The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the auto-braking system unexpectedly activated, and there was a grinding sound coming from the brakes; however, the vehicle failed to stop as needed. The ABS warning light was illuminated. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the brakes suddenly activated, and the instrument panel illuminated with a vertical yellow light. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and waited for a while before restarting the vehicle to continue driving. The failure reoccurred the following morning while driving 35 MPH. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over, turned off, and restarted to continue driving. The failure had occurred approximately 5 times. The contact stated that with the cruise control set to co-pilot, the steering and lane assist features failed to operate as intended, advising the contact to manually steer the vehicle. The failure became more persistent. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
2020 Nissan Altima: adaptive cruise control problems
5 of the 162 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Altima describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 1
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
AEB system malfunction for front end. Will not allow cruise control to be used because of it.
Tie rod ball joint snapped and broke at 15mph causing vehichle to loose control and forced off-road into a fence post. No Collison warning or lane departure warning. I had the vehichle towed back to dealership Nissan Wesley chapel. I was in process of possibly purchasing vehichle. Couldn’t find financing for me so received a letter rescinding their transaction. My ins agency Esurance concluded it a tota loss. Never heard back from Nissan or my ins. agency on what caused it to break. Everytime I asked I was never given a response. I have several photos of vehichle and found a recall for tie rod and ball joint fasteners on same make and year. Would like some answers to this safety issue being if I was going faster I could have been killed. 2 days prior to accident began hearing clicking noise when going over speed bump. Took vehichle for private inspection and a vehicle system scan reported systems w/codes for intelligent cruise control/advanced driver assistance system and laser/radar.
1. The volume knob for the radio is VERY touchy. Turns all the way up when trying to turn it down. 2. When I have cruise control on and am trying to avoid getting hit by a car that has gone too far out of their lane, the lane keeping assistant will fight me for control. 3. If labe assistance is fighting me for control then that means it's not detecting that a car is too close to me. 4. Back up camera image became garbled like it was getting bad TV reception. 5. Car hesitates at times or gets a sudden burst of speed. I am in the beginning stages of making this list to take to the dealership; so they have not checked the car yet.
The vehicle's speedometer will "twitch" at varied speeds like there is an electrical "pulse" going through the speedometer needle. I had the car in the service department of butler nissan in macon, georgia; the service write advised me that the mechanic did see the issue as I described, and stated that the service mechanic took a brand new altima out to see if he could duplicate the problem, and the brand new altima did the same exact thing. This occurs both driving freely and by using the cruise control at a set speed.
Service bulletins that may apply
- False activation of AEB or FCW if you confirm
- Automatic emergency braking warning light blinking applied systems
- Lane camera aiming vehicle reference values not in esm service information
- Rab warning light on in instrument panel and/or DTC B2724-23 stored
- Automatic emergency braking warning light blinking
- Rear automatic braking warning light illuminated and/or DTC C1B56-04 or C1B56-97 stored in the icc/ADAS2...
- Rab warning light on in instrument panel and/or DTC B2724-23 stored if you confirm
- AEB warning light blinking
Related recalls
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- What is wrong
- Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Risk
- A rearview camera that does not properly display an image can reduce the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the rearview camera and harness for damage and replace them as necessary. If no damage is found, the dealer will apply protective tape and reroute the rearview camera harness. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 19, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1‑800‑867‑7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23C3.
Recall number 23V628000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2020 Nissan Altima adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 2020 Nissan Altima?
5 of 162 owner complaints about the 2020 Nissan Altima (3%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2020 Nissan Altima?
There is 1 recall and 12 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2020 Nissan Altima
Check engine light 14Door locks 13Loss of power 9Engine failure 8Jerking 8Backup camera 7Hesitation 7Key fob 7Collision warning 6Fire or smoke 6Stalling 6No deployment 5Windshield crack 5
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