CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2016 Nissan Altima shows multiple problem trends, continuing the poor reputation of the 2013-2015 Altima, prompting us to give it our "Beware of the Clunker" badge.
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The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that there was an intermittent failure and the transmission failed to change gears, when necessary, in any gear. The rpms increased from 1,500 to 4,000; however, the speed reduced from 80 to 40 mph. The contact was unable to safely drive the vehicle due to the failure and drastic reduction in speed. Goodman Chevrolet Cadillac Nissan (1003 happy valley rd, glasgow, ky 42141, (270) 678-1300), jim johnson Nissan (2200 scottsville rd, bowling green, ky 42104, (270) 781-6770), and an independent certified mechanic were contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
I have an intermittent problem when I'm driving where all of a sudden I can't accelerate. I'll have the pedal to the floor but nothing absolutely nothing happening. The gas pedal is fully depressed and yet the car slows down the way it would if you took your foot off the gas. This has happened 5 times over the past month. Bought this car new 2 years ago. I should not be having a problem like this. I've been to 2 dealerships and they both tell me they aren't getting a code so they can't see anything wrong. One of the Nissan mechanics road tested it with me and experienced the problem but I'm still being told that there is nothing wrong. I suspect something is wrong with the cvt. I'm terrified to drive it because I don't know when it will happen. This is very dangerous. It's happened at all speeds - 5 mph in a parking lot, 30 mph on the street, 45-60 mph on the highway. Most recently it happened on the highway at 60 mph. The RPM went way up but the car would not accelerate and I couldn't get it to go above 60 mph.
2016 Nissan Altima 2.5sr cvt transmission failure at 26K miles. While in motion going freeway speeds, vehicle suddenly loses power when attempting to maintain cruising speed and rpms fluctuated intensely up and down. Felt very unsafe while trying to pull over to the shoulder and feared other vehicles could have struck me while having no control over vehicle speed. Brought vehicle into Nissan dealership and confirmed it is an issue with cvt transmission requiring $4K cvt transmission repair, luckily covered under 5 year, 60K mile warranty. This issue seems common with other owners of the cvt transmission and should have its powertrain cvt transmission warranty extended on newer models to 10 years, 120,000 miles just like the 2003-2010 year models with the cvt have received.
I stopped at a light and proceeded to go forward and the car would not accelerate so I pushed hard on the accelerator and the car just took off. I was on a city street. I took it to my mechanic and he said that it's a problem with the transmission. I then took the car to the Nissan dealer and they ran a free test and said that I would have to pay $130 to get a diagnostic test. That would let me know if it is the transmission. We purchased the car nine months ago at 30,000 miles and now it is over 60,000 mile S. the warranty has expired at 60,000 miles. Nissan know there is a problem with the transmission and you have drivers with complaints. It is just a matter of time when their cars will hesitate and someone is going to lose their life. My car is not the only one. Families are going to be traveling and these cars hesitate. That is going to be a deadly situation. I don't feel safe driving this car. I will never purchase another Nissan.
At 61,000 miles (just 1000 miles after the warranty expired), the cvt transmission failed while vehicle was in motion. It started as a knocking that occurred while shifting gears. The next day, the engine violently fluctuated between gears while going ~60 mph on the highway. It then remained in the high gear after the vehicle came to a stop at a red light.
- Indianapolis, IN, USA
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The car is barely 3 years old and I brought it new with only 8 miles. The car started hesitating while in stop and go traffic on the interstate. That's where I noticed the hesitation first. The issue occurs on the highway, city streets, turning, and car has had issues while in motion. When in stop and go traffic, stopped at a stop sign or have to stop to make a turn the car hesitates about 5-10 seconds and then takes off. This has caused me to almost be in several accidents. I thought it was bad gas so switched gas stations and it stopped for a while and then started back. While driving came to a stop to make a left turn. The car hesitated and then when the turn was complete the car would not accelerate pass 40mph. I came to another stop sign, car hesitated, and car would not accelerate pass 20mph. I had to pull over turn the car off and back on. It started accelerating properly but still with the hesitation from a stop. I took the car to Nissan and they did a diagnostic test for $125 which led them to say that the valve body needs to be replaced or the car needs a new cvt. The dealership request another $400 to inspect the transmission to see which way it could be fixed. ($1100 valve body and $4000 cvt replaced. This is very costly and a 2016 car should not need a transmission. There is a known problem with Nissan's cvt that I was not aware of until now. Among other things the service advisor advised that this just happens. Well it should not just happen in a 3 year old car.
