NHTSA Complaint #10547198 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA

SPORADICALLY WHEN STARTING CAR (FROM A COLD START OR AFTER 2 HOURS) THE RPMS WILL DO THE NORMAL GOING UP THEN SLOWLY DOWN AND THEN LOWER ONCE IN GEAR; HOWEVER, ONCE STARTED TO DRIVE AND STOP THE CAR WILL SHAKE AND APPEAR TO BE TRYING TO CHOKE....TOOK TO SERVICE DEPT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS IN THE LOG.....TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHILE PROBLEM OCCURRING THE MECHANIC FELT THE SHAKING AND THE BIG BUMP AND SAID THE IDLE RPMS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED TO HIGHER LEVEL WITHIN 36 HOURS THE CAR WOULD DO THE SAME SPORADIC PROBLEM JUST AT A HIGHER RPM......TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN LEFT OVERNIGHT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM STATED EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AND THE SALESPERSON DEMO SUPPOSEDLY DOES THE SAME THING (WHICH IT STARTED NORMAL). *TR