CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013-2015 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
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.
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The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while attempting to drive from a stopped position, the vehicle loss motive power and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to southerlin Nissan vero beach located at 946 us-1, vero beach, fl 32962. The mechanic replaced the cvt valve however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.
When vehicle is idle or at light or stop sign, while using cell phone usb cord and A/C on, the vehicle has a delayed response time when trying to accelerate and takes a few seconds to register that I'm pressing the accelerator before moving.
Vehicle is stalling out while driving. Stopping at a light and taking off the vehicle will stall and turn off. Attempt to restart it chocks I have to press the gas to put extra fuel in and it will catch. Purchased Nov 16 2019 have not put 3K miles on the vehicle yet.
Last summer I had an issue with the butterfly valve on the exhaust system. It was a Saturday, I was on my way to work and the only place that was open and the closest was the Nissan dealership. I took it in there they fixed it, but the repairs were over 1 grand. I don't have that kind of money lying around so I called Nissan corporate to ask if I can have financial assistance. They said because I don't service my car at the dealership they can not finance me and help me with it. The Nissan dealership is out of my way to get it serviced. Second issue started recently and that is when I am driving my car there is not very good acceleration and once I hit 20 mph I start to hear a whining noise. I did some digging in several online forums and those with similar issues have been told its the cvt transmission. Last week I barley went over 73,000 miles on my odometer. I do not have money to replace an entire transmission, nor do I really care to. I will never purchase another Nissan as long as I live. There cooperate customer service sucks as well as there cvt transmissions!!
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle loss motive power and failed to respond with the accelerator pedal depressed with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was turned off and restarted and operated as intended. The vehicle was diagnosed and repaired. Nissan orange park located at (7447 blinding blvd jacksonville fl) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.
- Orange Park, FL, USA
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Delayed acceleration after coming to a stop car will not accelerate for S few seconds. There needs to be a recall although haven't caused a crash yet it could very easily could be.
Shaking, automatic slowing speed, pick up takes time, engine light on dealer said transmission issue cost 4850 plus tax. This is Nissan Altima 2016 only 71000. This is absolutely killing consumer finance. Never ever Nissan again.
My vehicle is not accelerating it is taking a half a second to a second to accelerate it's jerking as you hit the accelerator and it's not happening every day it's happening like every couple of days and it feels like the transmissioni have been having this problem for a couple of months now
Check engine light came on twice within 3 months of using this car. And it was one of the severe types of illness the car has, if not fixed I could've been stuck on a remote area with no phone reception, which where I live by the way. The car had a slow acceleration, when I stopped on a stop light/sign. Had that fixed on December right before christmas week, but engine light came on again after 2 weeks of driving it, car won't shift gears again, slow acceleration, probably has something to do with its transmission etc.
I have a 2016 Nissan Altima with 85,000 miles that is currently experiencing some issues. I've found multiple people online that are having the same problem. The vehicle at times when pushing down the accelerator will not respond then suddenly take off like it's in 3rd gear. This has caused me too get stuck in intersections with no power and nearly causing accidents. Nissan is saying there is no issue. How can this not be a safety recall?
Accelerating onto the highway on yesterday my check engine light cane on as well and my traction control light which caused my car to lose power. I was able to get right back off the freeway and turn into a neighborhood. When I turned the car off and back on it started with the same lights on. I had my transmission rebuilt at 73,000 miles with a 12,000 mile warranty already but I don't think that my transmission is the issue this time. I had to get my car towed to the Nissan of grapevine dealership again because I refuse to drive the car with my 3 month old and sixteen year old in the car
Started vehicle this morning and put in reverse and pressed the pedal to back out and had a delayed reaction and the RPM's just increased. The car did not move for approximately four to five seconds and finally backed out. Placed the car in drive and drove toward a stop sign approximately 100 yards away and it seemed like it was losing power as I tried to accelerate and again the RPM's increased but seemed like it would not move. Drove vehicle back home and with same issues and parked for about thirty minutes. Tried to duplicate but drove just fine. This has happened before while at a red light about a couple of months ago. Tried accelerating and would barely accelerate like it had no power. Placed in park, cut the car off and back on and after a few minutes, I hit the accelerator and it darted off. Luckily, there has been no accidents but have concerns if this happens while on a highway. This Altima on has over 53K miles and have no idea why this is happening because I am not a mechanic but have read several statements on the internet from others with the same issue. Not sure why Nissan has not placed a recall on this issue but is very unsafe.
