Email to jack danielson from constituent regarding their grandson 2009 Nissan Altima 2.5S transmission problems. The consumer stated while being driven, the vehicle went into fail safe mode. The consumer was informed the vehicle was built without a transmission cooler and a service bulletin was issued to put one in the vehicle. The dealership would not honor the service bulletin.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

I have a Nissan Altima just bought 2016. When driving 20 min or more when you come to a stop about 3 seconds after. You feel a shift or jolt, in the engine the harmonic balancer or timing chain. I was driving 70 down I45 busy traffic, as audial and all a sudden my car starts loosing power and I was almost hit in the rear by a mac truck. When I was safely at a stop, I killed it and it cranked back up with half the power. 1500 rpms

- Mabank, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. While the contact's son was driving at an unknown speed, the engine stalled. The vehicle was taken to jeffery Nissan (30800 gratiot ave, roseville, mi 48066, 586-510-1378) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.

- Detriot, MI, USA

Takata recall transmissions on the Nissan Altima. Driving home from work and my car stalls, put my foot all the way down on the pedal and nothing, extreme safety hazard, could of easily been hit by someone going full speed from behind. I was at a red light waiting for it to turn green and when I was getting ready to go nothing was happening. Had to be towed home. Found out that Nissan Altima have this very common problem with the transmission and takata won't take responsibility and issue a recall. Guess they don't care if they leave someone's kids potentially orphaned 🤷🏻‍♀️

- Sumner, WA, USA

P0776 codes populates after 02 sensors were changed. It's the solenoid B pressure line located in the valve body. It affects the car to the point we're it's undriveable and loses power. Car will not go over 3000rpms if it does it causes the car to go into lymp mode. There's been several complaints regarding the issue and Nissan has yet to make any effort to rectify the issue. Nobody has $3000 to replace the whole transmission, when it's only a little component that needs to be replaced and not the entire tranny. Rectify the issue and stop selling lemon cars with horrible parts.

- Miami, FL, USA

Vehicle was in motion going 55mph on highway. Suddenly started to lose power and car began to decelerate no matter how much gas I gave it. I had my 3 kids and wife in the car. We're lucky I was able to somehow coast off to the side of the road and wait for a tow. This happened more than once on local roads.

- Old Bridge, NJ, USA

When it's really hot outside and I drive for more than 3 hours my car starts to lose power. When holding the gas pedal down to the floor much car will not accelerate. I have to stop and let the car sit for 20 to 30 minutes before I can drive. The temperature gauge doesn't ever say that the car is hot though. This has happened multiple times now. Each time on a hot day after driving approximately

- Lancaster, KY, USA

I purchased my car in 2012 shortly after purchasing the car I noticed something didn't feel quite right I called the Nissan service dept and explained the issue they assured me everything was okay but then in 2016 I complained to Nissan about the whining noise again and when traveling on the interstate how my car would just slow down with no warning causing the tractor trailer traveling behind me to think quickly and jump into another lane or else I probably would not be alive to be writing you. The next incident was after I exited off of the interstate and stopped at the stop sign once I begin to accelerate my car stalled in the middle of the street causing a car coming around the curve to quickly exit onto the interstate to keep from hitting me. When I explained all of this to Nissan they already knew about this issue and I said why wasn't this something you send out to consumers because if you already know then this isn't the first incident. At the time I reported this I had 119,876 miles on my car the rep proceeded to tell me I was past the extended warranty I said what extended warranty I knew nothing about this and never received anything in reference to this. Needless to say Nissan never followed back up with me and I reached out to them again recently about this same issue and told them nobody ever followed up and I was almost hit once again due to losing power in the middle of the interstate. Took the car in to a Nissan service depart explained the issue once again they said oh there is a service bulletin on the engine but this had nothing to do with the transmission but assured me this was the issue needless to say two days later and $390 later the problem still isn't fixed. This is a safety hazard and one day may cause fatalities. This should be a recall for those vehicles under the warranty. They have lawsuits. www.nissanproblems.com/trends/cvt/

- Huntsville, AL, USA

Transmission failed. Will not go forward or reverse. Was in motion driving out of my driveway to work. Thank goodness it did not happen in heavy traffic. Nissan has denied the extended warranty.

