CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012 Altima has a defect trend of CVT transmission failure showing up around the 100,000 mile mark.
It's an expensive repair at nearly $2,000 average repair cost. For more information see Nissan Altima CVT defect info on NissanProblems.com.
8.0
pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,000 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the doors failed to open from the inside and the outside during inclement weather. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Altima. While driving during inclement weather, the doors failed to lock and unlock on a couple of occasions. The failure became progressively worse over the years. The contact was locked inside and outside of the vehicle without warning numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Updated 7/16/15
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Altima. While in park, the contact noticed water inside the door panels of the front driver and passenger side doors of the vehicle. The contact had to shake the doors in order to get the water out. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the seals to the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the part not being available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.
- Tyler , TX, USA
Search CarComplaints.com for these popular complaint phrases...
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
- Ipswich, MA, USA