2016 Nissan Altima SR has a delayed acceleration issue that nearly caused me to be broadsided while making a left turn. The issue has been ongoing for years and when taken into the dealership they claimed to not be able to reproduce the failure. This is because the issue is sporadic and unpredictable when it may occur. There are many forums I have found identifying a great deal of others experiencing the same failure. This needs to be corrected by Nissan.
2016 Nissan Altima electrical complaints
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It's 1 of 3 sensors possible cam shaft position sensors is what the dealership is saying, the car is currently at the dealership being dignoised this is the 3 time its been in the shop. 1st time had fuel pump replaced, than 2nd time for The car would start than stall than start again and when driving it stalled again driving. No warning lights until after car had died. No check engine lights prior either. This is the 2nd time these sensors have gone out in less than 2yrs. I just had them replaced. And the car only has 66,689 miles on it.
Yes. On 11/21/22 I took my client shopping it took 30 minutes to reach our destination. I unloaded her walker so she could enter the store while I parked my car. Upon parking the car I noticed two burn marks in the leather passenger seat that were not there previously and did not look any near what a cigarette burn would look like. Along with a bluish discoloration surrounding the burn marks including along seam closest to the burn marks. The heated seat function was being used at the time due to temps and clients age.10. Minutes prior to arriving at our destination the passenger asked me to turn off the seat heater on her side, which i did. As I stated it was after I helped her out of the passenger seat and parked the car that i noticed the large burn marks and discoloration. This could have caught fire and severely burned my client and/or caught my entire car on fire which I need for my job and only source of income A layman would be under the assumption that these seat heater would automatically shut off if they reached a certain temp. Now I have a 6 year old vehicle (which I kept clean and in good working order with a damaged leather front passenger seat due to some wiring defect that was not my fault
My car only have 85000 mile on it and it jerks sometimes and was told it was a Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch A Circuit Range/Performance and after doing research a lot of people transmission are doing the same thing. Nissan should be made to fix the problem
Installed a brand new battery warranted for 7 years over a month ago and now the battery will not start the car at all. Most drivining is within city limits.
Tl* the contact was an administrator for the child death review for la county. The contact stated that the owner of a 2016 nissan altima, exited the vehicle with the heater activated and left her 2-year-old child in a car seat located in the rear passenger side of the vehicle for over 3 hours unattended. The car seat information was not available. The child was pronounced deceased due to a heat stroke. The temperature in the vehicle exceeded 117 degrees fahrenheit and there was no warning light to make the driver aware that the vehicle could reach fatal heater temperatures or that the interior of the vehicle was reaching high levels of heat temperatures. The contact was concerned that there was no safety mechanism to avoid the vehicle reaching interior high-temperature levels. The manufacturer was not informed of the incident. The failure mileage was not available.
Transmission fail code p0774
Engine RPM is uncontrollable engine light came on at 87781 miles no problems before this failure because I was not aware of this manufacturer failure I have exceeded my extended warranty by 3k miles and now I'm in a bad position to deal with this,I still owe on this car.this is very shameful for letting nissan get away with this defect,now we the consumers have to pay.
When im parrallel parking I notice that on occassion I would loose power for a few seconds and the steering becomes very difficult
Car seats dont work properly and wont adjust. Battery has to be replaced frequently. Car lights blinks on and off own its own. Car wint detect key. Car wont crank st times. Car makes sound as if its shutdowning. Sometimes the vehicle has.
When ever I'm at a light to long, the cars been running for a while, or I'm in the drive thru the car takes a couple seconds to accelerate. I've brought it to the dealership twice and they updated the computer system. They can't recreate the problem. This is a repeated problem
After stopping and going a decent amount (such as a drive thru) the car has a delay of shifting gears and starting to move after completely stopped. I am not sure what is wrong with my vehicle. The rpms will go significantly up before increasing speed. It will do this on slow or fast roads.
There have been a total of 4 recalls on this car- I am getting sick of it. I have had at least 1 repaired, I want a good deal for a trade-in at a nissan dealership.
After the car has been driven in stop & go traffic, there can be no response when pressing the gas pedal. I can be stopped at a light, then press the gas, and nothing happens, until suddenly it will engage and lurch forward. I was told at the dealership that this was a known problem with the brake relay switch. They repaired it under warranty, but the car continues to have the problem. I took it back to the dealership, they told be they 'rebooted the software', but again, the car still has the problem. I was told there was nothing else to they could do unless there was a "code" to read, but since the problem is random and intermittent, there is no code. I feel this is a big safety issue. I have been stopped, waiting on a left turn, then try to proceed, and the car doesn't move for several seconds,then have oncoming traffic. I appreciate your input. Thank you.
Fuel sensor is not showing fuel level properly most of the time while vehicle is in motion, if you are on the highway or freeway the fuel shows full tank or close to the full tank but any time your car stops in middle of the highway because you ran out of fuel and you don't know the correct fuel level in your vehicle. If the car stops in the middle of the highway then it may cause an serious accidents or crash.
