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.

Owners are complaining about transmission problems related to the CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission).

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
18 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
13 / 0
Average Mileage:
25,653 miles

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2015 Nissan Altima seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2015 Nissan Altima Owner Comments (Page 4 of 8)

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problem #94

Nov 212018

Altima 4-cyl

  • 65,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was driving when a man ran the stop sign and plowed into the side of my car. I could see that he was not going to stop so I swerved and started braking in order to miss him. I had no were to go because there was a guard rail on my drivers side and people sitting at the stop sign that I almost hit head on trying to avoid this guy. He hit me so hard that it broke the passenger side front tire and it totaled my car. But the airbag did not deploy causing me to get tossed and bruised up even though I was wearing my seat belt. There is a problem with the air bags in this vehicle. I do have a police report and an attorney concerning this matter. If you need more information please contact me by email. Consumer stated she would follow up on 06/26/19 and has been unresponsive since.

- London, KY, USA

problem #93

Apr 032019

Altima 4-cyl

  • 62,861 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bags might not deploy in the event of a crash. The vehicle was taken to hyman bros Nissan (located at 11841 midlothian turnpike, midlothian, va 23113, (804) 378-3000) where a diagnostic test showed that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V244000 (air bags). The recall repair was performed, but the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they reset the failure code. Each time the contact took the vehicle back to hyman bros Nissan, a different failure code was found and the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided case number: 34347366. The approximate failure mileage was 62,861.

- Richmond, VA, USA

problem #92

Jun 082019

Altima

  • 30,100 miles
I turned on my vehicle while parked and the red airbag sensor light turned on. The light will not turn off even while I am sitting in the driver seat. The OCS sensor is not working as intended.

- Commerce, CA, USA

problem #91

Mar 102019

Altima

  • 97,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. Approximately two months ago, while driving, the front passenger air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bags might deploy. The vehicle was taken to scott evans Nissan (located at 725 bankhead hwy, carrollton, ga 30117, (770) 832-8222) where it was diagnosed that the sensor below the front passenger seat was disconnected. The vehicle was not repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

- Carrollton, GA, USA

problem #90

Apr 012019

Altima

  • 65,000 miles
Takata recall- this car is the worst and horribly built. If you sit in the car it looks like a nice car but if you take a peak you will see how horrible it is. Under the steering wheel you can see the wires hanging out. The fuel on the car is done. We always get the car checked and it's always something wrong with the fuel. Which probably has to do with the 2015 recall that we weren't properly notified about. The windows do a weird lock thing, where sometimes I think I'm unlocking the window and the door at the same time. I hate that we invested so much into this Nissan and it's probably the worst car ever (and ive only had Nissan since I was 16 so that says alot). When your driving the car jerks like it wants to shut off but when we take it anywhere they don't see the problem. The car is trash.

- Riverdale, GA, USA

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problem #89

Mar 172019

Altima

  • miles
My air bags light popped on automatically and never went off and I had just cranked my car up and was sitting in my driveway. Every light went off except my two air bag lights

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #88

Mar 152019

Altima

  • 60,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds, the passenger side air bag off indicator illuminated while the passenger seat was occupied. The contact called an unknown dealer in newburgh, NY and was informed to bring in the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V911000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

- Pine Bush, NY, USA

problem #87

Mar 082019

Altima

  • 61,000 miles
Air bag light went on so we took it in for service. Vehicle has 60K miles and has never been involved in an accident. Ed martin fishers in Nissan said that replacing the drivers side airbag may fix the issue. Its not covered under warranty and the replacement is approximately $1400. How is this not a covered recall or warranty issue. It should't be a wear and tear item and there is nothing we did to break the air bag?

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #86

Jun 082018

Altima

  • 57,500 miles
I just called Nissan. On June 8 18 I took my car to chandler Nissan for pre purchase inspection. They said it had a recall for the transmission, checked it and said everything looked fine. I received a quote on the extended warranty while there. I later called and emailed to extend my warranty but kept getting the run around. Fast forward to this weekend, getting on the freeway no acceleration at all. RPM just through the roof. Its done that a few times now, since the day I bought it (after inspection) it would lag to accelerate just not totally like it did now. I'm a girl and thought that was normal it just didn't pick up and go and whined a little. Todays miles = 61850. Called Nissan, they will look into it and get back to me... the car had 57468 miles at the time of inspection and was under warranty. The other issue was about a month ago, before I hit 60K the side airbag alert went off. After restarting the car it disappeared. Took it to midway Nissan and they said could be a faulty sensor or could be a defect in the airbag but its not covered under warranty. They quoted $1400 to fix that. I forgot to tell the Nissan rep that when I called but I will do so when they call me back. Hoping they will be helpful. I will update as I get more info.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #85

