Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| NTB-12-057 | 07/06/2012 | 10044570 | Nissan: if continuously variable transmission (cvt) fluid temperature rises above a certain threshold, it will go into fluid protection logic mode (fail safe mode), as designed. *pe | 07/13/2012 | |
| NTB11-002A | 02/28/2011 | NTB11-002B | 10038184 | Ready updated on 06/08/2011. *kb | 06/09/2011 |
| NTB11-002A | 02/28/2011 | NTB11-002B | 10038184 | Nissan: the vehicle has a slower than normal acceleration from a stop. updated on 06/08/2011. *kb updated on 06/13/2011. *rm | 06/09/2011 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| NTB12-035 | 04/10/2012 | 10043950 | Nissan: ecm replacement procedures with consult iii plus. applies to all 2004 and later (does not apply to leaf/ev) vehicles. *js | 05/02/2012 | |
| NTB-10-150 | 12/22/2010 | 10036734 | Nissan: mil is on and/or slower than normal acceleration. slower than normal acceleration from a stop at times, if it should occur, happens more commonly when the vehicle has been driven for an extended periods at highway speeds. mil is o | 04/12/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 53128 | 1 | |
| I bought the 2010 nissan altima used in april 2012. vehicle was previously part of a fleet unit in washington dc. during my drive to work, i made a left hand turn at a low rate of speed and the vehicle acted as if the transmission was skipping. the car jerked as if i had pushed the gas too hard for the turn. i had to stop to make another left hand turn. after waiting on cars to pass, i pushed the accelerator to move out at a slow and normal rate of speed and the car lunged and jerked as if i had tried to pull out at a high rate of speed. no oncoming traffic thankfully. this vehicle has had issues moving past 20 mph since i purchased it. the car jerks as it is has a manual transmission but the care is an automatic. there is loud clicking noise that comes from under the hood that can be heard inside the vehicle. i recently had a rental car of the same make and model but different year (2012). i did not experience these problems from that car. there was a recall on a leaking break line. nissan states they checked everything out and all looks good. i'll take the car back in along with copies of these complaints. i took at long trip that was about a 4 hr drive and did not experience what others are saying with acceleration, but may be just now getting to that point in the cars transmission issues. *tr | |||
| 11/14/2012 | 53128 | ||
| I bought the 2010 nissan altima used in april 2012. vehicle was previously part of a fleet unit in washington dc. during my drive to work, i made a left hand turn at a low rate of speed and the vehicle acted as if the transmission was skipping. the car jerked as if i had pushed the gas too hard for the turn. i had to stop to make another left hand turn. after waiting on cars to pass, i pushed the accelerator to move out at a slow and normal rate of speed and the car lunged and jerked as if i had tried to pull out at a high rate of speed. no oncoming traffic thankfully. this vehicle has had issues moving past 20 mph since i purchased it. the car jerks as it is has a manual transmission but the care is an automatic. there is loud clicking noise that comes from under the hood that can be heard inside the vehicle. i recently had a rental car of the same make and model but different year (2012). i did not experience these problems from that car. there was a recall on a leaking break line. nissan states they checked everything out and all looks good. i'll take the car back in along with copies of these complaints. i took at long trip that was about a 4 hr drive and did not experience what others are saying with acceleration, but may be just now getting to that point in the cars transmission issues. | |||
| 07/06/2010 | 3000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the brakes and transmission failed. there were no lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that she depressed the brake pedal, but the brakes seized and the vehicle slid and experienced an increased stopping distance. the contact stated that once that happened, the transmission failed. the contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned normally. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not duplicate the failure. the were unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was notified and they did not respond. the failure mileage was 3,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 07/06/2010 | 3000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the brakes and transmission failed. there were no lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that she depressed the brake pedal, but the brakes seized and the vehicle slid and experienced an increased stopping distance. the contact stated that once that happened, the transmission failed. the contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned normally. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not duplicate the failure. the were unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was notified and they did not respond. the failure mileage was 3,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 07/06/2010 | 3000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while going 30 mph, the brakes failed and transmission failed. there were no light illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that she depressed the brake pedal but the brakes lock and the vehicle slid and it increased the stopping distance. the contact stated that once that happened, the transmission failed. the contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned normally. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that they could not duplicate the failure and the cause was unknown. the manufacturer was notified and they did not respond. the failure mileage was 3,000. the vin was unavailable.ap | |||
| 06/07/2012 | 44000 | ||
| While driving home from mexico we stop at the border check point and after coming to a complete stop and trying to accelerate, i had the gas pedel all the way to the floor and the car would not accelerate at all. from there after it did that after everytime time i had to come to a complete stop the entire way home. i have only had this car for less than a year. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 35000 | ||
| When at a stop and starting to accelerate, it's almost as if the power train shifts immediately from low or 1st gear to hi and then vehicle starts to lunge and buck. also, has little acceleration capacity when this happens. | |||
