CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Nissan Altima has multiple problem trends including the CVT transmission, and now that this model is out of warranty, it earns our "Avoid Like The Plague" badge.
Shortly after 30k the engine light came on. Brought in for service and the code was faulty MAF sensor. The service advisor said they cleared the code that it was probably a glitch. The engine light stayed off for a few months, then popped back up so I brought it back in at 35k. It was the same code. Yet again, the service advisor assured me that everything was working fine and cleared it again.
I mentioned I was close to 36k and I had previously brought it in for the same issue twice. He said if it were to go out soon it would be covered because it’s notated twice before warranty was up. 6 months go by before the light comes on again so I take it back at 42k yet again it’s the same code. The previous service advisor I had worked with was no longer there and did waive the diagnostic but also insisted that everything was functioning fine. He suggested that the torque converter be cleaned. So I let them do that service although I thought it was pointless and costed me $255.
This time the engine light came on 2 weeks after that service and I took it to another dealership. This time it was recommended that the MAF sensor be replaced. So I did that and paid $540. Everything was great for a while, this time a whole year and roughly 34k miles driven . Then the engine light shows back up, this time I take it to Autozone for a free CEL reading. The same MAF sensor code came up.
At this point I didn’t know what to do with it, because it wasn’t noticeably affected the performance from what I could tell. The engine light kept coming on and off for the same MAF sensor code for the last 35k miles. The last engine light for this same code hasn’t came up in 6 months but a new one came on recently and that is for the catalytic converter. From which I have read up on is that a faulty oxygen sensor can ruin the catalytic converter. But if a new MAF SENSOR doesn’t fix the problem then what does?
Something is definitely wrong if a car has to have 3 MAF sensors and a catalytic converter within a 5 years of the car being manufactured.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Shortly after 30k the engine light came on. Brought in for service and the code was faulty MAF sensor. The service advisor said they cleared the code that it was probably a glitch. The engine light stayed off for a few months, then popped back up so I brought it back in at 35k. It was the same code. Yet again, the service advisor assured me that everything was working fine and cleared it again.
I mentioned I was close to 36k and I had previously brought it in for the same issue twice. He said if it were to go out soon it would be covered because it’s notated twice before warranty was up. 6 months go by before the light comes on again so I take it back at 42k yet again it’s the same code. The previous service advisor I had worked with was no longer there and did waive the diagnostic but also insisted that everything was functioning fine. He suggested that the torque converter be cleaned. So I let them do that service although I thought it was pointless and costed me $255.
This time the engine light came on 2 weeks after that service and I took it to another dealership. This time it was recommended that the MAF sensor be replaced. So I did that and paid $540. Everything was great for a while, this time a whole year and roughly 34k miles driven . Then the engine light shows back up, this time I take it to Autozone for a free CEL reading. The same MAF sensor code came up.
At this point I didn’t know what to do with it, because it wasn’t noticeably affected the performance from what I could tell. The engine light kept coming on and off for the same MAF sensor code for the last 35k miles. The last engine light for this same code hasn’t came up in 6 months but a new one came on recently and that is for the catalytic converter. From which I have read up on is that a faulty oxygen sensor can ruin the catalytic converter. But if a new MAF SENSOR doesn’t fix the problem then what does?
Something is definitely wrong if a car has to have 3 MAF sensors and a catalytic converter within a 5 years of the car being manufactured.
- natbugzmom, coden, AL, US