with this issue. Nissan needs to look into a fix and recall these pumps before it does become a safety issue.