NHTSA Complaint #10818284 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA

IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS AND JUST OVER 36,000 MILES WE HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION 3-4 TIMES (I'VE LOST COUNT), HAD IT BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKE NOISE (SCREECHING) AT LEAST 4 TIMES, AND JUST THIS WEEK THE BEARINGS IN BOTH REAR WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES SCREECH IS EAR SPLITTING. THEY RECONDITIONED THE SURFACE OF THE ROTORS, RE-SHIMMED THE PADS AND REPLACED THE PADS 9 MONTHS AGO. I WARNED THEM THEN THAT I KNEW THIS WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND THAT I WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY WOULD GET NOISY AGAIN ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THAT THEY SHIMMED THE PADS WHICH MADE IT BETTER TEMPORARILY. I TOLD THEM SHIMS WERE A BAND AID FOR A DESIGN FLAW AND THAT IT WOULDN'T LAST. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP. THE TRANNY HAS THE SHAKES. IT HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY THE VOLTAGE VARIATION WAS AFFECTING THE TIMING OF THE TRANNY, AND MOST RECENTLY A VALE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE OSCILLATION PROBLEM IS BETTER FOR NOW BUT MY WIFE HAD IT BUCK AGAIN LAST WEEK JUST NOT AS BAD. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME ON THIS TOO. THEIR COMPETITORS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT I HAVE MORE BEARING ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. TWO OUT OF TWO BEARING SETS FAILING (THE FRONTS BEARINGS ARE DIFFERENT) IS A 100% FAILURE RATE IN LESS THAN 36K. ALL THREE PROBLEMS (BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND BEARINGS) ARE KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS YEAR, GOOGLE IT.