CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2014 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
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.
I purchased this car from carmax with a full understanding that it was properly serviced. My car has been in the shop 4 times in the last 3 months, for my check engine light and overheating. Saturday morning I went outside to crank my car so it can warm and it wouldn't start. This is ridiculous, paying almost $400 a month for a car I barely drive.
The dim headlights suddenly became dangerous when driving at night because you can't see 50ft in front of you with the lights on dim. The drivers side sun visor squeaked when the car was new and when the car was out of warranty the internal clip on the visor broke.
Transmission 1st gear or 2 gear delays shift and shuts down. Soon as I pull off my engine or transmission does this loud grinding noise and stops moving
My hood latch does not close like it should. The wheels are showing to have a wheel bearing problem. Pops when press on brakes and turning. Also made a big "bang" noise.
Where the mileage screen is it keeps blinking on and off and stays black out majority of the time I can't see miles and I can't see what the gear it is in on the dash board. When the weather outside reach over 95-100 the dash board starts too light up and blink lightly too see the miles my car has it is a wire issue and shortage somewhere on electrical part. Second issue is there is a recall already on the hood latch and Nissan dealer telling me they can not fix it until they have a solution my hood will not latch so I am driving around with a hood that can fly open and cause a accident any minute and being there a recall Nissan is gonna be responsible for all damages
The secondary hood latch may become stuck in the open position due to a potential for corrosion (in regions with excessive road salt use) in the hood latch combined with improper inspection and maintenance. Remedy is not available now!
I purchased a used 2014 Nissan Altima with 58,000 miles. It drove great during test driving and on my way home which is 1 hour away from where I live. By day 2 the car began jerking around 60 mi per hr. And under. I made an appointment to have it looked at my local Nissan dealership. By day 4 on the way to the dealership the RPM would jump up to 4 and the car made a winding noise. It would advance forward quickly and then stall. All of this while driving on a major highway. I came to a place where I could pull over waited a few minutes and then tried to pull off the car would not go anywhere. I finally had to have it towed to the dealership. Nissan has yet to know what the problem is, saying it has an "unspecified code". it's been 3 days. I know there had been a recall on the cvt transmission however I don't see my vehicle VIN on the list.
I was pulling into my parking spot with my foot on the brake. As I reached the parking spot, the car accelerated and crashed into my living room. My foot never touched the gas. The only way to park in such a tight spot is to have your foot on the brake. I have no idea how this happened but we could have been seriously hurt.
I was traveling around 70mph on a busy interstate when I heard a loud sound, similar to a shotgun blast. I then immediately began to hear glass shattering. It was then that I realized my sunroof was literally shattering into millions of pieces.
Jerks when turning on won't turn on inconsistent battery and check engine light will feel jerky and has jerked forward at stop light when my foot was on brake pedal has jerked in reverse while in drive and vice versa amongst other concerns. Very inconsistent with this very unpredictable have already gotten serviced 2 times under warranty and purchased from certified preowned Nissan dealership etc docs can be provided upon request
Randomly the vehicle will not accelerate even after pushing the gas pedal to the floor. Eventually it will slowly start to roll and get going again. It has been taken to a mechanic shop several times and no issues have been found. This happens after coming to a stop, and trying to accelerate again. Hasn't made a difference whether on flat ground or a hill. The vehicle will go weeks without an issue, and then randomly start/stop again. Some weeks it happens multiple times a day. Some times it starts to act this way upon start up and other times I could be traveling for a little while, stop at a light, and try to take off and nothing will happen. There have been several times I have tried to accelerate on a right hand turn after stopping and the vehicle won't accelerate. This has lead to us almost getting plowed into. This is a continuous issue with no solution, as to no mechanic has been able to see any issue with the vehicle.
While driving my 2014 Nissan Altima my truck opened and as I proceeded to shut my trunk it would not shut. I noticed that the trunk latch was stuck I trued to use a screw driver still no success this is a serious safety issue that needs to be resolved.
Takata recall: The driver side sun visor in my 2014 Altima has somehow broken from the inside-out. I would estimate that it began malfunctioning over the last year. It will not stay clipped into place and it seems the clip or some piece inside of the visor affects the ability for the visor to function properly. The visor being broken is a safety concern because it prohibits my view as the driver and the visor swings into my view when turning. When the visor is locked in place, I have to crouch down to see under it. It seems to be a hazard and concern for many other Nissan owners. The real issue of safety and the hazard is that the visor wasn't broken due to poor use, it seems to have been defective from its inception.
Suddenly 3 of the 4 doors will not open from the inside, causing an unsafe situation that 3 people can not exit the vehicle in the case of a collision or vehicle fire!
The car stalled and shut itself down when stopped at red signal light. Car was able to start but kept stalling and shutting itself down as soon as the car was put in drive or reverse or drive sport.
"takata recall" I purchased this vehicle in October 2018. Since the purchase, my low beam headlights have made me run completely off of the road once and almost got hit by another vehicle because of the severely dim; almost non-existent low beams. Therefore I have been forced to drive at night using only my high beams because as a single mother of 4, I cannot afford to replace or repair entire assemble. I have replaced the bulbs a couple times and was told by a mechanic at local parts store that the "projector" has obviously gone out and that all Altima with that type of lights experience issue. Please help me.
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- Henderson, NC, USA