While driving the vehicle down the highway the car will continuously shake, surge, vibrate, and fail when attempting to accelerate. My vehicle has stalled with my kids in the vehicle, in front of oncoming traffic. I lost complete power including headlights, power steering, and mobility of the car. I had no idea what happened, the issue continues, however I am just outside of 60,100 miles. Yes 60k mile warranty and known CVT issues. My rear door also opens while going down the road if the window switch is touched.
Unrepaired recall, dec 19, 2018, manufacturer recall# pc675, the federal safety agency recall# 18v‑915, cable may interfere with the window regulator causing the rear passenger d99r to unlatch and open. I bought the vehicle and saw this unrepaired recall
I was driving on a city street at 30 miles an hour, when I approached the intersection to take a tight hand turn I was yielding for oncoming traffic completely stopped . When I went to slightly move forward to see if I had the right away my car jolted forward. Just sped up and would not respond to de acceleration. I almost crashed into children crossing a side walk. The acceleration was completely out of my control. This has happened a couple other times just not as significant. I did notice it's happening whole my AC is on.
2016 nissan altima. Consumer writes in regards to defective passenger side airbag and defective keyless push button. *ld the consumer stated other failures included rear doors opening independently, engine was loud, tire pressure sensors were inoperable, and the emergency communication lights were constantly lit. The consumer stated all the repairs were to be repaired under recall. The consumer was unsure that the dealer actually completed the recalls as it only took an hour to be completed.
Takata recall I've got 80000 miles on my car and the transmission speed sensor went out. So while driving in traffic my car stalled from going and it could've caused a accident or my life the CVT transmission needs checked thanks.
On wednesday 1/30/2019 my daughter was driving north on I-17 entering flagstaff when the transmission stopped working. The engine was reving to about 6000 RPM but the car would only go about 5 MPH. She managed to get the car to a parking lot and call me for help. After about 30 minutes the transmission cooled down and worked normally. I had her take the car to a local shop and have it checked out. They got a code p0776. They contacted nissan and found the car to be under an extended warranty that I purchased until 100,000 miles. My daughter drove home the next day and we took it into pinnacle nissan where I purchased the car. They could not get the code to come up so are unable to fix the transmission. This is about the tenth time that the transmission has slipped, this being the most severe. Pinnacle nissan and nissan USA are telling me to continue to drive the vehicle until the warning light comes on, then bring the vehicle in for a transmission replacement. I told them both that the warning light has never come on when the transmission slips, so could there be a problem with the cars computer also which is why they can not get a code to come up? They said no, that is not happening?
Engine will not shut off. Must disconnect battery and alternator stationary
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. The contact stated that when locking the doors manually, the rear driver side door would not lock. The contact mentioned that the lock was stuck. In addition, both rear windows would not go down completely. The vehicle was taken to larry h miller nissan san bernardino (735 west showcase drive s, san bernardino, ca 92408,(877) 941-3647) where the contact was informed that there was an electrical failure. The cause of the failures was not determined, but the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made ware of the failures. The failure mileage was 50,635.
Drivers side rear door opened when rear window was down. This happened while in motion on route 80 in pennsylvania as I was merging onto the highway from the milesburg on ramp. Doors were locked and this still happened. My dog was laying down in the back seat. No injuries occurred. *dt
2016 nissan altima I was sitting in my driveway & opened the rear window & now the rear door is permanently locked. I've tried 3 different ways to unlock the door & none of them worked.
At random times while driving, sensor triggers front end collision dash light and notification alarm. Weather and speed has not been a factor in causing this, it has been sunny out and driving at 30 MPH when this has happened.
After driving for few miles, a rubber burning smell starts to come from under the hood. Took to the dealer and they told me they found a plastic sheet under the car but I drive in clean neighbourhood. I do not believe them as I checked under the hood and under the car a day earlier to see if I could find anything but found nothing. The rubber burning smell is strong and can be felt just standing by the car and in the cabin when heating is turned on. I park this car in driveway now instead in the garage because I suspect my car can start a fire from whatever is burning somewhere under the hood.
On 5 separate occasions the battery is dead. Car was jump started by aaa one occasion the dealer sent a truck to tow it to their shop. Service dept. Can not find any reason the battery is being drained. Each time this car was parked in my driveway.
Takata recall my airbag did notdeflate when I hit a hi curce of ice and damage my bumper the bag did not come out also my hood latch is defective my hood flew up on me when is was driving on the city street when it was supposed to be locked down it damage some parts around my hood and windsheld also a eletric problem with my right bottom park light it will not come on!
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. When opening the trunk of the vehicle, the trunk failed to stay up and failed to lock when closed. The contact took the vehicle to empire nissan located in ontario, ca who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent the contact to fontana nissan located in fontana, ca where the immobilizer, battery, remote, av master control unit, rearview camera, rearview camera assembly, door handles on the driver side, trunk lid gate lock assembly, and the trunk lock were all replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 26294642. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.
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