- Salters, SC, USA

Transmission failed. Took to dealership for repair. They took a transmission fliuid sample and sent to Nissan for testing. Nissan denied warranty claiming the fluid was contaminated. They want $5400 for repair. What are my options?

- Salters, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converter and transmission sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 177,000.

- Wagner, SC, USA

Tranmission stop working and leak just bought and now 2 years later went out

- Arlington, TN, USA

Traveling on a ca freeway the transmission suddenly loses power due to transmission overheating and had to pull over on the side until it cooled down. The car had 85,000 miles and was covered under warranty and so a new transmission was installed. 2 years and 60,000 miles later while on the freeway, the transmission completely fails putting the driver in danger of trying to pull to the side of the freeway. The transmission was completely destroyed and no longer covered under warranty.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

Cvt transmission failure, manufacturer extended warranty to 10 years, 120K miles because they used a bad product. My vehicle has 140,000 miles so Nissan declined to cover repair cost. My vehicle showed no sign of issues until it suddenly wouldn't engage at a stop light on a busy highway. It is frustrating that a manufacture this size pushes a known issue under the rug instead of recalling the defective vehicles.

- Tunnel Hill, GA, USA

Transmission failed after 143K miles; violent shaking while transmission was engaged

- Germantown Hills, IL, USA

Driving home from work late at night, just got off the freeway and the car made a loud sound and then stopped moving. The check engine light then came on. The engine continued to run but the car would not move. There were no warning signs prior to this event that there was a problem. Fortunately, this incident did not occur 5 minutes earlier while I was still on the freeway. The car had been into the dealer for new brakes and change in transmission fluid 3 weeks prior to this event. After the event the dealer allegedly found metal belt pieces in the cvt oil pan. The cost of the repair would be $4600, in excess of the blue book value of the car. The car had been serviced at Nissan dealers since the time it was purchased. It was purchased with the expectation from the sales staff that the car would go at least 200,000 miles. Car had approximately 124000 miles. Nissan agreed to pay 50% of the cost of the new transmission. However, I chose not to repair the car as the remaining amount is cost prohibitive and I have little confidence in Nissan products and their service. It appears transmission problems are common in the Altima and Nissan does not stand behind their product or try to correct the issues. The dealers are not capable of diagnosing the problem without an additional diagnosis charge of $135.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Altima. While idling, the vehicle was shifted into park due to a crash and heavy traffic. As the traffic began to move, the contact attempted to shift the vehicle out of park, but the shifter jammed. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a rear end collision with another vehicle. The failure occurred without warning. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop; however, it had not been determined whether the vehicle was destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. There was one injury that required medical attention. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

When driving the car down the highway it fails to shift into the next gear. You push down on the gas pedal and the rpms go higher but the vehicle doesn't pick up in speed. It actually decreases as you are going up a hill. When I took it to a dealership, they told me that it sounds like it is the ECM and that I was [xxx] out of luck because that make/model doesn't have a recall on it. Though I found a service bulletin for technicians on how to do a ECM replacement procedure for all 2004 and later - Nissan Altima. So - they know that it is a defect in the automobile. My mom has a 2015 Nissan Altima and it was doing the same thing and they recalled her vehicle. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Havelock, NC, USA

Coming home from Florida in 2013, the car lost all power going down the interstate. We were able to push the gas pedal all the way to the floor and the car would not go any faster. Once we stopped and let the car sit for 15-20 minutes, we were able to go another 100-150 miles before it happened again. This has also happened twice driving home from murfreesboro. We went to Florida for vacation this year and the same thing happened on the way there and on the way home. After doing some research and talking to some mechanics, we have been told that this is not the first time they have heard about this and there are numerous complaints on the internet about this same problem

- Mckenzie, TN, USA

Takata recall can't drive too far cuz losing power after hour....we cant go to family vacation on long tripif its lower than $200 that's ok but if it's cvt transmission it's way over my budget it's cost over $5,000......I look over on google N seen a lots of ppl had this problem.....

- Mount Sterling, KY, USA