Nov 282018

Altima

  • 86,500 miles
Air bag indicator on dashboard came on suddenly one morning at mileage of 86,500 and would not go off even after re-starting. We took the vehicle to our local dealership were we purchased the vehicle, to be diagnosed. The dealership determined it was a faulty OCS for the occupant side airbag and that it would not be cover even though we had a gold 120,000 extended warranty with no-deductibles. This is one of he excluded parts not covered under the extended warranty. I reached out to Nissan Consumer Affairs on 11-30-18 after discussing with the dealership and spoke with a helen employee #7319348 and was assigned case# 33678608 and was told someone would get back to me by the end of the day 12-3-18. On 12-3-18 brandan fro Nissan Consumer Affairs called back, but I missed his call. I returned his call and left messages for him to call me back on 2 more occasions but did not hear back from him. On the morning of 12-5-18 I called him again and was able to speak with him. Brandan employee # 33678608 told me that they would not be covering the part or labor involved (approx cost according to dealership of $450 for parts and labor). I explained to him that this particular vehicle had a total of 8 recalls documented under the NHTSA of which 3 of dealt with the occupant side airbag and OCS (#16V911000, #16V24400 and #15V681000) and that it was a safty issue and was no fault of ours and based upon all this information the correct thing to do would be to cover this issue. He apologized over-and-over but would not commit to cover this. It is of my opinion and the opinion of the dealership that this issue is most likely related to any one of those 3 recalls and I am therefore calling upon the NHTSA to assist with this by adding this as another recall and allowing us to get reimbursed for the issue as well as to protect other owners that may encounter the same issue.

- Succasunna, NJ, USA

problem #84

Apr 012018

Altima

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When a passenger sit in front passengers seat the air bag light stays off and it will go from on to off once in a while even if the is someone sit in the front

- Westminster, CA, USA

problem #83

Feb 232015

Altima

  • 10,000 miles
OCS seat system same problem over and over passenger seat occupied indicator light still

- Santa Margarita, CA, USA

problem #82

Aug 082018

Altima

  • 35,000 miles
The front passenger side airbag indicator light came on indicating that the front passenger airbag was off. My wife was sitting in the front passenger side seat at the time. She had her seat belt on. I was driving down the road at 70 mph on a highway at the time. I have this on video that shows that this lasted for approximately 12 minutes before the light went off and the airbag system indicated that the airbag would deploy in the event of an emergency. This is 12 minutes where my wife was not protected by an airbag system. The video that I have is from and iphone and is not in a supported file format for uploading. I would be happy to send it to you another way. I contacted the NHTSA about 8 months ago about this issue and have not heard anything. I contacted nisan at the same time and they indicated that without any error codes, there is no proof that this is an issue or is really happening. I have documented video evidence that this in fact did occur. This is a safety issue in which no one seams to care about. You would think that with all of the recent troubles with airbags, someone would take some interest in looking into the root cause of the issue. I am asking the NHTSA to please assist me in getting this safety issue resolved. I contacted nisan again and they have not returned my call.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

problem #81

Jul 122018

Altima

  • 86,295 miles
The airbag light is on the car and wont come off

- Lemoore, CA, USA

problem #80

Jun 222018

Altima

  • 51,000 miles
Takara recall

- Lithonia, GA, USA

problem #79

Jun 062018

Altima 4-cyl

  • 57,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger seat computer was updated instead of receiving a new air bag. Sheehy Nissan of glen burnie (7232 ritchie hwy, glen burnie, md 21061, (410) 754-1777) repaired the vehicle per NHTSA campaign number: 16V911000 (air bags). The contact inquired about the air bag replacement and was informed by the dealer that the recall was for the passenger seat sensor, and not to replace the air bags. The manufacturer was not informed. The failure mileage was 57,000. Consumer stated I have been informed that the noted vehicle does not have "takata air bag" installed, however "Nissan" has not verified this. Updated 10/05/18

- Fort Mead, MD, USA

problem #78

Jun 142018

Altima

  • 36,500 miles
I was driving around a little while and when I came to a stop at a stop light I pushed my gas pedal to accelerate forward and my car did not move, as I pushed my gas pedal all the way to the floor my car would very lightly move. Finally after moving barely forward my car would go, I had cars almost hit me and people getting enraged I am not moving, this is an ongoing problem now, it happens often and sometimes causing a very serious and dangerous situation. After doing my research many of owners of this year make and model are having the same issue but yet nothing to come out from Nissan for recall. I read if you turn your car off and back on it will reset and then the car goes just fine till the next time and that does work but that is dangerous as well. I bought this car as I thought it would be a safe car for my children and myself. This has been a dangerous issue. When we drive it in the heat it happens worst and then will be on the freeway and it will rev the engine really high and not switch down. Please Nissan tell me you are going to do something for your loyal customers this is the third Nissan I have owned. And I have the airbag issue. It wont pick up my son sitting there and he is 160 lbs

- Reno, NV, USA

problem #77

Nov 012017

Altima

  • 89,600 miles
Issues with the hood latch not wanting to properly latch and setting off alarm and signal inside the car dash also this vehicle keeps saying that there is no one in the passenger seat when they're indeed is someone in the passenger seat and the airbag will not deploy if in a car crash I don't know why my car wasn't included in this recall that was for both of these issues but it has both of these issues coming through a carmax dealership

- Saturn, OH, USA

problem #76

Nov 252015

Altima

  • miles
Takata recall - airbag failed to deploy. I was completely stopped at a red light when another vehicle, traveling at approximately 45 - 50 mph, rear-ended me.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #75

Feb 272018

Altima

  • miles
2015 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to continuing problem with airbag warning light. The consumer stated after the airbag was repaired, the passenger seat airbag warning light illuminated.

- Syracuse, NY, USA

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