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Problems with 2013 Nissan Altima ENGINE

On average, the 2013 Nissan Altima starts to “feel” problems with the ENGINE and its various aspects after 60 024 miles.

Recently reported ENGINE problems on 2013 Nissan Altima

Tl* the contact own sa 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that after stopping at a stop sign, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. the contact stated that the engine revved but there was no response from the vehicle. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to monken nissan located at (1741 w mccord st, centralia, il 62801) to be diagnosed. the manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Gear gets stuck too often to move. cheap parts and is risky like on a parking stop trying to stop and your gear wont budge. my 2013 altima transmission has always been vibrating too heavily, between 1500-2500 rpm in cold and exteremely hot weather situations, ever since i bought this vehicle (since feb, 2014). now the transmission completely failed and they are asking 4k to replace it.

Car has a vibrating sound when u reach about 40 mph found out that the engine mount are all bad

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle decelerated and stalled without warning. when the contact shifted into neutral and restarted the vehicle, it resumed normal operation. when the shifter was placed in drive, the vehicle stalled. also, the transmission made a noise and the vehicle stalled once it was warmed up. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was 106,000.

The vehicle will not start after warm up/driving for a while and then turned off. it will continuously run if engine does not get turned off. in order to start the engine again, it has to cool down, then the cycle starts again. it only happens when hot. it always starts cold or cooled down. took it to nissan dealer for diag and they said that is was the fuel injectors, so we replaced them on their advice - but that did not solve the problem. this is issue started recently. this is a well kept and maintained 2013 altima with the qr25de 4 cyl engine and only ~ 92,nnn miles.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 70 mph, the control arm gave out and completely corroded off the vehicle. the contact towed the vehicle to his home. the contact called boucher nissan of waukesha (1451 e moreland blvd, waukesha, wi 53186, (262) 542-5500) and was informed to call the manufacturer. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed to take the vehicle to a local dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 95,000. *tr*jb

Passenger light airbag is never detected. (been on going for a couple of years) engine light stays on (for about 3 months) seatbelt airbag (3 months) will not go out. there is never a recall and a problem is never found by mechanic. can get the engine light off for a little while, but comes back on usually within a week.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the check engine and slip warning indicators remained illuminated when the vehicle was parked or when shifting out of drive. also, while driving highway speeds, the vehicle lost power, the transmission gears failed to change over, and the vehicle shut down. the vehicle was coasted off the road and parked. balise nissan of cape cod (322 falmouth rd, hyannis, ma 02601, (508) 815-4010) was contacted and indicated that an unknown manufacturer campaign regarding the reprogramming of the continuously variable transmission (cvt) failed. the dealer recommended that the vehicle be diagnosed to determine if the cvt needed to be replaced. the vehicle was unable to be driven and the manufacturer did not volunteer to have the vehicle towed. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

The engine of my car die while on the highway on my way back home. the car would die and jerk when i would slow down to a stop light or stop sign, and jerk when first accelerating.

My call stalled when i was stationary, in drive, at an intersection. since then whenever i shift into either drive or reverse the car stalls and shuts off. the check engine, check battery, and general warning light all come on when i experience this problem. i have seen other people on various online forums report this issue. my nissan altima 2013 has a little over 80,000 miles on it. i am the only owner of this car.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was able to restart. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 53,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph and the engine revved as it was coasted off the road. there was no warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for a tune-up and was subsequently towed to crown nissan dealer (866-239-1758, located at 5151 34th st n, st. petersburg, fl 33714) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered a seventy-five percent discount off the repair cost. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

Gear shift is unable to move. it will not move when breaks are pressed. also, engine dies when car is put in reverse or drive. the engine will also die while driving, and when i go to turn it back on, it only dies when i try to switch the gears.

Shift gear get stuck at parking mode while moving car. this is serious problem at it may occur while moving. we approach nissan but no help from them. how come nissan allow to not having recall on this as many owners are feeling this problem. we would appreciate if nhtsa comes in help. we have had this problem going since one month and vehicle is in motion. we are lucky that so far no major incident. i feel that this problem may cause a lot of problem if not fix proper by nissan. while searching this problem at online, many owners are felling this issue. also nissan offering solution to problem at youtube.com . here is video from nissan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq4untc8saw surprised that they have not taken any action even knowing this.

- replaced 3 alternators - less than 60k miles - now the transmission is failed and needing replaced - too many significant quality issues for a new car

My family and i wore going on a trip after 2 hours my nissan altima turn off bad at 67k miles nissan is not willing to help because it's out of the warranty. it's very dangerous when you are on the road with your family so far from home. it happened in san antonio,tx. this issue can be very dangerous for the passengers and drivers. i have been doing research and there's also alot of videos on youtube from nissan owners (altima's)

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to vaden nissan of savannah (10421 abercorn st, savannah, ga, (912) 920-5480) where it was diagnosed that the pc valve needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred three days later. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 60,000. the vin was unknown.

