Hello, I took my Nissan Altima into my local Nissan dealer for a hood latch recall on 11/13/2023. On 11/21/2023 at about 6:40 pm I was driving my car at a speed of maybe 45-50mph and my hood flew open hitting my windshield causing damage to my car, and scaring my son and I. I called the dealer the next morning and spoke to Anthony from the service department regarding this situation, and he stated a faulty latch could have been put on my car, causing this to happen. I sent pictures to him via email, and he advised that he would contact the director and call me back with an update. I received a callback within hours advising Nissan would cover the damages but I would need to contact consumer affairs to see which location could do the repairs as they were behind by 8 month at that location in particular and could not provide me with a loaner car. After a week of waiting for an update from a dealer to confirm repairs, I had the car towed to the Thomas Nissan of Joliet on 12/4/2023 as the car would not accelerate anymore due to the hard brake. As of today 12/18/2023 I have spoken to the service manager there and he advised parts came in but they do not have a date for repairs or approval on the acceleration issue and for now will only repair the body. I advised that I am extremely saddened by the way I am being handled after such a traumatic ordeal that could have been deadly or life altering. This recall was supposed to prevent this issue, and it only caused it. This recall hasn't done anything to fix the cars, and neither have three other hood latch recalls for Altima cars. Altima drivers are in danger from hoods that suddenly fly open while driving, and this situation just proves a problem. Nissan doesn't know how to properly repair it, and my car and I are proof.

- Westchester , IL, USA

Im not sure what the malfunction. Is but I-??ve been experiencing delayed acceleration. I can be at a stop light and when it turns green I hit the gas and it won-??t go until about 4 seconds later. I-??m afraid i will get hit in the back or hit when turning because the delay. This also happens at stop signs or when I-??m simply pulling out somewhere. When I looked it up on google many Nissan altimas are having the exact same problem. Also me and a relative have the same car and she-??s been experiencing the same problem!

- Mullins , SC, USA

There is a delay in acceleration. It won't accelerate whenever I want it too. Sometimes it won't do it even if I press the pedal all the way to the floor. When it engages the accelerator it would do it at a strong force. When the problem happens I would have to constantly press and depress the pedal so it won't engage with a strong force. It happens usually that I have noticed when at a stop position ready to start to move.

- Cranston, RI, USA

Experience delay acceleration on Interstate 15. The vehicle will not speed up from about 55MPH when pedal was full depress.

- West Jordan, UT, USA

The original transmission on this car failed and I had it replaced at a Nissan Dealership. In less than two years, the new transmission also failed. I was driving on the highway and transmission gave up and the vehicle would not accelerate putting my Life and others' life in danger/unsafe. I contacted Nissan consumer/customer service and the case manager was not helpful and literally, stonewalled my concerns. Gross negligence by Nissan about the vehicle owners and their safety. The Nissan Altima cars that were manufactured between 2013-2015 are pure LEMONS.

- Greensboro, NC, USA

P17F0 is the diagnostic code that I received after taking my 2013 Altima sv 2.5 to a mechanic due to loss of power, horrible gas milage and a heavy vibration/rumbling noise coming from the front of my car.

- Omaha, NE, USA

I have 2013 Nissan Altima S. it has ~89K miles on it. The transmission stopped working on 10/11/2020. How can NHTSA assist? Nissan refused to provide any assistance. The cvts installed in the Nissan Altima have caused a variety of problems - shaking, losing acceleration and stalling, among others - according to owners who are regularly posting complaints on websites such as autonews.com, carcomplaints.com, and cars.com. Nissan Altima owners have secured a settlement offer from the carmaker which would resolve claims that the vehicles' transmissions fail prematurely. Lead plaintiffs alleged that 2013 through 2016 Nissan Altima suffer from shuddering, hesitation, stalling, and noises stemming from defective continuous variable automatic transmissions.vaccording to the Nissan class action, vehicles stall unexpectedly, causing them to stop in traffic without illuminating the brake lights.vconversely, the defect could also allegedly cause an unexpected surge in power, causing drivers to lose control.vvdespite consumer complaints, Nissan reportedly forced owners to pay for a $3,000 fix that often left them with more defective parts.case # 42179365. Due to covid, my issue surfaced after 7 year deadline on May 11, 2020. This is wrong and Nissan will not take responsibility for it. I tried to work with madison at Nissan 615-725-7208. I am having the work done based on diagnosis from wright Nissan. The work will cost me about $3,500. Wiegand brothers transmission will replace the transmission. 445 rochester rd pittsburgh, pa 15237. 412-364-8000, 412-364-7399 email: Wiegandtransmissions@yahoo.com

- Allison Park, PA, USA

While driving down the road, approximately 3 miles into my drive, I stopped at a stop light. When I tried to accelerate, my car would not move. After 2-3 seconds it decided to accelerate. About another half mile down the road at the next stop light, it did it again. Each time, I was almost rear ended by cars behind me trying to get to the interstate. The car is now at the dealership being looked at.

