I had noticed a bit of jerking off & on when starting the car for about the past month, but then thought it was my error. A little bit of high revving, but only noticed it after long drives coming off of a highway. Other than that, there were no issues, no warning lights, no major gut feeling that something was wrong, nothing... then BAM!

When driving out of town on a Sunday...about 20 minutes into my trip, I stopped at a red light. When I accelerated, I heard a high pitch whistle. I actually thought it was a siren and looked around for a cop, thinking maybe the light wasn't really green and I had just been busted. Nope, all good. Came to another light. I stopped and proceeded to turn left . I had minimal acceleration. I pulled over thinking I had accidentally knocked the gear into neutral. No such luck.

I pulled back on the road and the car would barely accelerate. At one point the petal was to metal and I was going 1 mile an hour. Once I actually accelerated, I was ok. High pitch whistle and revving noise, but it was moving. If I had to stop for anything I was taking a major risk that the car wouldn't move. Drove immediately to my mechanics shop, threw the key in an envelope and said I would call with the details of why it was there on Monday. After telling him the story he said that there have been numerous complaints about the CVT transmissions and that Nissan will not sell the transmissions to independents. My only choice was to have the car towed to a Nissan dealer (far away from where I live) and they would replace the transmission for me at a discounted price of $4,000. This was a courtesy discount since it was coming from the mechanics shop. If I were to have it towed there at my expense, the cost of the transmission would be $6,000.

I purchased my used 2011 Nissan Altima from a Nissan Dealership in 2014. At the time, the car salesman insisted it was in great condition. I've only owned the car for five years and don't drive it much because I use a work vehicle during the week. Over the last year, the car has been rattling, delaying when shifting gears and having sudden surges in acceleration. Several weeks ago, the car suddenly lost acceleration while driving over the Grapevine towards the Los Angeles area. The car wouldn't reach more than 35-40 mph. I had to move to the slow lane, but still held up the traffic behind me.

The car only has 96,000 miles on it so I had hoped a 90,000 mile service would clear up any problems with sensors, fuel, etc. I took it into the Nissan dealership, was charged $775 dollars for the service and a $145 diagnostic fee and was told I need a new transmission at the cost of $3703. After doing some research, it appears Nissan has quite the history with faulty transmissions. So much so, the company has extended warranties for other years.

Why is the 2011 left off the list, when there's clearly a problem with the transmissions? My biggest fear is replacing the transmission, only to have even bigger problems like many Nissan customers have complained of! I am furious that only after 5 years of owning the car, and with less than 100,000 miles on it, it already needs a new transmission.

Nissan really needs to get its act together! I will NEVER buy a Nissan again! They are TERRIBLE cars!

Last Friday it started jerking and jumping when leaving work, and it felt like it was barely going to make it home... I took it to Nissan the next morning. It completely stalled twice where it was not responding when accelerating. The employee said he barely made it to the parking lot...

They called me the Monday following the weekend and confirmed it was the transmission. They said they would submit a claim to see if Nissan would cover the replacement or any pay of it. They reached back on Thursday and informed me it would cost over $4k but that Nissan would cover 60% and my cost would be 40%, equal to $1380.12. I was hoping it would be covered because I bought it brand new from dealer and had all my maintenance done on time, every time. I also had an issue with employee when they called me to pick up my car. He then quoted me 300+ more than original quote. However, I went in ready to fight and I ended up paying the original quoted amount of $1380.12.

2011 Nissan Altima SL with less than 100k miles and transmission started jerking and shaking, two days later wouldn't even move forward or reverse. 2 shops both stated transmission needs to be replaced. $2500 to install a used one or $4500 for reman. one. Can't rebuild the old one, and Nissan won't warranty it even though years 2003-2010 they extended the warranty on the CVT transmissions. Plenty of complaints and another class action lawsuit for years 2013-2014. Stay far far away of any Nissan with a CVT transmission! I'll never purchase another Nissan ever in my life.

I am DISGUSTED with Nissan! They claim they have a vehicle which is worth paying premium, hard earned money. They say they value my business. They say I should expect excellence from their product and service. That is ALL "lip service" and bull pocky!