| 01/15/2012 | 42000 | ||
| When stopped at a stop sign pressed the gas. the car moved very slow then sped up very fast then slowed down again. i feel this car is very unsafe. i have read countless same issues with other people on the internet. if nissan does not recall this car it will kill thousands of people over the coming years. i hope you can help save them | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 23300 | ||
| After driving at highway speeds for several hours , then exiting and coming to a full stop, the auto will barely move in drive or reverse when given gas. this has created a dangerous situation for me when cars come up behind and expect me to pull out. i can only go at 2-5 mph until the cvt transmission finally allows the car to go at normal speed levels. nissan service advisor in florida, my destination, told me it was a computer glitch where the computer was fooled into believing the car was still in highway speed gear and which had no fix. | |||
| 06/07/2010 | 4000 | ||
| My 2010 altima 2.5s has poor acceleration after coming to a stop. this is very dangerous, especially when making left handed turns in front of on-coming traffic. i would press the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor and the car will not accelerate quickly, it's almost like a hesitation or bogg. this issue is worse when the a/c is on. nissan has not issued a recall, but they really need to, because there are many other nissan altima owners with the cvt transmission that are experiencing the same issue. i also own a 95 altima and have never experienced an issue like this, quite frankly i am very disappointed and concerned with my 2010 altima purchase because of this poor acceleration issue. | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 5000 | ||
| I bought my vehicle in august of 2010. in october we were on our way to florida, and at the end of a full day of travel, aprox 6 hours- we exited i95 in virginia to go to our hotel. when we came to a stop sign at the bottom of the ramp, we attempted to cross a state road to get to our hotel. when i depressed the accelerator the car barely moved and we were almost t-boned by another vehicle. we got to the hotel and after a nights rest the car seemed fine, but the car did the exact same thing the next night. when we got to florida the dealer was unable to find anything wrong and couldn't offer a solution. on the trip back to ny this spring the same problem occurred every day after a long drive, even though we made rest stops during the day. i feel this is a very dangerous situation, not being able to accelerate to avoid a potential accident and do not feel safe driving this vehicle. | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 1 | ||
| 2010 nissan altima making a loud clunk noise. consumer states the noise happens only when it's cold outside, the vehicle is cold, and at speeds 30 mph and less. *kb the consumer stated the noise was so bad, it felt as though the vehicle was going to stall. the consumer also stated it felt as though the transmission was slipping. the vehicle would drag/sputter. the slipping was sometimes accompanied by a rattling noise coming from the underbody which lasted for 3-4 seconds. the dealer was unable to duplicate the problems the consumer experienced. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/04/2011 | 33000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. the vehicle was stopped and upon restart, the failure occurred a second time. the vehicle was taken to the an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technician stated that the transmission failed and had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 33,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 08/04/2011 | 33000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate while the accelerator pedal was depressed. the vehicle was stopped and upon restart, the failure occurred a second time. the vehicle was taken to the an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technician stated that the transmission failed and had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 33,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
| 08/04/2011 | 33000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. while driving at approximately 70 mph the vehicle began to decelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. the contact stopped the vehicle and after restarting the engine the failure occurred a second time. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technician stated the transmission had failed and had to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 33,000. ds | |||
| 06/26/2011 | 9000 | ||
| On june 26th,we left the houston area on an out of town trip. at the halfway point we exited 1-10 at schulenberg texas after driving for approx.100 miles. after coming to a stop at a major intersection, i tried to accelerate at a normal rate and discovered that the vehicle was not responding and didn't have sufficient power to safely move thru the intersection. i further depressed the accelerator and could hear the engine reving but felt little movement from the vehicle. it felt as if the car was stuck in high gear. we slowly gained speed and eventually moved to a parking lot where the car came to a stop;not willing to move beyond that parking space. after allowing to vhicle to cool for an hour, it accelerated 1-time at it's normal rate but soon returned to it's earlier condition. we allowed it to sit for about 4 hours and decided to give it another try. the car moved off in a normal way, we decided since it was underway and because of this safety issue, we decided to return home via all freeway,trying not to stop anywhere. on june 28,2011 we took the car to the nissan dealer in angleton tx. the service dept. claimed the cvt transmission had too much oil (half quart) in it from the factory which causes them to overheat which causes the condition we experienced. the dealer stated this has happened to many other nissan altima owners (cvt transmission). the dealer stated there is no recall. the problem gives no warning which left us pulling slowly unable to accelerate with fast moving oncoming traffic. nissan should have notified us of this problem and done a self imposed recall. i am not convinced of nissan's claim of too much oil as the cause of this problem. the car did this briefly once before while moving very slowly in a parking lot but never did it again until june 26 th 2011. | |||