- Brandon, FL, USA

Initially, the vehicle trembled and cut off at traffic light. Mechanic discovered that it threw a code with fluid pressure sensor issue in transmission. Replaced transmission with used one...same code. Replaced that one with rebuilt transmission, throwing the same code. If trying to enter road, it may feel strong enough to enter highway, then losses throttle response. It may continue with about 20 mph speed. Then again, it may start off alright and becomes obvious at some speeds that the RPM is greater than it should be for the speed vehicle is moving. Nissan dealership has had vehicle for well over 2 weeks and have no answers. Asked them to check electrical and the computer, still no answers and hardly any communications at all. It is well documented that the cvt transmissions are a serious problem with these vehicles, but after the issues experienced, this could be a possible computer issue. Either way it is a very dangerous situation and a lot of money spent with no results.

- Dillon, SC, USA

While driving my car and merging onto a busy interstate, the check engine light, traction control, and blind spot monitoring error lights all came on the car would not accelerate. The RPM gauge would go up and the car would try to go, but it just wouldn't. I almost got rear ended by a semi truck because my car wasn't able to go or move out of the way. I left it in a shop for over a week and apparently it's something to do with the cvt transmission and speed sensors. I contacted Nissan and all they would tell me was that they did an extended warranty on those transmissions up to 130,000 miles, however my car was roughly 2,000 miles over this and was not covered by that warranty. They told me all I could do was replace the transmission and that was going to cost me roughly $4,000. I'm almost scared to drive it anywhere there's lots of traffic or fast moving traffic for fear of someone running into me. Also when all of those dash lights come on, the traction control isn't working and I've had to drive in the rain several times. I just believe it's overall dangerous and Nissan isn't doing anything to fix the problem for cars that have somehow managed to make it over 130,000 miles. I know several people who've had similar things happen with their Nissan car that has this transmission. I do believe it is a safety issue because it malfunctions at any given time just randomly. I can be driving and it's fine one minute, the next thing I know all of these dash lights are lit up and the car won't accelerate.

- Sturgis, MS, USA

The 7 inch central audio-visual and navigation unit periodically changes radio stations, crashes the navigation display, or crashes entirely going blank, and may or may not ask for sd card upon reboot. On one occasion the accelerator also stuck requiring the car to taken to the side of the road and turned off. Cannot be sure if the two events were related but they happened simultaneously. In the last six months the misbehavior of the central display unit has gotten worse and worse. Nissan dealer and national support are unable to find the problem or being willing to fix it. There is no escalation procedure to factory engineering and maintenance support. They will not take the elementary step to reflash the firmware or being willing to change out the unit. Multiple examples of this problem are reported online in Nissan's owner portal for this model year and the next. Despite being originally told that Nissan is trying to track cars with this known problem that Nissan refuses to address and leaving a potential safety problem unresolved.

- Renton, WA, USA

Not 2 years yet of ownership and my car decides to not accelerate on me. I would have to floor it to get it to finally kick in and drive until I stopped at the next light. There were no warning lights or anything letting me know of any problems. Had 2 near collisions with my family in the car trying to get my car to the dealer to have it checked out. Dealer thought it was transmission and alternator but upon warranty rep diagnosing vehicle, it was decided that it needed a new alternator. Was without my vehicle for almost 3 days but put in a rental from their dealer which wasn't any better with a constant noise while driving. A couple of months later the same thing happened again as I was getting on the freeway after work with my son. Had to get off and drive to the dealer. Apparently, they fixed the wrong thing. A few days after picking up my vehicle from getting the check engine light fixed, the check engine light went on again. Didn't note anything major while driving but was just awful having to take back the vehicle when I had just picked it up literally 2-3 days before. The dealer kept my vehicle through the holidays and it took them 3 days to determine what was wrong with it. I was finally told that I needed a throttle chamber replaced. Was never told what the part was responsible for doing and why it wasn't found when they had it previously. Still not 2 years of owning the vehicle. Personally, too many issues with my 2013 Altima vehicle in less than 2 years and Nissan Consumer Affairs keeps washing their hands of any defect or lemon law. These things which I have experienced are not little or minor by no means and have endangered myself and my family, especially the incidents with the alternator and the mas sensor. Need someone with common sense and a true feeling of caring for their customer's safety to replace my vehicle before something worse happens.

- Colton, CA, USA

While I am driving the car suddenly stop acceleration for 5 to 10 seconds then star accelerate again. This is very scary I checked online and I found that the problem reported in a lot of same model of the car this really very dangerous and could highly caused accident and injuries. Specially in the highway.