The auto present a failure in transmission in my vehicle that its in a excellent maintenance. a failure at the highway may cause a safety precaution. the nissan says that its cost is by $5000. i will end my car payment on next june. i saw a lot of persons complaints about the same.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact had to make several attempts to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was driven to courtesy nissan of tampa (3800 hillsborough ave, tampa, fl 33614) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed replacement. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 33840944. the approximate failure mileage was 81,000. *tt consumer stated vehicle was repaired.*jb

Three major issues has been occuring with my 2013 nissan altima 2.5 sl 1. brake light comes up randomly while driving at local or highway speed. 2. hood pop up while driving - issue with latch 3. transmission is making grinding noise.

Takata recall ..the first incident was the starter...i drive the car and when stop at stop light shut off that's about a year ago...now the head gaskin no indication sayin the car was over heating ,i was driving home from working both times...

Engine stalls/hesitates, sometimes car will shut off when pressing brake. automatic transmission (cvt) has trouble shifting gears- car jerks, doesn't shift smoothly. cvt recall completed and car ran better for about a year then started having the same problem.

My car only has 65000 miles. my car is stalling on me when shifting to reverse or drive. the dealership has run diagnostic and came back with transmission issue.

The car shut completely down while driving (in motion). there where no indicators lights to warn us of any problems. we started it up again and it died again after a few seconds. we have no idea what causes the car to completely shut down while driving. we were parked and started the car a proceeded to exit the parking lot when it just stopped working. just completely shut off. unknown reason for the car shutting down. ..*bf. *tr

The transmission was working fine as we were running errands and all of a sudden the car would not go into gear. the car also began to shake and then stall. all this happened in minutes. the car was stuck in the middle of the street creating an unsafe position. we took the car to autozone after it would go into gear again and they pulled a diagnostic code of p0776. the code is transmission related. the car was driven on city streets that night.

2 weeks back i was driving and suddenly car slowed down. the rpm was very high but the speed was around 20mph. looked like transmission stuck at lower gear. last week i was driving about 100ft of uphill and it could not tow. only one person and lost power in gas. no matter how much i pressed the gas, the rpm was low and could not pull car uphill. yesterday my check engine light came on and today my dealer says there is problem with transmission. something inside the transmission needs to be replaced. recently less than year ago, they replaced few things which was under power train warranty. now i have 63k and out of warranty. the total cost is about $1300.00. how can such a reputed brand car have so many transmission problems within a year? this is my first and last nissan.

I was turning right to park my 2013 nissan altima and i pushed on the brake to slow down the car to stop and the car suddenly accelerated and jumped over the concrete curb stop. it continued to run upslope to the bushes and over three big rocks while i was trying to avoid hitting the fence in the front and braking it. i continued to press on the brake and the car continued to drive forward and i kept turning the wheel to the right to avoid a fence. the car ran over the curb stop of another parking space about five spaces on the right. the bolt in the concrete stop punctured my oil pan and the rocks ribbed off the plastic shields underneath. i was finally able to stop the car by pumping the brake and wind up in the opposite direction. i checked my foot was still on the brake. my car had approximately 43000 miles on the odometer. this happened at the parking lot of bertelson memorial park in el dorado hills in california. we believed that there was a computer failure that caused the acceleration of the car while i was turning right and braking and tried to park. according to one of the expert, an electrical engineer who has studied sudden acceleration in cars for over 20 years, stated that "if you're turning into a parking space, you have a lot of stress on the front drive system, since everything is based on running through the computer, including sensors on your drive systems, any one of those could carry onto the system, carry on to the on-board computer and attack it." we felt very unfair to pay for the repairs for the defective product.

Engine has been having problems every scene it was purchase.

In 2017 nissan has me come in for a cvt transmission upgrade. after the work was done at the nissan of cool springs and i left the dealership i noticed that the car was running rough, shaking, and jolting when i accelerated. i immediately called dealership and asked to have a tech drive the car to explain the problem. the tech got in, rode off, came back and said it was all running fine. i accepted that and assumed it was only a momentary problem. i got back in my car and it was still doing it. i came back and asked the tech to ride with me. it did it with him in the car and he told me that the car had to "adapt to my driving style." 2018, at 48,000 miles the car started to stall on me when it was idle. it would start right back up, but turn off when i put it back in drive. took it back to the nissan of cool springs dealership but they did not find any error code and told me everything is working fine and charged me around $160. i also told them this has happened with in the past 2-3 time. but at that time i was not aware of the cvt issues. recently it happened when i stopped for refuelling my car. i was fortunate enough that it did not happen on the highways.