Addition to the ppl giving me the reading for my check engine light...transmission fluid (something with my transmission) I've been having a popping noise coming from my passenger tire when I hit bumps..I've took it back to carmaxx to get it service and it still makes the same noise and when I start up my car for the first time it makes a loud noise I guess until the car warms up and it's real loud in the winter and I also complained about this to the dealer..they claim they fixed and it still makes the same noise..I don't know what the problem is with either..it's a 2016 Nissan Altima..
I was stopped at a corner, and when I took my foot off of the brakes to accelerate it died. I rollded off to the side of the road, stopped again and it started?
2016 Nissan Altima. Consumer writes in regards to defective passenger side airbag and defective keyless push button. The consumer stated other failures included rear doors opening independently, engine was loud, tire pressure sensors were inoperable, and the emergency communication lights were constantly lit. The consumer stated all the repairs were to be repaired under recall. The consumer was unsure that the dealer actually completed the recalls as it only took an hour to be completed.
I just purchased a 2016 Nissan Altima from hertz car sales in April 2019. I have already had to change the battery, and now I have a new headache. On Friday, August 9, 2019 of last week when I stopped at a crosswalk, on a city street, to allow a pedestrian to cross, without any forewarning the car completely turned off. I had to restart it and it did so with no problem, but then I noticed that the car felt very hesitant to drive. As I was driving it felt as though the car was going to stop at any minute. Especially when I would brake, slow down, or completely stop.I had to restart the car a few times during my commute. Also, the engine light came on. This has been going on for a few days now so I had 3 different mechanics look at my car. The first one said that it may be the camshaft sensor, but he was not 100% certain. The second shop I went to said it was the vtc solenoid, and the third place that I checked gave me an actual error # of P0011 intake valve timing, valve control.
When I am stopped (at a stop sign, traffic light, etc.) the car hesitates to accelerate when I press the gas. It sometimes takes 5 to 7 seconds before the car will begin to accelerate. This happens randomly, and there is no warning. There have been instances when the rpms rev up extremely high and the car feels like it is struggling to maintain speed. I have taken it to the Nissan dealership, and since they can't reproduce the issue, and nothing shows up when they run diagnostics, they have stated that there is nothing they can do. I purchased my car brand new and currently it has 46,000 miles, and I currently don't feel safe when driving it. This has been randomly happening for months.
I was driving the vehicle immediately had loss of power and would not accelerate. No warnings or codes appeared and after pulling over for 2 minutes the vehicle allowed acceleration again. This has happened 3 times, and the Nissan car dealership could resolve the issue
Car hesitates and rpms revs up acts like it's going to stall and die while driving on highway 55-80mph. Engine makes acceleration noises for no reason while driving. When you sit for 10 min and then go to drive car will not move at times. When you stop at stop signs or stop lights then try to drive again your foot will be all the way down on gas pedal car rolls forward at maybe 5mph almost got hit multiple times. Light turns red I'm in middle of street and car wont drive. This has gone on mainly in warmer weather after running ac and sitting in car then trying to drive. When get out of car notice a slight burning smell and antifreeze smell. Good 50 times in past year I've had this car. No one can find anything wrong with the car to fix issue. At stop lights have to turn car off and turn back on to get car to move when it starts acting up out of fear someone will end up hitting me because my car hesitates to go. Drives fine as long as I go from point a to B. if I start car let ac run to cool down then sit in car while running like in drive thru for 10 min then continue to drive will have these issues. Havent tried with running heat instead of ac.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate while maximum pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle eventually began to drive normally; however, the failure recurred fifteen minutes later. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to benton Nissan of hoover (1640 montgomery hwy, hoover, al, (205) 938-6103), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was only provided warranty information. The failure mileage was 85,000.
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- Barefoot Bay, FL, USA