- Secane, PA, USA

I have a 2013 Nissan Altima and my transmisson has started slipping, I have 100,000 miles on my car and have stayed on top of my mantince. Out of nowhere I get in my car and started driving it and it started jerking, shifting gears slowly and vibrating. I have had transmission flushes during my maintance check-ups. I took it for a diagnostic check and was told it was my sensors going bad. I get that fix to find out I need a transmission and to find out nissian are known for transmission problems. I am very unhappy about this due to how well I have taken care of my car. I contacted Nissan to ask about transmission recalls and was told no.

- Henderson, NC, USA

On 3/25/19 my 2013 Nissan Altima stalled while driving home from work on a city street. While driving to work the following day 3/26/19 during rush hour traffic on a city street my car shut off without warning while idle. There were no dash lights to indicate what was wrong with my car. The car starts but when it is placed in gear it shuts off again and again. This is a safety hazard, thankfully I was not on the freeway. I was finally able to get the car started and pulled into a gas station. I have to get my car towed to a dealership due to it shutting off.

- Desoto, TX, USA

I am the original owner of a 2013 Nissan Altima 4 cylinder, 4 door sedan. I purchased this vehicle new from a Nissan dealership. Approximately 3 months ago I noticed that my car was slow to accelerate after stopping at a traffic light or stop sign. The first time this happened I thought that I accidentally hit the side button on my gear shaft that put the car in a different mode. When this happened I was at a traffic light on a busy street. When I pressed the gas the car would not go. I pumped it several times and then it jerked and lunged forward. I went into a parking lot, turned off the car and waited a few minutes. I started the car again and drove it around the empty lot to check the brakes and acceleration. It seemed fine. This happened again several times and I thought that it may need an oil change or I had bad gas. I got an oil change and went to a different gas station for a fill up. The car seemed fine for a few weeks (however, I didn't drive it much). Then yesterday I drove the car over a 4 hour period. During hour 3 it began to have the same issues. I was stopped at a busy intersection during evening rush hour and the car would not accelerate. My passenger was quite concerned. The car jerked and lunged forward and I pulled over, turned the car off, waited and then started it again. Now the check engine light came on. This morning I took my car in to my mechanic and he pulled several codes from the car during the diagnostic exam (submitted). He said that it was the cvt transmission and it will cost $3,800 to repair! I called Nissan corporate and told them about my issue. The representative said that I had to take the car to a Nissan dealership, so I did. She opened a case to see if Nissan would cover the repairs. I am waiting for a 2nd diagnostic and approval from Nissan to cover these repairs as my car is only 5 years old.

- Van Buren Twp., MI, USA

I was driving on the highway, the car started making a strange noise, shifting hard and the check engine light came on...I decided to leave the highway as the car was losing speed. At the first light, the car stalled in the middle of the road... the trouble is that I did not realize until the light turned green and cars in from of me started moving and I couldn't almost got hit from behind by incoming cars. Ended up moving slowly to the side. Got the car towed to a Nissan dealer that advised that it a cvt failure. My car has 83K miles, Nissan is not willing to help.

- Fridley, MN, USA

Having issues accelerating (in motion) when driving the vehicle. Engine light came on. According to the mechanic when the system was checked, the problem/issue originates from the automatic transmission. After further investigation, this seems to be an issue with the Nissan Altima vehicles.

- Saint Johns, FL, USA

My 2013 Nissan Altima is stalling when being shifted into reverse or drive. The first instance that this happened, I was driving and slowing down at an intersection. The RPM's dropped, the car shook a little and it died. I had to put it into park and restart. I was able to make it about 2 miles away when it did it again, this time on a residential street thankfully. I tried about 5 times and was not able to move the vehicle, every time I shifted it into drive, it stalled. I had it towed to a local shop and they were not able to reproduce the issue. They did however tell me that this is a very common issue and gave me a print out from a mechanics forum showing many other vehicles like mine experiencing the same issue. I tried to drive it from the original shop to the Nissan dealer, it stalled in the middle of an intersection as I was trying to turn left. I had to restart, put it in neutral, give it gas and throw it into drive to make it through the intersection. Right after that, as I was driving through the neighborhood, I came to a stop and it stalled again, it continued to do this multiple times when putting it into drive. I had to have it towed again, this time to the dealer. The Nissan dealer is now telling me that they are unable to reproduce the problem and want me to pay for a software update. They 'think' it's the transmission but it is not giving any error codes, so they don't know for sure.

- Peoria, AZ, USA

Reported to sheehy Nissan mechanicsville va foutr times. The vehicle braking system activates while driving at any speed (stability light activates). The brake light stays on when the vehicle is turned off. The accelerator touches the floor while traveling 45-60 mph loss of pressure. I was told to wait for the engine light to activate in order to use the extended warranty gold plan. I was charge $93 for a scan of the computer, then it was purged. The fob system is not recognizing the keys and I was charged for checking and reprogramming keys. Fob keys still lose the programs while driving.

- Henrico, VA, USA