My vehicle stalled as i was going through an intersection. would not start and i coasted to the side and had to get a tow. check engine lite was on. no codes found. car sat for a week and then started right up and drove fine. check engine light turned off. car started stalling again only when i put it into drive or reverse, and as long as i put it into neutral and gave it gas, then threw it into drive i would be able to drive it. still no light on. car drove semi good for a week or so, seemed to run a little rough but didn't stall out. a few days ago it started to not take gas and rev up on its own. i would start to go and the car would accelerate by itself. when i was on highway, or regular roads. usually under 50 miles an hour. tachometer would rev even though car didn't seem to go any faster. then it just stopped taking gas all together. now today it just stopped going. i would give it gas and it wouldn't go anywhere. i shut off and turned on and it would go for a little and then stop. now check engine lite came on and the first code p0776 is for a bulletin that went out and the the other code is for p0965. pictures are attached. i have been afraid to drive the car, worried that i will get into a crash. i googled the problem and saw that a lot of other people are having the similar problems. the mileage is at 77,000. the majority of the other people i read had around the same mileage. is this a problem that nissan should be taking care of?

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate over 60 mph. the contact also stated that the engine failed to start properly. the contact stated that the engine stalled and the battery had to be jumpstarted. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact called benton nissan of hoover at (205) 938-6103 (located at 1640 montgomery hwy, hoover, al 35216) and was informed that the failure was due to a faulty key fob. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 100,000.

While driving home from work the car shuttered and cut off after having stopped for a light. this happened when i press the exhilarator to continue on. i put the car in park applied my foot to the break and restarted the car. every time i would drive to put the car in gear it would cut off. it kept doing this over and over. local police came and with the help of a good samaritan pushed my car off the road to a safe place. i had to have my car towed to the dealer where they were unable to duplicate the problem and said that the diagnostic computer test did not show any codes for the problem. they ended up updating the transmission module and said they hoped this would fix the problem. the problem continues to occur and i have had to avoid stopping at lights due to the car wanting to cut off. this seems to be a problem that other nissan car owners are also facing. this is a very dangerous situation to be in due to the fact that you never know when you will be stranded in the middle of a street whether it be interstate stop and go traffic or normal city street traffic. once the car stalls it's no way to start it and put it in gear to drive without it stalling again and again. nissan owners need a recall

I bought my car brand new with only 113 miles on it. i have sense put 160k highway miles on it but have had no issues until now because i get it serviced regularly. i was driving to work last week and at 30-45 mph the rpms started jumping between 1k and 2k. once i got past 60 mph this stopped but eventually my car would stutter and stall at traffic lights making it dangerous if turning in front of traffic or coming through intersections. i took it in immediately for diagnostics and was told i needed a new transmission and since my warranty was out i would need to pay $4500 out of pocket. i got a second opinion and i was told by the dealership i service it at that it was my fault because i didn't have the transmission flushed when they told me to, yet there is nothing in the owners manual stating this is a requirement, only a recommendation by the dealer. as shady as dealerships are these days of course i didn't have it done because i assumed they were charging me for something unnecessarily. i spoke with a mechanic friend of mine and he said the transmission flush would have done nothing to prevent my transmission fail. what is even worse is that no warning lights came on and my dash looked the same as it always does, the only lights that came on were my battery and brake lights when my car shut off at a traffic light, but it started right back up after that. i have asked for assistance from nissan and have been denied even though i have serviced my car with the dealer even after my warranty expired. there are 4 other people in my family that own nissans but apparently that means nothing to this company. needless to say if i can get this thing traded in on a honda i will never purchase a nissan again! also, just do a google search of problems with nissan altimas. the results are staggering.

I am experiencing intermittent cvt failures at mileage: 45000. once i was stationary and in the other instance i was on the city street, when i experienced sudden power loss, all warning light came on. whenever i started my car and put it in reverse or drive it just turned off. after 4 to 5 tries car started. i looked up online and it had symptoms similar to the cvt failure. i went to nissan service centre twice for the same issue but they did not find anything and said everything is in perfect condition.

I have a 2013 nissan altima with 45k miles on it. the car starts up and idles in park just fine. however, when i shift it into gear (drive or reverse), the car sputters and stalls. it doesn't sputter and stall until i take my foot off the brake. i am able to drive it just fine if i immediately press on the gas after shifting into drive. the check engine light turns on only when the car stalls. i took it to nissan there was no code recorded - not sure why. it happened with me 5 times in a row in a day.

