NHTSA Complaint #10903291 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10903291 |
| Vehicle | 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 69,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT A NISSAN ALTIMA 2013. BACK IN FEBRUARY THE CAR WOULD START AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN I PUT IT ON DRIVE AND REVERSE. THIS HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT IT THERE FOR A MONTH AND THEY STILL WERE NOT ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVEN THOUGH A TECHNICIAN DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM THE CAR COMPUTER WOULD STILL SAY THE CAR IS FINE .I TOOK IT TO GET A SECOND OPINION FROM A NISSAN MASTER TECHNICIAN AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH THE CAR STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY A 3RD PLACE I TOOK THE CAR THAT IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR ISSUE AND THE CAR LITERALLY DECIDES WHEN'S GOING TO WORK AND NOT AND THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE IWTH THE ALTIMA. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THE CAR WOULD TOOK OFF WITH ME AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I JUST TAP THE GAS. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I TP THE GAS THE RPMS JUMPED AD THE ACCELARATED IN HIGH SPEEDS. ALSO THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS AFTER I PUT IT IN REVERSE IMMIDIATELY, IT WOULD STAY IDEL FOR ABOUT 5 TEN SECONDS THAN GO. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR HE COMPUTERS KEEPS SAYING THE CR IS FINE. I HAVE TOLD NISSAN HEADQUATERS THAT I FEEL UNSAFE WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR. LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS A ON GOING DEFECT WITH THE ALTIMA 2013 THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRESS. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND IM STARTING TO FEEL ITS PUTTING MY LIFE AND SOMEONE S WITH THIS CARELSE IN DANGER AND THERE RESPONSE WAS BASICALLY TOUGH LUCK. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS CRANKING BUT NOT START . I FEEL LIKE NISSAN DID A POOR JOB WITH THIS CAR AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOLD
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