CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013 & 2014 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
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The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to lee Nissan (4170-a raleigh rd pkwy w, wilson, nc 27896), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the cvt transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but could not assist the consumer due to the failure mileage being 117,954.
Driving home the other day on the highway my RPM will go high when pressing the gas pedal but the car would not accelerate and when I asked my mechanic what was the problem I was told me he's sure it's the transmission because it's a known issue with the Nissan Altima
I leased this vehicle in 2015 and purchased it in 2018 with 60003 miles. I began experiencing a loss of acceleration from a stop at about 80K miles, it happened intermittently a few times over the next year. My vehicle just broke 100K miles, the issue has become much more frequent in the last month, when pulling out across traffic, when starting from a stop light or sign. The vehicle has little to no response when the accelerator is pressed, or even pressed all the way to the floor. It will sometimes engage after putting the car back into park, and then back into drive. Other times it will very slowly accelerate taking as much as 30 seconds to increase 10 mph. I did some basic internet research and found many Nissan vehicles with cvt transmissions have issues, and subsequent class action lawsuits. I took my vehicle into the dealer, with 102K miles. The dealer diagnosed the faulty cvt, and indicated that my specific model does not have its transmission under warranty up to 120K miles like other vehicles, and that the vehicle warranty is only valid up to 84K miles. I asked for documentation as I could not find any on the web designating this new 84K mile limitation, they emailed me an image of a service bulletin indicating 84K miles as the limitation where Nissan accepts liability for this known issue. This is extremely dangerous as the vehicle will begin to accelerate and then have nothing after you have pulled into traffic. Luckily, I have not been hit while entering or turning across traffic. So it happens when stationary and in motion, on city streets and highways, both turning and going straight.
I have a 2015 Nissan Altima N I bought the car with approximately 69K miles and it barely has 101K miles N my transmission is acting up but since it?S past 89K they said the recall in no good.
Car will frequently delay moving forward from a stop when pressing the gas. It take about 5 seconds for it to respond. Also the car does not automatically shift when accelerating. I have to take my foot off the gas for the car to shift to stop the rpms from revving too high. This will occurs when trying to gain speed from a stop. These are both safety issues because my cars reactionary time is delayed or impaired.
- Pueblo, CO, USA
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I contacted the clay cooley dealership in dallas found at 39690 lyndon B johnson fwy South, dallas, tx 75237 on May 1st, 20202 via chat for an airbag service recall. After over a month contacting the dealership, I have not received one phone call or email from clay cooley Nissan. During this time, I spoke with four (4) different representatives over the chat about the need to schedule an airbag service recall. After the second representative in a period of two weeks, all representatives apologized for no one contacting me about the issue and assured a specialist would contacted me soon. Today is 5/31 and I'm still waiting on the phone call or email. I'm attaching the copy of all chat with the representatives.
When coming to a stop the car will shake a little bit and then when I go to accelerate through a light the transmission will slip and the car will just sit there for a few seconds and then the transmission will kick in and there will be a jerk and off I go. This happens way too often. This happens alot. Your entries only have place for 1 date. Bedn happening on and off for over a year.
Will not accelerate from the start. Has a few second delay before acceleration occurs. This occurs when the car is stationary and need to start accelerating at a red light or stop sign. Sometimes I have to put the car in park, shut it off and restart it while at a red light.
The vehicle was parked. It rained and the water flooded in through some drain. Now the vehicle had 2 inches of water on the passenger side, front and back. I called Nissan and they are not accepting responsibility. The vehicle is developing mold and electrical issues. It is not safe to sit on the passenger side and is a major health and safety issue. This is manufacturing issue but the dealership is attempting to make me pay for repairs since the car is out of warranty.
The cvt transmission was idling high when driving and while sitting at a light. Without realizing it was the transmission, the car would jerk while on the highway. As the car was driving tland with your foot on the gas it would idle to the top and when it came to a complete stop you put your foot on the gas and it wouldn't move for a few seconds then it would jerk into gear and take out. Eventually it would stall at 2nd gear amd of I was crossing traffic or turning a corner it would stall for a few seconds then kick into high gear with a hard jerk.
