Bought the vehicle new in 2013 and the vehicle to date has 36,233 miles on it. My wife started the car to leave home and the shifter was locked in the Park position and would not shift so she called me and I returned home and read in the auto manual how to unlock the shifter, so she took it to the Nissan dealership and they told her it would be almost $1100.00 to fix the problem. The problem is the two little cheap made micro-switches which you can purchase on-line for less than $50.00. Even though the miles were within the warranty range at the time, the warranty was over the warranty date by a couple of months and they would not fix it.

She called me and told me what they said and I told her not to let them make the repair because it had to be some simple something since you can activate the shift switch by pushing a button. I took the console out of the vehicle and adjusted the pressure on the two little cheap made micro-switches on the shifter assembly and that worked for a couple of months but the problem has started again. I have read several reviews on this make and model of vehicle and this seems to be a serious problem for a lot of owners. I believe Nissan should have put a recall on this problem but they say they don't have a problem, that this is from wear and tear. I have owned three Nissan's over the years but never again. I promise you my vehicle has never been abused and it still looks new inside and out.

I will never purchase another Nissan. Buy USA made vehicles, GO TRUMP?

I bought my 2013 Altima brand new. I'm the only driver. I shift in and out of park maybe 4 times per day on average. Around 130,000 miles, the shifter started getting stuck in park. I researched online and found that there is an emergency shifter release button. I have had to use that to shift out of park most times since then. Sometimes, it actually works on its own. Nissan wants $800+ to (replace the whole shifter). I'm sure there is a less expensive fix, but Nissan wants the money. Nissan sure doesn't stand behind their vehicles. My first and my LAST Nissan.

The gearshift suddenly failed to move from "park" into "reverse" this week... without prior issues of any kind. I was able to release the locked gear shift by pushing the shift unlock button and drive the car to the repair shop. The locked gearshift also sent faulty messages to the truck release button, as it failed to open as well.

The replacement part (gearshift assembly) was over $600 dollars and is available ONLY from Nissan, there is no aftermarket part available. Nissan is aware of this issue, yet has not issued a recall. The repair shop has had to replace this part on numerous Nissans.

My 2013 Nissan Altima SL 2.5L had only 26,380 miles on it when this part failed.

With the number of complaints with this specific issue, you'd think Nissan would step up, address the issue and make the corrections without charge.

So when I purchased my car 2 years ago it was well under 60k miles. I am not just over 65k miles. Suddenly I put my car in park in a drive thru and couldn't get it out. Found the manual way and parked it at home. I bought a warranty with my car that was bumper to bumper which we were told included electronics now I am being told its going to cost me 346.00 to fix it because its not covered!! WTF Not to mention I have seen this car with this problem online EVERYWHERE and mostly under or around 60-70k miles..why are we paying for this and why is a recall not been issued to fix it...I'm livid!!

I have had several problem with this car. Purchased new in April 2013. Have kept it serviced thru dealership since purchase. I am currently having to use a screwdriver to get it to shift out of park. Very inconvenient every day. Dealer says at least $500 + to fix it. You cannot find the part thru a parts store or in a salvage yard. This is an ongoing problem with this model and make. So many complaints that it should be a recall as I've spent a fortune on this car in the last 5 years. Why can't Nissan just step up to the plate ant admit it has it's faults and take care of them.

This was my first and last Nissan. I actually love the car but I hate it as well. I've read all the complaints listed here and I've experienced all of them with a couple of exceptions only I can add more complaints that I've had since I first purchased it new. Under warranty it was in and out of the service department and I will say this. . . Almost everything it was put in for was never fixed and even to this day I still experience the same issues. If I could have gotten a decent trade in I would have done so. I paid $31,000 for this car. It came with all the bells and buttons most the SL models don't have. It came with all the problems as well. I'm stuck with it because it's not worth trading. Looks can be deceiving. It's a beautiful car. I wish I could list all of my complaints on this one part as I just don't have the patience or the time to go into detail nor does this website have the space for me to list them all.