As i was driving my 2013 nissan altima with 35k miles on it, i came to a stoplight at a busy intersection and my car cut off completely without any indication that something was wrong. i was not able to put my foot on the brakes, i could not move my steering wheel, it just cut off. i was able to cut my car back on, however whenever i shifted my gear into drive it cut off again. i had my car towed to the nissan dealership, and they stated they could not find the issue but reprogrammed my cvt since there was a recall issued for my car. they determined that after driving it for 25 minutes that day and 25 minutes the next that the cvt reprogramming could have been the solution to the problem but to return it to the dealer if it happened again. 3 days later my car began shaking and stalling very roughly while in motion and again cut off in the middle of the road while in drive. this time my young son was in the car with me, and him and i could have both been harmed or caused an accident and harmed someone else. this is unacceptable that nissan has not recalled these vehicles or the car has been returned to customers without a solution to the problem.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. on several occasions, while driving, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to hall nissan virginia beach (3757 bonney rd, virginia beach, va 23452, (877) 430-1752), but no diagnostic failure codes were found and the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that no recalls were associated with the vin. the approximate failure mileage was 78,462.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle buckled and stalled without warning. the vehicle was towed to a local dealer (nissan of garden city, 316 n franklin st, hampstead, ny 11550) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified. while driving at unknown speeds. there was an abnormal grinding noise and fluid was leaking from the undercarriage. the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact called the same dealer and was informed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and authorization was needed from the manufacturer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the issue, but no assistance was provided. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 40,000.

I own a nissan altima 2013, and sadly i've more problems with this vehicle than any other i ever owned. the engine stalls when in notion and stationery. sometimes it takes multiple tries to even get it started. the interior door handles on the both the driver and passenger side broke and had to be replaced. the air bag sensors had to be replaced. the hood latch had to be replaced. and the back brakes have been changed three times and it s still has a awful lengthy squeak which is very embarrassing. so say the least this is very disappointing considering i'm still paying over three hundred dollars a month for a car not and still have to come out of pocket for repairs that the extended warranty supposedly does not cover. very disappointed with this purchase. all of these issues have happened over time and i'm still having issues to this day.

The front suspension is very poor. my car fall in a little hole and one of the front wheel was broke, because the suspension was bad job. when i turning star the engine sounds sometimes very rare.

My car doesn't pick up speed correctly i have had the car for 3 years the place closed down i couldn't take it back i'm stuck with it and also my compressor doesn't work as well it stopped working a couple months after i got the car i really want something else

I was stopped at a red light and the car just turned itself off. i turn it back on and as soon as i put it in drive it turns itself off again. i finally get it going and get to my destination without anymore problems. the next day i go to start it and as soon as i put it in drive the car turns itself off, i continue to try to get it going but never did. i get it towed to the nissan dealership and they said the entire transmission needs to be replaced. i get the transmission replaced. now 3 months after i get a brand new transmission it's doing the same thing again. i start the car go to put it in drive and it turns off.

Transmission problem the car when i try to put in reverse he start to jump and them is shut off same when put in drive position somebody tell me is the cvt transmission.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle sputtered and stalled without warning. the contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated after the vehicle stalled and remained lit. the vehicle was taken to nissan 422 of limerick (55 autopark blvd, limerick, pa 19468, (610) 495-1856), but it had not yet been diagnosed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 94,458.

Vehicle stops without any notification, sometimes stalls before shutting off.

During hill ascencion, going at around 15-25,30 mph,faint knocking noise coming from right side of engine, (or at power brake as well; car on stationary with d engaged and pushing brake pedal while gently accelarating ). took to dealer to diagnose; diagnose: alternator replacement (done). knocking noise still present. taken to dealer for further assessment diagnose " normal noise"??? i'm not a mechanic but none of my other cars do this noise, this noise is done by cars in which the engine is dying out. fyi car is 20 miles to be 60000 miles, which is when the powertrain warranty expires

I tried to start my car and the onboard computer screen say no key detected, i have the key in my hand and still it will not start, i can unlock the doors, trunk etc. fine, i even went and bought the same exact new battery for the key fog and the problem persist, i went online and look up nissan owners with similar problem with nissan altima key fog problem and it seem like a common issue, but surprise that there is no recall on the issue, everybody i know that owns a nissan told me there is time they be driving and the onboard computer state no key detected, thank god i don't live i a remote location or else i would be stranded, online everyone that had the problem had to end up paying $500 or more to fix the issue, which i feel is a defect in nissan engine control unit system, i contact the dealership that i bought my nissan altima from and they wanted to charge me over #500 total to fix the issue, i think it is a scam, i found a work around the issue but it is just not right that they know the engine control unit has a problem and the refuse to address the issue, except leave the customer with a new bill or stranded

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 10-55 mph, the vehicle shuttered and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to lee nissan (235 miracle strip pkwy sw, fort walton beach, fl 32548) where it was diagnosed that the ctv needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the failure mileage was 177,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving 5 mph or while in a lower gear, the vehicle shook and failed to accelerate. the contact stated that it felt like the vehicle was about to stall. the vehicle also made a revving noise while driving at low speeds. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000.

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