CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Nissan Altima has multiple problem trends including the CVT transmission, and now that this model is out of warranty, it earns our "Avoid Like The Plague" badge.
Be warned: the 2014 & 2015 Nissan Altima appears to share these same problems.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
28 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
34 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,911 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 14V138000 (air bags), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,435.
Vehicle was moving on a city street when it was hit on the driver side door by another vehicle. Side air bags did not deploy after recent recall work regarding SRS was performed. Please see attached documentation.
When an adult passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag dash light does not go off to indicate that air bag is functional! this is while in motion, stationary, and can sporadically work as it should but I am still concerned that the system is malfunctioning! !
The orange passenger airbag light came on right after I purchased the car in 96/97/2015, with the number 1 underneath. This light would go away every once in a while based on usage. In the last 3months or more August 2016 is when the red airbag warning light starting flashing when car is turned on moving, with a passenger or without.
The passenger side airbag activation mechanism in some of 2013 Nissan Altima doesn't work properly. Nissan already had two recalls on it but they never able to fix it. Even if someone is sitting on passenger side, the airbag light on the dashboard is activated randomly, that means airbag will not open in case of crash. It is a very serious flaw. In the recent recall they simply made a S/w update to flip the airbag light switch on/off logic. Nothing was done to fix the core issue. It again randomly switches on/off when a person is sitting. I have talked to Nissan and they don't seem to care about it. They are just trying to hide or circumvent this issue or trying to tell customers that there is no issue at all. It has been more than three years and Nissan is not fixing this issue.everytime they will say it's fixed either after recall or repair but in reality they are just trying to circumvent it through S/w upgrades.
- Omah, NE, USA
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The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was repaired under a manufacturers recall on the air bags but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the air bag sensor was reprogrammed. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the technician stated that the manufacturer would be made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,094.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds, the front passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated. Even when the vehicle was in park, the air bag indicator illuminated even when the front passenger seat was unoccupied. The indicator displayed air bag off once the seat was occupied. The dealer was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 49,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 16V244000 (air bags), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the air bag indicator remained illuminated after the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
I was in an accident and the air bags did not deploy. My children and I were injured. I serviced my car at Nissan for the airbag recall twice. I received a recall from NHTSA and Nissan wouldn't comply. Every time I've taken my car for the brake pads to be serviced I only need rotors never brake pads! the driver side door handle broke for no reason what so ever this car is a clunker!
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning indicator kept indicating "off", regardless if the passenger seat was occupied. The vehicle was taken to the dealer more than 4 times and they provided no repair solution. The dealer reset the code more than once and reset the sensor, but the failure recurred. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V244000 (air bags), 15V681000 (air bags), and 14V138000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 3,813.
I was in a accident where I hyroplanned and the back end hit a ditch and my car went onto the median on the freeway and I totaled my car and the airbags did not deploy
Airbag light has been going off N on w no passenger...scared somethings not gonna work in the event of an accident. Car jerking on hghwy not accelerating..N loss of power mid drive or turn..I have kids N this is becoming a death trap..w no ck engine light.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V244000 (air bags), 15V681000 (air bags), 14V138000 (air bags and electrical system), and 13V069000 (air bags). The air bag warning light kept randomly illuminating on the front passenger side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times and the failure code was cleared, but the failure continued. The contact was uncertain of a repair solution and was to check with the manufacturer. The failure mileage was not available.
Passenger air bag recall was completed by Nissan dealer as a "software" fix. End result leaves passenger air bag light in illuminated position when passenger seat empty. At night, this creates a serious distraction and causes driver to take eyes off road. Distraction could cause injury/death. Nissan factory rep refuses to remedy problem and will make no further repairs.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 50 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was operated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,600.
Airbag off light will remain on for 5-10 minutes with an adult passenger seated in the passenger seat and car in drive. Issue is intermittent and continues to occur after fix recommended in the spring 2016 Nissan recall. Nissan reports they cannot address it unless they witness it and being an intermittent issue, have not been able to do so. Video proof of this has been documented.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V244000 (air bags), 16V029000 (latches/locks/linkages), and 15V468000 (suspension). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Passenger side airbag is off when a person is in the passenger seat at the start of the drive, then after about 10 miles the passenger airbag off lamp goes off. This vehicle had service for passenger airbag when new.
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