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For the past two weeks I noticed that my vehicle started loosing power at highway speeds randomly. There were times I depressed the accelerator and a significant delay took place with the car speeding up. Yesterday 10/09/2020 while driving home from work it happened again. The car failed to accelerate at highway speeds and began skipping between gears. After getting off my exit for home, I came to a complete stop and waited for the light to turn green. I depressed the accelerator and nothing happened for about 5 seconds. The car finally drove forward and I slowly drove the remaining 4 miles home with my hazard lights on. I made an appointment with the grainger Nissan dealer in garden city, Georgia for today at 9:00 am. I explained the situation to them and was informed that it would take a few days to diagnose the problem. A couple hours later I got a call from the advisor stating that my cars transmission needed to be replaced for $3800. I asked if this was a common issue with Nissan Altima's that have 90K miles on them. He stated that there are some vehicles that have been identified with this issue by the manufacturer and others are not covered by any warranty. He stated that during production they labeled some vehicles by the VIN number with the issue and would repair those vehicles at no cost to owner. However my vehicle did not receive that label. My concern is if they are aware of the failure with their transmission how do they determine which cars they will fix and which ones they will not. What are the criteria to meet eligibility for repair their defective product?
My 2017 Altima is experiencing a sporadic delay when accelerating from a stop. It won't rev or do anything for a couple of seconds no matter how far down the pedal is. Then all of a sudden it'll go. I've almost died multiple times now because of this, this is going to cost someone their life! I've now brought it to the dealer where I bought it twice for their review and each time they've claimed they can't find a problem. This seems to be a widespread issue: Https://www.cargurus.com/cars/discussion-T63248_ds999189
My Nissan Altima 2017 will just stop accelerating out of nowhere while other vehicles are coming behind me on the interstate road this may cause an accident and it happens like almost every 3 weeks back to back, since December 2019 till date my car doesn't accelerate and will be moving too slow like its about to stop on the road while still driving and all of a sudden it will accelerate slowly and move but still not moving like normal.
Car will stop accelerating out of nowhere. Car will spike the rpms but car doesn't accelerate while driving I was almost T-boned when my car delayed for 4 seconds before it accelerated. Nissan is claiming it's the transmission and it's not faulty. This has been a nightmare. If they do not fix Nissan will me losing my business.
I have a 2017 Nissan Altima and the ABS light comes on and off. I reported the issue to Nissan but I was told that because my car was not listed in the campaign there was nothing that they could do.
- Marshall, TX, USA
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My 2017 Altima is experiencing a sporadic delay when accelerating from a stop. It won't rev or do anything for a couple of seconds no matter how far down the pedal is. Then all of a sudden it'll go. There is no check engine light and no codes. If I turn the car off, it's like it resets and has more power afterwards.
My car get crazy electrical driving on the highway the transmission sleep alone 5 minutes later car turn on by self like nothing happened when star happened I try to stop the car brake don't work car still running only think its work emergency brake.
As I pulled out onto the highway from work as I normally would, my car immediately stalled and would not even go past 20 miles per hour even though I had the pedal down to the floor. I lifted my foot slowly up from the pedal having to pull over to the right lane and it started to accelerate more after a good minute. I got maybe 3 miles up the road and slowed down behind a diesel and my car stalled again with my foot completely on the floor pushing my gas pedal, it stayed under 40 mph for a good 30 seconds. It took me a minute to understand what was going on. I know the symptoms because I had previously owned a newer 2017 Chevy Malibu, I was the only owner of the vehicle and my throttle position sensor went out at 22,000 miles. They said it wasnt normal for it to go out that early, but mine did. It wasnt a recall when it went out, but became a recall afterwards in less than a month. That could have killed me as my car suddenly reduced engine speed while pulling out of a restaurant, luckily I was able to pull over slightly to a nearby gas station.
My car has been hesitating to accelerate and gets this weird motion. It starts sounding like the engine is going fast but it does not go more than 20 for times.
When my car is at a stop light and the light turns green, it takes a while for my car to accelerate when I press the pedal. This happens every now and then, not every time. Also sometimes when I'm trying to accelerate my car's RPM stalls at the 3/4 and struggles to shift down like normal. I am able to fix this problem if I turn off then turn my car back on. These are two large issues that I'm having with my 2017 Nissan Altima.
Tuesday, Nov 12th, approximately 7 pm, while in the middle of evening traffic on a busy thoroughfare, vehicle lost complete power and coasted to a stop on side of road. Prior to this, vehicle lost power temporary about 20 minutes prior on another very busy stretch of road but was able to restart. Throughout the day, the car would sputter while in motion. By the evening the sputtering became more intense and was more indicative of the vehicle trying to cut off. The sudden slow down, and almost stopping caused driver and passenger to jerk forward and back as the vehicle would slow almost to a complete stop (even with pressure on gas peddle). To keep car from cutting off required flooring gas peddle. Vehicle purchased at approx 67,000 miles on Nov. 5th. Discovered horn did not work properly either.
The Feb (front radar obstruction) reads unavailable while driving either in the city or highway. Note: This happens when is clear outside and while is windy, raining, foggy. Mind you the idea of having this system is to aid the driver to prevent accidents. But it will not do such if it is not working, specially while driving on the abovementioned conditions. This fault started on 27 Oct 2018 at 4:19pm and is occurring on a consistent basis even since. Last day to occur was Monday 27 May 2019.
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- Pooler, GA, USA