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Issues with Nissan Altima POWER TRAIN by Years

The Nissan Altima had plenty of problems with various aspects of POWER TRAIN as 1265 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. Models of 2013, 2014, 2012 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with POWER TRAIN.

Browse Nissan Altima POWER TRAIN problems by years

2019 1 2018 3 2017 24 2016 89 2015 87 2014 155 2013 390 2012 119 2011 52 2010 62 2009 83 2008 71 2007 49 2006 74 2005 110 2004 17 2003 33 2002 37 2001 6 2000 9 1999 7

Do Nissan Altima models have POWER TRAIN problems?

Below you may see the POWER TRAIN components and the number of complaints they received.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 110 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 56 CLUTCH ASSEMBLY 19 PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) 11 AXLE ASSEMBLY 6 DRIVELINE 5 PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH 4 FLOOR SHIFT 4 TORQUE CONVERTER 3 GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) 2 COOLING UNIT AND LINES 1 FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY 1 DRIVESHAFT 1 COLUMN SHIFT 1

Worst Nissan Altima Problems

AXLE ASSEMBLY
1999 Nissan Altima June 2, 2000 Victims: 2

Trans axle snapped in half, taking suspension and steering knuckle with it

AXLE ASSEMBLY
1999 Nissan Altima March 13, 2003 Victims: 2

I entered the freeway, and a car tried to come into my lane so i moved to the right then my car began to swerve from left to right then i began to spi...

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 Nissan Altima September 23, 2003 Victims: 2 Mileage: 20000 miles

I had my car in park. i went to close my garage door and heard a noise from the car all of a sudden it started going in reverse. i could not stop the...

Recently reported POWER TRAIN problems on Nissan Altima

The POWER TRAIN
2013 Nissan Altima

Vehicle lost power without warning when stopping at traffic lights, intersections, stop signs or whenever the brake was used to come to a complete stop. engine completely dies but will start again but cannot be used to propel the vehicle forward or in reverse. a transmission specialist (aamco) diagnosed the problem and stated that it was the transmission.

The POWER TRAIN
2016 Nissan Altima

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle shifted to first gear without warning. the contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road turned the vehicle off and waited for about 5 min to see if the vehicle would then resume normal operation. the vehicle failed to perform as intended. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was taken for a second opinion at another dealer however, it was confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted or made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

The POWER TRAIN
2017 Nissan Altima

When driving the vehicle will make a vibration noise, loses power. absolutely no throttle response. almost like getting no fuel, but you can hear the engine revving and vehicle will not move. then all of the sudden it will start to move slowly. then it will go. this process will repeat over and over. until stop and turn the car off. when you come back it acts fine. then starts over once driven a while. this happen when city driving or highway. i finally got a light to come on after several months of driving this way. check engine code p0776 pressure control solenoid. that's in the transmission. dealer says its not covered even though there have been complaints and recalls on other nissan models with cvt transmissions.

The POWER TRAIN
2017 Nissan Altima

As i was driving i noticed as i was giving my car gas. it was acting as if it didn't want to pull. it was idling very high and wouldn't go over 30mph. i began to panic because this is a new car. i'm like is it the transmission. i pulled over cut the car off and started it back up. the car began to drive back normal. it has done this many times before even while i had uber riders acting as if it doesn't want to pull. it's was in motion each time it happened even on the interstate in busy traffic.

The POWER TRAIN
2017 Nissan Altima

Issues with cvt on my 17 altima. currently at the shop for the second time. at complete stop the car does not want to accelerate, i push the petal to the floor and the rpms race while the car basically crawls. i have to turn the car off and on again to get it to run normal. happens a lot.

The POWER TRAIN
2012 Nissan Altima

I was driving down the highway and my transmission started making a loud whining noise and revved up to about 6400 rpm's and my car had no acceleration from that time on.. now i'm facing either paying $3400 for a new transmission or just trashing a perfectly well kept up car. i've always made sure to have my car completely serviced and maintained on time. after this i will never buy from nissan again. these cvt transmissions are horrible. nissan is looking after their profit instead of reliability. this is a 2012 altima with 125000 miles.

The POWER TRAIN
2016 Nissan Altima

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 nissan altima. the contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle hesitated while the rpm gauge fluctuated. the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the speed was limited to approximately 30 mph. the contact stated that the check engine warning illuminated. the vehicle was taken to (auffenberg nissan1690 new car dr, o'fallon, il 62269, (618) 622-4521) where it was diagnosed and determined that the cvt (transmission) failed and needed to be replaced which was still pending. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The POWER TRAIN
2014 Nissan Altima

Accelerating from a stop sign, about 10 feet later there was no power to the wheels. neither reverse or forward gears worked and the check engine light came on. engine runs normally and no abnormal noises. ended up having to push the car to the nearest safe area and waited for a tow. this seems to be a sudden transmission failure at just over 50,000 miles the shop has quoted me $4000 to replace the transmission citing they have seen many failures on the nissan cvt's and do not recommend repairing them.

The POWER TRAIN
2016 Nissan Altima

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.

The POWER TRAIN
2016 Nissan Altima

Vehicle hesitates to move forward when stepping on gas. seems like it slips at highway speed