'takata recall' I have the 2016 Nissan Altima I bought it on February 28,2019 and on March 2, 2019 while driving it at 35 miles per hour the transmission wouldn't shift from first gear reving up past 6 on the mark started to jerk and so I took it to a transmission shop they couldn't find anything wrong with it on there scanner they said that models 2012-2016 Altima's and versa are having issues shutting down while driving and brakes fail and transmissions do that once car gets somewhat hot Nissan needs to recall these cars and fix the issues I've seen it on the news of others complaints and online but Nissan still to my knowledge hasn't issued the recall Nissan is supposed to be a great car that's why I bought it I've owned the titan no issues and a Nissan maxima no real issues either I trust Nissan the most to be safe and reliable I have children I can't be stuck because of Nissan refusal to make these repairs
We purchased this car last may and shortly there after may be a couple of months after I start experiencing delays on acceleration. I drive on the highway so I use the cruise control. So when I started experiencing the delay on acceleration I stop using the cruise control, because I thought that was the issue. To shorten a long story after I stop using the cruise control, the issue remained. I'm going to go more in depth about the issue. For example, I am stopped at the stop light. When the light turns green, I accelerate nothing happens for a few seconds there's a delay for about four to 5 seconds and then acceleration commences in the rpms go way up. At this time I have to let up off the excelerator and ease into acceleration now. Every time I go to accelerate the rpms go way up the transmission does not want to go into the next gear. I have to pull over to the side of the road turn off the car to re-boot it. Most of the time this works sometimes it doesn't. so about a week ago I was driving having the same issue and then the check engine light comes on. Now I have codes to take to the dealership. When I take the car to the dealership for diagnostics, transmission related codes come up and now the car needs a new transmission. When I purchased this car it was about 49,000 miles on it. I started having this issue well before I got to 60,000 miles. 60,000 miles is the cut off for Nissan's powertrain warranty. If I had gotten the codes before 60,000 miles, it would be covered on under Nissan's warranty. My girlfriend checked on car complaints.com and noticed that there are several other Nissan owners with the same issue. I respectfully request an investigation for recall on this matter. Thank you very much for your time and consideration, (xxxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Had the vehicle checked out at the local dealer due to the RPM's jumping on the freeway at high speed. Told all was well, no problems. A week later my car lost all power pulling out into oncoming traffic with my daughter in the car. Had the vehicle towed to another dealer and was told it needed a new transmission. I have been made aware that many others have had this problem as well. This must be addressed. Myself and my daughter are very lucky!
After the car idles for a period of time, car hesitates to go. After pressing on the gas pedal for a few seconds car takes off very fast. Some times the car will rev high before it shifts. If I turn the car off and turn it back on the problem goes away for awhile. This happens in town stopping and going.
On Wednesday 1/30/2019 my daughter was driving North on I-17 entering flagstaff when the transmission stopped working. The engine was reving to about 6000 RPM but the car would only go about 5 mph. She managed to get the car to a parking lot and call me for help. After about 30 minutes the transmission cooled down and worked normally. I had her take the car to a local shop and have it checked out. They got a code P0776. They contacted Nissan and found the car to be under an extended warranty that I purchased until 100,000 miles. My daughter drove home the next day and we took it into pinnacle Nissan where I purchased the car. They could not get the code to come up so are unable to fix the transmission. This is about the tenth time that the transmission has slipped, this being the most severe. Pinnacle Nissan and Nissan usa are telling me to continue to drive the vehicle until the warning light comes on, then bring the vehicle in for a transmission replacement. I told them both that the warning light has never come on when the transmission slips, so could there be a problem with the cars computer also which is why they can not get a code to come up" they said no, that is not happening"
Occasion delayed engagement when taking off and sluggishness at acceleration. Car slowly takes off at high rpms and makes sounds as if in wrong gear. After turning off car, after about 10-20 mins car shifts properly.