When I share with them that my Nissan Altima's CVT FAILED at 126,000 miles, they now say they will NOT help pay for the new transmission because it is out of warranty. I purchased this vehicle from a dealer and it was "certified" pre-owned which gave me a FALSE sense of security.

I have had this car serviced, as recommended, by the dealership, and Nissan STILL won't acknowledge their failure. Absolutely disgusting company!

BUYER BEWARE, NISSAN DOES NOT VALUE YOUR BUSINESS!

The dealer wasn't willing to give a 15% discount, for loyalty, but that is just a slap in the face. The repair on this car costs more than what I still owe on the vehicle.

Shame on Nissan for their customer NO SERVICE!

I will keep this brief; similar to the time I was able to drive my 2011 Nissan Altima. I purchased "Allie" in August 2017 from a private seller in Lexington, Kentucky. He provided me with all maintenance records and the CARFAX. The interior and exterior were in excellent condition. I drove her and immediately fell in love.

Well, like most of my relationships this one didn't last too long either. The following weeks, I had her windows tinted, oil changed, and a set of new tires put on. "Allie" and I went everywhere together. She was my best friend, my confidant, my ride or die till the end....which tragically occurred while driving down Highway 127 on May 25, 2018. Memorial Day weekend.

We had big plans to celebrate, but unfortunately Allie was unable to make it. As we drove off into the sunset that beautiful evening, I was reminded how fortunate we are to be living in the great United States of America!! The home of the free and the brave. The country where laws are enacted to protect us; the consumer from people screwing us over when purchasing a product or a good. All of a sudden, Allie lost her momentum. I was pressing the gas but she would not accelerate. Thankfully, I was able to safely pull over to the emergency lane without incident to gather my thoughts. I "limped" home which was roughly 20 miles at a rate of snail speed, took me almost 2 hours.

I called a local mechanic and scheduled for him to look at Allie. I walked in the door and mechanic said, "Those damn CVT's- worst idea ever." Confused, I asked him what he meant? He explained to me that the transmission Allie had was a CVT and they have a high failure rate. He then quoted me a price of $5,000. "No mechanic in this area wants to work on the CVT's, they are junk." Nissan acknowledges the issue only to the extent of offering an extended warranty...which I am not eligible for due to Allie's mileage exceeding 100,000.

If I purchase a new transmission, Nissan has to program the CVT, pay to have it installed...etc... How long will that CVT last before I have to replace it? How does Nissan justify offering the extended warranty when in fact, the extended warranty doesn't provide relief for all car owners. It is an extreme undue hardship on myself and many others who trusted Nissan to provide them with safe, reliable, dependable cars that would last for many years. How can Nissan expect consumers to replace the transmission on their dime instead of offering a recall? Perhaps, it is due to the predictability of transmission failure resulting in the revolving door effect; rinse, repeat!!

I could get a used transmission installed, then sale it to some unsuspecting buyer at auction before the CVT messes up again.....BUT I'M NOT A DEUCE BAG LIKE NISSAN!! I was raised to have respect for others and their property and to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The way I see it, Nissan did not act in good faith when they continued to manufacture and distribute cars containing the CVT and for not informing consumers of the risk and likelihood that a CVT failure is imminent.

What was I saying before? Oh yes..our country has laws enacted to protect us; the consumer from JERKS LIKE NISSAN!! Had I known the transmission would likely fail, I would have never purchased the car. I understand over the years, normal wear and tear can result in certain mechanical issues that need to be repaired. That is expected. What I didn't expect was to find out that this is a recurring problem that Nissan has with the CVT, and they refuse to issue a recall.

