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Nissan Altima Transmission Problem

Owners of the Nissan Altima have been experiencing transmission problems.  These include hesitation, problems shifting  gears,  and  transmission failure.  Here are reported complaints.
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Date Complaint Filed: 01/18/2016

Date of Incident: 01/14/2016
Component(s): POWER TRAIN
NHTSA ID Number: 10820808
Make and Model:  Nissan Altima Transmission problem, defect.
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1N4AL3AP8EC…

SUMMARY:

PURCHASED VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN DECEMBER 2013. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 25,000 MILES. WAS DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE. CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AN EXIT. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

Date Complaint Filed: 11/23/2015
Date of Incident: 10/28/2015
Component(s): POWER TRAIN
Make and Model Nissan Altima Transmission malfunction, defect, lemon law.
 Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1N4AL3AP8EC…

SUMMARY:

I PURCHASED A USED 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA THE END OF APRIL 2015 FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES. I WAS TOLD THEY DID SUCH A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT THE CAR WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. IN OCTOBER 2015, WITH APPROXIMATELY, 61,000 MILES ON THE NISSAN, IT STARTED RANDOMLY HESITATING. I WOULD PUSH THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION AND I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE!! I BARELY MADE IT HOME. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, $3400 AND THAT THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A CLAIM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER ABOUT 5 OR 6 DAYS, I RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND WAS TOLD NO, THEY WOULD NOT COVER OR HELP PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED IF THEY WERE AWARE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS, THE REP SAID THEY HAD PROBLEMS ON PREVIOUS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLES BUT NOT ON THE 2014(S). OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS!!! A 2014 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!!!

 
Date Complaint Filed: 10/26/2015
Date of Incident: 10/24/2015
Component(s): POWER TRAIN, Transmission malfunction.
NHTSA ID Number: 10786052
Consumer Location: DUBLIN, CA
Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 1N4AL3APXEC…

SUMMARY:

FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 48,000 MILES.

Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model and Problem Altima  transmission malfunction, recall, warranty, lemon law.

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH, THERE WAS AN LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 08/25/2015
Date of Incident: 06/12/2014
Component(s): EQUIPMENT , POWER TRAIN , STEERING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA ID Number: 10759327
Consumer Location: CYPRESS, TX
 
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