2016 Altima, barely 3 years old, 71,000 miles. About a week ago, the car began to jerk and shudder and RPM's jump up and down when I accelerate from a stop. Before the day was over, it was happening while I was driving (any where from 0-60+mph). Then check engine light came on. When I hit the gas, it may jerk/lurch forward or may not go anywhere. I would have to let off the gas and try again. Some times it would correct itself, other times not and RPM's would stay high-- 3-5. felt like it didn't want to "change gears" (its a cvt so only one "gear") while jerking and accelerating/decelerating. Very distracting and concerning to say the least. Took it to the dealership today to have the diagnostics ran. Was contacted and told it was throwing 2 codes - sub assembly failure and pressure fluid sensor failure. These are transmission codes. Was told I needed a new transmission, $4200 out the door..... in what world is it "normal" for a fairly new car with no prior issues to have a complete transmission failure?? the dealer agreed there is nothing we could've done to prevent this. I have contacted Nissan Consumer Affairs and filed a complaint, requesting goodwill assistance with the repair costs. I was told someone would get back to me by close of business tomorrow. This is obviously a defective transmission. Reading these comments, it appears that the replacement transmissions do not perform much better. I will be getting out of this car asap.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. While operating the vehicle, it failed to accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and the valve body needed to be replaced. The local dealer (nalley Nissan of atlanta, 2551 the nalley way, atlanta, ga) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 61,000. The VIN was invalid.
While driving, the car would decrease in speed and acted if it wanted to stall.I took the car in for an appointment at the dealership and was told it was reading a code with the transmission and as scheduled to come in 3 days L as later when the part was in. After being at the dealership almost half a day, they tell me the transmission needed to be rebuilt. The dealership attempted to get me to drive it home (over an hour away( and bring it back another day. I was not going to accept this and requested a car to drive, which they did do so. However, when enterprise rental picked me up, they immediately knew it was transmission issues and proceeded to tell me that they are only good for 2 years.
We just purchased the car from robert's Toyota columbia tn, on 11/16/2018. The car just coasted into the driveway and just stopped died, dropped my brother off and the started the car and went arround the corner and it did the same thing only took us a few min.
On Saturday, my check engine light went on. I went to a car shop late afternoon at and they read codes for 2 issue w/transmission and 1 code for ABS. The car is stalls at stoplights, reverse does not work at all times excessive exhaust was coming out of tailpipes. On highway, the tachometer moves fast when adding acceleration and power delays. When I go to the wyler dealerships in cincinnati, Ohio, they have 2-3 month delay on transmission work and others in the area (wyler eastgate) are having the same issue with a backlog of transmission work - this seems to be a brand issue with the cvt transmission and when all these people are getting work done on their Nissan transmissions at the dealerships this is definitely a quality issue. I hope you request a recall on these transmissions or provide a rebate to get this work done at the dealerships for the Nissan customers. I have called Nissan customer service and spoke w/ adam he provides me with a case #33804054 (very pleasant fellow) once I can get into a dealership for service this week (wyler of cincinnati) in colerain. Thank you
I got my car February of 2018. In November 2018 I am being told I need a whole new transmission. I have a 2016 Nissan Altima. I contacted Nissan about this issue and they didn't help as far as trying to provide services, I was just told to pay out of pocket. I tried to reach out to get help and didn't receive any. My car stopped on the highway during traffic and couldn't get any power to the car to get off for safety.
The car stalls and hesitates when trying to accelerate from full stop. When you push the pedal it does nothing, for the first few moments, then it pushes hard. I have almost been in an accident.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Altima. While driving, the vehicle did not accelerate over 40 mph. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated and flashed on and off. The contact called regal Nissan at 770-998-8686 (located at 1090 holcomb bridge rd, roswell, ga 30076) and a diagnostic test was recommended. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
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- Smiths Grove, KY, USA