2016 Nissan Altima: transmission slipping

Filed Nov 23, 2025 · Transmission · GA

While i was driving the transmission felt as if it was slipping and didn't want to switch gears. When i stopped at a red light it didn't want to kick into drive it took like 3 -4 minutes to kick in no warning lights came on it just started messing up when I took it to get it looked at the code p17f0 came up. Im still paying a 429 car note on this vehicle and can not drive it plus the Carmax Care coverage i had on the car, is unusable!! So now im stuck with a broken car that im still paying on.

Filed Sep 30, 2025 · Transmission · TN

The transmission started slipping at 70,000 miles on the Altima, even after getting a preventative transmission service at 30,000 miles. A mechanic revealed a judder code, which means the transmission will stop working within weeks. A repair would cost more than the car is worth. My wife could have been stranded in traffic. This is unacceptable. No warning lights appeared on the dash.

Filed Apr 25, 2025 · Transmission · CA

As I was driving on the highway , I experienced loss of power, acceleration issues, slipping between gears, whining noise, hesitating, and jerking I had no warning signs no lights come on on my vehicle to notify me of any type of problems. This all happened when I was driving on the highway. My car went from driving perfectly normal to no longer working. I took my car to a mechanic they run a diagnostic. They also test drove in and inspected the car and said my transmission is failing and it needs to be replaced and that this has been a common issue in Nissan Altima between 80,000 and 100,000 miles

Filed Nov 11, 2024 · Transmission · VA

I opened Complaint Number 11539204 on 08/17/2023 concerning issues with the car stalling, delayed shifting and gear slippage. I had the transmission replaced with a new one on 08/18/2023 at Tri-State Nissan Winchester, VA, and now I'm experincing the same issue with this new transmission. I was told that the warrenty for the enw transmission was only 12 months/12K miles. I paid over $5K for this new transmission and in a little more than 14 months, the same issues are being experienced. I was told Nissan changed their warranty on 07/2024 for their new transmissions to 36 months/36K miles. I called 1-800-Nissan-1 and got a case created, but they are not able to help in covering the cost to replace this 2nd transmission. There needs to be a recall on these Nissan's CVT.

Filed Jul 19, 2023 · Transmission · NC

Transmission slippage or failure to engage when trying to accelerate onto highway. Transmission would slip during acceleration causing other motorists to have to immediately slow or stop to avoid collision. Identified by Nissan service that transmission needs replacement. Check engine light came on approximately 200 miles before diagnosis by Nissan service. At approximately 84K miles. No forewarning by the vehicle or communication from Nissan prior to this incident. Advised that Nissan is aware of the issue and have extended some warranties regarding the issue but not communicating to customers. Apparently issue is not isolated to just the Altima but several other Nissan models. Failures of this transmission type have been reported as early as 25K miles.

Filed Jun 21, 2022 · Engine, Transmission · CA

My 2016 Altima is experiencing hesitation when accelerating, jerking and shuddering while driving. The RPMs go up but the car doesn't respond. Yes, the vehicle is available for inspection. The car doesn't respond as it should when entering traffic (feels like the transmission is slipping) which means I have to slow down while merging into traffic on the freeway rather than accelerate. It puts myself and passengers at risk as well as other drivers. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer or dealer for this issue. This vehicle only has 33,000 miles on the car but the symptom's were apparent obvious around 25,000 miles.

Filed Oct 6, 2021 · Airbags, Lights · TX

For the past two years I have been experiencing dim headlights. I have had them change twice and still cannot see 5 feet ahead of me. I was unaware that this could be a common problem with this model. Also, the passenger air light stays on even when no one is sitting in the seat. this problem started about six months ago. Now I think the transmission maybe starting to slip.

Filed Mar 8, 2021 · Acceleration, Engine · 80,000 miles · CA

I was driving my vehicle, an when I would start from 1st gear my vehicle would shake when taking off. I had taken it in to the nissan dealership to have them take look at it. The tech had told me it was the transmission. I've had them log that info. Now it's future and that problem had escalated to where it still does the shaking but alot worse. Now it doesn't want to shift out of 2nd gear. At the time of me driving the vehicle I was on the freeway and the vehicle had slipped out of gear an it seemed as it came out of gear an dropped to a lower gear almost causing a major accident.

Filed Jun 9, 2020 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · KY

Transmission is slipping. Problem started on or around 6/3/2020 while driving in town. Car has about 80,xxx miles on it. Took to autozone and got an engine code readout.

Filed Feb 5, 2020 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 71,000 miles · CA

Check engine light came on around same time car began to exhibit acceleration issues, like stalling, slipping into 2nd gear, and engine cut out when accelerating during both normal city and highway driving. Sensors read by certified mechanic, and dealership indicated oxygen sensor failure and the dealership replaced the CVT transmission and the o2 sensor. After repairs and part replacements, 2 weeks later all of these problems began to reoccur. Several mechanic recommended getting rid of the car as they can not resolve the issues and don't want to waste my time or money. Contact art's automotive in berkeley california

Filed Oct 4, 2019 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · OH

Car started to lurch and whine while driving at any speed. Two weeks later it got worse and started to lose power or fail to accelerate while driving. Now vehicle will not go into gear most times. When it does it fails to move forward or backward, while pressing the gas pedal. Mechanic informed me that the transmission is slipping and needs to be rebuilt or replaced.

Filed May 26, 2019 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · AZ

My vehicle's CVT transmission failed at 97,000 miles. I experienced the same symptoms everyone else has experienced with this transmission - vibrations, wildly fluctuating rpms and frequent downshifts. Within a matter of a few days the transmission started slipping. I feel lucky I wasn't killed when my vehicle's transmission slipped while I was attempting to cross traffic. After my local nissan dealer quoted me a price of $4,087 for a transmission replacement, I called nissan customer care and requested they cover the replacement cost of the CVT but they refused. No three-year-old, normally-driven vehicle under 100,000 miles should ever have its transmission fail. The nissan CVT problem is a national travesty. I was a nissan customer for life but will never purchase nor endorse their vehicles ever again.