While driving it's difficult for the car to shift gears, also a burning smell comes from the engine after driving long distance.

- Roselle, NJ, USA

Unknown. My car is making a whining noise & no matter how much i push the gas pedal it won-??t accelerate. Sometimes it works but mostly it won-??t.

- Oneonta, AL, USA

It started about 2 months ago that the RPM was revving when it came to the gears shifting. I would accelerate and the car would barely move and the transmission was making a whirring sound. The Service Engine Soon light came on so I took my car to O Reilys and the code for the stepper motor came back. I had the stepper motor replaced in my transmission but I am having the same issue. My Mechanic told me that my Transmission is failing and I would need a brand new one.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I was on my way to work driving on the freeway and suddenly I felt a sort of shaking from the car. I then exited the freeway and approached a red light. When the light turned green, my car moved some but then was stalled so I was stuck in the middle of an intersection. Luckily, I wasn-??t too far from my job and I was able to eventually ease my way the next few miles. I was later told by a mechanic that it was my transmission that needed to be replaced.

- Bay Point, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle inadvertently decelerated. The contact stated that the vehicle performed as if the gear shifter was in neutral(N). The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacture was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

Going down interstate, when you press the gas, vehicle hesitates if you are going faster than 40 miles an hour, motor didn't die but you are unable to go faster for a few seconds, this is very dangerous situation on our interstates. And this is happening on every trip that I am afraid to drive this car, its not trustworthy and I can't afford a new car in today's economy.

- Atkins, VA, USA

I was driving in early n all of a sudden car started slowing down n there-??s other cars n I have my kids in car was very scary I started praying n calling on Jesus N car slowly started taking off again I just bought used car I-??m very worried I hope someone reads this and calls me I never experienced this.

- Los Angeles , CA, USA

Transmission keeps going bad

- Colorado Springs, CO, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle started to shake. The contact coasted to the side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle failed to restart. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to the dealer where she had just purchased the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,918.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

I have replaced the mass air flow sensor and the code keeps coming on. It only stayed off for a month. It causes the car to idle rough. I am not sure if the other problems that are happening are related but the only light that comes on is the service engine light and the code shows P0101.

- Fort Smith, AR, USA

Engine light on car shakes a lot or engine shakes sometimes car doesent start problem hepens stationary in motion on the city highway and turning

- Burbank, CA, USA

Possible cvt transmission over-heating/fail-safe issue? I was on the highway after driving for 2 hours and my engine started making a 'whirring' noise and I had trouble accelerating. The speed limit was 70 but as much as I tried to accelerate, it would barely get passed 50mph. This almost caused an accident with a semi-truck as we approached a hill because I could barely get up it. I had to pull off the highway and let the car rest for a while. I had to drive another 2 hours to get home and after another hour, it did the same thing. Soon after, I took it to the dealer and they said the only thing they could suggest was to give me a new transmission! I got a second opinion from a transmission repair shop and they said that possibly adding a secondary cooling system would help but they couldn't guarantee that would fix the issue. From my research, it seems that a reason for this happening is that the cvt transmission produces too much heat for the cooling system to handle and eventually goes into a fail-safe mode that caps the acceleration power of the car, in order to protect the transmission from being damaged. I could understand the need for the fail-safe to kick in in extreme circumstances but not after driving for 2 hours at regular highway speeds. This is not normal and extremely aggravating. I have read that this is a common safety issue which affects both new and older cars and Nissan chooses to do nothing about it. I have not been able to drive my car more than an hour on the highway because it starts to make that 'whirring' noise and I know it won't be long before the fail-safe kicks in. This has been beyond disappointing and even more so that Nissan won't take responsibility to improve their cvt issues and provide the necessary repairs. I own my car outright but the warranty has expired. No option for that route. Very inconvenient.

- Asheville, NC, USA

Defect in in the ECM. Went to work car started fine and when I went out for lunch push the start button all lights came in in the dash but the car would not turn over the engine. This happened on frankford ave, philadelphia, pa 19135 on 5/1/2019.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

Car stalls or cuts off while driving

- Mami, FL, USA

Went to start my car.in the dashboard was a key light.car wouldn't start look up things that could be the problem saying something about steering lock.the car was sitting at my house.

- Antioch. Ca., CA, USA

When driving for about 45 min or more and maybe a little hotter than usual, and you are driving on a freeway or highway, the speed will lock at 65 or under, it will not let you go any higher, when it locks it slows down fast like if hitting the breaks, this is so dangerous when on freeway we have been so close to accidents because of this, we travel on the car, and it has done it a lot lately, we know nothing of why it's this way.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

The vehicle began making a whining noise during acceleration and then loss power on the interstate and would not go over 40mph even with the gas pedal depressed all the way making a very unsafe situation for my family. I've done research and found several other owners complaining of the same issue and receiving no assistance from Nissan on this obvious safety issue.

- Wake Forest, NC, USA

I was driving to the airport and out of no where, my car starts jerking and sputtering while driving down the road to the drop off terminals. I lost all acceleration control and couldn't even move. I was able to pull over and had to have my car towed. Turns out 2011 Nissan Altima has very common cvt transmission problems. It is unable to drive without jerking, sputtering, or even moving. I call the 1-800 number for Nissan and they said there wasn't a recall for the transmission for this vehicle. I was told to take it down and have it diagnosed and they can review it with no guarantee or promise of a positive outcome. Transmissions for this vehicle to be replaced are around $4000.

- Harker Heights, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the service engine soon warning indicator illuminated. The independent mechanic stated that the mass air flow sensor may need to be replaced. The dealer (ben mynatt Nissan, 629 jake alexander blvd S, salisbury, nc 28147, (704) 633-7270) stated that the vehicle would need to be inspected and diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified and issued 8 tsbs on the engine, but there was no manufacturer recall. The failure mileage was not available.

- Mocksville, NC, USA

Service engine light remains on. Code PO101. Mass air flow. Changed the air filter, and the maf sensor but light remains on bulentin ntb12-051D regarding this issue states should get the engine control module reprogramed. I think it should be nissian recall and they should cover it.

- Hermitage, PA, USA