| 06/04/2011 | 20000 | ||
| I own a 2010 nissan altima sl and have had problems with acceleration following long highway trips. when i exit the freeway and come to a stop, i can push the gas pedal down to the floor and experience very little speed. i have brought the vehicle to the dealership twice and both times they state that they can't recreate the problem. the problem is that they won't drive it long enough to be able to recreate the problem. i have no issues with driving short or moderate distances, only long highway trips. i have once again returned the vehicle to the dealership and i refuse to pick it up until they recreate the problem. this is a major safety factor because we were almost involved in a collision last week while on vacation. | |||
| 06/05/2011 | 15000 | ||
| Dangerous performance on 2010 nissan altima. after driving over 2 hours at highway speed, i had to stop for traffic. i tried to accelerate following the stop and the car would not accelerate. i had to depress the accelerator almost to the floor and then it moved gradually and then quickly picked up speed. this happended several times on the trip after extended driving time. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 7000 | ||
| I purchsed my 2010 nissan altima new at the dealership in april 2010. around 7k miles is when i first noticed the problem. when i am accelerating, between 20-35 mph my car makes a loud nose and hits between 4000-5000 rpms, but it feels like it is losing power and is very slow to speed up. once i hit over 50mph it gets better. i have taken it to 2 different nissan dealerships and they say they can't find anything wrong with it. as a sanity check, i have asked 3 other people to drive my car and they are experiencing the same thing i am. this is very dangerous when turning left at an unprotected light or turning right into traffic. i googled this and see many people are having the exact same issue with the year and model. | |||
| 07/01/2010 | 700 | ||
| After driving for extended periods of time (2 hours or more) on the interstate, the vehicle has difficulty recovering from a stop. i accelerate to move forward and the vehicle hesitates. when it reaches about 2000 rpms, it accelerates out of control. i took it to the dealership who could not replicate the problem. they offered for me to bring it in when i am getting off the interstate, but i had to stop before i arrived at the dealership. this occurred around 700 miles. when i'm at stop lights i don't panic, but this is unsafe for interstate driving. nissan will not replace my transmission under the warranty as they cannot duplicate the issue. | |||
| 07/07/2010 | 7000 | ||
| It occurred to me in july 2010. car was 7 months old with mileage of ~7,000 km. there was a problem with acceleration - with acceleration pedal fully depressed engine was revving up to ~2,200 rpm and car barely accelerated like it was slippage in the transmission. switching to sport or manual modes was not effective. there is high fluid temperature protection mode described in manual, but there is no warning light/chime that transmission enters this mode. driver not being aware of very limited acceleration can find himself in very dangerous situation leading to fatal accident, e.g. when pulling out in heavy traffic. it occurred several times, never any warning light was on. finally transmission was replaced, but until now (january 2011) nissan did not admit that there is a problem and did not take any preventive action. | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 9500 | ||
| Purchased my new altima 3.5 a few months ago. had a problem the second week, seemed like the transmission was slipping. after stopping at a stop sign, i accelerated but the car wouldn't move. had to accelerate a lot to get the car to move very little and very slowly. had i been pulling out in traffic it could have been a disaster. the problem occurred a few times as i parked in a parking garage. upon returning to the car hours later the transmission seemed fine. months later after a 3 1/2 hour drive on the highway, i got off the highway exit and the same thing happened. this time it continued to happen at low speeds, the car only accelerated properly at high speeds. the following day (monday) i drove the car to my nissan dealer to check out the problem, i never had any warning lights at all. they ran tests, found nothing, road tested and determined i had a defective transmission. brand new car. this defective transmission could have resulted in serious injury or death to my family and myself. nissan is replacing the transmission as i write this report, but this needs to be looked into to prevent others from serious accidents. i was lucky. | |||
| 10/13/2010 | 39000 | ||
| Cvt transmission is warmed up after driving for 20 minutes. once warm, from a complete stop, i lightly accelerate to move forward and the car hesitates like i am not even press on the accelerator so i press harder almost to the floor when the car finally and suddenly accelerates out of control almost causing an accident. this situation happens is a constant problem for the past month. another problem is that you can be on the freeway driving at 60mph and just loose all power and cant accelerate. i took it to the dealership and they say cant replicate the problem and to just leave it with them to see if they check engine light comes on, but i had already explained that the light has never came on. the service advisor stated that if the light doesnt come on and they don't get a code from it that they cant fix the problem under warranty even though nissan knows that their is an issue with the cvt so they extended the warranty on the vehicle. | |||
| 08/01/2010 | 10000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 nissan altima. as she pulled off from a stop and trying to accelerate the vehicle moves very slowly. this happen sporadically and also when you are trying to acclerate on to a highway. there was no warning light illuminating and showing any type of failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they test drove the vehicle but could not duplicate the failure. after running a diagnostic test on the transmission and found faulty codes they informed her they have to replace the transmission. the dealer then called the manufacturer and informed them of the failure but was told the new transmission was on back order. they also are not sure when they will receive the transmission to repair the vehicle. the failure mileage was 10,000....mw | |||