I am appalled and offended that Nissan's "band-aid" for the CVT failure is an extended warranty that doesn't provide relief for all consumers like me? How is this justice? Allie hasn't moved since her diagnosis. At this time, I am unable to buy a transmission or a car . I am not sure what I am going to do, but I believe Nissan should do the right thing; and order a RECALL ON THE CVT! Is President Trump aware of Nissan's negligence to provide relief to all consumers affected by the CVT failure? Obviously, Nissan feels somewhat responsible by offering the extended warranty. However, that only forces us; consumers to foot the bill for a never ending problem that seemingly has no solution. I highly doubt he would overlook the injustice Nissan has committed to myself and others. Enough is Enough!! Take it to Trump!

It all happen very fast. I had the serve engine light to come on. Took it to Auto Zone on a Saturday and was told that I need to replace the air filter, which I did. No problem Sunday, Monday morning my car would not start. Replaced the battery and on my way to work it started. After getting on the freeway to work I felt the car pull back but I felt like that happen because I just had the battery replaced. Plus the car quickly recovered from the engine revving. On the way home from work was the biggest revving.

I stopped by Auto Zone and spoke with someone. I asked if there was a way to check the fluid level and I was told no because I have a closed system and a special tool was need to open it. But I was told to look for any leaks on the ground and since the service engine light was no on then just keep my eye out. Well the every next morning on my way to work there's the next reeving but this time the service engine light came on and I pulled into the Auto Zone at which time I got the Transmission code also with the MAF code.

That afternoon on my way home I had my biggest scare of my life. I am in rush hour traffic at 5:00pm in Fort Worth Texas and had to slow down to 20mph and could not speed up at all but the engine was reeving between 6 and 7. I got off at the next exit and made it home. I refused to drive it any more. I was scared to drive it with the engine revving. I figured that Nissan made the revving danger area red for a reason and since I made it to that point and I was not comfortable driving my car.

Worked up the nerves to drive it to the dealership for them to check. After days later the dealership told me $3800 and it was the transmission. I reached out to Nissan and they pretty much said "O well we are not going to help you". This event has been horrible. I have found a shop that will work with me and I am getting the car fix but I am scared to keep this car because of all the people who have this car and any year.

We purchased Nissans cars and they don't care about their customers. Before speaking with Nissan I wanted another Altima. But why remain faithful to a company that do not care about their customers? I could understand if I got a warning from my car and I did nothing. My car went down in the matter of 3 days. Thanks but no thanks Nissan

I purchased the car in May of 2013 with about 25,000 miles on it. Besides normal items such as brake pads and tires I haven't really had to make any repairs to it. About 3 weeks ago the Service Engine Soon light came on. The car wasn't running poorly and the code stated "Catalytic Converter" issue. The light would turn on and off intermittently and was off when I had it serviced. My wife drives the car about 30 miles per day, 90% highway miles. A few days ago she was driving it and the engine whined out and the car wouldn't moved. I had to have it towed into a shop. They said that the Transmission fluid is black and the transmission will need to be replaced to the tune of $3,500.00. I have the means to fix it now but I know that most people don't. I don't owe anything on it so I will fix it and try and get another few years out of it via my son driving it. Just a warning that these transmissions are garbage and not cheap to replace.

We bought this car used for our daughter who just got her license. We bought it from a small car dealer with no warranty, but that's not the problem. We have had this car for approx 6 months and at the time of purchase we took it to the dealer explaining that we just bought the car and wanted a thorough assessment and costs of any/all repairs so that our daughter would have a dependable car to drive. They stated that there was no problem and that the car was in excellent shape. We have had the oil changed at the dealership accordingly.

About 4-6 weeks ago the car started to jerk while driving. It was barely doing it so when I took it to be checked it didn't do it for them (of course). It has gotten worse. Today we took the car in for an oil change and to check the jerking and found out that we need a new transmission. (!!!!!) To the tune of $3900! They saw shavings in the fluid too.

I am mad mostly because it wasn't discovered earlier. I do not believe that this car should have this problem since it has not been driven roughly (since we owned it - bought from an elderly couple so we assumed they didn't drag race in it).

In doing more investigating we find that there is a history of problems with this type of transmission. The dealership said that they don't make "new" ones anymore but we can buy a factory re-manufactured one to replace the one in the car now. I prefer to always buy new when replacing large parts mostly to ensure dependability but that isn't even possible - so I'm told.

