2018 Nissan Altima: won't start

Filed Jul 3, 2025 · Engine · CA

There is a recall for altimas from years 2019-2021 with an issue where the engine will not start after the battery light on the dashboard comes on. After a few minutes the car will start up and ride like normal. This also happens in the 2018 model of the altima. This happened to us multiple times. The battery is good, and there is no reason for the engine not to start right aqay. Why is there no recall for the 2018 models?

Filed Mar 20, 2023 · Electrical, Lights · CA · crash

Brake light switch went out 3 months after getting car. Car would not start then after it started it would not go in gear nor would the brake lights turn on dealership repaired it. The Brake light switch went out again one year later while driving causing my brake lights not to turn on resulting in me getting rear ended after. After I replaced the switch for the second time. It lasted maybe a year and a half or so and went out again leaving me stranded having to get a tow truck to bring car home and had to replace it a third time. I’ve had this car less than 5 years and I really believe it needs further review of the switch due to the safety risk it causes

Filed Jan 11, 2023 · CT

When pressing the brakes the push button does not start the car. The car also will not shift from park to drive even if the brakes are pressed. There are no warning lights and the problem has been “fixed” once by a Nissan dealership already but it is a recurring issue. This problem is ongoing since October 2022

Filed Jul 1, 2021 · Brakes · 36,000 miles · NJ

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to start the vehicle, but the vehicle would not start. The contact pressed the start button and depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to start-up. After multiple attempts the vehicle eventually started however, the failure recurred several times. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who inspected the vehicle and diagnosed the failure as a faulty brake sensor. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,000.

Filed May 10, 2021 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 5 miles · KY

The front end collision warning goes off less than a mile after I begin driving. It was repaired after an accident (unrelated) & was fine until my state had snowfall that covered the road, that's when it began again! My cruise control suddenly stopped working & the metal piece that props up the hood snapped off when checking the oil, luckily I seen it snap and was able to jump back! Gear shift sticks in park & sometimes even with my foot on the bake it wont start!

Filed Oct 13, 2020 · Electrical · 61,000 miles · MD

Basically I was at the store came out to go home and the car would not start then after a while it started up but then when I went to drive it again it was giving me a hard time to start and after I waited a while and tried again it started up but would not switch gears out of park at all and it has been an ongoing problem I went to nissan and when I got there they told me to change the key fobs in which I did and it started up with no problem but after a few weeks the same problem has happened then it fees like the vehicle stalls to drive off when you press the gas. And when it wouldn't start it kept showing my brake pedal and key fob together. I was parked in a parking lot and actually had to end up calling my road side assistance to have the vehicle towed because it wouldn't start up and there are no warning lights or anything coming up on my dashboard ok top of that I just had the battery, alternator, transmission and engine checked at nissan and they said there was nothing wrong

Filed Aug 6, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · TN

The start stop button that you press to start the car messes up and does not start the car . Even if you do it multiple times , and the (park reverse neutral drive) prnd lever won't move

Filed Jan 22, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 50,000 miles · AZ

The car will not start using push to start with the brake pedal depressed. The car is an automatic and the problem is due to a faulty stop light switch. The safety concern is that the brake lights are not functioning correctly and is a safety concern. This seems to be a common problem and the car is less than 2 years old.

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Brakes, Engine · 34,455 miles · MO

The vehicle is frequently not recognizing that the brake is depressed. The brakes work fine but with the car not recognizing the brake is depressed, it will not start (as it is a push button start and the brake needs to be depressed for the car to start). Also because of it not recognizing that the brake is depressed, it occasionally will not shift out of park. Additionally because the vehicle does not recognize that the brake is depressed, the brake lights do not work which is a huge safety issue as other vehicles do not know that the car is braking. It happens when the vehicle is stationary as well as when it is being driven both at low speeds and highway speeds. The brake light sensor I believe is to blame for all of the above issues. Apparently it is fairly common with nissan altimas and other nissan vehicles as well. There should be a recall on that part as it creates unsafe conditions. The car is less than 2 years old and has 34,000 miles on it. I tried to schedule an appointment with my dealership where the car was purchased new but their first available appointment is 6-8 weeks away. I am bringing it into another repair facility tomorrow as it needs to be fixed urgently and cannot wait months.

Filed Aug 28, 2019 · Electrical · 46,500 miles · TN

2018 nissan altima has a defective push start and braking system. The car will not start with the push start and brake pedal. I was parked and when I got in the car the push start would not work.

Filed Aug 17, 2019 · Brakes · 11,996 miles · CA

The car will not start if the break is somehow "stuck". You have to pump on the breaks to release it for the car to start. If the car does start, the breaks may be stuck when I come to a complete stop at which time the car can't drive faster than 5 MPH and sometimes the car just stays in one spot. I have two other nissan cars and I have experienced the same problem. I truly believe that nissan has issues with the break system. This is dangerous for people driving on the road with this problem. The dealer is not wanting to fix this problem until their computer generates a code. On my other two cars, the problem got really bad before their system was able to duplicate the problem. People can be stranded if their car doesn't start or get into an accident if the car can't move after a complete stop.

Filed Sep 13, 2018 · Engine · 7,000 miles · GA

7000 miles and veh intelligent key will not start car