I have noticed that when pressing down on the the acceleration pedal there is sometimes an extended delay and the car does not move. It does not happen always, but I have read that alot people are having the same issues, and no one seems to know the cause. Personally, after putting the car in park, turning off and turning on the car seems to allow it to accelerate again. My specific experience with this happened twice in a two week span. I was stopped at a light with the brake pedal pressed down on a regular two way roadway. As the light turned green, I attempted to accelerate by pressing the gas pedal but the car would not move, and the rpms would just go up. This same experience happened another time as well. Please look into it as a possible recall for some programming on this cvt transmission, as this could be a very potentially bad risk, especially driving on the highway where losing the ability to accelerate can result in major accidents/deaths.
P17F1 cvt judder code...there are recalls on V6 Nissan Altima from 2015, but it does not apply to the 4 cylinder models, yet the cars are having the same issues. Most likely the transmission will need replaced. Very costly for a 4 year old vehicle ($3500 from non-dealer, $4000 - $5000 dealer estimate). Dealer charges $140 just to diagnose the issue. The vehicle hesitates when accelerating to get on the highway. Transmission company I spoke with said this was the 4th Altima he had seen this week with the same issue....typically happens between 100,000 - 120,000 miles. My vehicle has 111,000 miles.
Purchased the car in 2016 with 22,000 miles. At the 2nd oil change, Nissan dealership said it needed the cvt reprogrammed. From that point until now, I have complained about juddering, shuddering, delayed acceleration, and just not going when the gas pedal was pressed. The last time it happened before being completely disabled, it left me stranded on an interstate ramp merging into highway traffic, the car just would no go. It acted like it was starting off in 3rd gear, which is very dangerous! when I took it to the local dealership, I was told that if something was wrong with the transmission, the check engine light would come on, but it would cost me $200 for a diagnosis since it was out of warranty. Now, my car has 140K miles and is out of warranty, the transmission needs to be replaced and they still won't do anything about it. I have asked several times about the multiple tsb's associated with the 2015 Nissan Altima 4-cylinder cvt, which my car is, and they've told me that none of them apply to my car. Something needs to be done about this issue affecting millions of customers!
Bought my Altima used with 60K miles. At 80K it started exhibiting a delayed acceleration from total stop after some warmup period. With 106K miles, after warmup, it now always has delayed acceleration from any complete stop. The accelerator pedal has no effect until 80% depressed then it starts like its in 3rd gear. Scary if turning across traffic. Dealer says its a faulty solenoid in the transmission. On line complaints across several models are prevalent.
When driving in hot weather or a long distance (60+miles) on streets and/or highway, the vehicle will not accelerate after coming to a complete stop. Stopping in bumper to bumper traffic, stop sign, stop light or even after having to do an emergency brake. The vehicle will not accelerate until 5-10 seconds have passed with the acceleration pedal pressed. This issue has caused numerous close rear end accidents just to myself. A normal day of driving turns into a guessing game if I will be rear ended due to this transmission issue. Many 2013+ Nissan owners have this issue and Nissan of America refuses to recall their transmissions. After the vehicle finally starts accelerating, rather hard due to having to hold the acceleration pedal to max for it to move, it loses power when it shifts to the next gear. RPM falls under the optimal RPM for the given speed and feels like you go from 1st gear to 4th gear.
My car starts to shudder and sound like it's in neutral. I was turning into a store and it stalled, but it then kicked into drive so I could move out of the way of oncoming traffic. I have had it checked by a reputable transmission person and was told to take it back to Nissan because there have been some recalls or extended warranty. I called and long story short, I was told it has no warranty due to being over the mileage and there aren't recalls. I have checked and see some complaints filed back October of 2018. Mine is doing the exact same thing. I see it was some of the models; however, if all of these cars are having the same transmission problem, the warranty should be extended so they can be repaired.
Have shuddering of the car when driving up to 40 mph. Took to the dealership (where it has always been serviced) and diagnostics determined a "bad" transmission with identified "judder" code. However, the extended warranty issued by Nissan to address to this issue does not currently extend to 6 cylinders, of which mine is. I have an issue with this, as my car is experiencing the same issues as stated in bulletin ntb16-085 and ntb15-015G.
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- Wilson, NC, USA