I purchased my 2011 Nissan Altima in 2011 with the plastic still on the steering wheel with 2 miles on it. I owe $6,000 on my vehicle and the transmission needs replacing! I have consistently taken my car for service at the Nissan dealer but never have they stated your transmission may need replacing or anything. They even had the nerve to say that my car is in great condition in relation to the mileage. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING! To make matters worse and a slap in my face the Nissan dealership had the nerve to call me and inquire about if I wanted to purchase a new vehicle and after informing them of this issue the sales person had the audacity to say, "yes that was the year of transmission issues" and with that being said I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN and a class action suit should be filed as it is evident they know their junk but will sell you the car just to make a sale. I am stuck with this vehicle and have to purchase another car when I will get NOTHING FOR THIS VEHICLE! BUYER BEWARE OF NISSAN!!!!

2011 Nissan Altima, transmission failure, I still owe $2200 on this vehicle, I cannot afford to pay $3500 to replace transmission. What am I to do. I will lose my job, I will not be able to take my mom to her Doctors appointments. I am totally screwed. My plan was to ride in this car for at least 2 more years.

I have now learned that Nissan extended the warranty on their transmission in the Nissan Altima's to 120K miles up to the 2010 model. Obviously they did not fix the problem, because here I am having the same problem that those people with the earlier models had. My car all of a sudden just stopped pulling or backing up, no warning, just stopped. If I had known that Nissan was having transmission problems of this nature, I NEVER would have purchased one. I have 3 other family members and/or close friends that have purchased this brand of vehicle upon my recommendations. I feel as though they have ruined my life.

My daughter drives a 2004 Toyota Camry never had a problem, still running, here I am with a 2011 Nissan that I can't even drive. I have to call her now to get to where I have to go WOW, now that's messed up. Nissan if you're listening I need my car repaired because I have no money, I put my trust in that salesman at the dealership, he didn't even mention to me the problems with your transmissions. He did tell me they did not shift like most other vehicles. Was that to convince me to buy a piece of junk?

I was the perfect car owner, I didn't dog my car, I did all my maintenance on time, I was the only driver because I thought that would help keep it running longer. I thought cars these days gave you almost 200k miles before they had a problem like this. My daughters Camry is over 200k, and still going. I NEED HELP, I NEED TRANSPORTATION, NISSAN CAN YOU HELP ME FIX MY CAR?

I Purchased a 2011 Nissan Altima 2.5s cvt transmission used with 49k miles and just had rear shocks replaced and front sway bar links replaced at 126k. Within two days of getting my vehicle from the garage my transmission we into fail safe mode... dealer stated car needs a new transmission costing $4300 after charging $145 diagnostics which I could have retrieved code from autozone for free. Nissan needs to grandfather in all the owners with a cvt transmission failure under 140k and issue a recall...this transmission is suspect and Nissan knows it....this will help to redeem the brand name...is it really worth knowingly charging Nissan owners and having the Nissan brand trashed? I guess so! I personally will never recommend a Nissan...every Nissan owner with this issue needs to network through social media ,file foul complaints with the bbb, attorney general consumer complaints and word of mouth.

If Nissan wanted they could easily issue this recall and preserve the brand name. The stock ticker symbols are nsany and nsanf and should reflect the product and mission statement Nissan is representing...if Nissan stock broke down like these vehicles in question Nissan would listen and do the right thing.

Transmission (no pick up on the fl. turnpike) fixed in Dealership in Orlando, they said something about the fluid so replaced that for $800 during vacation. Pulled out of the dealership and the A/C did not work, they quoted another $800. We drove it back to Dealership in (Rick Case in Weston,Fl) where they fixed it for free.

Brought the car in last week, same tranny problem with about 26K miles since the Orlando problem. Not covered so dealership wanted to charge $3,700 for a new transmission. I said no way, you knew about this problem. We have been in here every month since January 2015 for tranny problem. They did not document it. Picked up the car and came home. Has anyone had this problem. Car sitting in Driveway