NHTSA Complaint #10965977 — 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10965977 |
| Vehicle | 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 80,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BUT SPECIFICALLY WHEN AT A RED LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT -SMOOTH TRANSITION BUT I COULD HEAR/FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTER AS IF IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AND THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM BUT THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND NOT ONLY AT A RED LIGHT. IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, THE STREETS AND AT RANDOM TIMES BUT MOSTLY AS MY SPEED WOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE USUALLY WHEN STARTING TO GO SLOWER... I HAD A MECHANIC IN MY CAR NOTICE THIS AND ASK IF I HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AND THAT POSSIBLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AS HE HAD COME ACROSS THIS ISSUE BEFORE WITH ALTIMAS. I AM CURRENTLY BEING TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY ISSUE BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE FALSE AND WANT MY CAR FIXED AS IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH A MAJOR ISSUE. UP UNTIL 2016 I HAD BEEN HAPPY WITH MY ALTIMA AND CONSIDERING MY NEXT ONE. NOW I AM NOT SO SURE.
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